A series of prose poems describes the author's life while she was growing up in Houston, Texas, from her eleventh birthday in 1965 through her eighteenth in 1972, and beyond.
Introduces children to the life of influential political leader Condoleezza Rice, discussing her childhood, schooling, years as a teacher, influence on American politics, and other related topics.
the rock star who raised $140 million for famine relief in Ethiopia
Gray, Charlotte
1988
Follows the early years, musical career, and charity work of the musician who organized the Live Aid project and raised more money for the starving in Africa than anyone else in the world.
an odyssey through love, addictions, revolution, and healing
Rodriguez, Luis J.
2011
Shares the author's story of his brushes with the law and addictions to heroin and alcohol, tracing his complicated journey toward a recovery marked by a run for political office and his rise to an internationally respected gang interventionist.
a firsthand account of captivity under the new Taliban
Mastrogiacomo, Daniele
2010
Chronicles the author's captivity by the Taliban, relating how he was kidnapped, tortured, forced to watch his driver killed, and moved from lair to lair.
Stephen Venables chronicles his struggle to survive after he fell more than 300 feet on a remote Himalayan mountain, breaking both of his legs and leaving him semi-conscious.
a Northern family confronts its legacy as the largest slave-trading dynasty in U.S. history
DeWolf, Thomas Norman
2008
The author, along with other members of his family, extensively research their family's heritage revealing their relationship to the most successful slave-trade family in American history.
