"Soraya" is an inspiring biography of a woman and the nation she fought for. Saber Azam’s Soraya: The Other Princess captures seven decades of Afghanistan’s history parallel to the life of one Afghan woman. Soraya Ludin, the daughter... Read More

"Selectively Lawless" is a rollicking biography of a boundary-testing man. Bombastic and good-natured, Asa Dunnington’s biography of his hell-raising uncle Emmett Long, "Selectively Lawless", reads like an Old West tall tale that you... Read More

Joe Neal served thirty-two years in Nevada’s state legislature. He was the first African American state senator in the notoriously unequal state’s history and emerged as an important voice for civil rights and economic opportunity.... Read More

Discover the fascinating, true story of Carter G. Woodson, who founded Black History Month. The son of former slaves was a farmer, coal miner, Harvard graduate, and hardworking advocate for freedom, equality, and the dissemination of... Read More

With a mind of her own and a desire to make the world a better place, Gloria Steinem, the equal rights activist and feminist extraordinaire, imagines, wishes, questions, learns, listens, watches, dreams, and speaks in this colorful... Read More

Jan Wahl distills the eventful life of Hollywood actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr in this grade school biography. It is illuminating and illustrated and is sure to be inspiring for young scientists with its message that “Hedy wanted to... Read More

The mysteries of a legendary science fiction author are explored in the outstanding graphic novel biography "Philip K. Dick". Dick, known to many as the author of stories that were later made into films like Blade Runner and Total... Read More

An admirable amateur genealogical survey, "Pages and Leaflets of North Oxfordshire" illustrates the historical record with personal details. Angela Fortnum’s "Pages and Leaflets of North Oxfordshire" is a personal family and religious... Read More