Discusses the history, topography, culture, and economy of Belize, which was called British Honduras until 1973.

A political satire follows a haphazard government effort to quell an ensuing crisis when the world's supply of a key pharmaceutical ingredient is depleted at the beginning of a mysterious pathogen outbreak.

A description of the personal life and career of the twentieth-century English writer of such successful books as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "James and the Giant Peach," and "Matilda."

Presents information on the geography, history, economy and people of El Salvador.

"Written when she was just twenty-eight, Lorraine Hansberry's landmark A Raisin in the Sun is listed by the National Theatre as one of the hundred most significant works of the twentieth century. Hansberry was the first Black woman to have a play performed on Broadway, and the first Black and youngest American playwright to win a New York Critics' Circle Award. Charles J. Shields's authoritative biography of one of the twentieth century's most admired...

"An extensively revised and updated edition of the bestselling biography of Harper Lee, reframed from the perspective of the recent publication of Lee's Go Set a Watchman To Kill a Mockingbird--the twentieth century's most widely read American novel--has sold thirty million copies and still sells a million yearly. In this in-depth biography, first published in 2006, Charles J. Shields brings to life the woman who gave us two of American literature's...

"The Spanish translation to the 5th edition of What to Expect When You're Expecting-filled with the most up-to-date, accurate, and relevant information on all things pregnancy"--