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|  | By Any Means Necessary by William Burrows
This cold war history examines the top-secret reconnaissance flights over the Communist bloc and reveals the loss of American pilots, whose existence could not be acknowledged by the U.S. government. Burrows interviewed pilots who flew, and families of those who were lost. AUTHOR: William Burrows
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Gandhi's Truth by Erik H. Erikson
Description not available.A Western psychoanalyst and historian presents a detailed examination of the philosophies accepted by Gandhi and his attempts to convert the British through nonviolence AUTHOR: Erik H. Erikson
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Last Madam by Christine Wiltz
Description not available.The forty-year reign of New Orleans madam Norma Wallace is chronicled here, with plentiful accounts from the prostitutes, johns, local celebrities, and cops who were part of this colorful drama set in the city's notorious Red Light District. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Christine Wiltz
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Gandhi Reader by Homer A. Jack
A selection of writings by the Indian spiritual and political leader whose philosophy of nonviolent resistance ultimately led India from centuries of British colonialism to independence in 1947. Themes include the rejection of materialism in modern culture, nonviolence, women and sex, religious tolerance, and self-rule in India. AUTHOR: Homer A. Jack
PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Callas by Callas by Renzo Allegri, Roberto Allegri
The legendary soprano Maria Callas tells the story of her life. Born in New York City to Greek parents, Callas was a student in Athens, Greece before eventually ascending to international fame. AUTHOR: Renzo Allegri, Roberto Allegri
PUBLISHER: Universe Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | A World of My Own by Robin Knox-Johnston
Originally published in 1970, Robin Knox-Johnston's A World of My Own has become a treasured classic - the dramatic account of the first nonstop, single-handed voyage around the world, for which Knox-Johnston won the Sunday Times Golden Globe trophy. On June 14, 1968, Suhaili, a tiny ketch, slipped almost unnoticed out of Falmouth harbor while Knox-Johnston's family and a few friends waved goodbye to the solitary twenty-nine-year-old figure at the helm. His was an incredible adventure, a feat of endeavor and seamanship which will be unsurpassed and unforgotten. Sheer determination helped him survive every imaginable difficulty: Several knockdowns in the Southern Ocean, the disintegration of the self-steering system, polluted water tanks and acid burns were among the numerous setbacks he encountered even before reaching Cape Horn, the fearsome test of any seaman's nerve. Written from diaries and logbooks kept throughout the voyage, A World of My Own is a gripping, startling, and moving account of one of the greatest sea adventures of our time. AUTHOR: Robin Knox-Johnston
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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