A biography of the man who since 1969 has been chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, a group working to establish an Arab state in what was once Palestine and is now mostly in Israel.
Relates how the author was torn from her happy home and sent to Birkenau by the Nazis, describing how she worked long hours and fought for survival before being set free at the end of the war and beginning a new life in America.
White House advisor Jon Bennett arrives in the Middle East in hopes of closing an Arab-Israeli peace deal which would require the historic enemies to work together to tap into a newly discovered tract of oil and natural gas deep beneath the Mediterranean--a venture the U.S. has promised to underwrite for billions of dollars, but there are those who do not want to see the plan succeed.
Presents a biography of the wife of the thirty-fifth president of the United States, an elegant and fashionable First Lady who helped Washington become the social and cultural center of the country.
Contains a brief biography of children's writer Lynne Reid Banks, providing information on her early life, her family, her influences, and how she became a writer. Includes interview and time line.
Presents the four major worlds that American science fiction novelist Ursula Le Guin created for her major works since 1968: Earthsea, the Hainish planets, Orsinia, and the future West Coast; also includes a biographical sketch of Le Guin and an overview of her career.
