This YA biography of the former First Lady considers her journey from Chicago to the White House in the larger context of African American history.Michelle Obama grew up on Chicago's South Side, and while the world outside her door was chaotic and ever-changing, her family provided a stable environment in which she could grow and flourish. This biography of the former First Lady shows how a girl from a working class background could rise to become one of the most i...

Discover ten crucial days in the life of activist and civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., in this installment of the 10 Days series.Martin Luther King, Jr., lived 14,325 days, but then of them changed his world—and ours. Follow Dr. King’s journey from his teenage refusal to give up his bus seat to his famous “I Have a Dream” speech that inspired the world. This essential book includes historical black-and-white photographs, a selected bibliography, and an ...

Bestselling author David Colbert creates a new form of biography as he examines the life of Anne Frank by looking at the ten most important days of her life.You're about to be an eyewitness to ten crucial days in Anne Frank's life, including:A wrenching decision to flee GermanyA chilling letter that sent her family into hidingThe gift of her one true confidante - her diaryA sickening betrayal to the NazisAnd a tragedy in the ...

Bestselling author David Colbert examines the life of Benjamin Franklin by looking at the ten most important days of his life—days that changed the world.You're about to be an eyewitness to the top ten days in Ben Franklin's life, including:-A cunning escape from a cruel brother.-A shrewd plan to save the colonies.-A treacherous spy game in Paris.-A shocking battle with a vengeful aristocrat.-And a last-minute triumph that bound ...

You're about to be an eyewitness to the ten crucial days in Abraham Lincoln's life, including:A tragic loss that sets a boy on a course for greatnessA career sacrificed to protest an unjust warA state resorting to treason to preserve slaveryA president who learns the most difficult decisions are made aloneAnd a promise made to every citizen that American's salves will be free.These days and five others shook Lincoln's world - and yours.

You're about to be an eyewitness to the top ten days in Thomas Edison's life, including:An instinctive moment of bravery that launched a careerA lucky break that freed him for a life of inventionAn incredible boast that he quickly proved trueA flash of insight that lit the worldAnd the creation of our favorite pastime, the movies.These days and five others shook Edison's world - and yours.

A DIET THAT WORKS BETTER THAN BOTOX . . . IN JUST 30 DAYSA NUTRITION GUIDE designed to make you look and feel better just in time for that big event, The High School Reunion Diet integrates good science, great recipes, and achievable goals. Dr. Colbert, a popular dermatologist and internist who has earned the trust of many of New York’s fashion and media elite, has designed a whole foods diet that will clear your system of toxins and allow you to attain—an...

Author, blogger, and co-founder of The Supernaughts returns once agai with his unique take on the movies of David Cronenberg. From Shivers to Cosmopolis, Colbert examines them all with his unique perspective, just as he did with the work of John Waters.

If Hurricane Ike had made landfall just fifty miles down the Texas coast, the devastation and death caused by what was already one of the most destructive hurricanes in US history would have quadrupled. Ike made everyone realize just how exposed and vulnerable the Houston-Galveston area is in the face of a major storm. What is done to address this vulnerability will shape the economic, social, and environmental landscape of the region for decades to come.In Lessons from Hurrica...

Reconstructing Value prepares contemporary business leaders for the increasingly important task of developing a sustainability vision and translating it across levels in an organization. The book is based on insights gained over the past decade from research involving hundreds of practitioners, front line managers to senior executives, who have been working to integrate sustainability within their organizations. It illustrates how building capacity for managing the complex issues ...

Ten teens are left alone in the wilderness during a three-day survival test in this multi-authored novel led by award-winning author Shaun David Hutchinson.At Zeppelin Bend, an outdoor-education program designed to teach troubled youth the value of hard work, cooperation, and compassion, ten teens are left alone in the wild. The teens are a diverse group who come from all walks of life, and were all sent to Zeppelin Bend as a last chance to get them to turn their l...

The Comic Offense from Vaudeville to Contemporary Comedy examines how contemporary writer/performers are influenced by the comedic vaudevillians of the early 20th century. By tracing the history and legacy of the vaudeville era and performance acts, like the Marx Brothers and The Three Keatons, and moving through the silent and early sound films of the early 1930s, the author looks at how comic writer/performers continue to sell a brand of themselves as a form of social commentary...