Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Alice Walker Alice Walker Caroline Evensen Lazo Discusses the personal life and literary career of the African American woman who won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, "The Color Purple." OL470449W
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe Caroline Evensen Lazo Traces the tennis career of Arthur Ashe and describes the discrimination he faced as he worked to master "the white man's game." OL470450W
Divorce Divorce Caroline Evensen Lazo Discusses the emotional and legal aspects of divorce and presents situations illustrating the human side of this separation. OL470451W
Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman Caroline Evensen Lazo Discusses the private life and political career of Harry S. Truman, who served as President from 1945 to 1953. OL470458W
Lech Walesa Lech Walesa Caroline Evensen Lazo A biography of the Polish union organizer who became his country's first elected president in 1990. OL470460W
Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Caroline Evensen Lazo A biography of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian leader who led his country to freedom from British rule through his policy of nonviolent resistance. OL470462W
Martin Luther King, Jr Martin Luther King, Jr Caroline Evensen Lazo A biography of the influential civil rights leader who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work. OL470463W
F. Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald Caroline Evensen Lazo Traces the troubled life of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, from his spoiled, yet insecure childhood through his difficult marriage and writing career to his early death. OL470474W