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|  | The Encyclopedia of Christian Martyrs by Mark Water
Description not available.A comprehensive compilation presents historical information, prayers, quotations, and teaching from and about Christian martyrs from biblical times to the present day. AUTHOR: Mark Water
PUBLISHER: Baker Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | The Educator's Guide to Texas School Law by Frank R. Kemerer, Jim Walsh
Since 1986, school administrators, school board members, school attorneys, teachers, coaches, counselors, and university professors have relied upon this highly popular and standard reference source. Newly revised to include legislative and judicial developments through the spring of 2000, the Fifth Edition of The Educator's Guide to Texas School Law provides the most current, comprehensive source on Texas education law available. The authors have extensively updated all the chapters in this edition and have added much new information to help educators manage the challenges of the new century successfully. Among the topics added to the Fifth Edition are employee drug testing, contract termination decisions issued by the certified hearing examiners, the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and legal issues involving the Internet. Readers will find an expanded review of federal disability law, with emphasis on new developments involving the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The legal liability discussion has been expanded to encompass the dramatic increase in court rulings on sexual abuse and harassment. The Fifth Edition also includes all relevant federal and state court rulings and the decisions of the Texas Commissioner of Education. AUTHOR: Frank R. Kemerer, Jim Walsh
PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Rothschilds by Niall Ferguson
Spanning fifty years, this historical account chronicles the lives of the Rothschild family businessmen, from their simple money-lending roots to their eventual status as Europe's most prominent bankers in the early 19th century. Citing previously unavailable sources, this book traces the reasons for the family's financial and political ascendancy, their pivotal financing of industrialization efforts, and the complex ethical guidelines that fueled their powerful reign. A New York Times Notable Book for 1999. AUTHOR: Niall Ferguson
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Murder of Lumumba by Ann Wright, Ludo De Witte, Renee Fenby
Description not available.Reveals how Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Republic of Congo, was murdered in January, 1961, directly by the Belgian government and Congolese rebels, but with the indirect help of the United States and United Nations. AUTHOR: Ann Wright, Ludo De Witte, Renee Fenby
PUBLISHER: Verso
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
In this tough, candid memoir, Anthony Bourdain, who has been a chef at several well-known restaurants, takes the reader backstage to reveal the secrets of restaurant kitchens--some of them not so appetizing, most of them hilarious, all of them illuminating. AUTHOR: Anthony Bourdain
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The American Presidency by Harry R. Rubenstein, Lonnie G. Bunch, Mark G. Hirsch, Richard Norton Smith, Spencer R. Crew
Description not available.Traces the evolution of the American presidency from George Washington to the present, drawing from the collections of the National Museum of American History to provide a look at the material culture associated with the presidency. AUTHOR: Harry R. Rubenstein, Lonnie G. Bunch, Mark G. Hirsch, Richard Norton Smith, Spencer R. Crew
PUBLISHER: Smithsonian Institution Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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