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Einstein in 90 Minutes
by John Gribbin Mary GribbinBrief biography and description of Einstein's contributions.
Women Who Changed the World: Fifty Inspirational Women Who Shaped History
by Quercus PublishingA celebration of the achievements of women, this book honors 50 amazing women and the incredible impact they have had on our world.
It Changed My Life: Writings on the Women's Movement
by Betty FriedanBetty Friedan writes on her experiences starting and maintaining the women's liberation movement.
The Mottled Lizard
by Elspeth HuxleyA story of a young lady returning to her beloved Africa after World War II. She has to deal with what is left after the war, with her houseboy, local help, other European friends. She learns that there are diseases and emergencies that can't be dealt with, this far from Nairobi.
The Mosby Myth: A Confederate Hero In Life And Legend
by Paul Ashdown Edward CaudillScholarly analysis of the life and legend of John S. Mosby, the Gray Ghost.
The Ring of Bells
by Barbara WhitnellFollows the fortunes of an Oxfordshire inn-keeping family through political and social changes from 1871 to 1939.
A Woman Speaks: The Lectures, Seminars, and Interviews of Anais Nin
by Evelyn J. HinzThis book details a series of interviews with Nin about her life, art, and feminism.
Birds in the Wilderness: Adventures of an Ornithologist
by George Miksch SuttonTrained as an ornithologist and painter, George M. Sutton recounts a series of adventures with birds in the first decades of the twentieth century. In "Titania and Oberon" he tells the story of raising a pair of baby road-runners. In "The Harris's Sparrow's Eggs" he describes the fierce competition between U.S. and Canadian ornithologists who searched for the nest and eggs of a reclusive bird. In "Kints!" Sutton writes of observing and recording one of the last known nesting pairs of ivory-billed woodpeckers.
Pearl Diver
by Victor Berge Henry Wysham LanierA thrilling story of a young boy who runs away to the sea in the early 1900s. He learn many things including how run a boat,dive for pearls with a metal diving suit and which oysters are more likely to have good pearls. He learns to interact with different languages, cultures, and people on the same boat. He visits many harbors and countries, including cannibals.
Let’s Fly, Wilbur and Orville!
by Peter Roop Connie RoopWilbur and Orville Wright are famous. They invented the first airplane. Do you know something you use that they invented before the airplane? Wilbur and Orville's mother liked to build things, too. Do you know what toy she made for her children? The Wright brothers built airplanes as adults. Do you know what flying toys they built when they were young? Wilbur and Orville were excellent athletes. Do you know what sports they played? The Wright brothers never graduated from high school. But did you know that they both received college degrees? The Wright brothers built many toys as adults. Do you know what toy taught them the most about flying? Wilbur and Orville chose to fly their first airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Do you know why they picked Kitty Hawk? Wilbur and Orville had to decide who would be the first to fly in their airplane. Do you know how they decided? Wilbur and Orville Wright received medals for their airplane work. Do you know that another Wright child also received a special medal for helping them? The answers to these questions lie in who Wilbur and Orville Wright were as boys and as young men. This book is about Wilbur and Orville Wright before they made history.
Let’s Ride, Paul Revere!
by Peter Roop Connie RoopPaul Revere is famous for his ride on the night of April 18, 1775. That night, Paul Revere galloped across the Massachusetts countryside to warn American Patriots that British soldiers were coming. The soldiers hoped to capture American cannons, guns, and gunpowder in Concord. Paul also warned John Hancock and Sam Adams. These two Patriot leaders were in Lexington, Massachusetts. Paul told them that the British would be coming to arrest them. In 1861, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published his popular poem "Paul Revere's Ride." Paul Revere became an American hero. His poem begins with these lines: Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. Longfellow's poem made Paul Revere famous. Do you know that there are towns in Massachusetts, Missouri, and Minnesota named Revere? As a silversmith, Paul Revere made spoons, bowls, teapots, and ladles. Do you know Paul also made bells and cannons? Paul Revere enjoyed Boston's many church bells. Do you know Paul was a bell ringer when he was a teenager? Paul Revere warned American Patriots that the British were coming. Do you know other riders rode that same night giving the same warning? The answers to these questions and many more lie in who Paul Revere was as a boy and as a young man. This book is about Paul Revere before he made history.
Point Last Seen
by Hannah NyalaThis is a true story about a woman who, after escaping the brutality and violence of an abusive marriage, becomes a tracker with search-and-rescue teams in the Mojave Desert.
Voice for the Mad: The Life of Dorothea Dix
by David GollaherThis is a comprehensive biography of a nearly forgotten social reformer of the 19th century. After her own experience with depression and recovery, Dorothea Dix became a passionate champion of the "moral treatment" popular in Europe. In her native Massachusetts she documented the horrific treatment that was the lot of most people with mental illness, and petitioned the legislature to establish asylums that would provide loving care. Dix took her crusade across the country, and for a time her work transformed psychiatric care. Gollaher describes Dix's public persona and delves into her often troubled private life as well.
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions, Second Edition
by Gloria SteinemMost of these essays were originally published in Ms. Magazine in the 1970s and early 1980s. In many cases Steinem has added postscripts to update the material and to describe how the original article was received. The subject matter ranges widely. In one piece Steinem celebrates the life of her mother, who battled mental illness for decades. In "I Was a Playboy Bunny" she describes a week working at the Playboy Club as an undercover reporter. In the section called Five Women Steinem reflects on the lives and legacies of such figures as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Marilyn Monroe, and Linda Lovelace. One piece is an outcry again the horrors of female genital mutilation.
Arthur Ashe: Portrait in Motion
by Arthur AsheAshe's diary of the 1973-74 tennis season, one of his most successful as a player.
The Richest Man in Town
by V. J. SmithLike millions of people, I thought success equaled happiness. The book I've written, though, is about a simple man who ran a cash register. He worked hard and was good to people. That, in turn, made him happy. Can it be so simple--so free of complications? Marty thought so. He showed me how to be a better person, not one wealthier or more successful or more powerful.
The Big Bands
by George T. SimonGeorge T. Simon introduces you to the big band leaders during the period spanning 1935 to 1946.
Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne
by David StarkeyTraces the early years of Elizabeth I before she became Queen in 1558. Covers the end of the reign of Henry VIII as well as the reigns of his son Edward VI and his daughter Mary.