Children's & Teenage Non-Fiction

Among the most prolific sluggers in the history of Major League Baseball, Manny Ramirez possesses a rare combination of quick hands and a smooth, p...

Antonio de Padua Maria Severino Lopez de Santa Anna was a man of many titles general in the Mexican army, president, dictator, landowner and admini...

A millionaire before the age of 20, the star of the long-running popular sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and a movie star, Will Smith boasts an...

Rising from a childhood of poverty and disgrace, Eva Peron became one of the most influential figures in Argentina''s history first, as a celebrity...

When best-selling author Carl Hiaasen purchased Eragon at a Montana grocery store, it had already sold more than 10,000 copies a remarkable achieve...

The Reverend Al Sharpton has made his name as one of the modern leaders of the civil rights movement and an outspoken supporter of international hu...

Paul Robeson rose from humble circumstances to become a Phi Beta Kappa honoree and college football star. Discouraged by the limited opportunities ...

Matt Groening is a cartoonist, animator, and producer best known for creating The Simpsons, television's longest-running primetime animated series....

Introduces the life of Nellie Bly who, as a stunt reporter for the New York World newspaper in the late 1800s, championed women''s rights and trave...

Even as a young boy, Eddie Murphy knew how to make people laugh. He first took the stage at the age of 15, emceeing an amateur talent show. At 19, ...

The daughter of a prosperous Illinois businessman, Jane Addams longed to do something meaningful with her life, yet found herself shut out of most ...

Since the advent of the Internet, many new forms of expression for have been created, including the Weblog, or blog. Typically written by individua...

Highlights the life and accomplishments of Tina Fey, the actress and comedy writer known for her work on Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock.

William Buffalo Bill Cody was a boy extra, a bullwhacker, cattle driver, hunter, and an American Indian fighter on the Great Plains of the 1850...

Born the only son in a family of six daughters, Oscar de la Renta was pressured early on by his father to take over the family''s insurance busines...

Can you power a car with pond weed? In searching for alternatives to fossil fuels, scientists are like detectives. They pursue clues - including in...

Winchester Cathedral is over 900 years old. Its pillars and archways stand solid and strong. Yet in 1905, parts of its east end were close to colla...

Hava (Eva) Bromberg and Ephraim Sokal were Jewish teenagers in Poland when the Nazis invaded in 1939. Hiding in plain sight, Bromberg lived amon...

Discover how to lead your child to Christ. It''s the most important conversation you''ll ever have with your child, but that doesn''t make ...