Brief biographies of ten American astronomers, including Maria Mitchell, Percival Lowell, and Carl Sagan.

A collective biography of ten American environmentalists, including Henry David Thoreau, Rachel Carson, Sylvia Earle, and George Washington Carver.

A collection of ten biographies of women who have served in the military when America was at war, including Molly Pitcher, Sarah Emma Edmonds, and Megan Jans.

Profiles the lives and military careers of Nathan B. Forrest, William J. Hardee, Ambrose P. Hill, John B. Hood, Stonewall Jackson, Joseph E. Johnston, Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, George Pickett, and Jeb Stuart.

Discusses the lives and contributions of ten influential scholars from the early years of scientific research, including Pythagoras, Archimedes, and Pliny.

Profiles ten influential and dedicated dancers and choreographers who worked in America, including Martha Graham, Fred Astaire, and Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Discusses the lives and the struggle that faced by ten women who pursued careers in the medical field, including Dorothea Lynde Dix, Elizabeth Blackwell, Clara Barton, Mary Edwards Walker, Susie King Taylor, Susan LaFlesche Picotte, Clara Maass, Gerty Radnitz Cori, Antonia Coello Novello, and Mae Carol Jemison.