biography

Provides a first-hand view of life in a relatively privileged Chinese family just before the Communist takeover.

Recounts the efforts, diplomatic and personal, that led to the release of Anatoly Shcharansky, a political prisoner who became a symbol of Soviet Jewry.

Recounts the six-year struggle of a Soviet physicist to enable his wife and child to join him in the U.S.

Based on the diary of a goldseeker named William Swain and over 500 other diaries and letter collections, this book reveals the life and times of the forty-niners and their families.

Relates the experiences of six people involved in the atomic bombing of Japan.

Chronicles the brave exploits of Jaap Penraat, a young Dutch man, who risked his life during World War II to save the lives of over 400 Jews.

Describes an incident in the life of John Parker, an ex-slave who became a successful businessman in Ripley, Ohio, and who repeatedly risked his life to help other slaves escape to freedom.

Chronicles the life and career of Donna Brazile, the first African American woman to head a major presidential campaign when she took the helm of the 2000 bid for office by Al Gore and examines her thirty years in politics and her stories of those who helped shape her career.