Introduces readers to Simon Cowell, the music executive who is the most popular judge on American Idol. Readers will discover how this young boy from England grew up to become one of the most influential men in American culture.
Medical progress of the twentieth century is engagingly presented here. From the creation of antibiotics to chemotherapy, this book highlights our medical achievements and the lives of key figures that helped it all come to fruition. Uplifting stories include that of Christiaan Barnard, the South African heart transplant pioneer.
Chronicles the lives and achievements of ten activists who have fought for civil rights, including Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, Oprah Winfrey, and others.
