He was a publisher, printer, scientist and inventor, but Ben Franklin's greatest success lay in his work as a diplomat. In this unique recording of his account of his experiences as a spokesman for the Colonies, we listen in on the...
Biography
- Author:Franklin, BenjaminSummary:
- Author:Franklin, BenjaminSummary:
An early advocate of the idea that anyone can develop in themselves the greatness to which they aspire, Ben Franklin speaks across the centuries as practically as ever. A fine example of the rags-to-riches story, Franklin and his self-...
- Author:Barrett, DaveSummary:
- Author:Maraniss, DavidSummary:
Based on interviews with the President himself and a wealth of letters, journals, and other documents, Maraniss' account spans Obama's childhood and political beginnings. Offering startling new insights, Maraniss reveals a man...
- Author:Kimmel, Elizabeth CodySummary:
Recounts how the sled dog Balto saved Nome, Alaska, in 1925 from a diphtheria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm. Balto lives a quiet existence as a sled dog--until tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in the...
- Author:Sweet, MelissaSummary:
Presents a tribute to the creator of the giant balloons that fill the sky during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, tracing the work of artist Tony Sarg, whose innovative "upside-down puppet" creations have become the...
- Author:Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La MotteSummary:
Madam Guyon is a heretic to some, but a saint to others. Living at a time when being charged as heretic was a matter of civil law, Madam Guyon was imprisoned and persecuted for her unyielding stance against the religious authorities in...
- Author:Ball, HeatherSummary:
Discover the lives of women artists from the 16th century to the present day, such as the early feminist Artemisia Gentileschi, the adventurous Emily Carr, the flamboyant Frida Kahlo, and the brilliant Georgia O’Keeffe.
- Author:Cuthand, DougSummary:
- Author:Loyie, Oskiniko LarrySummary:
Tells the story of Larry Loyie, a Cree Indian in Canada, who was sent to a government school and later became a writer.
- Author:DICKINSON, MercySummary:
Mercy Dickinson sees life with a sharpness and clarity very few of us possess. What started out as a carefree life soon became tumultuous and filled with obstacles and frustrations. Before Mercy was eight she had lost her sight to...
- Author:De Ruyter, KittySummary:
- Author:Rivera, RaquelSummary:
Describes true dramatized events in the lives of four modern Inuit artists. The stories range from a boy's survival adventure with his dog on shifting ice and a hunter's close-up encounter with a polar bear, to a shaman's...
- Author:MacDonald, Betty BardSummary:
Anybody Can Do Anything is a high-spirited, hilarious celebration of how “the warmth and loyalty and laughter of a big family” brightened their weathering of The Great Depression.
- Author:FALK, QuentinSummary:
Anthony Hopkins is currently enjoying the most successful stage of his long and varied acting career. The author has interviewed family, friends, colleagues and critics in putting together a picture of this remarkable actor's life...
- Author:DONAGHY, BronwynSummary:
A young girl takes ecstasy pills at a party and dies as a result.
- Author:Morton, AndrewSummary:
At first glance, Angelina Jolie might seem to be someone without any secrets, talking openly about her love life, drug use, etc. Yet mysteries remain: What went on in her brief, impulsive marriages to Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob...
- Author:MCCOURT, FrankSummary:
Memoirs of Irish-American Frank McCourt. Looks back with sadness and affection at his first eighteen years of growing up in New York and Ireland.
- Author:McCourt, FrankSummary:
Born in depression-era Brooklyn to recent Irish immigrants, Frank McCourt experienced a childhood fraught with poverty and occasional cruelty. McCourt recounts his miserable existence with remarkable exuberance and remarkable...
- Author:Guzman-McMillan, GenelleSummary:
The story of the last survivor pulled from the 9/11 Ground Zero debris after 27 hours and her journey from desperation to a miraculous salvation.