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The Making of a Legend
Bonnie and Clyde may be the most notorious--and celebrated--outlaw couple America has ever known. This is the true story of how they got that way. Bon...
The Gun That Changed America
John Taliaferro Thompson had a mission: to develop a lightweight, fast-firing weapon that would help Americans win on the battlefield. His Thompson su...
The Story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America
From a Sibert Honor Award-winning author comes the true story of Title IX, a law passed in 1972 that ensures equal treatment and opportunity for girls...
Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition
It began with the best of intentions. Worried about the effects of alcohol on American families, mothers and civic leaders started a movement to outla...
Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights
A riveting look at the extraordinary and tumultuous history of abortion rights in the United States from the 19th century to the landmark case of Roe ...
A Year in the Life of Starbucks' Stock
Karen Blumenthal, like most people, is mystified by the stock market. Just why is it, she wonders, that seemingly good news can send a stock plummetin...
A Woman Living History
As a young girl, Hillary Diane Rodham’s parents told her she could be whatever she wanted--as long as she was willing to work for it. Hillary took t...
The Stock Market Crash of 1929; A Wall Street Jour
Over six terrifying, desperate days in October 1929, the fabulous fortune that Americans had built in stocks plunged with a fervor never seen before. ...
How to Leave Financial Hardships Behind and Take Control of Your Financial Life
Three years after the economic meltdown began, many of us are still reeling from its devastating effects. Maybe you're among the millions of homeowner...
The Man who Thought Different : a Biography
Traces the inspiring life and career of the late founder of Apple, covering topics ranging from his struggles as an adopted child and a college dropou...
Your Road to Lifelong Financial Independence It’s about time you felt empowered to better manage your money because–in tough economic times more t...
A journalistic look at the history of abortion and reproductive rights in the United States....
The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender
As the age of globalization and New Media unite disparate groups of people in new ways, the continual transformation and interconnections between ethn...
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
A comprehensive review of the events, personalities, and mistakes behind the Stock Market Crash of 1929, featuring photographs, newspaper articles, an...
How Sam Walton Built Walmart and Became America's Richest Man
Sam Walton grew up to become the founder of Wal-Mart, but he was born with practically nothing except a compulsive drive to win - at football, at beco...
The True Story of One Woman, the Declaration of Independence, and America's Fight for Freedom
A bold picture book biography about Mary Katherine Goddard, the only woman whose name is printed on the Declaration of Independence, by award-winning ...
A Biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton
First . . . student commencement speaker at Wellesley First . . . woman to become full partner at Rose Law Firm First . . . Lady of the United States ...
How Sam Walton Built Wal-Mart and Became America's Richest Man
Presents a biography of the Wal-Mart founder and how he created a billion-dollar wholesale empire from a single variety store in Arkansas....
How Understanding Starbucks Demystifies the Stock Market - And How It Can Make You a Better Investor