biography

Memoir of the author's childhood in the Candy Hill neighborhood of Bryan, Texas, describing the indignities and economic hardships, as well as the love and warmth of everyday life for the African-Americans living in the segregated area in the years before the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

Tenzin and his older brother, Pasang, flee to India when the Chinese authorities suspect Pasang of spying. However, to get away they will have to cross the unforgiving Himalayas.

Describes how the lives of philosopher-patriot Okawa Shumei and U.S. Army psychiatrist Major Daniel Jaffe converged at the Tokyo war crimes trials of 1946. Civilian Okawa was charged with crimes against humanity, and Jaffe was assigned to determine Okawa's ability to stand trial, and thus his fate.

"For the better part of the Queen Marie Antoinette's reign over France, one man was entrusted with the sole responsibility of ensuring that her coiffure was at its most ostentatious best. Marie Antoinette's Head tells the story of Leonard Autie, Marie Antoinette's hairdresser and confidante, the man responsible for the style that made her the envy of France and for the uproar that dragged her to the guillotine"--Provided by publisher.

Profiles the life and accomplishments of Rosa Parks, discussing her refusal to give up her seat on a bus to a white person and the impact of her actions on the civil rights movement.

A comprehensive biography of Lorenzo de'Medici, Italian statesman and ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance.

Examines the life of American Revolutionary soldier Peter Francisco.

Presents letters written by approximately one hundred famous people from throughout American history to their sons and daughters, arranged by theme, including love, character, and rules to live by. Features such individuals as George Washington, Frederick Douglass, Albert Einstein, Moe Howard, and Barbara Bush.

Examines the lives of illegal Mexican immigrants and argues that California's immigration policies hurt the immigrants, California, and the U.S., discussing the problematic combination of employers seeking cheap labor and politicians, academics, and others devaluing civic education and making excuses for illegal immigration.

Chronicles the life of Gouverneur Morris, discussing his role in the American Revolution, his views on the French Revolution, his beliefs about slavery and democracy, his celebrated love affairs, and other related topics.