Published on Harris County Public Library (http://www.hcpl.net)

Home > Blogs > Angel Hill's blog > Biographies in Bite Size

Biographies in Bite Size

Submitted by Angel Hill [1] on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 2:38pm

American SketchesIf you’re a biography reader, you’ve probably read something from Walter Isaacson [2].  This summer while you’re sitting in the sun or passing the long afternoons away, read his bite-size biographies in American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane [3].

 


Harris County, Texas Harris County Texas

Sites

Kids
Teens
Friends
Mobile Site

About the Library

Locations & Hours
Holiday Closings
Policies

Services

Library Cards
Military Library Cards
HCPL Digital Media Catalog
Newsletters
Interlibrary Loan
Meeting Rooms
Purchase Suggestion
Wireless
Toolbar

Research

Databases
Websites

Jobs

Library Jobs
Job Search Guide
Volunteer

Help

Frequently Asked Questions
Ask a Librarian
Staff List

Follow Us

Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr
YouTube LibraryThing Pinterest Contact Us

Staff Login

Information for Persons with Disabilities: Harris County Public Library will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who are interested in attending library programs. To make a request for yourself or someone you know, please notify the Branch Librarian two working days in advance of the program.

ADA Info

Creative Commons License The Harris County Public Library Website by Harris County Public Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. It is designed for 1024x768 resolution and Internet Explorer 7+, Firefox 3+, and Safari 3+ browsers.  For additional information, see our Credits page.

var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-13162300-1']); _gaq.push(['_setDomainName', 'hcpl.net']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();
Source URL: http://www.hcpl.net/content/biographies-bite-size

Links:
[1] http://www.hcpl.net/users/angel-hill
[2] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=walter%20isaacson&index=.GH#focus
[3] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=american%20sketches%20walter%20isaacson&index=.GH#focus
[4] http://www.hcpl.net/category/tags/america
[5] http://www.hcpl.net/category/tags/biographies
[6] http://www.hcpl.net/taxonomy/term/34