1928-

A biography of the current president of Egypt.

A biography of Colombian journalist and writer Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez, covering his upbringing, work as a foreign correspondent, success in the genre of magical realism, and various political, personal, and artistic facets of his life.

The author reflects on her Navy captain father's side business of raising gerbils to be sold to labs and explores her childhood, discussing her mother, siblings, dad's obsession with the animals, and more.

Chronicles the life of mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr., and discusses his contributions to the study of economics, his illegitimate child, his bouts with schizophrenia, and his Nobel Prize-winning theories.

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the Holocaust memoir "Night, " and its author, Elie Wiesel.