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|  | The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier
Here, the celebrated, Oscar-winning screen actor looks back over his childhood in the Bahamas and the difficult path that led him to become a breakthrough actor in Hollywood--one of America's first successful African-American actors. AUTHOR: Sidney Poitier
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | The American Presidents by David C. Whitney, Robin Vaughn Whitney
Description not available.Revised and updated to include both terms of Bill Clinton, as well as a profile of George W. Bush, this collection of presidential biographies introduces readers to the broad sweep of American chief executives and the events that shaped their administrations. AUTHOR: David C. Whitney, Robin Vaughn Whitney
PUBLISHER: Reader's Digest Association, Incorporated, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Farther Than Any Man by Martin Dugard
Description not available.A lively portrait of eighteenth-century explorer and adventurer Captain James Cook draws on Cook's own journals to describe his youth, his career in the Royal Navy, and his expeditions that charted the Pacific ocean, discovered the eastern coasts of New Zealand, and ventured farther south than any man before, until his tragic demise in the Hawaiian Islands. Reprint. AUTHOR: Martin Dugard
PUBLISHER: Atria Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Apologia pro Vita Sua by Ian Ker, John H. Newman, William Oddie
Cardinal Newman's famous history of his intellectual development and eventual conversion to Roman Catholicism. Newman wrote this book in response to critics, in particular Charles Kingsley, who vehemently attacked him for his conversion in 1845. The book is a resounding defense of the Roman Catholic church and helped bring about an acceptance of Roman Catholicism in Britain for the first time since the Reformation. A spiritual autobiography of one the major figures of 19th-century Christianity. AUTHOR: Ian Ker, John H. Newman, William Oddie
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Tolstoy by A. N. Wilson
This biography of Tolstoy by the award-winning English biographer A. N. Wilson puts Tolstoy's life into the context of his times--the rich, chaotic world of 19th-century Russia. AUTHOR: A. N. Wilson
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Ordinary Genius by Stephanie S. McPherson
This intriguing biography goes beyond the theory of relativity and the image of an old man with wild white hair and frumpy sweaters. Einstein's name is often used as a synonym for genius -- but he was more than that. Albert Einstein was a man who hated violence and took a stand for peace in the world. And he was a man who never took himself -- or his fame -- too seriously. Named an Outstanding Trade Book for Children by the Children's Book Council, this comprehensive book looks at all aspects of Einstein's life: his childhood, his scientific accomplishments, and his humanitarian achievements. AUTHOR: Stephanie S. McPherson
PUBLISHER: Lerner Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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