A memoir by the noted author of Western fiction.

Helen Keller' striumph over her blindness and deafness hasbecome one of the most inspiring stories of our time. Here, in abook first published when she was young woman, is Helen Keller'sown story- complex, poignant, and filled with love.

A powerful first-hand account of life in the streets of S?oPaulo from 1955 to 1960 that drew international attention to theplight of the poor.

From the #1 bestselling author of October Sky comes this rich,unforgettable tale. With the same dazzling storytelling thatdistinguished his first memoir, Homer Hickam takes us deeper intothe soul of his West Virginia hometown at a moment when its uniqueway of life is buffeted by forces of time and change. It is fall 1959. Homer “Sonny” Hickam and his fellow Rocket Boysare in their senior year at Big Creek High, and the town ofCoalwood finds itself at a painful crossroads. The strains can be felt within the Hickam home, where Homer Sr.struggles to save the mine, and his wife, Elsie, is feelingincreasingly isolated from both her family and the townspeople.Sonny, despite a blossoming relationship with a local girl, findshis own mood darkened by an unexplainable sadness. Then, with the holidays approaching, trouble at the mine and thearrival of a beautiful young outsider bring unexpected changes inboth the Hickam family and the town of Coalwood ... as thisluminous memoir moves toward

With a new afterword by William Chad Stanley Here a private in the Continental Army of the Revolutionary Warnarrates his adventures in the army of a newborn country.

A German soldier during World War II offers an inside look atthe Nazi war machine, using his wartime diaries to describe how aruthless psychopath motivated an entire generation of ordinaryGermans to carry out his monstrous schemes.

“Buried as a g while tha whole world remembers me” –Tupac Shakur, from “Until the End ofTime” Tupac Shakur was larger than life. A giftedrapper, actor, and poet, he was fearless, prolific, andcontroversial–and often said that he never expected to live pastthe age of thirty. He was right. On September 13, 1996, he died ofgunshot wounds at age twenty-five. But even ten years after Tupac’stragic passing, the impact of his life and talent continues toflourish. Lauded as one of the greatest hip-hop artists of alltime, Tupac has sold more than sixty-seven million recordsworldwide, making him the top-selling rapper ever. How Long Will They Mourn Me? celebrates Tupac’sunforgettable life–his rise to fame; his tumultuous dark sidemarked by sex, drugs, and violence; and the indelible legacy heleft behind. Although Tupac’s murder remains unsolved, the spiritof this legendary artist is far from forgotten. How long will wemourn him? Fans worldwide will grieve his untimely death for a longti

A bestseller since 1880... The classic saga of the Roman Empire From a thrilling sea battle to its famouschariot race to the agony of the Crucifixion, this is the epic taleof a prince who became a slave and by a twist of fate and his ownskill-won a chance at freedom.

Here is the enlightening memoir of the industrialist as famousfor his philanthropy as for his fortune.