A biography of twentieth-century American photographer Margaret Bourke-White, chronicling the path of her career as an architectural and industrial photographer, and discussing the risks she took and adventures she had in the course of her work.
Offers a brief introduction to the life and career of country singer Garth Brooks, discussing his childhood in Oklahoma, his troubled marriage, and his musical success.
Presents the personal and public life of the man who came from a family of wealth and privilege, entered politics, and was elected president at age forty-three.
Text and photographs present a biography of jazz musician Branford Marsalis chronicling his life from his childhood in Louisiana through his years in the Wynton Maralis Quintet and on his own.
Describes the life and career of the Pulitzer and Nobel prize winner whose accounts of his adventures and new style of writing brought him worldwide recognition.
A biography of the California writer, discussing his childhood, hardships, friendships, travels, works, and awards, including the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes.
A biography, illustrated with black and white photographs, of the African-American filmmaker Spike Lee, from his childhood in New York through his days as the controversial director of such films as "Malcolm X.".
