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|  | In Sicily by Lewis
Although the Mafia haunts this travelogue like a ghost, Lewis's descriptions of Sicily--quilted together from his trips to the island in the 1950s and 1990s--reveal all the small fascinations that make Sicily unique. AUTHOR: Lewis
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Looking Back by Lois Lowry
Author Lois Lowery, a two-time winner of the Newbery Medal for her fiction, tells of events from her childhood that have inspired her writing. Illustrated with b&w photographs. AUTHOR: Lois Lowry
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Lady Diana Spencer by Kristine Brennan
A biography of Diana, Princess of Wales, written for children and young adults. Born into a wealthy but obscure aristocratic family in the south of England, Diana came into sudden prominence in 1981 when she married Prince Charles, the heir apparent to the British throne. Her subsequent divorce and her eventual death in an automobile accident made hers one of the most publicized lives of modern times. AUTHOR: Kristine Brennan
PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Other Greeks by Victor D. Hanson
Both a farmer and a professor of Greek, Hanson locates the source of our political and personal values in ancient Greek culture. He reminds us that the society that invented limited democracy, autonomy for the individual, and military and judicial preservation of property was motivated to do so all for the sake of the small farmer. The author finds a parallel in the contemporary American relationship between government and agriculture, especially as we move further and further from an economy based on land use and as greater and greater heaps of our wealth go to support a monstrous government and standing army, just as in ancient Greece. AUTHOR: Victor D. Hanson
PUBLISHER: University of California Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Josephine Baker Story by Ean Wood
In this celebration of Josephine Baker, the legendary performer is praised for challenging all forms of racism and for her contributions to the French Resistance during WWII. Her life is also chronicled, detailing her miraculous rise from the slums of St. Louis to her fame in France. AUTHOR: Ean Wood
PUBLISHER: Sanctuary Publishing, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Lobotomy by Dee Dee Ramone, Legs McNeil, Veronica Kofman
This autobiography written by one of the original Ramones explores the New York punk rock scene, life in the 70s and 80s, drugs, what the rest of the Ramones were like, and what it was like to leave the legendary band and start over. AUTHOR: Dee Dee Ramone, Legs McNeil, Veronica Kofman
PUBLISHER: Avalon Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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