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Offers a comprehensive analysis of the genocide in Rwanda and the impact it has had on the region, discussing how the genocide originated and how the Rwandan people are recovering.

Jeffrey Epstein rose from humble origins to the rarefied heights of New York City's financial elite. A college dropout with an instinct for numbers, and for people, Epstein amassed his wealth through a combination of access and skill. But even after he had it all, Epstein wanted more. And that unceasing desire, especially a taste for young girls, resulted in his stunning fall from grace. From Epstein himself, to the girls he employed as masseuses at his home, to the cops investigating the appalling charges against him, this book examines all sides of a case that scandalized one of America's richest communities.

Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her story -- a memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll. Gordon tells the story of her family, growing up in California in the '60s and '70s, her life in visual art, her move to New York City, the men in her life, her marriage, her relationship with her daughter, her music, and her band. She takes us back to the lost New York of the 1980s and '90s that gave rise to Sonic Youth, and the Alternative revolution in popular music. The band helped build a vocabulary of music -- paving the way for Nirvana, Hole, Smashing Pumpkins and many other acts. But at its core, Girl in a Band examines the route from girl to woman in uncharted territory, music, art career, what partnership means -- and what happens when that identity dissolves.

Memoir of Kim Gordon, founding member, vocalist, and bassist of the band "Sonic Youth." Describes the important landmarks in Gordon's life and how Sonic Youth became popular in the post-punk rock scene in New York, up to the band's split with their record label after nearly thirty years of partnership.

Chronicles the life of prime minister Tony Blair, discussing his middle-class upbringing, his discovery of religion at Oxford, his determination to bring the Labour Party back into office, the political and personal scandals that have plagued him, and other related topics.

"The story of the first brothers to capture the world heavyweight title, Leon and Michael Spinks, who fought their way out of the projects, took on the biggest names in boxing (including Ali and Tyson), and made millions of dollars.... But one brother would find himself strung-out, back in the projects"--.

A brief biography of the professional wrestler, focusing on his exploits in the ring, his career as a movie actor, and his charity work.

A career biography of the Boston Red Sox player who is expected to set new batting records during the 1980's.

Deborah Layton discusses what it was like to be a member of the Peoples Temple cult in Jonestown, Guyana, and explains how the cult's leader brainwashed the other members into a mass suicide.