|
|
|
|  | Martin Luther King by Vincent Harding
In these eloquent essays, the noted scholar and activist Vincent Harding reflects on the forgotten legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the meaning of his life today. Many of these reflections are inspired by the ambiguous message surrounding the official celebration of King's birthday. Harding sees a tendency to freeze an image of King from the period of his early leadership of the Civil Rights movement, the period culminating with his famous I Have a Dream Speech . Harding writes passionately of King's later years, when his message and witness became more radical and challenging to the status quo at every level. In those final years before his assassination King took up the struggle against racism in the urban ghettos of the North; he became an eloquent critic of the Vietnam war; he laid the foundations for the Poor People's Campaign. This widening of his message and his tactics entailed controversy even within his own movement. But they point to a consistent expansion of his critique of American injustice and his solidarity with the oppressed. It was this spirit that brought him to Memphis in 1968 to lend his support to striking sanitation workers. It was there that he paid the final price for his prophetic witness. AUTHOR: Vincent Harding
PUBLISHER: Orbis Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
|
 | Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel, George Guidall
Drawing from over 100 recently translated letters, this historical account chronicles the life of the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei by examining his relationship with his eldest daughter, Virginia, a cloistered nun. This biography places their correspondence in historical context, detailing the religious and political climate of Galileo's time that led to his eventual conviction in 1633 for defending the Copernican system. A New York Times Notable Book for 1999. AUTHOR: Dava Sobel, George Guidall
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies
|
 | Baseball's Great Experiment by Jules Tygiel
In 1997 the American people will celebrate with great fanfare and publicity the fiftieth anniversary of Jackie Robinson's explosive entrance into major league baseball. Robinson has become a national icon, his name a virtual synonym for pathbreaker. Indeed, much has transpired between this young African-American's first bold strides around the baseball diamonds of a segregated America and General Manager Bob Watson's pride in assembling 1996 World Champion New York Yankees. Recognizing this monumental event in America's continuing struggle for integration, Jules Tygiel has expanded his highly acclaimed Baseball's Great Experiment. In a new afterword, he addresses the mythology surrounding Robinson's achievements, his overall effect on baseball and other sports, and the enduring legacy that Robinson has left for African Americans and American society. AUTHOR: Jules Tygiel
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
|
 | The Man Who Invented Money by Janet Gleeson
In this sensational biography of John Law, author Janet Gleeson reveals how the notorious 18th-century gambler won the friendships of France`s royal figures, who were eager to support his financial innovations. Although Law had a shady past, he succeeded in establishing the first French bank and persuaded the country to adopt a paper currency. AUTHOR: Janet Gleeson
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
|
 | A Special Fate
Description not available.A biography of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese consul in Lithuania, explains how he saved the lives of thousands of Jews during World War II by issuing visas against the orders of his superiors. By the author of Memories of Anne Frank.
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
|
 | Mia Hamm by Mark Stewart
Description not available.A biography of one of the top female soccer players in the world, Mia Hamm, who helped the United States win a gold medal in soccer in the 1996 Olympics AUTHOR: Mark Stewart
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
|
|
|
