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Jeff Alt

Alan Axelrod

Alan Axelrod was born on August 25, 1952, in New York. He was educated at Northeastern Illinois University and University of Iowa. He is a leading writer about American history, and is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to American History. In his books, Axelrod presents the facts, details, and faces that have he....[more]

Eugene Linden

Award winning journalist Eugene Linden is the author of books, articles and essays about science, technology and the environment. His most recent book is "The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations," which explores the ways in which climate change has brought down past civilizations as ....[more]

Samuel P Oliner

Dr. Samuel P. Oliner (Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley) is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Humboldt State University, and Founder and Director of the Altruistic Personality and Prosocial Behavior Institute. He is Founding Editor of the Humboldt Journal of Social Relations, an international peer-reviewed ....[more]

Giovanna Stark

Karl Weber

Karl Weber is a writer and editor specializing in topics from politics, business, and social affairs. Weber's recent projects include the New York Times bestseller Creating a World Without Poverty, co-authored with Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize (2008); The Triple Bottom Line, a guide to susta....[more]

Ian Williams

Born in Liverpool, UK, Ian Williams graduated from Liverpool University despite several years’ suspension for protests against its investments in South Africa. Consequently, he had a wobbly career path, which included a drinking competition with Chou En Lai and an argument about English literature with Mme Mao before t....[more]

David Wills

Thomas Aquinas

Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225 – 1274) was a Roman Catholic priest in the Dominican Order known for his philosophy and theology work. “Aquinas” indicates his residence – not his surname – so he is sometimes referred to as Thomas. Thomas is the father of the Thomistic school of philosophy and theology. He was the foremos....[more]

Alexis de Tocqueville

Emanuel Swedenborg

Jimmy Carter

Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, Fiction, Health & Fitness, History, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Literary Collections, Nature, Poetry, Political Science, Religion, Science, Sports & Recreation

James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia. He graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1946, and spent seven years as an officer in the Navy. When his term was over, Carter returned to Plains and began his career in politics at the state level in 1962. In 1970, he was electe....[more]

Bill Clinton

Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History, Law, Political Science, Social Science, Technology & Engineering

William Jefferson Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe IV on August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas. His father, an automobile parts salesman, was killed in a car accident three months before he was born. At the age of fifteen, Bill changed his name to that of his stepfather Roger's as a gesture of goodwill to both him....[more]

The Dalai Lama

Biography & Autobiography, Religion

The 14th Dalai Lama, born Lhamo Dhondrub on July 6, 1935 to a peasant family in Northeastern Tibet, was recognized as the reincarnation of the spiritual and temporal leader of his nation at the age of two and officially enthroned on February 22, 1940. He served as the leader of Tibet until 1959, when he and 100,000 fol....[more]

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Business & Economics, Education, Social Science

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Social Science

Nathan Aaseng

Juvenile Nonfiction, Political Science

Nathan Aaseng grew up in Minnesota and worked as a microbiologist for four years before becoming a writer. He has written over ninety books for young readers, including biographies, and sports and science books.