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Modern American Conflicts

MODERN AMERICAN CONFLICTS

THE KOREAN WARMODERN AMERICAN CONFLICTS

THE KOREAN WARWithout warning, ferocious combat erupted in the summer of 1950. A hostile North Korea was invading South Korea. Some people feared that it signaled the start of World War III.

President Harry S. Truman quickly sent American soldiers to assist the beleaguered South Koreans. His fateful decision embroiled America in a vicious and controversial war. Other countries offered to help too, and troops from nearly two dozen nations banded together to stop the invasion.

A brilliant but risky maneuver by US General Douglas MacArthur surprised the invaders and sent them scurrying for home. Yet the fighting was far from over. Chinese forces unexpectedly entered the battle in support of North Korea. As the world watched with concern, the conflict in Korea escalated. Clearly, this war was different from those that came before it. Its repercussions can be still felt today.

Jim Corrigan has authored numerous history books for students and adults. His previous works include The Civil War in the West (2003), Causes of World War II (2005), and The 48th Pennsylvania in the Battle of the Crater: A Regiment of Coal Miners Who Tunneled Under the Enemy (2006). In addi-tion to historical events, Corrigan has also written about life in foreign countries and profiled key figures from the past, such as British mathema-tician and codebreaker Alan Turing. A full-time author and journalist, Jim Corrigan resides near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Connie.

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The Biography of Numbers

0The Sumerians and Mayans flirted with zero, but failed to find it. The Greeks feared it as representing a great nothingness, a void, while the Roman Catholic Church condemned it as the work of the devil. The History of Numbers: Zero traces how zero grew from a harmless placeholder to an idea that shook the intellectual and religious life of the European and Islamic worlds—and changed not only how humanity worked with numbers, but how we came to view the universe.

Kevin Cunningham is the author of more than thirty books, including biographies of Joseph Stalin and J. Edgar Hoover and a four-part series on diseases in history.

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The Military Experience:

In the Air

Always a trendsetter, the United States military has steadily changed the face of warfare in recent years through its use of drones. These unmanned flying craft have been around for close to a century. But only for a bit more than a decade have they been able to carry missiles capable of obliterating a large building. These small but lethal planes can now fly at altitudes of several miles and often approach their targets without being seen or heard. Moreover, “pilots” stationed in secret bases thousands of miles away, guide them with almost pinpoint accuracy. So far, the targets have mostly been terrorists who have vowed to do America harm. But a great deal of controversy surrounds the use of military drones. Many people do not want them to be used against U.S. citizens, for example. This volume touches on this and the other hot buttons related to these new weapons for a new world.

Award-winning historian and writer Don Nardo has published hundreds of books for young people. Among them are numerous studies of military history, including examinations of the events, leaders, fighters, and weapons of most of America’s wars. Mr. Nardo lives with his wife, Christine, in Massachusetts.

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World Writers

Playwright Arthur Miller tackled mighty themes: human beings’ duty to one another, a father’s dreams for his sons, the meaning of success. Miller spent a long career exploring “the heart and spirit of the average man.” Decades after they were written, plays like Death of a Salesman and All My Sons continue to move audiences at home and abroad.

Miller also spoke out courageously for what he believed was right. During the “red scare” of the 1950s, when citizens were being called before Congress to defend their patriotism, he wrote The Crucible. Based on the Salem witch trials of the 1600s, this play delves into the dangers of false accusations and mass hysteria. Miller protested when he thought his country went wrongly to war, and he fought for the freedom of writers in other lands whose voices were being silenced. He believed it was a writer’s responsibility “to reach out to the whole world.”

Catherine Reef has written more than forty books for children and adults, including many biographies. She has received the Sydney Taylor Award and the Joan G. Sugarman Children’s Book Award as well as Golden Kite and Jefferson Cup Honors. A graduate of Washington State University, she lives in College Park, Maryland, with her husband, a photographer, and their dog, an Italian greyhound.

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In the early 1960s, Malcolm X was arguably the most controversial man in America. While other civil rights leaders were careful not to alienate the white establishment, Malcolm spoke without restraint. For centuries, he exclaimed, “the white man has had his foot-long knife in the black man’s back.” For Malcolm, the modest gains of the civil rights movement were not enough. “An integrated cup of coffee,” he said, “isn’t sufficient pay for four hundred years of slave labor.”

Tall and charismatic, Malcolm inspired millions of black Americans with his pow-erful speeches and, after his death in 1965, his highly acclaimed autobiography. Even a young Barack Obama was enamored by the “blunt poetry of his words, his unadorned insistence on respect.”

As a child, Malcolm endured racial horrors that destroyed his family. He fell into a life of crime and drugs, was transformed by the Nation of Islam, and later came to the realization—before he was murdered—that good lay in all of the world’s people regardless of their race. This book recounts the details of a remarkable man’s extraordinary life.

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David Aretha edited Civil Rights Chronicle and Civil Rights: Yesterday & Today. He has written eight books in the Civil Rights Movement series published by Morgan Reynolds, including The Murder of Emmett Till, Sit-Ins and Freedom Rides, and Selma and the Voting Rights Act.

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Profiles in Science

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Ernest Rutherford was born on a farm in New Zealand in the late 1800s. The fourth of twelve children, he won a scholarship to study at university, and began to excel at science. In 1895 he left New Zealand to study at the famous Cavendish Laboratory in England. There, the head of the Cavendish Laboratory, J. J. Thomson, recognized Ruth-erford’s potential, enthusiasm, and fresh approach and invited him to work with him. At the age of twenty-seven, Rutherford left England to accept a professorship in the physics department at McGill Univer-sity in Canada. In Montreal he discovered radon, a radioactive gas, and also found that some heavy atoms break down into lighter ones.

Rutherford returned to Manchester, England, and soon after was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on the chemistry of radioactive materials and the transmutation of elements. A pioneer of modern atomic science, Rutherford laid the foundation for the world of sub-atomic particles that are studied today.

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John Dalton grew up in a poor Quaker family in England in the early 1800s. At age twelve he became a schoolteacher, and he taught for the rest of his life. Through the influence of friends, he became inter-ested in science and began taking daily weather readings, studying the aurora borealis, and hypothesizing its source. He also investigated the condition of color-blindness after realizing that his eyesight was not like that of other people. He even requested that his eyeballs be exam-ined after his death to find a cause.

Dalton’s most influential theory defined the atom as the characteristic particle of matter and established chemistry as an exact science. He drew up atomic weights and described the way that atoms combine to form molecules. Despite his lack of formal education, his insights led him to the Atomic Theory, which focused chemists on atoms and led others to discoveries in the field of chemistry.

Roberta Baxter specializes in the topics of science and history for young readers. Her books include Fire, Water, and Air: The Story of Antoine Lavoisier, and Michael Faraday and the Nature of Electricity, both published by Morgan Reynolds.

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In 1950, seven-year-old Linda Brown of Topeka, Kansas, had to leave at 7:40 each morning to get to Monroe School by 9:00. Part of her commute required a walk through a railroad switching yard. Linda didn’t understand why she had to make this long, dangerous commute when the Sumner Elementary School was only six blocks away. “My mother explained that it was because of the color of our skin,” Linda said.

“As a child, I did not comprehend what difference that could possibly make.”

In the South and other parts of the country, black students were required to attend “colored” schools. Black attorney Thurgood Marshall understood the disadvantages black students suffered due to segregated education. Not only were colored schools woefully underfunded, black students developed feelings of inferiority.

