GET CLOSER TO LEO THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE! As every girl in America knows, mere accolades simply fail to do Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio justice. Now, from a close family friend who watched Leo grow into gorgeous adulthood right before her eyes, here is the book that finally brings you face-to-face with this boy wonder-ful. Brimming with exclusive photos and intimate stories only his family and friends know, Leonardo: Up Close and Personal gives you a unique glimpse of Leo as you've never seen him before--at home, at work, at play, off-guard. See Leo grow up through photos never-before-seen in public; read touching, funny, and wonderful tales about this lovable hunk; and get the inside scoop on the real Leo. This isn't just any Leonardo biography; this is a fact- and picture-packed tribute to the one-and-only Leo from a woman who has known him for more than half his life. You won't find anything else like it. Or anyone quite like him! Victoria Looseleaf is a broadcast,print,and electronic

“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

The Story of My Life is Helen Keller's own account of how she miraculously triumphed over blindness and deafness-and became one of the most inspiring and intriguing figures of our time. "I recall my surprise on discovering that a mysterious hand had stripped the trees and bushes, leaving only here and there a wrinkled leaf. The birds had flown, and their empty nests in the bare trees were filled with snow. Winter was on hill and field. The earth seemed benumbed by his icy touch, and the very spirits of the trees had withdrawn to their roots, and there, curled up in the dark, lay fast asleep. All life seemed to have ebbed away, and even when the sun shone the day was. "

A Founding Father of the U.S., Franklin was a true Renaissanceman: writer, publisher, scientist, inventor, and diplomat. Duringhis life, he offered advice on attaining wealth, organized publicinstitutions, and negotiated with foreign powers to ensure hiscountry's survival. Collected here are some of his greatest andmost timeless writings.

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.

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 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.