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With a list of achievements spanning the length of his career, Pete Rose is widely considered one of the best players not in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Unfortunately, "Charlie Hustle" is also well known for his longtime gambling problem. Even though Rose's misdeeds threaten to overshadow his great career, his numerous records and legendary hustle stand as the true testament to his abilities as a player.

Fairy tales may seem to have existed since the beginning of storytelling, but Hans Christian Andersen is the acknowledged father of the modern form.

On April 1, 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer Inc., a company that would completely change the way people used technology. Apple personal computers introduced such now-common elements as graphical user interfaces and the mouse. While the company fell on hard times in the mid-nineties, its name is now a household word, thanks to the amazing success of the iPod.

While Keira Knightley’s pout has become somewhat of a trademark for the British beauty, it would seem Ms. Knightley has very little to pout about. With numerous box-office hits, such as the “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy, and a long list of award nominations, Knightley has proved she is much more than another pretty face on the big screen.

Miuccia Prada is the woman behind the famous Italian fashion label Prada. When still a young woman, Miuccia took over the family luxury leather goods company and has since grown the brand to include clothes for women, men and children; accessories; skincare; and beauty. The Prada philosophy maintains extremely high quality and understated, forward-thinking design. In support of this philosophy, Prada assumes an influential role in the larger world of art and design. 

Diane von Furstenberg, who guided the career women of the 1970s into a style that spoke both power and elegance, and is the current president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

Long Island’s designing favorite son, Michael Kors, has stayed true to his roots. Educated at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, he was designing for elite Manhattan boutique Lothar’s at the young age of 19. He launched his own lines for upscale department stores Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue in 1981. His characteristically simple, clean lines earned him recognition by Vogue magazine as part of “the New Establishment” of American fashion in 1996.

American fashion super star Marc Jacobs rose through the ranks from an awkward New York design school student to become a major force in the fashion world. His ironic street sensibility made him the king of understated cool with his Marc Jacobs line. Simultaneously, his sense of femininity and refined sophistication led him to direct one of the world’s most popular luxury brands at Louis Vuitton.

Japanese fashion pioneer Rei Kawakubo creates in a world where fashion and conceptual art collide. Kawakubo has built her company, Comme des Garçons, into an avant-garde, multi-brand establishment that continues to grow from the modernist roots she planted nearly 40 years ago.

Although most corporate leaders are men, a lot has changed in the past few decades: far more women have reached the top levels in business. This week, we profile five women who made it to the highest ranks.

Although most corporate leaders are men, a lot has changed in the past few decades: far more women have reached the top levels in business. This week, we profile five women who made it to the highest ranks.

Although most corporate leaders are men, a lot has changed in the past few decades: far more women have reached the top levels in business. This week, we profile five women who made it to the highest ranks.

Although most corporate leaders are men, a lot has changed in the past few decades: far more women have reached the top levels in business. This week, we profile five women who made it to the highest ranks.

Although most corporate leaders are men, a lot has changed in the past few decades: far more women have reached the top levels in business. This week, we profile five women who made it to the highest ranks.

Fourteen members of the Unser family, spanning four generations, have dominated every aspect of Indy car racing.

Those who say that basketball is in Rick Barry’s blood aren’t exaggerating much. His father was a basketball coach in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Rick went on to star at all levels, eventually landing in the Basketball Hall of Fame. And if there’s a basketball gene, he certainly passed it down to his sons; Scooter, Jon, Brent and Drew. All four of them played professional ball, and Brent is now in his 12th year in the NBA. Among them the Barrys boast a total of three NBA championships; an NCAA championship; three first-round draft selections; 12 All-Star appearances; and a Rookie of the Year award. They have played professional basketball in six countries.

There have been more than 350 pairs of brothers to play in the Major Leagues, and more than 100 fathers and sons. Baseball families are hardly rare, but even so, the Boone family trumps them all.

