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Kofi Annan
Infobase Publishing 2007; US$ 30.00In December 2001, Kofi A Annan and the United Nations organization received the Nobel Peace Prize. Annan, the secretary-general of the United Nations, focuses on this leader's efforts to strengthen and revitalize the United Nations and bring it into the 21st century. Born in Kumasi, Ghana, in 1938, Annan joined the United Nations in 1962. more...
Vladimir Putin
Infobase Publishing 2006; US$ 30.00The Russian democratic experiment continues under its third president, Vladimir Putin. This work traces the life of the Russian statesman, from his boyhood in the slums of Leningrad, to his service in the Soviet secret police, to his rise to the presidency. more...
Henry Kissinger
Infobase Publishing 2007; US$ 30.00As national security advisor and secretary of state under President Richard Nixon, and secretary of state for Gerald Ford, Kissinger played a pivotal role in American foreign policy. This work provides coverage of the life and work of one of the 20th century's greatest diplomats with selected writings, related sidebars, and balanced commentary. more...
Rigoberta Menchu Tum
Infobase Publishing 2007; US$ 30.00Rigoberta Menchu Tum experienced firsthand the oppression of the native Indian population in Guatemala. This biography profiles the unwavering activist who was awarded the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize for her remarkable work promoting social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples. more...
Michelle Obama: Meet the First Lady
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 13.99Michelle Obama has been by her husband's side throughout his historic presidential campaign, a dynamic personality whether she is delivering speeches or hitting the dance floor on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . Follow the story of a hardworking girl growing up on the South Side of Chicago and how she has inspired our nation to believe in the American... more...
Martin Luther King Jr.
Aladdin 2009; US$ 6.99You're about to be an eyewitness to the ten crucial days in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, including His faith in peace leads to a surprising protest. Police injustice shocks the nation awake. A personal sacrifice challenges prejudice and racism. A fearless march demands rights for all Americans. And an immortal speech inspires the... more...
Who Is Barack Obama?
Penguin Group US 2009; US$ 4.99As the world now knows, Barack Obama has made history as our first African-American president. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this biography is perfect for primary graders looking for a longer, fuller life story than is found in the author?s bestselling beginning reader Barack Obama: United States President . more...
Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me
Random House Children's Books 2010; US$ 8.99In this captivating memoir for young people , looking back with candor and affection, Condoleezza Rice evokes in rich detail her remarkable childhood. Her life began in the comparatively placid 1950s in Birmingham, Alabama, where black people lived in a segregated parallel universe to their white neighbors. She grew up during the violent and shocking... more...
Red Scarf Girl
HarperCollins 2010; US$ 6.99It's 1966, and twelve-year-old Ji-li Jiang has everything a girl could want: brains, tons of friends, and a bright future in Communist China. But it's also the year that China's leader, Mao Ze-dong, launches the Cultural Revolution?and Ji-li's world begins to fall apart. Over the next few years, people who were once her friends and neighbors turn... more...
Eva Peron
Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 36.00Rising from a childhood of poverty and disgrace, Eva Peron became one of the most influential figures in Argentina's history?first, as a celebrity and then as the nation's First Lady. To the working classes, Peron was a saint who worked tirelessly to help the poor and improve life for Argentina's people. To the other members of society,... more...









