1938-

Profiles the life and forty-year legacy of basketball great Jerry West.

Profiles the Los Angeles Rams' football player whose techniques changed the way coaches and fans thought about defense and caused him to be named "Defensive End of the Century" by Sports Illustrated.

Tomiko Higa tells the story of how she survived the Battle of Okinawa during World War II at the age of seven after she became separated from her family.

Presents a biography of professional dancer Rudolf Nureyev, and chronicles his impoverished childhood in Russia, early interest in the ballet, his defection from the Soviet Union,and his rise to stardom in the ballet.

The author presents a collection of eleven stories told to his daughter about life and living in Kenya, Africa and recalls the landscape, animals, and people of the region.

Contains essays in which author Joyce Carol Oates discusses various aspects of the art and craft of writing and shares her personal experiences as a novelist, poet, and essayist.

Explores the life and career of twentieth-century American artist Joan Brown through essays, interviews, personal photographs, and reproductions of her paintings, sculptures, and drawings.

A biography of twentieth-century American writer Joyce Carol Oates, drawing from personal letters and journals, as well as interviews with Oates, her family, friends, and colleagues to discuss the paradoxical relationship between her private life and public career, and examining the biographical issues that influence her writing.

A professional memoir of Russian ballet star Rudolf Nureyev as remembered by a fellow dancer and friend, discussing his impact as an artist and a dancer.