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William Ayers recounts the experiences which he believes have helped him become a better teacher and discusses how teachers can map their own pathways to becoming better educators.

Offers a brief overview of the life and career of music legend Diana Ross.

This book describes the life and career of Frederick W. Smith, the founder of Federal Express.

Traces the life of singer Diana Ross from her early years in a Detroit ghetto to Hollywood.

Contains critical essays on Alice Walker's "The Color Purple" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

Collects the nonfiction writings of the author of "The Color Purple.".

A collection of essays by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker, in which she discusses the roots of her cultural, political, and spiritual activism, and offers her opinions on a wide range of public and private issues.

Mary-Ann Tirone Smith chronicles her French-Italian family's struggle to survive in a housing project in Hartford, Connecticut, in the years following World War II.

Surveys the career of contemporary French artist Christian Boltanski; features an interview in which Boltanski discusses his work and the role of the artist; provides an in-depth analysis of Boltanski's "Monument: The Children of Dijon": and includes a selection of the artist's own writings.