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In this provocative fictional memoir of a boy actor in Shakespeare's London, Abrams invites readers to experience gender fluidity and sexuality through the fictional recollections of a fascinating historical figure as he reflects on his life in this "farewell" to his theatrical past.

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As a child, Angelina Jolie was teased about her unusual looks, and while making her way in the acting world, she was often overshadowed by her Academy Award-winning father, Jon Voight. But Jolie soon came into her own. Hailed as one of Hollywood's greatest beauties, she won an Academy Award of her own, along with a reputation for being an actress of uncommon commitment and bravery. A one-time "bad girl, " Jolie is one of the world's best-known...

With a bubbling personality, oversized enthusiasm, and obvious talent and love for cooking, Julia Child almost singlehandedly started a cooking revolution when she burst onto television screens in the 1960s. Before long, Americans inspired by her example began cooking French food at home in droves and truly appreciating the pleasure that preparing good food can provide. Yet Child did not grow up knowing how to cook or even with an interest in ...

Though the automated assembly line seems the most logical and natural of ideas, its development took place over a long period of time. It would take Henry Ford and his dream of building an affordable Model T automobile to put all the pieces together. In doing so, Ford changed the world forever. The invention impacted prices, wages and demand, labor unions, and even popular culture. In The Invention of the Moving Assembly Line, learn how one si...

Growing up poor in the barrios of Fresno, California, Gary Soto found it nearly impossible to imagine a better life for himself. Yet this child of farm workers was able to escape his life of poverty and despair to become a popular and versatile author. This biography tells about the writer.

Born Marshall Mathers III, Eminem overcame a difficult childhood to become the most critically acclaimed white rapper of his time. His albums have sold in the millions, and he's won MTV Video Music Awards, Grammy Awards, and even an Oscar. But fame and success have come with a price: His lyrics have been attacked for encouraging violence against women and others. His turbulent personal life has made countless headlines. While some people have ...

In 1987, three Jewish boys from New York forever changed the face of pop music. Through a career that has had its share of ups and downs, the Beastie Boys have remained best friends and musical visionaries. This biography traces the group's transformation from radio-ready brats to elder statesmen of hip-hop.

Thabo Mbeki has devoted his life to the people of South Africa, first as a courageous fighter against apartheid and currently as president of his beloved nation, helping to heal the wounds caused by decades of oppression. His success is even more astounding considering the seemingly insurmountable obstacles he encountered early in life.

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Hamid Karzai made history when he became Afghanistan's first democratically elected president.

Ukraine's Viktor Yushchenko was elected president of a country tainted by its history of corrupt leadership. Will he be able to transform his nation into a true democracy?

..."informed and informative...Ýa very highly recommended addition to...library reference collections...for its exceptional grasp of this popular author's life and works.

Barbara Park created one of the most popular and beloved characters in contemporary children's books--Junie B. Jones.

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Set nearly 2, 500 years ago, this book tells the story of the Greco-Persian Wars that pits the mighty Persian Army, one of the largest the world had ever seen, in a war of conquest against a much-smaller Greek city-state force. It reveals how the wars' ramifications altered the course of Western civilization.

Examines the life of Coco Chanel, her fashions, and her loves, showing how the French country girl became a fashion icon.