Product Description: The early life of Herbert George Wells was filled with poverty, injuries, failed apprenticeships, brief periods of schooling, and the breakdown of his parents' marriage. Yet, somehow, he overcame it all to become one of the world's most famous authors...read more

Product Description: Theodor Seuss Geisel - known the world over as Dr Seuss - wrote some of the most beloved children's books of the 20th century. Here, readers can discover how Geisel was rejected over and over again before he got his break, how he contributed to the war effort in World War II, and how he forever changed the world of children's books...read more

Product Description: When best-selling author Carl Hiaasen purchased Eragon at a Montana grocery store, it had already sold more than 10,000 copies a remarkable achievement for a self-published novel and its author, Christopher Paolini, who was just a teenager at the time...read more

Product Description: The most beloved humorist of his day, Mark Twain is today considered one of the greatest authors the United States has ever produced. Born Samuel Clemens, a poor boy hailing from the humble frontier town of Hannibal, Missouri, Twain delighted readers throughout the 19th century with his observations about the best and worst in the American character...read more

Product Description: When Laura Ingalls Wilder decided to write about her childhood on the American frontier, she had no idea that her books would become staples of children's literature. This biography shows how these books continue to be treasured classics around the world...read more