Queen Latifah may not have been the first female rapper, but she was the first to become a bona fide star. Her strength, charisma, and intelligence have made her stand out in a highly competitive field. Growing up in the New Jersey projects, Queen Latifah, born Dana Owens, displayed a determination that helped her muscle her way to the top. Her resilience was tested with the painful divorce of her parents and the accidental death of her beloved brother. In 1993, her album Black Reign became the first rap record by a female artist to go gold. Queen Latifah's breakthrough paved the way for the...

A short biography of African-American rap and movie star Queen Latifah.

Tom Brady's rise to fame started early in the 2001 season when an injury forced Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe out of the game. Enter Brady, the 24-year-old kid from the University of Michigan. In only his second year in the NFL, he pulled the Patriots from a losing record to a playoff berth. Much to football's surprise, he then expertly navigated his team to victory in Super Bowl XXXVI.

Quarterback Brett Favre is in a league of his own. Born on October 10, 1969, in Gulfport, Mississippi, he was a small-town hero with big dreams. By age 29, he had forged a place among pro football's all-time greatest quarterbacks. A fierce competitor and a team leader, Favre has been awarded the NFL's Most Valuable Player honor a record-setting three consecutive years. He has led the Green Bay Packers to 12 winning seasons and back-to-back Super Bowls.

On May 31, 1889, the people of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, got the surprise of the century, one that claimed the lives of more than 2,200 men, women, and children. In the mountains that overlooked the booming coal-and-steel town, the restless waters of Lake Conemaugh churned behind the South Fork Dam, a hastily built earthen structure. The soft rain that had been falling that afternoon took an angry turn, filling the belly of Lake Conemaugh over capacity.In a matter of hours, the lake began spilling over the top and ultimately burst its earthen restraints. Like a roaring hurricane, 20 million...

Marie Curie's life was a story of passion, obsession, ambition, and dreams. After earning her doctorate in physics, she rose to the ranks of her male peers, becoming the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in science. This book tells of her life and career.

This work explores the life and career of Abraham Lincoln who was born to two uneducated farmers. It tells how he worked himself up from farmer to respected lawyer to US Congressman to the 16th US president.

Thomas Jonathan 'Stonewall' Jackson was the great-grandson of indentured servants from Ireland who were sentenced to serve time in America for larceny. This book explores his life and career.

This biography looks at the military career of General William Tecumseh Sherman. At the outbreak of the Civil war, he joined the Union Army, eventually becoming supreme commander of the armies in the West. His 'March to the Sea' campaign through Georgia was an inetgral reason for the surrender of the Confederate armies in 1865.

Quarterback Brett Favre is in a league of his own. By age 29, he had forged a place among pro football's all-time greatest quarterbacks. This biography explores his life and career. It includes information on his childhood, influences, and path to the pros.