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This contextualized narrative of the Nazi rise to power, the Holocaust, and Hitler's post-invasion plans for Russia explores the private wartime diary of Alfred Rosenberg, Hitler's 'chief social philosopher'. It also chronicles the hunt for the diary, which was lost for almost three quarters of a century.

"This fast-paced history traces the escalating racial violence that led to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and then documents how Klan lawyer Arthur J. Hanes and checkbook journalist William Bradford Huie aided the evolution of James Earl Ray's bogus alibi"--Provided by publisher.

Born in Jamaica, Francis Barber was brought to London by his owner in 1750 and became a servant in the household of the renowned Dr. Samuel Johnson. Although Barber left London for a time and served in the British navy during the Seven Years' War, he later returned to Johnson's employ. A fascinating reversal took place in the relationship between the two men as Johnson's health declined and the older man came to rely more and more upon his now educated and devoted companion. When Johnson died he left the bulk of his estate to Barber, a generous (and at the time scandalous) legacy, and a testament to the depth of their friendship. There were thousands of black Britons in the eighteenth century, but few accounts of their lives exist. In uncovering Francis Barber's story, this book not only provides insights into his life and Samuel Johnson's but also opens a window onto London when slaves had yet to win their freedom.

When Maya Angelou and Tavis Smiley met in 1986, he was twenty-one and she was fifty-eight. For the next twenty-eight years they shared an unlikely, special bond. Angelou was a teacher and a maternal figure to Smiley, and they talked often, of art, politics, history, race, religion, music, love, purpose and courage. Especially the courage to be open, to follow dreams, to believe in oneself. Tavis Smiley's personal memories and decades-long friendship with one of history's most fascinating women enriched his life.

James Madison cared about achieving results, not about taking credit. Neither soldier nor orator, low on charisma, and high on intelligence, Madison worked towards his lifelong goal of a self-governing constitutional republic for the United States of America. He blended his talents with those of his most talented contemporaries. Working with George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe he joined with them in pursuit of his goal.

A biography of Elizabeth I that examines her relationships with women, including her mother--Anne Boleyn--sister--Mary Tudor--and female rivals for the throne, and discusses the influence these women had on Elizabeth's character, actions, and motivations throughout her life.

Looks at the life of Robert Peace, who was born outside Newark in a ghetto known as "Illtown," earned a full scholarship to Yale University, and graduated. He returned home and taught at a Catholic high school, but was killed at the age of thirty in a drug-related shooting.