celebrities

Over one hundred noteworthy men and women, from actors and athletes to business moguls and politicians, describe the moments they heard words of guidance or wisdom--from friends, films, or elsewhere--that had a profound effect on their lives.

Examines the nature and notion of "celebrity" throughout history and today of the United States, exploring how celebrities arise from and contribute to popular culture and mass media.

Chronicles the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and contains interviews with such people as childhood friends, Kennedy family members, and Washington insiders.

Contains seventy-eight alphabetically arranged entries that provide biographical information on celebrities of interest to readers aged nine and above; each with at least one picture, as well as information on birth, youth, education, marriage and family, career highlights, hobbies, and awards.

Brief biographies of 100 leaders, from ancient Greece to the present day, who made significant impacts on the world around them.

Hikaru struggles with the threat of having to quit school, as well as a new development in her relationship with Izumi.

Fifteen-year-old Hikaru Takabayashi transfers to an all-girls academy and discovers that her new roommate is TV idol Izumi Kido.

When her true identity as a Hollywood starlet is revealed, seventeen-year-old Morgan Carter, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, must choose whether to return to her glamorous movie star existence or stick with the wholesome life, and the new love, she has found in the Midwest.