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We discuss not only the making of his films, but also about those he wanted but failed to make like Burning Secret, Napoleon, Aryan Papers, and A.I. W

De wereld is meer dan in het verleden aan veranderingen onderhevig. Vooral het tempo van de veranderingen en daarmee de potentiële risico's vormen een

An insightful examination of how intersecting individual motivations and social structures mobilize spontaneous mass protests. Between 15 and 26 milli

Tuut-tuut! Met ratelende wielen komt de trein aan bij het perron. Sommige treinen vervoeren mensen, andere zijn er om goederen naar hun bestemming te

In 1987, three Jewish boys from New York forever changed the face of pop music. Through a career that has had its share of ups and downs, the Beastie

Thabo Mbeki has devoted his life to the people of South Africa, first as a courageous fighter against apartheid and as the president of his beloved na

George Washington Carver has been revered for his contributions to improving the lives of poor Southern farmers. Carver studied to be a scientist at a

Tells the story of the teenager who was the author of such young adult classics as ""That Was Then"", ""This Is Now"", and ""Rumble Fish"".

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 by sl

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

The provocative fictional memoir of a boy actor in Shakespearian London.In Shakespeare’s time, women were not allowed to appear on stage, and so femal

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 li

With his election to the Ukrainian presidency, Viktor Yushchenko became a hero throughout the world for his courage in the face of nearly overwhelming

From growing up poor to signing a $100 million contract with the St Louis Cardinals, Albert Pujols, a father of three has been able to balance family

Profiles the life and career of the author Anthony Horowitz.

Barbara Park created one of the most popular and beloved characters in contemporary children's books--Junie B. Jones.

Biography of Gail Carson Levine, whose books for young people are often takes on familiar fairy tales and whose first published work was the popular E

Rachael Ray grew up surrounded by great cooks in restaurants, so cooking was a natural and integral part of her life. She first began cooking at home