This former first lady and Yale law graduate was destined for political life. Hillary Rodham Clinton brought her intelligence and drive to numerous projects during her husband's presidency in the 1990s. This is a biography of her life and career.

Nicolas Sarkozy was born an outsider. A child of immigrants who grew up outside the circles of the French political elite, Sarkozy beat the odds of slowly climbing up the political mountain until he reached France's highest peak - the office of the presidency. This book explores how he made it to the top.

When teenager Susan Eloise Hinton sat down at her father's typewriter in 1965 and wrote 'The Outsiders', she could little have realised that she was creating a new genre of fiction - the young adult novel. This title tells the story of S.E. Hinton and her further titles such as 'That Was Then', 'This Is Now'and 'Rumble Fish'.

Judy Blume is one of America's most popular authors of books for teens and adults. Fans of her work may not be aware, however, that this successful author was a wife and a mother before she tested her writing abilities. This work deals with Judy Blume.

When one of her recipes calls for 'EVOO', cooks knowingly reach for the extra-virgin olive oil. 'Rachael Ray' tells the story of a woman who has made a career of encouraging others to cook, eat, and love food.

Since the publication of her first book, The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts, Maxine Hong Kingston has been a presence on the literary scene. With a mix of autobiography, fiction, and Chinese myths and legends, Kingston's work reflects her cultural heritage and upbringing.

From an early age, Sandra Day O'Connor challenged the traditional gender role assigned to women. In 1981, she ascended to the US Supreme Court as the first female associate justice, appointed by President Ronald Reagan. This title examines her life and the decisions she made while serving on the nation's highest court.

Known for her remarkable paintings and her mystique, Georgia O'Keeffe, one of America's finest artists, created evocative paintings that reflected her adopted home of New Mexico. This title lets you read about the journey of this artist.

Cotton Mather was the most prominent minister of his time, one whose sermons influenced generations of religious believers. Married three times and the father of 15 children, Mather was an extraordinarily prolific writer and involved in politics and science. The story of his life gives a view of a turbulent period in American history, during which the strict religious beliefs of the early Puritan settlers began to be challenged by a more secular, worldly view of society. During this time, it was Mather's writings, views, and behavior that would spark and influence the Salem Witch Trials....

In this new biography, discover what makes Lemony Snicket's novels about the adventures of the three Baudelaire children so wildly popular and explore the curious relationship between Daniel Handler and his alter ego, Lemony Snicket.