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|  | Elvis, a Celebration by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
Description not available.In honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death, a pictorial tribute to the King--compiled with the authorization of the Presley estate--chronicles the life and career of Elvis Presley in more than six hundred photographs and illustrations, from his early days in Tupelo and Memphis, to his rise to music stardom, to his film, television, and concert careers. 70,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
PUBLISHER: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Red Spy Queen by Kathryn S. Olmsted
When Elizabeth Bentley slunk into an FBI field office in 1945, she was thinking only of saving herself from NKGB assassins who were hot on her trail. She had no idea that she was about to start the greatest Red Scare in U.S. history. Bentley (1908-1963) was a Connecticut Yankee and Vassar graduate who spied for the Soviet Union for seven years. She met with dozens of highly placed American agents who worked for the Soviets, gathering their secrets and stuffing sensitive documents into her knitting bag. But her Soviet spymasters suspected her of disloyalty--and even began plotting to silence her forever. To save her own life, Bentley decided to betray her friends and comrades to the FBI. Her defection effectively shut down Soviet espionage in the United States for years. Despite her crucial role in the cultural and political history of the early Cold War, Bentley has long been overlooked or underestimated by historians. Now, new documents from Russian and American archives make it possible to assess the veracity of her allegations. This long overdue biography rescues Elizabeth Bentley from obscurity and tells her dramatic life story. AUTHOR: Kathryn S. Olmsted
PUBLISHER: The University of North Carolina Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Low Road by Valerie Miner
The Miner family leaves a tenement apartment in Edinborough to begin a journey of immigration across nations and cultures, shedding much, and accumulating much, as they go. AUTHOR: Valerie Miner
PUBLISHER: Michigan State University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Jackie Robinson by Kenneth Rudeen, Michael Hays
A biography of the first African-American baseball player in the major leagues. Illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Kenneth Rudeen, Michael Hays
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Nola by Robin Hemley
Description not available.After his sister's death the author sets out to solve the mystery of her life with clues from a handwritten autobiography, perjured court documents, and a story featuring childhood events AUTHOR: Robin Hemley
PUBLISHER: Graywolf Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Charlie Parker Played Be Bop by Christopher Raschka
You don't have to know jazz, play the saxaphone, or even have a cat to get into this most original picture book. The words were inspired by Night in Tunisia --the so-called be bop anthem that Charlie Parker (1920-1955) helped make famous--and reflect that wordless piece's rhythm and nuance. Full color. AUTHOR: Christopher Raschka
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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