This series offers absorbing accounts of the leaders whose ideas and actions have changed the course of history. Enhanced by full-color photographs, each book examines the leader's life in the context of the politics of the time.

Derek Jeter is a true superstar. The seven-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove winner was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1996 and the World Series MVP in 2000. He has helped bring four World Championships to the New York Yankees, and as Yankees captain has been a dedicated team leader admired by every Yankees fan. He is one of the best hitting shortstops of all time, and one of the game's true clutch players. And Jeter is a leader off the field as well: His Turn 2 Foundation is one of the nation's most successful youth programs. Filled with informative career statistics and...

During his 16-year MLB career, Bernie Williams has helped bring four World Championships to the New York Yankees. Widely considered one of the best-hitting center fielders of all time, Williams is celebrated for being a fast and graceful fielder as well. Williams is Major League Baseball's all-time leader in postseason home runs (22) and runs batted in (80) and ranks second only to Lou Gehrig in career doubles by a Yankee with 534. And his talents go beyond the baseball field: an accomplished jazz guitarist and composer, Williams has an album, The Journey Within, and a writing contract with...