"This book takes a look at the amazing life of Oprah Winfrey, from her youth to her big break in Chicago hosting the Oprah Winfrey Show. The title is complete with photographs from Oprah's youth through today, simple text, and a timeline. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO"--Provided by publisher.

Bestselling author and veteran Wall Street Journal reporter Gregory Zuckerman answers the question investors have been asking for decades: How did Jim Simons do it' Jim Simons is the greatest money maker in modern financial history. His track record beats those of legendary investors including Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Ray Dalio, and George Soros. Yet Simons and his strategies are shrouded in mystery. Wall Street insiders have long craved a view...

"A biography of American basketball player Dwight Howard, focusing on his philanthropic activities off the court"--Provided by publisher.

John Piper's biography of William Wilberforce takes readers beyond Wilberforce's battle against slavery and explores the beliefs and motivations of this influential evangelical politician.

A homeless orphan in Kenya becomes a lucrative businessman, only to give it all up and open an orphanage that today serves over 2,000 Kenyan children.

Traces the life of Henrietta Chamberlain King, the daughter of a Missouri preacher, who married the owner of the vast King Ranch in Texas, which she ran after his death for forty years.