1940-

A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.

A biography of the African-American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.

An illustrated biography of Pel?, discussing his youth in Brazil, his early interest in soccer, and his professional career. Includes a time line, a bibliography, and an index.

Describes the work of John Walsh as he travels the world helping to save animals in Kuwait during the war with Iraq, the Kobe earthqake, and floods in Surinam.

Explores the life of Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three gold medals in the same Olympics.

Autobiography of Mel White, Christian writer, filmmaker, and ghost writer for Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Jim Bakker, and Oliver North. Dr. White tells of his life long struggle with his sexual orientation and how he came to accept his homosexuality as a gift from God.

Former Major League Baseball player Joe Torre describes his years of success as manager for the New York Yankees--from 1996 through 2007--and discusses players, the media, scandals, and more.

Chronicles the life of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, covering such topics as her father's political career, her marriage and family, her volunteer work for the Democratic Party, and her start in the House of Representatives.

Eyal Press recounts how his father's work as a doctor who performed abortions in Buffalo, New York, impacted his own childhood and adult life, and discusses how his father's work influenced his own views on abortion.

A biography of the revisionist artist who achieved prominence in the late 1960s for enormous, photographically realistic, black and white portraits of himself and his friends.