biography

Profiles the life of Muhammad and his founding of the religion known as Islam.

Examines the life and work of English storyteller and artist Beatrix Potter, creator of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit.".

This fourth autobiographical work by Maya Angelou tells ofher entry into New York's circle of African American artists and writers, her involvement in the civil rights movement, and changes in her personal life.

Continues Angelou's autobiography, I know why the caged bird sings. As the book begins, she is in her teens and has given birth to a son.

Recounts his experiences as a young man working in Africa for Shell Oil through his time as a pilot with the RAF.

The author recounts the experiences from her childhood, adolescence, and marriage which have been incorporated into her fictional stories and poems.

Text and accompanying photographs discuss the life and work of the noted African-American writer.

An autobiography describing the author's childhood and life in Pittburgh during the fifties.

Contains the history of a community called Gulick, nestled high in the Bristol Hills. The memories of Kenward Woodard date back to the 1920s and 1930s. This book tells how neighbors helped each other during the Great Depression and readers will learn about the long-ago hardships these wonderful country people endured.

Identifies six major challenges to the traditional view of Jesus that have emerged since the 1990s, and consults scholars and other experts for their opinions on whether those controversial questions stand up to scrutiny.