Biography & Autobiography : Rich & Famous

Learn more about 100 Most Influential People of all times - from. Buddha and Hammurabi to Thomas Edison and Brothers Wright. Their lifes, views,. and careers illustrated with drawings, photographs, and maps. Features.:.; Fully illustrated with drawings, photographs, and maps.; Navigate from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases.; Written in clear and concise English.; Designed for optimal navigation on PDA, Smartphone, Tablet, and desktop devices.; Formatted to display on all electronic devices including Smartphones and Mobile Devices with a small display. Table of Contents.:.; Kings, Emperors and Politicians.; Religious Leaders.; Humanitarians.; Thinkers and Philosophers.; Scientists.; Inventors.; Explorers and Pioneers.; Musicians and Composers.; Writers.; Painters, Sculptors and Architects.; Stage, Screen and Photography. Kings, Emperors and Politicians. Menes (ca. 3100-3000 BC) - united Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom. Hammurabi (c.1792-1750 BC) - first king of the Babylonian Empire. Cyrus the Great (ca.576-530 BC) - founder of the Persian Empire. Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) - king of Macedon; he conquered most of the. world known to the ancient Greeks, never losing a battle. Asoka (304-232 BC) - emperor of India who converted to and spread Buddhism. Qin Shi Huang (260-210 BC) - Chinese Emperor; unified China, initiated construction. of the Great Wall of China. Hannibal (247-183 BC) Carthaginian military commander and politician. Julius Caesar (c.100-44 BC) - Roman military and political leader; key role. in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. ... Religious Leaders. Zoroaster (c.1200 BC) - ancient Iranian prophet and the founder of Zoroastrianism. Buddha (c.563-c.483 BC) - founder of Buddhism. Jesus Christ (c.6 BC-c.30 AD) - founder of Christianity. St. Paul (b. c. 10-d. c. 67 AD) - proselytizer of Christianity. Muhammad (c.570-632 AD) - Prophet of Islam; conqueror of Arabia. Martin Luther (1483-1546) - a ch more...

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We all knew and loved Valerie Bertinelli as the girl next door cutie, Barbara Cooper, in the hit TV show "One Day at a Time." Now she is the divorced mother of a teenager and is conducting a very public -- and already successful -- campaign to lose weight as a spokesperson for Jenny Craig. Losing It is Bertinelli's frank motivational story -- from her complicated family life to her struggles to maintain a healthy self-image while coping with celebrity, her tumultuous 20-year marriage to rock star Eddie Van Halen, and her difficulties with depression. She takes us behind the scenes in her acting career and marriage, recalling the stress and concerns of being a rock star's wife, the joys of motherhood, her lifelong battle with weight, and her determination to let herself feel loved again. With courage and candor, humor and emotion, Bertinelli shares her fears and insecurities in ways that will appeal to the hundreds of thousands of women who face these same issues every day. more...

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Learn more about 100 Most Influential Jews of all times - from Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud to Albert Einstein and Woody Allen. Their life, views, and careers illustrated with drawings and photographs. Features.:.; Fully illustrated with drawings and photographs.; Navigate from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases.; Written in clear and concise English.; Designed for optimal navigation on PDA, Smartphone, Tablet, and desktop devices.; Formatted to display on all electronic devices including Smartphones and Mobile Devices with a small display. Table of Contents.:.; Philosophers & Theologians.; Scientists.; Writers.; Musicians.; Politicians/Leaders/Public Figures.; Artists.; Fashion designers.; Performance Artists.; Sport. Philosophers & Theologians. Hillel (ca. 70 B.C.E.-10 C.E.) - theologian and religious leader, the founder. of a dynasty of Sages. Philo of Alexandria (Philo Judaeus) (20 B.C.E.-40 C.E.) - hellenized Jewish. philosopher born in Alexandria, Egypt, included in his philosophy both Greek. philosophy and Judaism. Flavius Josephus (ca.38-ca.100 C.E.) - historian, recorded the Destruction of. Jerusalem. Rashi (1040-1105) - rabbinical commentator. Maimonides (1135-1204) - rabbi, physician, and philosopher in Spain, Morocco. and Egypt during the Middle Ages. Isaac Luria (1534-1572) - kabbalist. Baruch de Spinoza (1632-1677) - Dutch philosopher of Jewish origin, considered. one of the great rationalists of 17th-century philosophy and one of the definitive. ethicists. The Baal Shem Tov (1700-1790) - religious reformer, mystical rabbi considered. to be the founder of Hasidic Judaism. Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) - German Jewish philosopher attributed with the. renaissance of European Jews. Karl Marx (1818-1883) - philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary. Sigmund Freud (1856-1936) - neurologist and psychiatrist, commonly referred. to as "the father of psychoanalysis". Henri-Louis Bergson (1859-1941) - philosopher, interested in metaphys more...

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In American Legacy, #1 New York Times bestselling author C. David Heymann draws upon a voluminous archive of personal interviews to present a telling portrait of John and Caroline Kennedy. A longtime biographer of various members of the Kennedy clan, including Jackie and Robert Kennedy, Heymann covers John's and Caroline's childhood in the White House, the dark aftermath of their father's assassination, their uneasy adolescence, and the many challenges they faced as adults, all under the glaring eye of the media. He reveals John's and Caroline's loving but at times trying relationship with their larger-than-life mother, as well as Jackie's own emotional struggles, romantic relationships, and financial concerns following JFK's death. more...

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The explosive definitive account of the Michael Jackson saga, chronicling the King of Pop's battles against child molestation charges from 1993 to 2005, from award-winning journalist Be Careful Who You Love will take you behind the scenes and into the courtroom of one of the most controversial cases of the decade, while giving readers a dramatic glimpse of one reporter's vigilance and unending quest to uncover the truth. more...

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