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Jack Isenhour

Jack Isenhour was born on August 16, 1944 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee where his father, a self-taught engineer, was involved in the production of the atomic bomb. At age six, his family moved to nearby Kingston where Isenhour graduated from Roane Country High School in 1962. Isenhour went on to West Point graduatin....[more]

Julius Lester

Writer, professor, and photographer Julius Lester was born in St. Louis, Missouri on January 27, 1939. He received a B.A. in English from Fisk University in 1960. Lester's photographs from the civil rights movement era have been exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution and are part of Howard University's permanent coll....[more]

David Pietrusza

David Pietrusza has produced a number of critically-acclaimed works concerning 20th century American history. His 1960: LBJ vs JFK vs Nixon: The Epic Campaign that Forged Three Presidencies was named by ForeWord Magazine as among the best political biographies. Pietrusza's 1920: The Year of the Six Presidents rec....[more]

Charles Salzberg

He has written fifteen books, including From Set Shot to Slam Dunk, an oral history of the NBA & Missy Hyatt, First Lady of Wrestling. He lives in New York City.

Marianne Walker

Marianne Walker, a native of Monroe, Louisiana, is a retired professor of English and philosophy at Henderson (Kentucky) Community College. Walker is the author of Margaret Mitchell and John Marsh: The Love Story Behind Gone With the Wind and When Cuba Conquered Kentucky. She has also written for The New York Times a....[more]

Mitch Albom

Biography & Autobiography, Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Language Arts & Disciplines, Religion, Sports & Recreation

Mitch Albom was born in 1958 in Philadelphia. He graduated from Brandeis University with a sociology major and earned his Master's Degrees in journalism and business administration from Columbia University in New York City. Albom is a best-selling author, nationally-syndicated newspaper columnist for the Detroit Free P....[more]

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Juvenile Nonfiction, Sports & Recreation

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.