For years, Marshall and other civil rights lawyers fought to abolish what had been called “separate but equal” schooling. In 1954, they achieved their dream. In a decision that rocked the South, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional. “We hit the jackpot!” Marshall declared.

Brown v. Board of Education explores the details of one of the most important Supreme Court decisions of all time. The book takes you from Marshall’s dangerous fact-finding mission in 1933 to the turbulent aftermath of Brown, when white Southerners doggedly resisted the decision—sometimes with dynamite.

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In a 1963 Gallup poll, Americans listed civil rights as the most important crisis fac-ing the nation. That May in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, firefighters blasted black marchers with powerful fire hoses. Millions of Americans were becoming out-raged at such events, and so too was President John F. Kennedy.

That June the Kennedy Administration worked on a civil rights bill, and Kennedy himself would urge Congress to pass it. However, Martin Luther King Jr. knew that southern politicians would do all they could to block such legislation. King told his advisers that “something dramatic must be done” to support the civil rights bill be-cause “I don’t think it will pass otherwise.”

That “something” would be the March on Washington. Black labor leader A. Philip Randolph, seventy-four, had dreamed of such a march for decades. On August 28, it came to fruition, with 250,000 civil rights supporters descending on the nation’s capital. King, the last of the many speakers that day, delivered his legendary “I Have a Dream” speech.

This book recounts King’s ascent to the proverbial “mountaintop” as well as the details of that historic event in Washington. Who made it happen? How did the marchers get through the muggy afternoon? What was their reaction to King’s speech? All of these issues, and more, are explored in Martin Luther King Jr. and the 1963 March on Washington.

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For a long time, the story of human civilization began with the organized societies in Mesopotamia and Egypt. But new archaeological research has altered our ideas about the ancient world. The boundaries of what we call “early civilization” now stretch far to the east.

In the valley of the Indus River, the Harappan civilization built a network of pre-planned brick cities connected by roads and involved in trade with distant lands. The arrival of a mysterious horse people known as the Arya ushered in a new age in technology and culture. Their writings underlay a religious faith and social system that still exists today. Over time, Indians developed a dizzying array of languages and used it to add epic poetry, myth, and new expressions of faith to our world heritage. Throughout the vast Indian subcontinent, people speaking hundreds of languages refined mathematics and invented chess, mined diamonds and forged rare steel, practiced surgery and diagnosed diseases, and cultivated valuable plants—from cinnamon to sugarcane to pepper—that transformed world trade and brought European conquerors eager to profit from India’s wealth.


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Born into poverty in Augusta, Georgia during the 1930s, James Brown was determined to rise above his circumstances. With little parental care and no more than a seventh grade education, Brown found his true calling in music. At first Brown sang the gospel that he had learned in church as a boy, but later he joined a vocal group called the Avons that sang R&B. Eventually Brown struck out on his own, creating one of the most dynamic live shows in American during the 1960s and creating a body of work that continues to influence rap and hip-hop.

From his involvement in the civil rights movement during the 1960s to his tour of Vietnam in 1968, Brown was committed to making a better world. His climb to success, however, was never easy, and even as one of the most successful entertainers in America, Brown often lived a turbulent life. Over the course of his lifetime, he would be arrested multiple times and even serve time in prison.

Proud: The Story of James Brown follows the artistic peaks and personal tragedies of one of the most important and influential musical voices of the contemporary era. Through a career that extended for fifty years, James Brown left a legacy that continues to impact popular music today.

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Ronald D. Lankford, Jr. is an independent scholar, currently finishing a book about American Christmas songs for the University Press of Florida. He has written two other books: Women Singer-Songwriters in Rock (2010) and Folk Music USA (2005). Lankford lives with his wife, Elizabeth, and nine cats in Appomattox, Virginia.

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NEW SERIESThe Biography of Numbers

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Ancient peoples measured out distances with forearms and feet. Modern peoples use precise standards weighed against natural processes like the speed of light. In the thousands of years in between, human beings invented cubits and furlongs and liters—in fact, an astonishing variety of units—to measure the physical world. In The Biography of Numbers: Measurement, emperors and revolutionaries, scientists and founding fathers try and fail to impose orderly standards, yet in their own ways contribute to the realization of the dream of a single, worldwide system of measurement.


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Mathematicians define pi as the ratio of a circle’s diameter to its circumference. But pi has long captured the human imagination, inspiring thinkers to look beyond its simple definition. Since ancient times, mathematicians labored for years of their lives to advance pi just a handful of decimal places. Even computers able to calculate pi to trillions of decimal places have yet to reveal pi’s secrets—or find its limits.

Kevin Cunningham is the author of more than thirty books, including biographies of Joseph Stalin and J. Edgar Hoover and a four-part series on diseases in history. π

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The ancient Sumerians wrote numbers on clay tablets, the Chinese on bones, the Maya on monuments. The systems they used helped human beings to conduct trade, create calendars, and organize their ideas of the very workings of the universe. The Biography of Numbers: Numerals reveals how our system of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0 emerged from ancient ideas to take their familiar form in India—and how the system changed human endeavor forever.


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NUMERALSTHe bIoGrApHy of NUMbers:0The Sumerians and Mayans flirted with zero, but failed

to find it. The Greeks feared it as representing a great nothingness, a void, while the Roman Catholic Church condemned it as the work of the devil. The History of Numbers: Zero traces how zero grew from a harmless placeholder to an idea that shook the intellectual and religious life of the European and Islamic worlds—and changed not only how humanity worked with numbers, but how we came to view the universe.


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Ever since primitive airplanes started dropping bombs during World War I, the United States has been a leader in bomber tech-nology. Later, during World War II, American industry turned out thousands of bombers of various types. One of that conflict’s true workhorses was the B-29. It took part in dramatic bombing raids that helped to bring Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan to their knees. And it was a U.S. B-29 called the Enola Gay that unleashed the first atomic bomb on Japan, ending the war in the Pacific. In the decades that followed, American bombers became increasing sophisticated. Today, the country has some that fly at supersonic speeds. Others are invisible to enemy radar. In a world that remains dangerous and uncertain, these amazing and lethal flying weapons stand ready. They can and will go anywhere and do whatever is nec-essary to defend American liberty and interests.

Award-winning historian and writer Don Nardo has published hundreds of books for young people. Among them are numerous studies of military history, including examinations of the events, leaders, fighters, and weapons of most of America’s wars. Mr. Nardo lives with his wife Christine in Massachusetts.

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The concept of the helicopter dates back thousands of years. But actual workable helicopters did not appear until the twentieth century. Military experts immediately recognized their potential for use in warfare. Today, U.S. military helicopters are used for both attacking enemies and rescuing American soldiers. In certain situations, they have proven superior to airplanes. This is because helicopters can fly extremely close to the ground, speed up or slow down almost at a moment’s notice, and hit chosen targets with great accuracy. In addition, military helicopters can take off and land vertically, unlike planes, which require lengthy runways. As either very effective weapons or rescue vehicles, modern helicopters are frequently the flying machines of choice around the world.


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Nearly every national military in the world has at least some kind of missile system. And a few have dozens of types of missiles. One common type is called an air-to-surface missile because it is fired from an aircraft and hits a target on either the ground or ocean. There are also surface-to-surface missiles, surface-to-air missiles, and air-to-air missiles. Whatever kind it may be, a modern missile is an extremely dangerous and effective weapon. For one thing, it travels alarmingly fast. That makes it very difficult to shoot down. Also, missiles can and often do carry large amounts of explosive materials. Some even carry nuclear warheads. It is no wonder that scientists are constantly looking for ways to counter missile technology, which revolutionized warfare in the past century.


