Wagner, H: Josephine Baker
Each title features: - "In Their Own Words" boxes offering selected quotations from the subject - "Did You Know?" boxes that highlight fascinating facts about each person - Chronology, suggestions for further reading, and a listing of ...
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Dred Scott V Sandford
History professor Tim McNeese gives readers a clear understanding of the infamous Supreme Court decision in which all blacks, free and slave, were denied U.S. citizenship.
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Koestler-Grack, R: Kofi Annan
In December 2001, Kofi Annan and the United Nations organization received the Nobel Peace Prize; Annan, the secretary-general of the United Nations, was recognized for his work "for a better organized and more peaceful world."
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Wagner, H: Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin
The 1978 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Anwar Sadat, president of Egypt, and Menachem Begin, prime minister of Israel, for their contributions to the Camp David Accords. These accords comprised two frame agreements on peace in the ...
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Darraj, S: Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams
Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan were awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for their work to end the violence in Northern Ireland; their efforts were credited with reducing the conflict's death toll by half.
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Mexican Americans
How have Mexican immigrants reshaped the United States? What is their history and culture? Why did they leave their homeland? And what does the future hold? Focusing on the human side of the story, Mexican Americans probes these ...
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Sonneborn, L: Vietnamese Americans
With the sudden end of the Vietnam War in April 1975, throngs of Vietnamese fled their country. Within months, more than 130,000 arrived in the United States, determined to begin their lives anew. Here is an all-in-one place to begin a ...
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Brain Facts
Examine both the major aspects of the physiology and anatomy of the brain and central nervous system, as well as some of the processes for which the brain is responsible: sleep, addiction, laughter, and dreaming. Written with a ...
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Shields, C: Vladimir Putin
The Russian democratic experiment continues under its third president, Vladimir Putin, now in his second term. The former KGB spy holds strong convictions of how the country should be managed and where he wants to stand on the world stage.
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Reed, J: The Saudi Royal Family
The House of Saud had humble beginnings as a family of nomads living in Arabia. Now the international oil trade has made Saudi Arabia one of the richest countries in the world, and its royal family finds itself caught in the balance ...
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Crompton, S: Desmond Tutu
Cleric and civil rights activist Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. The first black general secretary of the South African Council of Churches, Tutu preached tirelessly against apartheid and for reconciliation.
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Murphy, J: Ali Khamenei
As a serious-minded religious student, Ali Khamenei caught the eye of the Ayatollah Khomeini. Joining Khomeini in his successful revolution against the U.S.-backed Shah of Iran, Khamenei was rewarded with a series of important ...
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Welsch, C: Meg Cabot
This book describes the life and career of Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries and other novels.
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Davis, D: Hu Jintao
When Hu Jintao became president of China in 2003, very little was known about this enigmatic man. As president of the world's most populous country, he has impressed many with his ability to maintain order and stability in China, but he ...
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Gelfand, D: Coretta Scott King
- "In Their Own Words" boxes offering selected quotations from the subject - "Did You Know?" boxes that highlight fascinating facts about each person - Chronology, suggestions for further reading, and a listing of related Web sites. - A ...
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Wagner, H: Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for his part in negotiating a cease-fire between North and South Vietnam and the subsequent U.S. withdrawal.
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Dando, W: Russia
Russia is the world's largest country - it is nearly twice the size of both China and the United States, and it stretches over 11 time zones. It consists of vast plains, and the nation has an abundance of natural resources. This work ...
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Mountjoy, S: Engel v. Vitale
Engel v. Vitale serves as a useful primer of school prayer, an issue that remains an emotionally charged one today.
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Oppong, J: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Introduces the readers to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country valiantly struggling to recover from historical abuse and ongoing war, a geographic paradise in the midst of political turmoil kept alive by the presence of the ...
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Meter, L: Miranda v. Arizona
Here is the story of the Supreme Court's decision allowing courtroom privileges granted to defendants--the right to counsel, to due process, and to not witness against oneself--to be extended to the police station.
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