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|  | The Money and the Power by Roger Morris, Sally Denton
Description not available.An eye-opening study of the past, present, and future of Las Vegas traces the history of the city; the roles of organized crime, politics, and business; and the implications of Las Vegas in terms of both mirroring and shaping America's changing values. Reprint. 30,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Roger Morris, Sally Denton
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | The World & All That's in It by Gilbert Grosvenor, Tom Matthews
With photographs and quotes from Bell himself, this photobiography follows this well known inventor from his childhood in Scotland through his life-long efforts to come up with ideas that would improve people's lives. Foreword by Bell's great-grandson and current chairman of the National Geographic Society. 60 two-color illustrations. AUTHOR: Gilbert Grosvenor, Tom Matthews
PUBLISHER: National Geographic Society
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | For the President's Eyes Only by Christopher Andrew
Christpher Andrew's history of US intelligence operations focuses on the 20th century. US intelligence gathering became much more extensive and sophisticated during the First World War, although for years it was dominated by the superior British intelligence services. During the 1950s, the US used its exceptional technological knowledge to make advances in espionage. Included in this endeavor were the development of both the U-2 spy plane and Operation Lighting, a major effort to upgrade the computer used to analyze the wealth of newly available data. One of the author's significant points is that the US has always been better at the technical end of spying than it has at the human end. This has been demonstrated by the numerous instances when the CIA has misinterpreted the motivations of both the people it has employed and those it has spied on. This book is filled with amusing anecdotes, such as Harry Truman's presentation of cloaks and daggers to his intelligence chiefs, and the CIA's forgery of labels on bottles of brandy to make better gifts for one of their moles to give to his Soviet boss. AUTHOR: Christopher Andrew
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Flaming Creature by Ed Leffingwell, Jack Smith
Flaming Creature, the catalog to accompany the multimedia retrospective of one of the late 20th century's most important experimental filmmakers, is a hodge-podge encyclopedia of his life. Including almost every piece of ephemera from performances, with essays by Larry Rinder, Ronald Tavel, Nayland Blake, J. Hoberman, and Penny Arcade. AUTHOR: Ed Leffingwell, Jack Smith
PUBLISHER: Serpent's Tail Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Arnold by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Douglas K. Hall
Before he became one of the biggest box-office attractions of our times, Arnold Schwarzenegger was the name in bodybuilding--five-time Mr. Universe and seven-time Mr. Olympia. In this classic book, first published in 1977, Arnold shares the bodybuilding regime that made him a champion and offers glimpses of his personal life. 191 photographs. AUTHOR: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Douglas K. Hall
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Cuentos de Eva Luna by Isabel Allende
Short stories in Allende's celebrated magical-realist mode. AUTHOR: Isabel Allende
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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