1957-

Contains seventy-five columns from "The Philadelphia Inquirer" in which John Grogan ruminates on a variety of topics, such as dogs, zero-tolerance school policies, and family.

Presents a brief biography of television news broadcaster Katie Couric, providing information on her childhood, her education, and her achievements in journalism.

A biography of the African-American who began life in a poor, black neighborhood in Eufaula, Oklahoma, in 1957, and went on to become a United States congressman.

Provides a brief profile of the life and achievements of professional soccer player Arnoldo Iguar?n.

Presents information on U.S. efforts to locate Osama bin Laden following the attack on the World Trade Center in New York, and discusses Al Qaeda and their terrorist activities since 1999, and more.

Examines the life and leadership skills of Osama bin Laden, whose terrorist network, Al-Qaida, is believed to be responsible for terrorist attacks on people and buildings around the world.

A biography of Osama bin Laden, covering his life in Saudi society throughout the 1960s and 1970s, religious conversion, role as a jihadist leader, and status in parts of the Muslim world, and examines the spread of radical Islam and the development, scope, and capabilities of al-Qaida.

Distance swimmer Lynne Cox describes the challenges of swimming across the English Channel, the Bering Strait, the Strait of Magellan, Cook Strait in New Zealand, and in the cold waters of the Antarctic.

Chronicles the life of Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai and discusses the Taliban, the 2001 invasion by the U.S., and Afghanistan's challenges for the future.

A memoir from a one-time supporter of the Maoist regime who experienced life in China as a member of the communist party and as a political prisoner on a labor farm.