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In the air, every second counts. A pilot who evades enemy missiles, or makes a carrier landing, relies on skill, instinct, and most of all expert training. Each minute in the cockpit is backed up by hours of classroom study and simulator practice. Military aviators never stop training to get better. They fly vital missions in supersonic fighter jets, hulking cargo planes, or heavily armed helicopter gunships. These masters of the air all started out the same way—as motivated young people with an interest in flying. Then they joined the military and their training began.

Jim Corrigan has authored dozens of books for young adults, as well as a regimental history for Civil War enthusiasts. In addition to military topics, he writes about history, technology, and medicine. He holds an M.A. in Writing from Johns Hopkins University, and resides in Pennsylvania with his wife, Connie.

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In the air, every second counts. A pilot who evades enemy missiles, or makes a carrier landing, relies on skill, instinct, and most of all expert training. Each minute in the cockpit is backed up by hours of classroom study and simulator practice. Military aviators never stop training to get better. They fly vital missions in supersonic fighter jets, hulking cargo planes, or heavily armed helicopter gunships. These masters of the air all started out the same way—as motivated young people with an interest in flying. Then they joined the military and their training began.


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Always a trendsetter, the United States military has steadily changed the face of warfare in recent years through its use of drones. These unmanned flying craft have been around for close to a century. But only for a bit more than a decade have they been able to carry missiles capable of obliterating a large building. These small but lethal planes can now fly at altitudes of several miles and often approach their targets without being seen or heard. Moreover, “pilots” stationed in secret bases thousands of miles away, guide them with almost pinpoint accuracy. So far, the targets have mostly been terrorists who have vowed to do America harm. But a great deal of controversy surrounds the use of military drones. Many people do not want them to be used against U.S. citizens, for example. This volume touches on this and the other hot buttons related to these new weapons for a new world.


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They prowl the skies in search of prey, striking instantly and without warning. They are the F-15 Eagle, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the F/A-18 Hornet, and America’s newest fighter jet, the F-22 Raptor. Advanced multi-role fighters represent the cutting edge of modern warfare. They are the first into battle, shooting down enemy aircraft, knocking out tanks and missile sites, and defending ground troops under fire. Only the best pilots get to fly them, elite aviators who can handle their extreme mental and physical demands. For more than half a century, fighter jets have symbolized the apex of military power.


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“This brief but punchy volume in the Military Experience series... [offers] up insights on the history of parachutes, diving formations, and famous missions, while dramatic shots of flying men both past and present give the whole affair a dizzying, windblown thrill.” —Booklist on Paratroopers

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The U.S. military has several groups of very intensively trained individuals who carry out missions that are too difficult for ordinary soldiers and sailors. These Special Operations Forces are often called “special ops” for short. This ongoing series takes a look at what these special ops fighters do, how they train, the weapons they use, and much more.

Often U.S. military forces require as much information about the enemy as they can get. That way they can avoid walking into a trap or experiencing other surprises that might spell the difference between life and death or between victory and defeat. To that end, the military maintains a number of small units whose members are elite fighters highly trained in spe-cial reconnaissance (or “special recon” for short)-- gather-ing information about opposing forces, quite often behind enemy lines. The Marines, Navy, Army, and Air Force all have their own special recon teams, each of which has dis-tinguished itself in action, in the process saving numerous American lives.

Award-winning historian and writer Don Nardo has pub-lished hundreds of books for young people. Among them are numerous studies of military history, including exami-nations of the events, leaders, fighters, and weapons of most of America’s wars. Mr. Nardo lives with his wife, Christine, in Massachusetts.

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The United States has a long history of launching amphibious, or sea-going, assaults on enemy beaches, including the famous D-Day Invasion in World War II. In addition to such large-scale operations, in recent decades the military has developed and unleashed smaller-scale operations carried out by units of spe-cial operations forces. These include raids on enemy ships and naval and other key military installations. Among the comman-dos who perform these dangerous missions are the famous Navy SEALs, and the less familiar but no less tough and talent-ed SWCCs (Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen). All of them are trained not only to fight fiercely but also to survive indefinitely when stranded at sea.

Award-winning historian and writer Don Nardo has published hundreds of books for young people. Among them are numer-ous studies of military history, including examinations of the events, leaders, fighters, and weapons of most of America’s wars. Mr. Nardo lives with his wife, Christine, in Massachusetts.



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The U.S. military has several special ops units, groups of spe-cially, very intensively trained individuals who carry out mis-sions that are too difficult for ordinary soldiers and sailors. All of these commandos are trained to fight and to survive in ex-treme situations and environments. But some of them are also trained to rescue their fellow commandos, and civilians too, who are in trouble. These rescuers, including the Air Force’s pararescuemen, or PJs, are among America’s most multitalent-ed military personnel. Each year they save the lives of hun-dreds of people who become wounded in battle, crash in air-planes or helicopters, or become lost at sea or trapped behind enemy lines. Dedicated, courageous, and professional, the spe-cial ops rescuers risk their own lives without hesitation, living up to their inspiring motto— “that others may live.”

Award-winning historian and writer Don Nardo has published hundreds of books for young people. Among them are numer-ous studies of military history, including examinations of the events, leaders, fighters, and weapons of most of America’s wars. Mr. Nardo lives with his wife, Christine, in Massachusetts.



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Among others, the elite warriors of the U.S. military include the Army’s Rangers, the Marines’ Force Recon, the Navy’s SEALs, and the Air Force’s Combat Control Technicians. Each of these groups has its own select units of snipers. Trained to operate as individuals, these highly skilled, lethal marks-men are able to blend with and seemingly disappear into practically any setting. From their hiding places, U.S. snipers pick off enemy fighters one by one, sending ripples of fear through the opposing ranks.



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In addition to the members of its Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard divisions, the U.S. military has several smaller groups of specially trained fighters. Their units are known as special operations, or “special ops.” The famous Navy SEALs are among these extremely well-trained individuals. So are the Marines’ Force Recon units and theArmy’s Rangers. All U.S. special ops fighters become experts in a wide range of modern weapons. These include handheld firearms like rifles and machine guns. They also become experts in the use of grenades, missiles, and explosives. In addition, they master all sorts of advanced technical gadgets that help them to track, find, and neutralize enemyforces.



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Many American soldiers learn to parachute from airplanes, making them paratroopers. But none have as many other vital combat and survival skills as the fighters in the elite units called "special ops," short for special operations. The Air Force's pararescue jumpers, or PJs, and Combat Con-trollers, the CCTs, are among the finest paratroopers in the world. The Navy's SEALs, the Army's Green Berets, and other special ops fighters also use their parachutes when neces-sary. Sometimes they jump behind enemy lines. Other mis-sions have called for them to parachute into a wide variety of dangerous situations. In both wartime and peacetime, the special ops paratroopers are always ready to leap into action.



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The special operations, or “special ops,” fighters of the Unit-ed States military are among the best trained combat experts in the world. Among them are the Army’s Rangers and Green Berets, the Navy’s SEALs and Special Boat Units, and the Air Force’s pararescuemen, or PJs for short. They and the other members of the U.S. special ops forces endure months of grueling training. It includes intense rounds of physical ex-ercise, as well as lessons in how to use a wide variety of le-thal weapons. They also learn to parachute from planes, to spend long periods under water, and to survive in dangerous desert and jungle conditions. It is no wonder that their elite training programs are sometimes called “superman school.”



