1937-

Comedian Bill Cosby shares humorous observations in stories about a number of characters such as Peanut Armhouse and Old Mother Harold.

Provides a biography of actor and comedian Bill Cosby that draws on research and interviews with Cosby and sixty of his friends and associates. Describes his upbringing, work as a comedian, rise to fame on the "Cosby Show," and personal life. Includes photographs.

This book describes the life and career of Walter Dean Myers, who writes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry portraying the lives of African American men and boys struggling with important life choices in hostile environments.

Walter Dean Myers had trouble pronouncing words in high school, so he wrote them down instead.

Explores the role of art and human expression at the dawn of the twenty-first century, tracing the history of art in order to form a new assessment of its meanings in the human story.

Presents a collection of writings by British comic Peter Cook, a founding member of the legendary English comedy revue "Beyond the Fringe," featuring selections from throughout his career.

The author describes his experiences working to defend rights, discussing cases and issues he faced, beginning in 1963, on the staff of the American Civil Liberties Union, as co-founder of Human Rights Watch, and as president of the Soros Foundations and Open Society Institute.

Describes how the chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture fought for his more than seven hundred employees in a small Virginia town using legal maneuvers, factory efficiencies, and his wits and determination in the wake of sales losses to cheap Asian furniture imports.

The real-life puzzle of what happened to the generation of Jewish children who survived the Holocaust in hiding. This book tells the story through the lives of three girls hidden in three different countries--among the less than 10 percent of Jewish children in Europe to survived World War II.

A biography of Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino's Pizza.