Recalls stories about the life and work of the famous Greek mathematician, Archimedes, using accounts from the writings of a contemporary Roman statesman, Cicero.
A biography of the late-fifteenth to mid-sixteenth-century Italian artist Michelangelo Buonarroti, whose first famous work, the Vatican Pieta, was displayed in St. Peter's Basilica when he was only twenty-five years old.
A biography of Siddhartha Gautama, later called Buddha, who was a prince in India about 2,500 years ago who gave up earthly riches and power to seek enlightenment about the mysteries of life.
A biography of Agnes Bojaxhiu, later known as Mother Teresa, who became a nun, a missionary to the poorest of the poor in India, founder of the Missionaries of Charity, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
A biography of Isadora Duncan, a dancer called "daughter of the Sun Spirit, " who introduced a form of movement that became the foundation for modern dance.
A biography of the nineteenth-century English naturalist whose study trips, on which he documented the diversity of animal life, led him to develop theories about evolution and natural selection.
A biography of Tenzin Gyatso, the spiritual and political leader of Tibet, who has lived in exile in India since 1959, when communist China took over his nation.
A biography of Jesus Christ, who lived in the Middle East about 2,000 years ago and whose teachings about love, forgiveness, hope, and justice were spread throughout the world by his disciples.
A biography of Mohandas K. Gandhi, later known as Mahatma, who fought for justice and equality in South Africa and India, and led India to independence through non-violent civil disobedience.
A biography of Englishman James Cook, who explored the South Pacific during the eighteenth century and was the first European known to visit the continent of Australia.
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