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In late 2010, Burma’s leading pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, walked free after seven continuous years of house arrest imposed by Burma’s military rulers. Thousands of Burmese turned out to greet “The Lady,” as she is affectionately known in Burma. “We haven’t seen each other for so long,” Suu Kyi told the jubilant crowd,

“I have so much to tell you.” Indeed. Burma’s most popular politician and most vocal critic of the Burmese military had been out of sight, and off limits, to the Burmese peo-ple and the world for almost fifteen of the past twenty-one years.

Burma (also known as Myanmar) has a long and tortured history, and Aung San Suu Kyi’s early adult years gave no clue that she would become an iconic hero in Burma’s democratic resistance to military rule. Suu Kyi’s famous father had led the fight for Burma’s independence in 1947. General Aung San expected to assume the leadership of Burma after the British granted the country its independence in 1948. However, he was assassinated. Suu Kyi was only two years old at the time, but her father’s dream of a unified, democratic Burma cast a long shadow on her life. In 1962, a military gen-eral seized power and closed the door of Burma to the outside world. Suu Kyi was out of the country, living overseas in India, the U.S., Japan, Bhutan, and finally England, with her British husband and two sons. But in the summer of 1988, she returned to care for her dying mother. It was then that Suu Kyi unexpectedly got caught up in the biggest uprising in Burma’s modern history. Burmese students and Buddhist monks poured into the streets to peacefully protest actions by the military junta—only to be gunned down by the hundreds by soldiers.

Suu Kyi has not set foot outside Burma since that fateful time in 1988. Knowing that the military regime will not allow her to return if she leaves, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate has remained in Burma, enduring extreme isolation, the threat of death, and personal pain and sacrifice, including the chance to see her dying husband one last time. Despite it all, “The Lady” has not backed down. She remains as determined as ever to see Burma emerge from its isolation and join the family of democratic nations in the world. “Freedom and democracy,” she believes, “are dreams you never give up.”

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This ongoing biography series reveals the life stories, in the context of their times, of the women and men who committed themselves to the ideal of human freedom at great personal cost. Whether it’s working to free their country from foreign oppressors, or to escape the grip of domestic dictators, these life stories will inspire a new generation of readers.

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“Sawyer’s biography gives young readers a compelling glimpse into his world. The text is easy to follow, and the book is peppered with vivid photographs that tell their own stories. The chapters are short, and each highlights a specific, often historic, time in Gandhi’s life. It is the perfect classroom companion to touch on an array of issues such as religious tolerance and nationalism.”

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On February 11, 1990, South Africa’s Nelson Mandela walked free after spending twenty-seven and a half years in prison—more than a third of his adult life. A deliri-ous throng of well-wishers, numbering more than 100,000, greeted him in Cape Town with chants of “Viva Mandela,” to which Mandela responded with a clenched-fist salute and an address that began with thanks to “friends, comrades, and fellow South Africans” for their “tireless and heroic sacrifices.” Ordinary black South Africans had not heard the voice of their anti-apartheid hero, or even seen what he looked like, in a generation. Release of “the prisoner of the century” captured headlines around the world. The seventy-one-year-old Mandela had been sentenced to life in prison on June 12, 1964, for conspiracy to overthrow the government of South Africa and its policies of white supremacy, known as apartheid. In apartheid South Africa, blacks had no rights: they could not vote, own land, move freely from one place to another, or live in “white” areas; and black children attended schools grossly inferior to those for whites. Initially, Mandela had tried peaceful means to attain equal rights for South Africa’s black majority, advocating civil resistance, speaking out, organizing strikes and rallies. However, when the government did not reform, but responded with vio-lence by killing women and children, Mandela and other leading activists turned to armed struggle, carrying out sabotage against non-human targets such as power stations and government buildings. This was all a far cry from Mandela’s humble beginnings as a herdboy in a small village. As a boy, he was often not sure of himself. He cared little for the outside world and rarely challenged authority. But when he grew up, Mandela bravely devoted his life to the cherished ideal of “a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony with equal opportunities.” Four years after Mandela’s release from prison, that cherished ideal began to take shape, when he became the first president of a democratic South Africa, serving as a symbol of peace, unity, and change, even in the face of enormously difficult social and economic challenges. A democratic South Africa is one of the twentieth century’s greatest achievements, and its native son, Nelson Mandela, is one of the world’s most beloved statesmen.

Kem Knapp Sawyer is the author of several biographies for young readers. This is her second book for Morgan Reynolds.

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Mohandas GandhiMohandas GandhiIn 1893, a London-trained lawyer named Mohandas K. Gandhi left his native India to handle a legal matter for two Indian merchants in South Africa. Soon after his arrival, he was thrown off a train for refusing to leave a “whites only” compartment. Skeleton-thin and painfully shy, Gandhi spent a bitter cold night in the railway station wondering whether he should stay in South Africa or return to India. By morning he decided to stay and to resist the racial laws of South Africa. The train incident sparked a political awakening in Gandhi, and he would later describe the experience as “the most important factor” in directing his future political life. Gandhi remained in South Africa for twenty-one years, and during this time he became active in politics and began formulating his ideas on nonviolence resis-tance as a means to bring about political and social reform. At age forty-six, he returned to India, then a country of 500 hundred million people, two-thirds of which were ruled directly by the British. Back in his homeland, Gandhi expanded on the strategies he had developed in South Africa and used them to help bring an end to British rule in India. Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948, by a Hindu militant who con-sidered him too tolerant of Muslims, and he has become the dominant symbol of nonviolence resistance. His philosophy is credited with inspiring civil rights movements around the globe, including those led by Nobel Peace Prize winners Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., South Africa’s Nelson Mandela, Tibet’s Dalai Lama, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi, and President Barack Obama, who describes Gandhi as “a hero not just to India, but to the world.”

Kem Knapp Sawyer is the author of several biographies for young readers. This is her first book for Morgan Reynolds.

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For a long time, the story of human civilization began with the organized societies in Mesopotamia and Egypt. But new archaeological research has altered our ideas about the ancient world. The boundaries of what we call “early civilization” now stretch far to the east.

In the valley of the Indus River, the Harappan civilization built a network of pre-planned brick cities connected by roads and involved in trade with distant lands. The arrival of a mysterious horse people known as the Arya ushered in a new age in technology and culture. Their writings underlay a religious faith and social system that still exists today. Over time, Indians developed a dizzying array of languages and used it to add epic poetry, myth, and new expressions of faith to our world heritage. Throughout the vast Indian subcontinent, people speaking hundreds of languages refined mathematics and invented chess, mined diamonds and forged rare steel, practiced surgery and diagnosed diseases, and cultivated valuable plants—from cinnamon to sugarcane to pepper—that transformed world trade and brought European conquerors eager to profit from India’s wealth.


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In a sense, medieval Europe was the bridge that led from the ancient world to the modern one. Indeed, the earliest medieval societies and kingdoms arose atop the wreckage of the western Roman Empire, which had collapsed in the fifth and sixth centu-ries, bringing the ancient era to a close. Some Roman traditions, ideas, and institutions, especially the Roman Catholic Church, survived and remained strong influences on European life and customs. In time, several of the medieval kingdoms grew into the leading European nation-states that are familiar today. The kings and nobles of those nations erected large stone castles, which sometimes came under siege, necessitating the use of a wide range of defensive and offensive military tactics. Meanwhile, Europe became increasingly aware of the wider world surrounding it. On the one hand this led to the Crusades—bloody wars with the Muslims in charge of the Holy Land in Palestine. On the other, ancient Greek ideas, which had been preserved by those Muslims, transformed European thought, leading to the tremendous out-pouring of intellectual and artistic achievement known as the Renaissance. The final steps across the medieval bridge to mod-ern times were taken when Europeans began to venture out and explore the globe, a venture destined to give them power over diverse lands and peoples.

