biography

Pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman provides an account of his experiences trying to survive in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II, and shares excerpts from the diary of a German officer who saved his life.

Presents the stories of four women currently serving in the United States' military, discussing femininity, veiled discrimination, dating, marriage problems, separation from children, career paths, and self-worth.

Chronicles the life and baseball career of Joyce Westerman, detailing her accomplishments both on and off the field. Details the events that led up to her playing for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and outlines her impact on the world of women's sports. Includes black-and-white photographs.

An autobiography of Dr. Hawa Abdi who founded a camp for displaced people from Mogadishu, Somalia saving countless women and children whose lives have been shattered by violence and poverty.

Chronicles the experiences of members of the extended Ch?vez family as they cross the border from Mexico into the U.S. and settle in California, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Arkansas.

Chronicles the life and accomplishments of Alexander the Great, featuring excerpts from historical sources, and providing various perspectives on Alexander as a king, a general, and as a human being.

The author describes her small-town childhood in Indiana, remembering with fondness her eventful family life in the 1960s and 1970s.

Chronicles the life of England's Queen Victoria, describing her childhood, her marriage to Prince Albert, and the effects her long reign had on British and world history and culture.

A series of biographies written at the beginning of the second century A.D., in which the author gives an account of one Greek and one Roman life and follows with a comparison of the two.