Auteur: John A. Torres

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This memoir recounts how a veteran journalist found his way back to God through heartbreaking assignments at disaster sites around the world. Torres takes the reader on a journey to faith as he repor …

Sonia Sotomayor came from a working class Puerto Rican family in the Bronx. She fought to overcome health issues and financial problems, received a Yale law education, and eventually became a judge. …

A child of Japan’s post-war baby boom, Haruki Murakami grew up-much to the chagrin of his parents-immersed in Western culture. The unhappy and unmotivated student didn’t begin writing until he was tw …

From humble beginnings and a nontraditional upbringing, Barack Obama worked his way through law school and then onto Chicago’s political scene. After serving in the state legislature and one term in …

Even though he was born with an otherworldly athletic gift, Cristiano Ronaldo’s early life was anything but easy. A poor kid from Portugal, he was expelled from school at age fourteen and then diagno …

Regarded by many to be the next great international soccer player, the young Neymar is already being compared to legends like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Through easy-to-read text and full-co …

If music is the universal language, then sports is a close second. Every four years the world comes together for soccer’s World Cup as well as the Olympics. We take pride in presenting our best to co …

Can a person race a car without an engine? You sure can. With the help of gravity and unique car design, soap box derby stock car drivers get to experience the thrill of the race. In 1914, Charlie Ch …

Gym can seem like a drag to many teens who’d rather be doing something else, but it’s a great excuse to get up and moving in the middle of the day. Gym class is less about fierce competition and meas …

To this day, the relationship between Hernan Cortes and his translator La Malinche remains confusing. Was Cortes a double-crossing murderer or a heroic conqueror? Was La Malinche, an enslaved woman f …

Would your readers like to throw a football like all-pro quarterback Peyton Manning? Or would you rather learn to slash through defenders like superstar running back Adrian Peterson? It takes a lot o …

Le Bron James dribbles around defenders before flying in the air for a thunderous dunk. Kobe Bryant watches the game clock tick down to one second before firing a game-winning jump shot. Author John …

On the basketball court, Lakers center Dwight Howard is intimidating. A three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and a five-time selection to the All-NBA First Team, Howard is widely considered t …

Whether he’s flying up a half-pipe on his skateboard or whizzing through the air on a gold-medal snowboard run, Shaun White is one of the most exciting athletes in the world. In a competition, or mak …

Teeming with full-color photos, direct quotations, and engaging, easy-to-read biographic details, this book focuses on Lionel Messi’s contributions to both soccer and children’s education, giving rea …

In the area of Washington, D.C., the beltway snipers caused widespread fear just a year after the World Trade Center attacks. The pair of killers targeted random people doing everyday things, such as …

Sandy Hook Elementary School…Columbine High School…San Bernardino Social Services Center…Aurora Movie Theater. There are more school shootings and public massacres than anyone wants to believe. …

Playing team sports has many benefits, and yet high-contact sports such as football and rugby have also been linked to serious injuries, including concussions, and a higher risk of dementia, depressi …

When the father of Linda Brown, an African American, sued to let his child go to a "white school" closer to home, history was made. When the court decided that "separate was inherently …

The Maya Empire became a thriving civilization between the third century and the seventh century CE, but by 900 CE war, drought, and disease wiped out most of its cities and the Mayan people were gre …

Considered by some to be the greatest soccer star of all time, Lionel Messi’s story is nothing short of spectacular. As this sports biography highlights the biggest moments of his career, it becomes …

Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho has had an amazing and colorful career. Playing for FC Barcelona and AC Milan, as well as the Brazilian national team, Ronaldinho has been on some of the greatest teams …

Regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all-time, Jay-Z didn’t always have the greatest life. In fact, growing up he faced more hardships and conflicts than any person should ever have to deal wit …

Ludacris knew from a young age that he wanted to work in the music industry, but while most rappers don’t usually go this route, attending college was a choice that seemed very logical for Ludacris. …

Deadly and highly infectious diseases have afflicted the human race for thousands of years, decimating populations. Will it be a petrifying plague that one day destroys mankind for good? Descriptive …

Zombies have invaded mainstream society in weekly television shows, blockbuster movies, comic books, and novels. While there is no scientific proof that the dead can indeed come back to life, there a …

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the biggest names in all of sports and one of the most iconic figures in international soccer. This biography covers the hardships that Ronaldo faced as a child, and how h …