biography

An examination of the life of Anne Frank and the time in which she lived.

Historical photographs and text describe the Weeping Time in which 436 slaves were sold on a racetrack in Savannah, Georgia, in 1859.

A biography of military leader Alexander the Great.

Presents the complete texts of five classic American autobiographies, including "A True History of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson," published in 1682, and "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass," published in 1845.

"Bullets whizzed overhead, narrowly missing twelve-year-old Johnny Clem. The Confederate army was winning the Battle of Chickamauga, and Johnny's unit had begun to retreat. Although he had joined the Union army as a drummer boy, Johnny knew the dangers of the Civil War. Now he clutched his musket tight, prepared to protect himself and his fellow soldiers at any cost. Join Johnny on the battlefield as he fights to stay alive."--Back cover.

"... follows the lives of four people born at what promised to be the dawn of democracy. Each of them came of age with unprecedented expectations, some as the children and grandchildren of the very architects of the new Russia, each with newfound aspirations of their own-as entrepreneurs, activists, thinkers, and writers, sexual and social beings ... charts their paths against the machinations of the regime that would crush them all, and against the war it waged on understanding itself, which ensured the unobstructed reemergence of the old Soviet order in the form of today's terrifying and seemingly unstoppable mafia state."--Dust jacket.

Born into the Indian untouchable class, but possessing the rare gift of a higher education, Sujatha Gidla travels to India to interview her family about the sociopolitical forces that helped shape her family history. From her uncles' political allegiances to her mother's difficulty living in the caste system, Gidla recounts testimonies from first-hand accounts of what life is like in India as an untouchable.

"A frank, smart and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs. Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents--artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs--Lisa Brennan-Jobs's childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley. When she was young, Lisa's father was a mythical figure who was rarely present in her life. As she grew older, her father took an interest in her, ushering her into a new world of mansions, vacations, and private schools. His attention was thrilling, but he could also be cold, critical and unpredictable"--Provided by publisher.