biography

"By the yoga instructor who inspires more than one million followers on Instagram every day. Part self-help and part memoir, Yoga Girl is an inspirational, full-color look at the adventure that took writer and yoga teacher Rachel Brathen from her hometown in Sweden to the jungles of Costa Rica and finally to a paradise island in the Caribbean that she now calls home. With more than one million followers on Instagram, Brathen shares pieces of her life with the world every day. In Yoga Girl, she gives readers an in-depth look at her journey from her self-destructive teenage years to the bohemian and beautiful life she's built through yoga and meditation in Aruba today. Featuring spectacular photos of Brathen practicing yoga in amazing tropical locales, along with step-by-step yoga sequences and simple recipes for a healthy, happy, and fearless lifestyle, reading Yoga Girl is like an armchair vacation to a Caribbean spa"--.

A biography of Tyler Perry, covering his childhood and career as an actor and filmmaker.

Examines the life and death of Malcolm X and explores his impact on civil rights in the United States.

Contains chronologically arranged entries that provide biographical and career information on one hundred influential world leaders from throughout history.

Profiles one hundred notable women from throughout history, including Sappho, Joan of Arc, Eleanor Roosevelt, Virginia Woolf, and Aung San Suu Kyi.

Discusses the acting career, life, and death of Marilyn Monroe.

Presents biographical profiles of ten individuals who contributed to the development of marine science including William Beebe, Henry Bigelow, Eugenie Clark, Sylvia Earle, and others; and discusses their research and discoveries.

Describes the histories of Amazon.com and the Kindle; discusses the life of their founder and creator Jeffrey Bezos; and examines how they have influenced the world.

Tells the life story of Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first professional African-American nurse in the U.S., and discusses the development of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses and the advances made and challenges faced by African-Americans in nursing since.

Presents a biography of noted primatologist Jane Goodall, and chronicles her life and research on the behavior of chimpanzees, her efforts to promote wildlife conservation, and more.