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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recounts her rise to power as Africa's first woman president, describing how she overcame abuse, imprisonment, and exile to become president of the Republic of Liberia in January 2006, and describing her efforts to bring social justice and democracy to her country and its people.

Presents an overview of the life and work of businessman Yvon Chouinard, the found of Patagonia Inc., and includes information on his childhood, his mountain climbing, and his achievements in business.

Text and accompanying photographs present a biography of the life and career of Janet Reno, who is the seventy-eighth attorney general of the United States and the first woman to be named the country's top law enforcer.

A biography of the physicist who broke into the all-male world of the Indianapolis 500.

The life of Evel Knievel, professional motorcycle stuntman who will try jumping over almost anything, including the Snake River Canyon.

Deborah Lipstadt chronicles the events surrounding the trial in which David Irving sued Lipstadt for libel over her statements claiming Irving was one of the most dangerous spokespersons of the Holocaust denial movement.

A brief biography of the professional motorcycle daredevil.