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|  | Mad for Words by David Case, Simon Winchester
The fascinating true story about the relationship between the man who compiled the first Oxford English Dictionary and his major collaborator, an imprisoned murderer. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. AUTHOR: David Case, Simon Winchester
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Burning the Days by James Salter
A memoir by the the New York novelist (author of SOLO FACES and CASSADA). Salter describes his childhood, his education at West Point and his years as an Air Force flier, his early years as a screenwriter and novelist, and his recollections of the many members of the literary scene (like Robert Phelps and Ben Sonnenberg) who became his friends. AUTHOR: James Salter
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Lincoln by David Herbert Donald, Dick Estell
The phenomenal national bestseller that is the Lincoln biography for this generation (Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.)--now in paperback. Drawing on resources not available until recently--including Lincoln's personal papers, archives, and newspaper reports--two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Herbert Donald presents a masterful account of Lincoln's rise to the presidency and the political and personal challenges he faced while in office. AUTHOR: David Herbert Donald, Dick Estell
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | For the Love of It by Wayne C. Booth
Literary critic Wayne Booth chronicles his struggle, as an adult, to learn to play the cello, and meditates on the joys of playing chamber music and the rewards of amateurism. AUTHOR: Wayne C. Booth
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Autobiography of Quincy Jones by Quincy Jones
Jones, or Q, is one of the most influential men in music. In this autobiography, he tells his story--FROM growing up poor in Chicago to his success as a composer, recording artist, and producer. Jones describes all of the big (and small) names in the business that he has met along the way. AUTHOR: Quincy Jones
PUBLISHER: Broadway Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Karel Capek ? Life and Work by Ivan Klima, Norma Comrada, Robert Wechsler
Ivan Klima provides the life of fellow Czech writer Karel Capek (1890-1938), the author of the famous R.U.R.: ROSSUMS UNIVERSAL ROBOTS, in which he coined the word robot. He was also an outspoken critic of both Nazism and America. AUTHOR: Ivan Klima, Norma Comrada, Robert Wechsler
PUBLISHER: Catbird Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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