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|  | Restoring Hope by Cornel West, Henry Louis Gates, Kelvin S. Sealy
Maya Angelou, Harry Belafonte, Bill Bradley, Wynton Marsalis, and others share their experiences and hopes for black America with the bestselling author of Race Matters . AUTHOR: Cornel West, Henry Louis Gates, Kelvin S. Sealy
PUBLISHER: Beacon Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Shah of Shahs by Ryszard Kapuscinski
In this book, the author brings a mythographer's perspective and novelist's virtuosity to bear on the overthrow of the last Shah of Iran, one of the most infamous of the United States' client-dictators, who resolved to transform his country into 'a second America in a generation', only to be toppled virtually overnight. AUTHOR: Ryszard Kapuscinski
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Tupac Shakur by Vibe Magazine
The life, meteoric rise, and violent death of Tupac Shakur, in articles, interviews, and photographs. The son of a former Black Panther, Shakur became increasingly associated with the thug lifestyle he rapped about, even as he ascended to international success and a successful movie career. Unlike many others in the rap world, Shakur's songs and tales of violence were no mere pose, as was proven in 1996 when he was gunned down while waiting at a traffic light. With tributes from directors John Singleton and Ernest Dickerson, and rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy, as well as a foreword by Quincy Jones. AUTHOR: Vibe Magazine
PUBLISHER: Crown Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Letters from the Head and Heart by Andrew Burstein, Peter S. Onuf
The letters of a person . . . form the only full and genuine journal of his life, noted Thomas Jefferson, who wrote nearly 20,000 letters in his own lifetime. Andrew Burstein invites readers to rediscover Jefferson through an exploration of his most enduring public and private writings. Among the public documents examined are two of Jefferson's best-known contributions to American history, the Declaration of Independence and his first inaugural address. On a more personal level, we read the written dialogue between Jefferson and his dying wife, Martha, as well as tender letters written to his daughters and grandson. Also included are thought-provoking letters written to friends and fellow thinkers, highlighted by extracts from the famous correspondence between the aging Jefferson and John Adams. Burstein's lively analysis confirms Jefferson as a writer of both style and substance. In his letters, we see a writer whose words at once convey the eighteenth-century world in which he lived and yet still speak to the modern world with powerful relevance and wisdom. AUTHOR: Andrew Burstein, Peter S. Onuf
PUBLISHER: The Thomas Jefferson Foundation
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Untitled Moolah Autobiography by Lillian Ellison
This memoir by the long-time women's champion wrestler known as The Fabulous Moolah tells of the early days of the sport, where she survived on $50 per week as she traveled across the country to carnival-like local venues where she often played the villain. She tells the inside story of the fame that was to come as the sport became a hit on television, partly through the efforts of the visionary Vince McMahon, founder of the World Wrestling Federation, who passed it on to his son, Vince, Jr. AUTHOR: Lillian Ellison
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | No Tears in Ireland by Sylvia Couturie
This memoir describes how the author and her sister--young, privileged French aristocrats--travel to Ireland one summer with their cruel nanny on holiday. When World War II erupts during their stay, they are forced to wait out the war there in cheerless company. The sisters make the most of it. AUTHOR: Sylvia Couturie
PUBLISHER: Free Press, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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