Discover the remarkable life of Nathaniel Hawthorne… Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of America’s most influential writers and also one of the most complex. He was the essential New Englander, a believer in hard work and simple living, and his personality and writing were tremendously influenced by his Puritan ancestry and the Salem Witch Trials. He […]
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Discover the remarkable life of Ingrid Bergman… The Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman was one of America’s most beloved and successful performers. She was drawn to acting at a young age and was delighted to be invited to Hollywood in 1938 for the American remake of Intermezzo. With her flawless natural beauty and talent for acting,
Discover the remarkable life of Freddie Mercury… Freddie Mercury was the ultimate rockstar. With a natural sense of timing and exuberance—some would say even flamboyance—Mercury seemed to be made for the stage. Still, it took a lot of hard work for him to get there. This book details Freddie Mercury’s rise to stardom—from his youth
Discover the remarkable life of Bob Marley… Bob Marley, the most prominent reggae musician of all time, was truly an icon. He lived a life about as full as his 36 years on this earth would allow. By the time he was 16, he was in the studio making records, and although superstardom didn’t come
Discover the remarkable life of Mary Wollstonecraft… Mary Wollstonecraft is an undisputed icon for women’s rights, and this is not a status she earned lightly. Daring to demand equality at a time when it was incredibly risky to do so, Wollstonecraft developed a long resume of standing up to those that wished to subvert her
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Discover the remarkable life of Hedy Lamarr… Hedy Lamarr was a rare kind of woman. She was not only a strikingly beautiful actress who took Hollywood by storm in the 1940s, but she was also an inventor—and not just any inventor. Hedy Lamarr’s work with radio frequencies is credited with paving the way for Wi-Fi.
Discover the remarkable life of George Eliot… George Eliot was born Mary Ann Evans in the same year as Queen Victoria. At the time, the role of women was well-defined and limited to providing a home to a husband and children. Mary Ann might have lived a traditional Victorian-era life had she been pretty and
Discover the remarkable life of Elizabeth Taylor… Elizabeth Taylor was born to become a legend. By the time she was a young teenager, she was already making news and attracting attention. Taylor would go onto star in movies such as A Place in the Sun, Butterfield 8, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and Cleopatra, where
Discover the remarkable life of Agatha Christie… Agatha Christie, born in upper-middle-class British society during the late Victorian era, turned into one of the most prolific and popular mystery writers of all time. Her novels have been translated into forty-four languages and have sold over two billion copies worldwide. Her mysteries continue to sell as
Discover the remarkable life of Giotto di Bondone… The name Giotto di Bondone may not be as well-known as Leonardo da Vinci, but it was Giotto who made da Vinci and his contemporaries of the Renaissance possible. Giotto, born in the late thirteenth century, was the first painter to escape the artistic chains of the
