Members of the LGBTQ community have suffered through a particularly ugly form of bias for decades—many have been the victims of violent acts. In the 1990s the brutal murder of a gay man, Matthew Shepard, brought attention to the violence faced by LGBTQ individuals. Since then, lawmakers and prosecutors have stepped up efforts to bring perpetrators to justice; nevertheless, violence against the LGBTQ community continues to persist in American

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This title introduces readers to Larry Page and Sergey Brin, developers of Google.

Provides brief biographies of some individuals whose deeds have served as powerful inspiration for other Muslims and examines the places that Muslims consider sacred, explaining how these sites figure in.

A detailed biography of Ron Howard, whose acting career began when he was just two years old, grew into television and film success, and led to superstardom as a director of feature films. Aboard the vomit comet -- From Opie to Richie -- Grand theft auto -- The kid is OK -- Pushing the envelope -- Great storytelling -- This is the Grinch.