Presents a comprehensive biography of thirty-fifth President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and chronicles his life and heritage, military service during World War Two, entrance into politics, election of 1960, and his assassination in 1963.
Presents a comprehensive biography of ancient Greek mathematician, Pythagoras, describing his childhood, motivation, accomplishments, humanity, and impact on history.
Presents a comprehensive biography on the life and military experiences of Napoleon Bonaparte and chronicles his childhood, motivation, accomplishments, as well as his impact on history.
Presents a biography of Martin Luther King, the Baptist minister and civil rights leader who helped African-Americans win many battles for equal rights in the United States, and includes information on how he fought injustice and preached methods of nonviolence.
Presents a comprehensive biography of the life of fifteenth-century Renaissance painter and sculptor Leonardo da Vinci, and chronicles his childhood, accomplishments, and impact on history.
Presents a comprehensive biography of nineteenth-century German philosopher, social scientist, and revolutionary Karl Marx and discusses his early accomplishments and overall impact on history.
Draws from the Gospels, the Apocrypha, and other sources to chronicle the life of Jesus Christ, discussing his birth, childhood, teachings, works, and death and arguments regarding whether or not he was resurrected.
Examines the life of sixteenth-century Italian astronomer, philosopher, and physicist Galileo Galilei, discussing his early years, motivations, accomplishments, and lasting influence on the course of history.
Presents a biography of Christopher Columbus, the Italian navigator credited for discovering America and the New World, and examines his role as one of the great explorers.
