Peltak, Jennifer

Emergency Medical Technicians and how they dealt with the terroist attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001.

A biography of nineteenth-century American horror and mystery author Edgar Allan Poe, discussing the tragedies that occurred in his personal life, and how they influenced his writing.

A comprehensive look at historically black colleges and universities, from their origins to the present time, including the individuals and groups involved in creating that history.

Describes how emergency medical technicians responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and other emergencies.

Examines the life of Beverly Cleary, author of the popular Ramona Quimby series and many other books, discussing her early struggles to learn to read, her education and work as a librarian, her marriage to Clarence, and her successful writing career.