1938-

Critical study focusing on the middle period of Oates's career.

Recreates the Holocaust through the eyes of a small child experiencing the discrimination that sends his family to Bergen-Belsen Concentration camp.

A collection of critical essays on this well-known American writer and her works.

Presents Joyce Carol Oates's 1966 short story inspired by a magazine article about a teenage killer in Arizona, followed by critical essays and reviews written in response to the story and its film adaptation.

Basketball great Jerry West tells his story--from his tough childhood in West Virginia, to his unbelievable college success at West Virginia University, his 40-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and his relationships with NBA legends. The NBA icon was created from a photo of West.

Contains Michael Foreman's autobiographies "War Boy", in which Foreman reflects on his childhood in a village on the Suffolk coast of England, and "After the War Was Over", which recounts his post-war experiences.

A biography of dancer Rudolf Nureyev, tracing his life from his youth at the Kirov, his defection to the West in 1961, his rise to fame, and later, his battle with AIDS.

Examines the life and analyzes works of young adult fiction author Norma Klein.

A biography of the motorcycle daredevil who attempted to jump over the Snake River Canyon in 1974 in a specially designed rocket-powered cycle.