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  • Ten American Movie Directors: The Men Behind the Camera

    Anne E. Hill

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Ten biographies of American movie directors, including Frank Capra, Alfred Hitchcock, Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, and Quentin Tarantino.

  • Great Cartoonists

    Craig E. Blohm

    Hardcover (Referencepoint Pr Inc, Aug. 1, 2016)
    Profiles the careers and lives of six notable cartoonists, including Charles Schulz, Seth MacFarlane, and Aaron McGruder.

  • American Photographers: Capturing the Image

    Ann Gaines

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2002)
    Discusses the lives and influences of Mathew B. Brady, Jacob A. Riis, Alfred Stieglitz, Lewis Wickes Hine, Man Ray, Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams, Margaret Bourke-White, Diane Arbus, and Gordon Parks.

  • American Legends of Rock

    Ron Knapp

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 1996)
    Profiles the lives of ten rock and roll artists, includingElvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, and the Beach Boys.

  • American Women of Medicine

    Russell Roberts

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, June 1, 2002)
    Discusses the lives and the struggle that faced by ten women who pursued careers in the medical field, including Dorothea Lynde Dix, Elizabeth Blackwell, Clara Barton, Mary Edwards Walker, Susie King Taylor, Susan LaFlesche Picotte, Clara Maass, Gerty Radnitz Cori, Antonia Coello Novello, and Mae Carol Jemison.Discusses the lives and the struggle that faced ten women who pursued careers in the medical field, including Dorothea Lynde Dix, Elizabeth Blackwell, Clara Barton, Mary Edwards Walker, Susie King Taylor, and Susan LaFlesche Picotte.

  • Internet Pioneers: The Cyber Elite

    Laura French

    Library Binding (Enslow Publishers, May 1, 2001)
    -- Each book presents ten short biographies of important people for the price of a single volume.-- This series includes books that are organized around interesting themes, highlight possible career choices, and include women and minorities.

  • American Heroes of Exploration and Flight

    Anne E. Schraff

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 1996)
    A collection of biographies of ten American adventurers including Robert Peary, Amelia Earhart, Neil Armstrong, and Christa McAuliffe

  • American Women Against Violence

    Joyce Goldenstern

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 1998)
    Profiles ten American women from different regions, ethnic backgrounds, and times who are working or have worked against violence

  • Brand Empire Celebrities

    Adam Woog

    Hardcover (Referencepoint Pr Inc, Aug. 1, 2016)
    Profiles the careers and lives of six celebrities who have used their fame to launch their own brands, including Jay Z, Jessica Simpson, and Taylor Swift.
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  • Mission: Science Collective Biographies

    Kimberly Fekany Lee, William B. Rice, Connie Jankowski

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Sept. 30, 2008)
    These books present information about scientists in a biographical form, both individual and collective. Each book includes an interview with a modern day female scientist by Sally Ride Science. Sidebars in "Interview" include quotes, career info, questions to ponder, etc., with the heading of "On the Job." Back matter includes life at-a-glance, work at-a-glance, important people in scientific areas, a "Science Through Time" timeline, glossary, additional resources, and index.
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