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Music producer LA Reid has discovered and produced some of the greatest acts in pop music history including Toni Braxton, Kanye West, Rihanna, TLC, Outkast, Mariah Carey, Pink, Justin Bieber, and Usher. At the helm of LaFace, Arista, Island, Def Jam, and Epic, he has worked behind the soundboard to create some of the most memorable and unforgettable hits of the last two generations. From his small town R&B roots in Cincinnati, Ohio, to his fame as a Grammy Award-winning producer, to his gig as a judge on the hit reality show, The X Factor, LA Reid's positive impact on music cannot be denied.

Examines if the economic recovery of Rwanda can become an economic model for other developing nations. Includes interviews with Rwandan government officials, business leaders, and everyday civilians.

"Buzbee looks back over a lifetime of experiences in schools and classrooms, from kindergarten to college and beyond. He offers ... histories of the key ideas informing educational practice over the centuries, which have shaped everything from class size to the layout of desks and chairs. Buzbee ... weaves his own biography into this overview, approaching his subject as a student, a father, and a teacher"--Amazon.com.

"Photographer Mark Shachter travels the Great Lakes system to produce a personal portrait of the lakes and their surrounding towns, cities, ports, industrial zones and landscapes."--Publisher.

An analysis of the civil war in Angola, a twenty-year conflict that was supposed to be settled in 1992 with the country's first democratic election, but that broke out again when Jonas Savimbi, leader of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, rejected his defeat at the polls.

The sequel to Anchee Min's memoir "Red Azalea," in which she comes to America to find her way, her voice, and her love.

Greg Moore's personal recollections of a life as Bud Moore's NASCAR team manager is one that others could only dream of. A fascinating insight into the world of big time stock car racing.

A brief biography of Canadian Paralympian and philanthropist Rick Hansen.

A collection of interviews in which Will Eisner and Frank Miller discuss various aspects of the comic book industry.