1930-

Examines the life of the first woman Supreme Court justice, including her childhood, early career, and work as a judge.

Focuses on the history of America's most successful educational experiment, Head Start.

Traces the life of the first woman appointed an associate justice of the highest court in the country.

Astronaut Michael Collins discusses his early career, his training for space flight, his trips into space including the first lunar landing, and the possibilities for life and flight in space in the future.

A biography of the former Arizona state senator and judge who in 1981 became the first woman ever appointed a justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Provides an analysis of Fidel Castro and his relationship with his younger brother Raul, discussing Raul's role in Cuban government, and speculating on what type of leader he will be if and when he takes over for Fidel, and how U.S.-Cuban relations might be affected.

Discusses the work of Jasper Johns, an American artist in the 1950s and 1960s, and analyzes three of his paintings, and how he uses opposition between surface and subject, describes their private and public meanings, and develops a visual language.

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, with her brother Alan, describes her experiences growing up on a cattle ranch in Arizona, and explains how the land, people, and values shaped her life and opinions.

a collection of verse-letters in which the author, Poet Laureate to Queen Elizabeth II, traces his relationship with his wife, author Sylvia Plath, who committed suicide in 1963.