Historian Don Nardo has written more than a hundred books about ancient and medieval times, including volumes on historical events, warfare, and everyday life in those eras. He also composes and arranges orchestral music. Mr. Nardo lives with his wife, Christine, in Massachusetts.

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Playwright Arthur Miller tackled mighty themes: human beings’ duty to one another, a father’s dreams for his sons, the meaning of success. Miller spent a long career exploring “the heart and spirit of the average man.” Decades after they were written, plays like Death of a Salesman and All My Sons continue to move audiences at home and abroad.

Miller also spoke out courageously for what he believed was right. During the “red scare” of the 1950s, when citizens were being called before Congress to defend their patriotism, he wrote The Crucible. Based on the Salem witch trials of the 1600s, this play delves into the dangers of false accusations and mass hysteria. Miller protested when he thought his country went wrongly to war, and he fought for the freedom of writers in other lands whose voices were being silenced. He believed it was a writer’s responsibility “to reach out to the whole world.”

Catherine Reef has written more than forty books for children and adults, including many biographies. She has received the Sydney Taylor Award and the Joan G. Sugarman Children’s Book Award as well as Golden Kite and Jefferson Cup Honors. A graduate of Washington State University, she lives in College Park, Maryland, with her husband, a photographer, and their dog, an Italian greyhound.

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Suzanne Collins’s best-selling book The Hunger Games was born from reality television shows, newscasts, and a childhood steeped in stories about war. Her dark tale about children forced to battle to the death captivated readers around the world. With more than 36 million copies of The Hunger Games trilogy in print and a smash hit movie version, Collins has written one of the most popular young adult series in history.

The wartime themes echoing throughout The Hunger Games, and Collins’s other best-selling series, The Underland Chronicles, have roots in Collins’s upbringing. The daughter of a career officer in the U.S. Air Force, Collins knew from a young age that war shaped her family’s fate. At every turn, Collins’s father seized the opportunity to teach her about military history, politics, and economics. As an adult, she shaped these lessons into books for young adults about war and violence.

Collins tells tales of bravery and love at the worst of times. Her books carry a strong antiviolence message—one she hopes will spur her readers to consider their world and the role they play in it.

Kerrily Sapet has worked as a journalist and a special education teacher. She has written numerous books for Morgan Reynolds, including biographies of Jimmy Choo, Google’s founders, Elizabeth I, and four titles in the Political Profiles series.

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Jeremy Lin reached his dream by never giving up. Encouraged by his father to play basketball, he developed a passion for the game at a young age, doing everything he could think of to become great, including drink-ing milk “to become really tall.”

As a point guard, Jeremy led his high school team to the California state title—only to encounter his first barrier. No college recruiters offered him a scholarship. Being of Asian decent, he was stereotyped as smart but lack-ing in pure basketball ability. Indeed, Jeremy was bright, graduating with a 4.2 grade-point average, but he craved a future in basketball.

Jeremy enrolled at Harvard University and played point guard against Ivy League competition, encountering racial insults at every arena. Experiencing a spiritual growth, he leaned on his faith to help him cope. By his senior year, he was setting school and league records. Being skipped over in the NBA draft left him in tears.

Jeremy remained steadfast, and when he joined the Golden State Warriors as a walk-on, he became the first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese decent to play in the NBA. He sat mostly at the end of the bench, and then was waived after one season. He was claimed by the Houston Rockets—then waived again. Claimed once more by the New York Knicks, he sat on the bench until a rash of injuries forced the coaches to play him in a desperate act. He was an instant star. He hit game-winning shots, set scoring records, and became an overnight sensation dubbed Linsanity. But would it last?

Jeff Savage has written more than two hundred books for young readers. He lives with his wife, Nancy, and sons, Taylor and Bailey, in El Dorado Hills, California.

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Clearly written and beautifully illustrated, our Xtreme Athletes series will interest students of all reading levels. Xtreme Athletes focuses on current superstars in a variety of sports that tend to interest young adults. The series includes a new biography of basketball sensation Jeremy Lin.

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Brock Lesnar is a mighty man. Raised on a farm, he wrestled at a young age and was expected by his parents to win every match. He grew large by lifting hay bales and makeshift weights, and he devel-oped an aggressive attitude that made him a high school star. But his poor effort in the classroom left him with few options.

Brock joined the National Guard but was disqualified for his color-blindness and inability to type, so he resumed wrestling in junior college with enough success to be recruited by the University of Minnesota. He flourished with the Gophers to become a collegiate national champion.

Tired of being poor, Brock joined the World Wrestling Federation (later called World Wrestling Entertainment), and before long he was the WWE heavyweight champion and a millionaire. But life on the road was too much for Brock, and he hated the fake competition of pro wrestling, so he quit.

After a failed attempt at pro football, Brock tried his hand at mixed martial arts. After four fights, he was the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion. Brock was called “The Baddest Dude on the Planet. ”He seemed indestructible. All at once, he was knocked off his feet by a severe intestinal disorder. Brock suddenly found himself in a fight for his life.

Jeff Savage has written more than two hundred books for young readers. He lives with his wife, Nancy, and sons, Taylor and Bailey, in El Dorado Hills, California.

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Al Gore 128 pages © 2008 ..........978-1-59935-070-7

Hillary Clinton128 pages © 2008 ..........978-1-59935-047-9

Nancy Pelosi112 pages © 2008 ..........978-1-59935-049-3

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Michelle Obama112 pages © 2009 ..........978-1-59935-090-5

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Joe Biden112 pages © 2009 ..........978-1-59935-131-5

Michael Bloomberg112 pages © 2011 ..........978-1-59935-135-3

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Rudy Giuliani128 pages © 2008 ..........978-1-59935-048-6

Jimmy Carter128 pages © 2004 ..........978-1-931798-18-1

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“[T]hese titles in the Business Leaders series will grab YAs with the exciting accounts of how today’s groundbreakers have made their fortunes establishing technology that young people use every day.” —Booklist

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Students today face uncertain economic futures. Stories of how others took charge of their lives and built businesses will inspire and instruct. These biographies will also be used in economics and social studies classes as an in-triguing, fun way to complement classroom instruction.

Mark Zuckerberg forever changed the way people relate to one another when he launched a computer program he called TheFacebook while a sophomore at Harvard University. What started out as a way for students at a few different colleges to connect with one another and share information turned into the tool of the twenty-first cen-tury that defines how more than half a billion people interact with one another and share personal information. Even as a child Mark demonstrated his extraordinary ability to sit at a keyboard and create useful program tools. Supportive of their children’s exploration of learning, Mark’s parents arranged private tutoring and enrollment in computer classes to help their son further develop his skills. Long before Mark began his freshman year at Harvard he had already created two software programs: ZuckNet and Synapse. The former generated a “ping” between com-puters like an alert; the latter tracked a user’s taste in music and helped them discover similar music that appealed to them. Computer giants Microsoft and AOL offered $1 million for Synapse. Mark turned them down. So significant has Facebook become to our world, that Time magazine named Mark Zuckerberg their 2010 Person of the Year. For using technology to “bridge continents” and create a new means of exchanging information with the touch of a keyboard stroke, Mark is recognized as one of the brightest and most successful entrepreneurs of the twenty-first century.

Philadelphia native Judy L. Hasday is a two-time graduate of Temple University, with a BA in communications and an EdM in educational media. A veteran photo editor and freelance writer, Ms. Hasday has more than twenty-five books in print and has won five book awards including three “Best Books for Teens,” a National Social Studies Council Book Award, and one from VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocacy). This is her sec-ond book for Morgan Reynolds.

