Böcker av Patricia Cronin Marcello

The son of civic-minded immigrant parents, Ralph Nader was taught from an early age to appreciate the citizen's role in a democracy.

Gloria Steinem represents second-wave American feminism. Steinem was destined to succeed and showed extraordinary strength dealing with difficult family circumstances, a peripatetic upbringing, and financial straights that forced her as a teenager to support herself and her divorced, emotionally troubled mother.

The Dalai Lama's story is revealed from his early family life to his struggles for Tibet's independence from China.

Mohandas K Gandhi, is a revered figure for his nonviolent action to free India from British rule. This book follows Gandhi from his family's home, via sojourn in England to prepare for a law career, to his growth from a timid new barrister in South Africa to India's foremost negotiator with the British power structure.