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|  | Touching My Father's Soul by Broughton Coburn, Jon Krakauer, Norbu Norgay
Here a Tibetan sherpa, the son of the sherpa who was the first to successfully climb Mount Everest in 1953, shares his perspective on the 1996 much-talked-about tragedy on Mount Everest, where he assisted the team that filmed their own ascent. He discusses that storied climb, along with the details of his father's earlier climb, offering a Tibetan perspective on the sport and the mountain. AUTHOR: Broughton Coburn, Jon Krakauer, Norbu Norgay
PUBLISHER: HarperSanFrancisco
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Careless Love by J. Charles, Peter Guralnick
An extensive biography that analyzes the rise and fall of Elvis Presley. The author argues that Presley`s influence on American pop culture surpasses his contributions to music. AUTHOR: J. Charles, Peter Guralnick
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Dakota by Kathleen Norris, Mary Peiffer
Norris writes about the dynamics of small-town life in this tribute to the Great Plains and their power to inform the human spirit. Filled with descriptions of a harsh and desolate, yet sublime landscape, Dakota weaves together the lives of farmers, townsfolk, Native Americans, and a community of Benedictine monks. AUTHOR: Kathleen Norris, Mary Peiffer
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Bruce Chatwin by Nicholas Shakespeare
This biography of Bruce Chatwin--travel writer, essayist, novelist--analyzes his amazing erudition, his conflicted sexuality, and his elusiveness as a personality from the point of view of the novelist Nicholas Shakespeare, who knew him well. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000. AUTHOR: Nicholas Shakespeare
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Two Years Before the Mast by Elaine Kirn, Ernesto R Cruz, Gene Engene, John N. Fago, Richard Henry Dana
On August 14, 1834, Richard Henry Dana, convalescing from an illness, set off for California from his Boston home--via a sailing ship. Using the journals he kept on the voyage, Dana created a classic re-creation of his experiences, both the highs and the lows, in what has long been considered a definitive look at the seaman's life in the 19th century. AUTHOR: Elaine Kirn, Ernesto R Cruz, Gene Engene, John N. Fago, Richard Henry Dana
PUBLISHER: N A L
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Lucy Book by Geoffrey M. Fidelman
, The Lucy Book comprehensively covers the television career of this phenomenally popular icon. 50 photos. AUTHOR: Geoffrey M. Fidelman
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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