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Business Leaders: Russell Simmons112 pages © 2009 .............978-1-59935-075-2

Business Leaders: Warren Buffett128 pages © 2009 .............978-1-59935-080-6

Business Leaders: Michael Dell128 pages © 2009 .............978-1-59935-083-7

Business Leaders: Ralph Lauren112 pages © 2009 .............978-1-59935-084-4

Business Leaders: Oprah Winfrey128 pages © 2009 .............978-1-59935-096-7

Business Leaders: The Faces Behind Beauty128 pages © 2009 .............978-1-59935-097-4

Business Leaders: Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg112 pages © 2012 .............978-1-59935-176-6

Business Leaders: Google Founders: Larry Page and Sergey Brin128 pages © 2012 .............978-1-59935-177-3

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Business Leaders: Twitter: Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams128 pages © 2012 .............978-1-59935-179-7

Smart Money: The Story of Bill Gates128 pages © 2004 .............. 978-1-931798-32-7

William Randolph Hearst and the American Century 128 pages © 2004 .............. 978-1-931798-35-8

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Profiles in Science is an ongoing series of biographies of the world’s most important scientists. Unrestricted by nationality, gender, or era, many of the figures, such as Marie Curie, are household names, while others, such as Rosalind Franklin, are only recently beginning to get credit for their achievements.

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John Dalton and the Development of Atomic Theory144 pages © 2013 ............ 978-1-59935-122-3

Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of the Atomic Age144 pages © 2013 ............ 978-1-59935-171-1

Skeptical Chemist: The Story of Robert Boyle144 pages © 2006 ............ 978-1-59935-025-7

New Elements: The Story of Marie Curie144 pages © 2006 ............ 978-1-59935-023-3

Scheduling the Heavens: The Story of Edmond Halley128 pages © 2007 ............ 978-1-59935-021-9

Rosalind Franklin and the Structure of Life144 pages © 2006 ............ 978-1-59935-022-6

Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist128 pages © 2006 ............ 978-1-59935-024-0

Double Stars: The Story of Caroline Herschel176 pages © 2007 ............ 978-1-59935-042-4

Illuminating Progress: The Story of Thomas Edison144 pages © 2009 ............ 978-1-59935-085-1

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Michael Faraday and the Nature of Electricity128 pages © 2009 ............ 978-1-59935-086-8

Origin: The Story of Charles Darwin160 pages © 2009 ............ 978-1-59935-110-0

Fire, Water, and Air: The Story of Antoine Lavoisier144 pages © 2009 ............ 978-1-59935-087-5

The Great Explainer: The Story of Richard Feynman128 pages © 2009 ............ 978-1-59935-113-1

Johannes Kepler: Discovering the Laws of Celestial Motion144 pages © 2003 ............ 978-1-883846-98-5

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Martin Luther King Jr. and the 1963 March on Washington 112 pages © 2013 .......978-1-59935-372-2

Brown v. Board of Education 128 pages © 2013 .......978-1-59935-370-8

Marching in Birmingham 112 pages © 2008 .......978-1-59935-055-4

Selma and the Voting Rights Act 128 pages © 2008 .......978-1-59935-056-1

The Murder of Emmett Till 160 pages © 2008 .......978-1-59935-057-8

The Trial of the Scottsboro Boys 128 pages © 2008 ........978-1-59935-058-5

Freedom Summer 128 pages © 2008 .......978-1-59935-059-2

Montgomery Bus Boycott 128 pages © 2009 .......978-1-59935-020-2

Sit-Ins and Freedom Rides 128 pages © 2009 .......978-1-59935-098-1

Black Power 128 pages © 2012 .......978-1-59935-164-3

Backlash: Race Riots in the Jim Crow Era 128 pages © 2012 .......978-1-59935-183-4

With All Deliberate Speed: Court-ordered Busing and American Schools 128 pages © 2012 ........978-1-59935-181-0

Plessy v. Ferguson 112 pages © 2012 .......978-1-59935-182-7

This highly praised ongoing series details aspects of the Civil Rights Movement from both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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In a 1963 Gallup poll, Americans listed civil rights as the most important crisis fac-ing the nation. That May in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, firefighters blasted black marchers with powerful fire hoses. Millions of Americans were becoming out-raged at such events, and so too was President John F. Kennedy.

That June the Kennedy Administration worked on a civil rights bill, and Kennedy himself would urge Congress to pass it. However, Martin Luther King Jr. knew that southern politicians would do all they could to block such legislation. King told his advisers that “something dramatic must be done” to support the civil rights bill be-cause “I don’t think it will pass otherwise.”

That “something” would be the March on Washington. Black labor leader A. Philip Randolph, seventy-four, had dreamed of such a march for decades. On August 28, it came to fruition, with 250,000 civil rights supporters descending on the nation’s capital. King, the last of the many speakers that day, delivered his legendary “I Have a Dream” speech.

This book recounts King’s ascent to the proverbial “mountaintop” as well as the details of that historic event in Washington. Who made it happen? How did the marchers get through the muggy afternoon? What was their reaction to King’s speech? All of these issues, and more, are explored in Martin Luther King Jr. and the 1963 March on Washington.

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In 1950, seven-year-old Linda Brown of Topeka, Kansas, had to leave at 7:40 each morning to get to Monroe School by 9:00. Part of her commute required a walk through a railroad switching yard. Linda didn’t understand why she had to make this long, dangerous commute when the Sumner Elementary School was only six blocks away. “My mother explained that it was because of the color of our skin,” Linda said.

“As a child, I did not comprehend what difference that could possibly make.”

In the South and other parts of the country, black students were required to attend “colored” schools. Black attorney Thurgood Marshall understood the disadvantages black students suffered due to segregated education. Not only were colored schools woefully underfunded, black students developed feelings of inferiority.

For years, Marshall and other civil rights lawyers fought to abolish what had been called “separate but equal” schooling. In 1954, they achieved their dream. In a decision that rocked the South, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional. “We hit the jackpot!” Marshall declared.

Brown v. Board of Education explores the details of one of the most important Supreme Court decisions of all time. The book takes you from Marshall’s dangerous fact-finding mission in 1933 to the turbulent aftermath of Brown, when white Southerners doggedly resisted the decision—sometimes with dynamite.

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A Time for Martyrs: The Life of Malcolm X 128 pages © 2013 .................978-1-59935-328-9

Roy Wilkins: Leader of the NAACP 176 pages © 2005 ..................978-1-931798-49-5

A. Philip Randolph and the African-American Labor Movement 160 pages © 2005 ..................978-1-931798-50-1

No Easy Answers: Bayard Rustin and the Civil Rights Movement 160 pages © 2005 ..................978-1-931798-43-3

No Compromise: The Story of Harvey Milk 144 pages © 2009 ..................978-1-59935-129-2

Unbound and Unbroken: The Story of Frederick Douglass 144 pages © 2011 ..................978-1-59935-136-0

The Liberator: The Story of William Lloyd Garrison 144 pages © 2011 ..................978-1-59935-137-7

Eternal Vigilance: The Story of Ida B. Wells-Barnett 144 pages © 2011 ..................978-1-59935-111-7

Marcus Garvey: Black Nationalist128 pages © 2004 .................. 978-1-931798-14-3

Freedom Cannot Rest: Ella Baker and the Civil Rights Movement 176 pages © 2005 .................. 978-1-931798-71-6

While some of the leaders of the civil rights movement have entered the pantheon of American heroes, others have yet to receive their due recognition. This continuing series combines biographies of the lesser known with the more famous and provides young adult readers a more thorough appreciation of the committed champions for social justice.

