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.
The author, a biologist, describes his relationship with a stray cat, through which he developed a love of animals for the first time, at the age of forty-five.
The author discusses the different stages of her life, beginning with her childhood in the segregated Deep South in the 1940s, and tells of her criminal activities, her involvement with the Civil Rights Movement, and her eventual pursuit of a Ph.D.
a CEO's life story of building the world's most popular brand
Isdell, Edward Neville
2011
A former chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola traces the story of his career, describing his efforts to combat public relations challenges, his contributions to opening markets throughout the world, and his strategies for promoting corporate responsibility.
A career biography of Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark, founders of the Web browser Netscape, discussing the initial success of the Netscape company, its battle with Microsoft, and its role in the spread of Internet use.
Reveals the many dimensions of Alice Walker and her writings through essays, a review, a chronology, and two interviews with her discussing her "craft.".
