united states

Profiles the lives of ten women who became leaders in business and industry, including entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker, publisher Katharine Graham, presidential advisor Alice Rivlin, and financial analyst Elaine Garzarelli.

A biography of the fourth First Lady, who had tremendous influence on the social and political life of early America.

Traces the life of the legendary frontiersman, from his childhood in the Kansas Territory, through his years of adventure as military scout, Pony Express rider, and buffalo hunter, to the creation of his Wild West Show.

Contains transcripts of interviews with over one hundred of the last surviving immigrants who came through Ellis Island to America, and includes conversations with six employees of the island in which they discuss their duties and experiences.

Tells how to get through junior high school by taking control of school problems.

Examines the life and work of the determined, forward-thinking inventor, who held more than three hundred patents by the time he died.

Introduces the life, ideas, and writings of the nineteenth-century philosopher and nature writer.

A biography of the first man on the moon, covering his youth, his career as an astronaut, and his life after NASA.

Presents tools and guidance for adolescent and teenage girls on self-esteem, body image, safety and sexual harassment, and gender bias issues such as being given more housework than one's brother and having little confidence with math and science.

Drawing on research material and interviews with James Watson, members of his family, and his colleagues, Joyce Baldwin tells Watson's story from childhood to the present.