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"[Presents the biography of Barack Obama,] the forty -fourth president of the United States and .

Looks at the life of African-American writer, performer, and teacher, Maya Angelou.

Ty Cobb considered "Shoeless Joe" Jackson the "finest natural hitter in the history in the game.

Dancing electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling shares her unconventional journey.

A biography of Churchill in honor of 50 years since his death, including previously unpublished photographs of artifacts in the Churchill Archive Centre; family pictures and private correspondence; telegrams, drafts of speeches, press cuttings and official papers; ephemera, like an early report card that describes him as "very bad--in constant trouble to everybody"; pictorial timelines; public correspondence and historical items given to him; and fascinating and exhaustingly researched captions and quotes.

Chronicles the life and career of Ibn Battuta, a fourteenth-century Moroccan adventurer and religious scholar who traveled extensively along the Silk Road.

A biography of Mansa Musa, the tenth emperor of the West African Mali Empire.

A biography that follows explorer Marco Polo and his family on a 25 year journey through the trade routes now known as Spice Road.

Chronicles the life a maritime career of Zheng He, who, with his fleet of ships from China, was able to voyage as far west as the Middle East and Africa during the fifteenth century.

"Paints the story of the famous Lakota chief's life ... Covers Sitting Bull's rise from a typical Lakota child to a fierce warrior chief and then contextualizes Sitting Bull's leadership within the history of U.

"A biography of basketball player LeBron James"--Provided by publisher.

A picture book biography of the famous French fashion designer, Coco Chanel.

Looks at the life of American patriot, Paul Revere.

Looks at the life of women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony.

"Describes the life and work of colonial poet Phillis Wheatley"--Provided by publisher.