"Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping new novel from Emily Henry. Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break. Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud. And they're both on balmy Little Crescent Island for the same reason: To write the biography of a woman no one has seen...

"Vincent Van Gogh arrived in the French capital on the last day of February 1886, a month short of his thirty-third birthday. He was a man beaten down by life, half-starved, and nearly broken psychologically. He was saved by his brother Theo, who provided him with room, board, and, most crucially, emotional support while he attempted to master the difficult craft of painting. Thus far, Vincent's crude scenes of peasant life rendered in murky shades...

"A tribute to Vice President Kamala Harris recounting every time she raised her hand to make her community, and the country, a better place"-- Provided by publisher.

Abstract: Digital video recordings of interviews focusing on individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or transsexual and who were present in Middle Tennessee before 1970. Many interviews are supplemented with scans of photographs, documents, and other materials contributed by the interviewee. Scope and Content: The Brooks Fund History Project consists of a total of 28 video interviews, containing more than 45 hours of content,...

Compares the careers, music, songwriting processes, fashions, and accomplishments of Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton. Includes color and black-and-white photographs, fact boxes, a timeline, a glossary, and additional resources.

Compares the careers, music, songwriting processes, concerts, fashions, and accomplishments of Harry Styles and Mick Jagger. Includes color and black-and-white photographs, fact boxes, a timeline, a glossary, and additional resources.

"When Luis Onofre Valencia was five years old, his father lost his business and was forced to leave Mexico for the United States to find work. Devastated, Luis and his family struggled to keep afloat. When his father asked them to join him in the US, Luis journeyed by truck for several weeks, separate from his family members, who traveled on foot. When the family reunited in Anaheim, Luis faced an entirely new struggle: adapting to a new city and...

"Did you know that, even without superpowers, you can achieve goals that may seem unfathomable? The only thing you need to do is set an objective and pursue your dreams. We bring you a bit of history of 24 Mexican athletes that have proven how they could become the best in the world with discipline, dedication, commitment, and passion."-- Publisher description.

Stand up for what's right. Eight-year-old Mamie Tape loved to learn. In the fall of 1884 in San Francisco, California, Mamie excitedly arrived for her first day at an American public school, only to find the principal blocking her way. Why? Because Mamie was Chinese. This is the real, little-known story of Mamie and her family's courageous fight for her right to attend public school. Will Mamie be allowed to join the rest of her friends at school,...

Based on the author's family history, a young Armenian boy is forced to leave his home and parents to trek across the desert until he finds refuge in Lebanon--and only years later does he find the words to tell his own children the story.