1931-

Presents a brief biography of Willie Mays, the celebrated baseball player, and provides information on his childhood, his early baseball career, and his accomplishments in the sport.

Discusses the life of Mikhail Gorbachev from his formative years to the present, and examines the reforms he has introduced to the Soviet Union.

In this autobiographical novel set in Nazi-occupied France, Ren?e, a young Jewish girl, and her family flee their home in Alsace and live a precarious existence in Paris until Ren?e and her sister escape to the shelter of a Catholic women's residence in Normandy.

A biography of the New York Yankee famed for his legendary hitting ability.

Examines the personal life and baseball career of the man considered by many sports experts to be the greatest baseball player of all time.

Describes the life and career of the New York Yankees star famed for his legendary hitting ability.

Chronicles the life and baseball career of center fielder Willie Mays.

A critical study of the work of American author E.L. Doctorow, analyzing each of his eight novels in terms of his intentions, inventions, politics, creation of voice, taste for melodrama, and character types, and focusing on Doctorow's use of the family as the source of fascination and sympathy.

A collection of articles from various sources which chronicle the life of Mikhail Gorbachev and reflect on his impact on the world.

The professional baseball player from the New York Yankees chronicles the baseball season of 1956 and his career.