Five true stories of slaves who managed to escape from their masters. Although the book contains some fictionalization, the stories are based on primary sources as well as on accounts written by the actual escapees. Illustrated with b&w dra...
A follow-up to On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness places Janner, Tink, and their companions on an urgent flight to rebel headquarters, where they struggle to protect the Igibys from such adversaries as a mad fork factory owner, a den o...
An Iraqi-born actor raised in England describes how a visit to his homeland led to his being conscripted into the Iraqi army and selected for Saddam's elite intelligence service, driving him to make a desperate escape from his native land. ...
If Hans and Margaret Rey had not escaped the 1940 Nazi invasion of Paris, the classic children's book character Curious George might have never made it to print. This is the wonderfully researched and written story of their unnerving escape...
A present-day escaped slave recounts his brutal capture and enslavement at the age of seven, his harrowing escape to a refugee camp and finally America, his education, and his ongoing work as an anti-slavery activist.
Zhang Boli's memoir recounts his experiences after being declared a criminal on China's Most Wanted List after the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in 1989, of which he was one of the organizers. Forced into hiding, he stayed on the run for ...
Fast-paced, compelling, meticulously researched, and dramatically detailed, this saga from the annals of American, Irish, British, and Australian history comprises the first full telling of the secret yearlong journey of the American whalin...
Zhang Boli's memoir recounts his experiences after being declared a criminal on China's Most Wanted List after the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in 1989, of which he was one of the organizers. Forced into hiding, he stayed on the run for ...