Books in People in Focu3 Book series

Recounts the life of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader who helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott and found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

A biography of the second woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court discusses the beginnings of her legal career in the 1950s and 1960s and the development of her views on equal treatment and other issues

Traces the life and career of the statesman, from his birth and early life in Missouri, to his days in Washington, D.C. as a senator and president, to his retirement

Examines the education, research, and personal life of the renowned British theoretical physicist who has taken the study of cosmology farther than most in his field, despite his need for wheelchair and computer in order to travel and communicate.

A biography of the French war hero and leader

Traces the life of a Southern woman who remained in Richmond as a Union supporter, where she provided help to Union prisoners and organized a spy ring that sent information to Union intelligence

Traces the life and accomplishments of the noted photojournalist who served as a foreign correspondent for the magazine "Life" during World War II and the Korean War

A profile of Nellie Bly, the woman journalist of the late nineteenth century, reveals her adventurous life--which even included a trip around the world in seventy-two days

A biography of Benazir Bhutto, discussing her childhood, education, imprisonment, personal life, her father's assassination, and her election to prime minister of Pakistan.

In the early 20th century, birth control was considered immoral. Margaret Sanger set out to change that law. As a nurse, public health advocate, writer, organizer and rebel she worked tirelessly to gain for women the right to control their own bodies.

Covers the life and career of the U.S. Army five-star general from his early life in various military outposts to a career in two World Wars.

From his South Bronx childhood to his rising military career to his role as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a biography of Colin Powell discusses his personal beliefs and future