The Manning family has football in its blood and perseverance in its heart. Heir to their father’s quarterback legacy at Ole Miss and the New Orleans Saints, sons Peyton of the Indianapolis Colts and Eli of the New York Giants are two star quarterbacks with consecutive Super Bowl victories and MVP designations to their names. Behind the brothers is a family legacy of “quiet discipline,” patience, and ambition without pressure.

Our review of sports family dynasties began with the Football Mannings and continues today with the Hockey Hulls.  Bobby and Dennis Hull grew up brothers in a household of 11 children in the small community of Point Anne, Ontario, where they chopped wood on the  family farm. This physical work created powerful, athletic frames and frighteningly fast slap shots.  These qualities were passed down to Bobby’s son, Brett Hull, and these three Hockey Hulls combined for more than 1,600 career goals.

The young American Paul Thomas Anderson has been an award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter for over a decade. But his finest hour is now: his most ambitious project yet, “There Will Be Blood,” has been nominated for eight Academy Awards.

Julie Christie is an award-winning British actress and timeless beauty who spent much of the 1960s and 1970s in the spotlight, in memorable films such as “Dr. Zhivago,” “Darling,” and “McCabe and Mrs. Miller.” This year, she is nominated for an Oscar for her leading role in “Away From Her,” playing a woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

Everyone knows about the 19th-century outlaw Jesse James, whose colorful exploits were recorded in song and legend. But the life of the historical figure is often disputed. Was he, in fact, a Robin Hood character, who stole from the rich to give back to those less fortunate? Or was he only a former soldier with a thirst for violence, sustaining his criminal career by marketing himself as a noble thief?

Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis has long been recognized as one of cinema’s all-time greats. Few actors have honed characters and dominated the screen quite like Day-Lewis, a famously elusive and picky actor who selects roles carefully and has disappeared from the public eye twice for long stretches. Thankfully, he returned to give us the character of Daniel Plainview and the thrill ride of “There Will Be Blood,” credited as one of the best film performances of all time.

Nathan Bedford Forrest is considered one of the most talented generals to have fought in the Civil War. Dubbed the "wizard of the saddle," Forrest had dexterity and a determination unmatched by most soldiers. Off the battlefield, Forrest’s convictions were equally strong. He helped establish the Ku Klux Klan, and was the organization’s first Grand Wizard.

Though she’s been described as ordinary looking—so ordinary that police didn’t believe she was part of the cast of “Gone Baby Gone” when she tried to walk on the set—the elegant Amy Ryan is just an expert at playing so-called ordinary people.

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain dedicated his life to two institutions: Bowdoin College and the Union Army of the Civil War. Born and raised in a town called Brewer, Maine, he went on to attend college at Bowdoin, in a tiny town off the Maine coast.

In the lead-up to the 80th Academy Awards on February 24th, we profile five nominated candidates—four actors and one director—worthy of 2008's golden statuette. The first is Javier Bardem, an actor from Spain who makes poignant characters and gripping scenes out of every role he plays. He’s a captivating presence on the mainstream scene, and has earned top accolades in his decade-long career, including two Oscar nominations for work in “Before Night Falls” and 2007’s “No Country for Old Men.”

When Robert E. Lee accepted command of the Confederate Army, he “believed he was defending Virginia, not slavery.” Regardless of his true political beliefs, He has been considered one of the greatest heroes of the South, despite being the first Confederate general to surrender to the Union. His legacy lives on at Washington and Lee University, where Lee was president for the last five years of his life, and in the hearts of many southerners.

Ulysses S. Grant, nicknamed “The Hero of Appomattox” for the courthouse where he negotiated the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, is also remembered as one of the less effective presidents of the United States. His career was marked by inconsistencies both in his ambition and his popularity. He was ambivalent about attending West Point, but eventually became the General-in-Chief of the United States Army. Despite vocal critics and scandal during his presidency, he was easily elected for a second term.

A profile of Jack and Suzy Welch, a pair of accomplished businesspeople who collaborate on books, in columns, and in articles about managing and succeeding in business.