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“Aretha employs a conversational tone, including details that flesh out the historical context . . . the depth of information here, especially Malcolm’s role as an uncompromising alternative to the mainstream Civil Rights Movement, makes this title a useful addition.” —School Library Journal on A Time for Martyrs: The Life of Malcolm X


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In the early 1960s, Malcolm X was arguably the most controversial man in America. While other civil rights leaders were careful not to alienate the white establishment, Malcolm spoke without restraint. For centuries, he exclaimed, “the white man has had his foot-long knife in the black man’s back.” For Malcolm, the modest gains of the civil rights movement were not enough. “An integrated cup of coffee,” he said, “isn’t sufficient pay for four hundred years of slave labor.”

Tall and charismatic, Malcolm inspired millions of black Americans with his pow-erful speeches and, after his death in 1965, his highly acclaimed autobiography. Even a young Barack Obama was enamored by the “blunt poetry of his words, his unadorned insistence on respect.”

As a child, Malcolm endured racial horrors that destroyed his family. He fell into a life of crime and drugs, was transformed by the Nation of Islam, and later came to the realization—before he was murdered—that good lay in all of the world’s people regardless of their race. This book recounts the details of a remarkable man’s extraordinary life.


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Born into poverty in Augusta, Georgia during the 1930s, James Brown was determined to rise above his circumstances. With little parental care and no more than a seventh grade education, Brown found his true calling in music. At first Brown sang the gospel that he had learned in church as a boy, but later he joined a vocal group called the Avons that sang R&B. Eventually Brown struck out on his own, creating one of the most dynamic live shows in American during the 1960s and creating a body of work that continues to influence rap and hip-hop.

From his involvement in the civil rights movement during the 1960s to his tour of Vietnam in 1968, Brown was committed to making a better world. His climb to success, however, was never easy, and even as one of the most successful entertainers in America, Brown often lived a turbulent life. Over the course of his lifetime, he would be arrested multiple times and even serve time in prison.

Proud: The Story of James Brown follows the artistic peaks and personal tragedies of one of the most important and influential musical voices of the contemporary era. Through a career that extended for fifty years, James Brown left a legacy that continues to impact popular music today.

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Ronald D. Lankford, Jr. is an independent scholar, currently finishing a book about American Christmas songs for the University Press of Florida. He has written two other books: Women Singer-Songwriters in Rock (2010) and Folk Music USA (2005). Lankford lives with his wife, Elizabeth, and nine cats in Appomattox, Virginia.

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“Reef zips through his multifaceted life, writing with facility and economy in this engaging biography. Through a blend of musical and

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Leonard Bernstein and American Music 128 pages © 2013 ....... 978-1-59935-125-4

Say It with Music: The Story of Irving Berlin128 pages © 2003 .... 978-1-931798-12-9

Uh Huh!: The Story of Ray Charles160 pages © 2005 ..... 978-1-931798-65-5 Reggae Poet: The Story of Bob Marley128 pages © 2008 .... 978-1-59935-071-4

Spin: The Story of Michael Jackson144 pages © 2011 .... 978-1-59935-134-6


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Johann Sebastian Bach and the Art of Baroque Music 144 pages © 2004 .............978-1-931798-22-8

George Frideric Handel and Music for Voices144 pages © 2004.............978-1-931798-23-5

Antonio Vivaldi and the Baroque Tradition144 pages © 2004.............978-1-931798-20-4

Giuseppe Verdi and Italian Opera128 pages © 2007.............978-1-59935-041-7

Gifted Sister: The Story of Fanny Mendelssohn128 pages © 2007.............978-1-59935-038-7

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Throughout her brilliant concert career, Clara Schumann played her own musical compositions as well as her husband's and those of other composers. “There is nothing greater than the joy of compos-ing something oneself,” she said, “and then listening to it.” Clara tended to her husband through his progressively worsening mental illness and, after his death, was sole support of their eight children. With a career that spanned sixty-three years, Clara Schumann was one of the best-known concert artists of her time and, thanks in part to a posthumous profile on Facebook, she remains popular among new generations.

About the AuthorSandra H. Shichtman is a former teacher and editor. Dorothy Indenbaum, PhD, is a pianist, musicologist, and lecturer on women composers. They are also the authors of Gifted Sister: The Story of Fanny Mendelssohn, published by Morgan Reynolds.

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The Story of Mexico: Benito Juárez and the French Intervention 160 pages © 2008 ....... 978-1-59935-052-3

The Story of Mexico: Cortés and the Spanish Conquest144 pages © 2008 ....... 978-1-59935-053-0

The Story of Mexico: The Mexican War of Independence144 pages © 2008 ....... 978-1-59935-054-7

The Story of Mexico: Emiliano Zapata and the Mexican Revolution144 pages © 2012 ....... 978-1-59935-163-6

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The Story of Mexico: The Mexican-American War144 pages © 2012 ....... 978-1-59935-160-5

The Story of Mexico: Ancient Mexico144 pages © 2012 ....... 978-1-59935-161-2

The history of the United States and Mexico has been intertwined since the founding of the first European colonies. This sometimes volatile relationship continues today with the current debate over immigration, free trade, and other controversial issues. The Story of Mexico brings to life the dramatic events and fascinating characters that created modern Mexico and provides insight on how this proud country may develop in decades to come.

“Both volumes have a lively narrative style; the events come alive as interesting stories rather than listings of facts and dates.”

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Empire in the East: The Story of Genghis Khan160 pages © 2005 ........978-1-931798-62-4

Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union176 pages © 2006 .....978-1-931798-94-5

A Velvet Revolution: Vaclav Havel and the Fall of Communism160 pages © 2006 .....978-1-931798-85-3

Cleopatra: Ruler of Egypt176 pages © 2007 .....978-1-59935-035-6

Hugo Chavez: Leader of Venezuela128 pages © 2007 .....978-1-59935-068-4

Mao Zedong and the Chinese Revolution144 pages © 2009 .....978-1-59935-100-1

Alexander the Great:Conqueror of the Known World144 pages © 2009 .....978-1-59935-126-1

Fidel Castro144 pages © 2006 .....978-1-59935-029-5

The World Leaders series includes biographies of a diverse group of powerful individuals. Some of these figures dominated their own countries or conquered huge sections of the globe; others never attained full political power but left a lasting influence.

“Suggest this solid title not only to teachers and student researchers but also to older teens.”

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“Clear, concise writing coupled with impressive illustrations . . . will make this book a useful resource.”

–School Library Journal on Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany

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Ynes Mexia: Botanist and Adventurer144 pages © 2005 .......978-1-931798-67-9

Women of the Wind: Early Women Aviators 160 pages © 2006 .......978-1-931798-81-5

Women of the Sea: Ten Pirate Stories160 pages © 2006 .......978-1-931798-80-8

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Civil War Doctor: The Story of Mary Walker128 pages © 2007 .... 978-1-59935-028-8

Rebels and Revolutionaries: Voices of American Labor 176 pages © 2007 .... 978-1-59935-037-0

These dedicated and often flamboyant activists spent their lives working to make the U.S. more equitable for everyone.

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Over the centuries, certain women resisted the pressure to live the narrow lives dictated to them by society. This series captures their stories.

“An eye-opening piece of women's history.”Booklist on Civil War Doctor: The Story of Mary Walker

“Strongly recommended for high school collections...”

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“Fascinating stories that span continents and history...”

