A biography of nineteenth-century Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh, discussing his early life, his work as a preacher, his decision to become a painter, and his career as an artist.
An illustrated narrative of Nelson Mandela's fight against oppression in South Africa, from his imprisonment for public protest after the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960, to his release from prison and election as president in the 1990s.
Tells the story of Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl who went into hiding with her family when the Nazis took over the Netherlands in 1940, and remained there two years before the hiding place was discovered and its occupants sent to a concentration camp.
Tells the story of how Mother Teresa followed God's leading to begin a mission to help the poorest of the poor, the homeless, the sick, the lonely, and the dying in the slums of Calcutta.
A biography of the well-to-do woman who defied social convention in order to establish nursing as a respectable career for women and bring about reforms in hospital conditions and nursing care.
Discusses the visionary inventor's life and his application of theories in physics to discover the "wireless" and thus achieve wealth and international renown.
Chronicles the life and career of eighteenth-century German composer Ludwig van Beethoven and discusses his early years and his works which included sonatas, nine symphonies, chamber music, string quartets, two masses, and one opera.
