Greenwood biographies

A biography of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger that chronicles his life, movie career, and entrance into politics.

Presents a biography on Mark Twain and profiles his childhood in Hannibal, Missouri and the injustices he witnessed during the era of slavery, and his career as an author and includes the Clemens family ancestry and a listing of the books by the author.

Examines public and private aspects of the life of anthropologist Margaret Mead, discussing her childhood in Pennsylvania, her education, and her work in the South Pacific.

Chronicles the life of civil rights leader Desmond Tutu, focusing on his efforts to end Apartheid in South Africa.

Presents a short biography of famous physicist Albert Einstein, and chronicles his childhood and early education in Germany, his interest in science and scientific discoveries, Nazi oppression and emigration to the United States, and his overall contribution to science.

A biography of motion picture director and producer Steven Spielberg that chronicles his childhood, transition for television to film, various projects, personal life, awards, and possible endeavors after 2005.

Explores the life and achievements of Madonna, discussing her childhood, struggles in New York, early career, later success, personal relationships, and more. Includes time line.

Presents a biography of nineteenth-century American poet Emily Dickinson, discussing her childhood in New England, her education, religion, and friendships, her family, and her writing, and examining some of the myths that have arisen regarding her life.

Presents a biography of Billie Holiday, tracing the life of the famous jazz singer, from her youth in Philadelphia and Harlem to her death at the age of forty-four from complications that were the result of her heavy use of drugs and alcohol.

A biography of Rosa Parks, discussing her childhood in Tuskegee, Alabama, her enrollment in the Montgomery NAACP, the events that propelled her to the forefront of the civil rights movement, and her continuing work for equal rights.