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Catherine the Great and the Enlightenment in Russia 160 pages © 2005 ............ 978-1-931798-27-3

Eleanor of Aquitaine: Medieval Queen176 pages © 2006 ............ 978-1-931798-90-7

Mary Queen of Scots160 pages © 2007 ............ 978-1-59935-040-0

European Queens tells the exciting, sometimes tragic, life stories of some of Europe’s most famous queens.


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John Adams: Public Servant128 pages © 2001 .......978-1-883846-80-0

Thomas Jefferson: Philosopher and President144 pages © 2002 .......978-1-883846-81-7

Founders of the Republic focuses on the life stories of some of the most critical figures in the establishment of the United States.

More Perfect Union: The Story of Alexander Hamilton128 pages © 2003 .......978-1-931798-03-7

Fearless Captain: The Adventures of John Smith160 pages © 2006 .......978-1-931798-83-9

John Paul Jones: America’s Sailor160 pages © 2006 .......978-1-931798-84-6

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Robert E. Lee: First Soldier of the Confederacy176 pages © 2005 .......... 978-1-931798-47-1

There He Stands: The Story of Stonewall Jackson176 pages © 2005 .......... 978-1-931798-44-0

Victory in Destruction: The Story of William Tecumseh Sherman176 pages © 2005 .......... 978-1-931798-31-0

The Firing on Fort Sumter: A Splintered Nation112 pages © 2001 .......... 978-1-883846-51-0

The history of the American Civil War has often been told, but these full-color, 100+ page biographies take an in-depth look at three generals and the attack that started the war. The stories are placed in the military and political context of the bloody, tragic conflict, and

are sure to inform and intrigue students of U.S. history, as well as general readers.

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Frances Perkins: First Woman Cabinet Member160 pages © 2006 978-1-931798-91-4

“Take a minute to think about Frances Perkins the next time you to step into a high-rise building with working sprinkler systems, posted escape routes, unlocked emergency and exit

doors, and if you’re fortunate enough to have a job, thank her for the fair labor practices she fought for on your behalf.”

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The Homestead Steel Strike of 1892144 pages © 2006 ..........978-1-931798-88-4

The Pullman Strike of 1894144 pages © 2006 ............978-1-931798-89-1

The Ludlow Massacre of 1913-14144 pages © 2006 ..........978-1-931798-86-0

Mother Jones144 pages © 2006 ..........978-1-59935-016-5

Cesar Chavez160 pages © 2007 ............. 978-1-59935-036-3

The Bread and Roses Strike of 1912160 pages © 2007 ............. 978-1-59935-044-8

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire128 pages © 2009 ............. 978-1-59935-099-8

The rapid industrial development that the United States experienced after the Civil War made some people incredibly wealthy. But many thousands more found themselves forced to work in giant factories, mines, and textile sweatshops.

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Profiles in Fashion examines the lives and works of five of the world’s most talented designers. The biographies explore early influences in the lives of these designers as well as the challenges each faced on the way to runway and retail fame and fortune.

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Religious beliefs play a prominent role in modern society. These four books objectively explore the sources of each religion, as well as the biographies of their founders and the challenges each religion faces in today’s world. In addition to Christianity and Islam, other faiths, such as Buddhism and Hinduism, are thoroughly examined.

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Diminishing Resources examines the decline of four vital but limited natural resources that lie at the heart of our survival: water, soil, oil, and forests. Each title investigates the social, political, and economic impact of these dwindling resources on populations across the globe.

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Diminishing Resources: Water112 pages © 2009 ....... 978-1-59935-115-5

Diminishing Resources: Oil112 pages © 2009 ....... 978-1-59935-117-9

Diminishing Resources: Soil112 pages © 2009 ....... 978-1-59935-114-8

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Extreme Threats: Asteroids and Comets112 pages © 2009 ........978-1-59935-121-6

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Extreme Threats explores large-scale threats to human beings and the planet: climate change, volcanoes, wildfires, and asteroids and comets. Each title examines the threat’s effect on history, as well as the present danger each poses.

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Profiles In Mathematics: Carl Friedrich Gauss112 pages © 2009 ............978-1-59935-065-3

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“Rössig provides a well-researched account of Marx’s life and his work, pointing out ironies between the two but commenting on the context, meaning, and importance of writings such as The Communist Manifesto and Capital.” —Booklist on Karl Marx

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Profiles in Economics: Karl Marx112 pages © 2009............................... 978-1-59935-132-2

Profiles in Economics examines the lives and works of four of history’s most influential economists: Adam Smith, John Maynard Keynes, Milton Friedman, and Karl Marx. Each title details how the subject’s life and experiences shaped their theories, and how those theories influenced society and how we think of economics today.

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THE KOREAN WARWithout warning, ferocious combat erupted in the summer of 1950. A hostile North Korea was invading South Korea. Some people feared that it signaled the start of World War III.

President Harry S. Truman quickly sent American soldiers to assist the beleaguered South Koreans. His fateful decision embroiled America in a vicious and controversial war. Other countries offered to help too, and troops from nearly two dozen nations banded together to stop the invasion.

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NEW SERIES: Page 35 Modern American Conflicts: The Korean War ...................... 978-1-59935-403-3

Johannes Brahms and the Twilight of Romanticism ................................................................ 978-1-931798-52-5

Richard Wagner and German Opera ....................................................................................... 978-1-931798-55-6

Nikola Tesla and the Taming of Electricity ................................................................................ 978-1-59935-436-1

Johannes Kepler: Discovering the Laws of Celestial Motion ................................................... 978-1-931798-59-4

Galileo Galilei and the Science of Motion .............................................................................. 978-1-931798-58-7

Isaac Newton: Organizing the Universe ................................................................................... 978-1-931798-60-0

Louis Pasteur and the Founding of Microbiology .................................................................... 978-1-931798-61-7

Nicholas Copernicus and the Founding of Modern Astronomy .............................................. 978-1-931798-57-0

Lise Meitner: Discoverer of Nuclear Fission ............................................................................ 978-1-59935-411-5

Curious Bones: Mary Anning and the Birth of Paleontology ................................................... 978-1-59935-444-6

Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany ................................................................................................ 978-1-59935-221-3

Che Guevara: In Search of Revolution .................................................................................... 978-1-59935-442-2

Revolution: The Story of John Lennon ..................................................................................... 978-1-59935-260-2

Marie Antoinette and the Decline of French Monarchy ........................................................... 978-1-931798-74-7

Queen Isabella and The Unification of Spain ......................................................................... 978-1-931798-73-0

Queen Victoria and British Empire .......................................................................................... 978-1-931798-72-3

Catherine de’ Medici and the Protestant Reformation ............................................................ 978-1-931798-76-1

Elizabeth I of England ............................................................................................................. 978-1-59935-437-8

Best of Times: The Story of Charles Dickens ........................................................................... 978-1-59935-418-7

A Home in the Heart: The Story of Sandra Cisneros ............................................................... 978-1-59935-419-4

A Stranger in My Own House: The Story of W. E. B. Du Bois ................................................... 978-1-59935-428-6

Native Son: The Story of Richard Wright ................................................................................. 978-1-59935-447-7

Time Machine: The Story of H.G. Wells ................................................................................... 978-1-59935-445-3

Restless Genius: The Story of Virginia Woolf ........................................................................... 978-1-59935-446-0

Dark Dreams: The Story of Stephen King ............................................................................... 978-1-59935-319-7

Olive Oatman: A True Story of the American West ................................................................... 978-1-59935-443-9


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Morgan Reynolds Catalogue Fall 2014