Books in Political Profiles series

Profiles the civil rights leader who was active in the Freedom Rides and other major events in the battle against segregation and later became a long-term congressman from Georgia.

Profiles the life and career of Michelle Obama, from her childhood on Chicago's South Side and her years at Harvard Law School to her marriage to Barack Obama and her role in assisting him on the path to the presidency.

Presents a biography of the former Mr. Universe and famous actor who was elected governor of California in 2003 in a special recall election.

Profiles the Harvard Law School graduate, legislator, and civil rights lawyer who is known for his work on voting rights and employment discrimination cases and who, in 2007, declared that he would run for president of the United States.

Chronicles the life and career of the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives, from her childhood in Baltimore, through her early days in Congress, through her election as Speaker in 2007.

Profiles the Arizona senator and former prisoner of war who has twice run for the presidency of the United States, once in 2000 and again in 2008.

Biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton from birth to present day.

Profiles the Deleware legislator who was elected to his first term in the Senate before his thirtieth birthday; survived the deaths of his first wife and daughter, brain surgery, and other setbacks; and became Barack Obama's vice president.

Biography of Rudy Giuliani from birth to present day.

Profiles the former vice-president and presidential hopeful who shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 because of his work in spreading the word about global warming.

Profiles the New York City mayor and businessman, discussing his youth in the suburbs of Boston, rise on Wall Street, creation of Bloomberg L.P., and his controversial campaign for a third mayoral term.

Describes the life and career of the United States Senator, from his early years in politics and the rise and assassination of his brothers to his own political career and issues with his personal life.