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|  | The Children of Henry Eighth by Alison Weir
Description not available.Provides an in-depth look at the major political happenings that occured following the death of Henry VIII, delving into the roles of his heirs--Edward, Bloody Mary, and Elizabeth I--in regard to England and the monarchy as a whole. Reprint. NYT. AUTHOR: Alison Weir
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Looking Back by Lois Lowry
Author Lois Lowery, a two-time winner of the Newbery Medal for her fiction, tells of events from her childhood that have inspired her writing. Illustrated with b&w photographs. AUTHOR: Lois Lowry
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Where's Harry? by Barry Rozner, Bob Costas, Steve Stone
Stone pays tribute to Harry Caray, one of baseball's biggest legends never to take the field, remembering the unique baseball commentator who was also the game's biggest fan. Photos. AUTHOR: Barry Rozner, Bob Costas, Steve Stone
PUBLISHER: Taylor Publishing Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Conquest of America by Tzvetan Todorov
A classic in its field, The Conquest of America is a fascinating study of cultural confrontation in the New World, with implications far beyond sixteenth-century America. The book offers an original interpretation of both Columbus's discovery of America and the Spaniards' subsequent conquest, colonization, and destruction of pre-Columbian cultures in Mexico and the Caribbean. Using sixteenth-century sources, the distinguished French writer and critic Tzvetan Todorov examines the beliefs and behavior of the Spanish conquistadors and of the Aztecs, adversaries in a clash of cultures that resulted in the near extermination of Mesoamerica's Indian population. A new foreword by Anthony Pagden discusses the implications of Todorov's landmark study. AUTHOR: Tzvetan Todorov
PUBLISHER: University of Oklahoma Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | German U-Boat Commanders of World War II by Rainer Busch
The service records of the 1,411 officers of the German Kriegsmarine known to have commanded a U-boat between the commissioning of U-1 in June 1935 and the final surrender of U-977 to Argentina in August 1945 are detailed in this important biographical dictionary. Each officer`s date of birth, the highest rank he attained, details of any decorations he received, his service record, and his ultimate fate -- whether killed in action, taken prisoner, or detained after the war for Allied interrogation -- are all provided. In addition, an index gives a numerical fist of U-boats along with their commanding officers. The book sheds light on U-boat personalities as diverse as Eck, executed for war crimes in November 1945; Radermacher, who served on U-5 in all grades from seaman to commander: von Stockhausen, killed in a traffic accident in 1943; and Kapitzky, who fought a heroic last stand against allied aircraft off Curacao. Such an outstanding new reference makes an important contribution to the field and will be welcomed by World War II enthusiasts and historians. AUTHOR: Rainer Busch
PUBLISHER: Naval Institute Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Minority Quarterback, & Other Lives in Sports by Ira Berkow
Ira Berkow has a clear understanding of the games he reports, and he also has a sharp eye for the lives of the players, an appreciation of the larger social context and an affinity for the well-turned phrase. This book contains 38 examples of his cra... AUTHOR: Ira Berkow
PUBLISHER: Dee, Ivan R. Publisher
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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