1921-

Andre loves to play hockey, but is tired of always being compared to his big brother, until his father took him to the game to see the Montreal Canadians and he sat next to the brother of their star player.

James McBride chronicles his twelve-year journey to learn about his mother's past, describing her unhappy childhood, marriage, refusal to admit she was white, and creation of an all-black church in Harlem, and shares details of his own life and the challenges he faced coping with his family's secrets.

Examines the lives of Barbara McClintock, Maria Mayer, Rosalyn Yalow, and Rita Levi-Montalcini, women scientists who won the Nobel Prize against extraordinary odds, in different fields and under different circumstances.

An illustrated biography of John Glenn telling the story of how he became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth inside "Friendship 7.".

The daughter of a titled German woman and a Jewish attorney describes her life as a "half-breed" in Nazi Germany.

Presents an account of the injured and orphaned animals raised by the author and his wife, including a bear cub, while living in Ontario, Canada.

A biography of Maurice Richard, whose tenacity in the face of many injuries helped him become one of Canada's finest hockey players.