A black man recounts the experiences that led to his purchase and operation of a laundry-dry cleaning business.

A black man relates the obstacles he encountered in learning to fly and starting his own airline because no existing airline would hire a black pilot.

An American Indian, part Sioux, part Apache, tells of his years as a hobo, his pursuit of aeronautics, and his eventual career as a purchasing agent.

A black teacher and librarian tells of his struggles against discrimination to achieve his career goals.

Answers 100 common questions about AIDS, what causes it, how it is spread, and how to protect yourself from getting it. Includes interviews with four young people living with HIV infection.

The books aim at Chinese-language beginners and/or tourists to China with simple conversations, pinyin, characters and vocabulary lists, some reading comprehension, with the topics on simple conversations and traveling in China. Also provides background knowledge of pinyin, a brief introduction to writing Chinese characters, two idioms, antonyms, proverbs, two-part allegorical expressions, and Tang poems. Accompanied by multimedia software (two CD-ROMs...

The old ways of rural Ireland in the 1940s are a thing of the past, but Tom Nestor recalls his boyhood weekly errands to the nearby town of Rath. Adventure, imagination, and colorful characters accompany him.