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Biography of businessman Frederick W. Smith who transformed Federal Express into a multibillion dollar business.

Explores the relationship of Lee Smith to the hills and people of Southern Appalachia and how she has come to personify the region through her novels.

African American writer and feminist Alice Walker presents a collection of thirty-six personal and political essays exploring the theories and practices of feminists and feminism incorporating her own idea of the "womanist" tradition of black women.

Contains reproductions of photographs by American photographer Terry Evans and includes essays on her work and career.

Singer Mary Wilson describes the rise to fame of the Supremes, the dissolution of the singing group, and her life since the Supremes disbanded.

An illustrated, year-by-year chronicle of the history of the Star Wars franchise that discusses George Lucas's inspiration, merchandise, films, spin-offs, its influence on popular culture, and more.

Presents a biography on Mary Robinson, the first woman President of Ireland, fighter for human rights, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Contains excerpts from critical essays on Walker's novels.

Twentieth-century African-American author Alice Walker presents a memoir of her marriage to a white man in early civil rights-era Mississippi, and several short stories inspired by the marriage's initial magic and its eventual disintegration.