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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Adrian Gilbert

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, March 1, 2003)
    A biography of the thirty-second president of the United States, who led the country during the years of World War II.
    U

  • Albert Einstein

    Chris Oxlade

    Library Binding (Raintree, March 3, 2003)
    In 1900, scientist Albert Einstein was working in obscurity. By the time he died in 1955, Einstein was a household name. How did this happen?
    Y

  • Julius Caesar: Roman General

    T P Wiseman

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 15, 2018)
    "One of the most renowned names in history, Julius Caesar earned his reputation as a strict general, a resilient and resourceful thinker, and a determined dictator. This is the story of Caesar's life, accomplishments, and death, and the legacy of his name today"--

  • Mother Teresa

    Emma Johnson

    Library Binding (Raintree, March 5, 2003)
    For better or worse, the world would not be the same without them. Whether through small individual acts of personal courage and integrity, or through exercises of power that affected the world’s nations, the lives of individuals in this remarkable series helped define the 20th century. Detailed maps, contemporary photographs and illustrations, and first-person accounts paint an inspiring and sometimes shocking portrait of how particular individuals shaped the world we live in today.
    Y

  • Idi Amin

    Steve Dougherty

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2010)
    The wicked ways of some of the most ruthless rulers to walk the earth are revealed in these thrilling biographies about men and women so monstrous, they make Frankenstein look like a sweetheart.
    R

  • Native American Chiefs & Warriors

    Stuart A. Kallen

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, July 1, 1999)
    Discusses the lives and achievements of five famous and influential Native American chiefs: King Philip, Chief Pontiac, Geronimo, Crazy Horse, and Wilma Mankiller.
    X

  • Joseph Stalin

    Sean McCollum

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2010)
    The wicked ways of some of the most ruthless rulers to walk the earth are revealed in these thrilling biographies about men and women so monstrous, they make Frankenstein look like a sweetheart.
    Z

  • Conflict in the Middle East: Israel and the Arabs

    Michael Scott-Baumann

    Paperback (Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc, )
    None

  • Rosa Parks : Fight for Freedom

    Brandt

    Paperback (Troll Communications, March 1, 1998)
    A biography of the woman whose actions led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s and who was an important figure in the early days of the civil rights movement
    R

  • History Makers - Great Composers

    Stuart A. Kallen

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Feb. 7, 2000)
    The notes written by history's great composers have influenced the sound and feel of music from Renaissance ballads to jazz to rock and roll. Great Composers illuminates the fascinating lives of a line of composers including Bach to Mozart to Andrew Lloyd Webber.
    Y

  • History Makers - Ancient Philosophers

    Don Nardo

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Oct. 24, 2003)
    The lives, struggles, and ideas of some of the world's greatest thinkers are covered in this informative, entertaining volume. Representing the West are Democritus, Plato, and Aristotle; while the Eastern philosophers covered include Confucius, Chuang-tzu, and Buddha.
    Z

  • History Makers - Basketball Greats

    Joanne Mattern

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Nov. 7, 2002)
    Basketball has had many memorable players. But a few have achieved true greatness. Players such as George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, John Stockton, and Michael Jordan have made their mark through incredible records or outstanding styles of play that changed the game itself.
    T