Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs

Tells the story of Jackie Kennedy Onassis; her mother, Janet Auchincloss; and her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill, discussing their ambitions, marriages, illicit liasons, and psychological profiles.

"Drawing on original interviews, oral histories and archival documents, the author traces the iconic children's program host [Fred Rogers'] personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work"--OCLC.

"Chronicles Ryan's [Ryan Speedo Green] suspenseful, racially charged and artistically intricate journey from solitary confinement to stardom. Daniel Bergner takes readers on Ryan's path toward redemption, introducing us to a cast of memorable characters--including the two teachers from his childhood who redirect his rage into music, and his long-lost father who finally reappears to hear Ryan sing. Bergner illuminates all that it takes--technically, creatively--to find and foster the beauty of the human voice"--Amazon.com.

The author learned to appreciate nature in a unique way---by focusing on one plant species at a time, then one single plant, and then the single components of that plant. In so doing she came to understand that to really see the natural world is to understand everything in it.