Oswald Avery and the story of DNA

By Vesta Nadine Severs

A biography of the Canadian-born bacteriologist whose research on pneumonia and other bacteria led to a new understanding of DNA which, in turn, led to DNA fingerprinting in criminal investigation,...

Charles Schulz

By Mitchell Lane Publishers Inc, Jim Whiting

Tony Blair

By Wilson Wayne

Profiles the popular Labour party member who, in 1997, became Britain's youngest prime minister in over two hundred years, and details his support of the war against terrorism begun in 2001.

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

By Jim Whiting

Discusses the life and exploration of the Spanish nobleman, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado.

Hernando de Soto (Latinos in American History) (Latinos in American History)

By Jim Whiting, Kimberly Garcia

A biography of the wealthy Spaniard who came to the New World to seek glory and who, in 1541, became the first European to reach the Mississippi River.

Gaspar de Portola Latinos in American History Latinos in American History

By Wayne Wilson, Jim Whiting

Juan Ponce de Leon (Latinos in American History) (Latinos in American History)

By Jim Whiting

Describes the life of the Spanish explorer who first came to the New World with Columbus, went on to become governor of Puerto Rico, and later came to Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth.

Junipero Jose Serra

By Jim Whiting

Traces the life of the Spanish explorer and missionary who travelled to Mexico and California to teach the Indians about Christianity and who established nine missions along the California coast.

The Life and Times of Johann Sebastian Bach MusicMakers World s Greatest Composers Masters of Music

By Jim Whiting

The life and times of George Frideric Handel

By Jim Whiting

Discusses the life and career of the eighteenth-century German composer.