1924-

George Bush shares his life story as well as his personal philosophy, goals, and hopes for the future.

Ed Koch tells of his five years as mayor of New York City, bringing the city back to financial health from the brink of insolvency.

Reflects on the experiences of Biggers and Simms when they arrived in Houston to start an art department in an African-American college.

A collection of essays recalling the author's years of homesteading in the Alaskan wilderness.

Critical essays by peers and penetrating interviews present Baldwin's ifluence on the literary and intellectual history of our time.

Explores how African-American women have been portrayed in the writings of James Baldwin, discussing how his development of female characters has progressed throughout his thirty-year career.

Presents a portrait of the Bush political dynasty and their influence on twentieth- and twenty-first century America, from Connecticut senator Prescott Bush, through his grandson, George W., the forty-third president of the United States.