Biography Books - American Multicultural Publications

Complete American Presidents Sourcebook - Designed to provide the information most sought after by students looking for information on United States presidents.

Outlaws, Mobsters & Crooks: From the Old West to the Internet - History is laden with outlaws and criminals who have committed terrible crimes and then paid the price.Outlaws, Mobsters & Crooks details these individuals, often with the law officers who challenged them.

UXL Newsmakers - Covering prominent personalities active on the current scene. People making headlines in all fields are included -- from entertainment to exploration, from science to sports, from politics to pop culture.

UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography - Featuring 750 biographies of notable historic and current figures from around the world in 10 volumes.

Scientists: Their Lives & Works - Budding scientists and those entering the fascinating world of science for fun or study will find both intrigue and inspiration in these three volumes.

Graphic Novelists - Novels merging pictures and rich language to create a unique experience of literature and art are enjoying a renewed popularity, especially with students and young adults.

Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Writers - 80 biographical entries covering the best-known, highest-praised, scariest, funniest and most-promising authors.

Artists From Michelangelo to Maya Lin - Concentrating on North American and European artists from the Renaissance to the present, Artists covers the life stories sculptors, painters, architects, photographers, illustrators and designers.

Performing Artists: Profiles of Today's Hottest Entertainers - Students can find Robert Redford and the Red Hot Chili Peppers right next to each other, where they can read about Oprah Winfrey's big break into television, or Jessye Norman's first introduction to the opera.

Activists, Rebels and Reformers - Jane Addams fought for peace and the rights of women and poor immigrant workers in Chicago at the turn of the twentieth century. Ella Baker was a behind-the-scenes organizer, considered by many to be the "godmother" of the civil rights movement.