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|  | The Million Dollar Mermaid by Digby Diehl, Esther Williams
In this witty autobiography, Esther Williams, the most celebrated swimming star of Hollywood`s Golden Age, recalls her entire career, explaining how her underwater athletics caught the eye of an MGM talent scout. Although she lacked acting experience and desired to pursue a modest career in women`s clothing, MGM launched Williams into Hollywood fame, where she bumped elbows with numerous movie stars, including Clark Gable and Joan Crawford. In a candid voice, Williams relates her personal victories, disastrous marriages, and financial battles. She also shares entertaining anecdotes about unforgettable members of Hollywood`s elite, like Lucille Ball and Lana Turner. AUTHOR: Digby Diehl, Esther Williams
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | The Other Side of the Mountain by Patrick Hart, Thomas Merton
The final volume of the journals of Thomas Merton, a monk of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky, whose writings on prayer and spirituality have made him one of the most influential religious authors of the 20th century. This volume covers the last two years of Merton's life. AUTHOR: Patrick Hart, Thomas Merton
PUBLISHER: HarperSanFrancisco
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Mary Surratt by Elizabeth S. Trindal, Mary E. Trindal
On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt along with the other accused assassins was hanged. In its grief over the death of President Lincoln did America condemn an innocent woman to death? AUTHOR: Elizabeth S. Trindal, Mary E. Trindal
PUBLISHER: Pelican Publishing Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | From the Mississippi Delta by Endesha I. Holland
The author writes about growing up in a black family before integration. AUTHOR: Endesha I. Holland
PUBLISHER: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Susanna Kaysen entered a psychiatric institution when she was 18 for an extended rest. In GIRL, INTERRUPTED, she writes about this period of her life, revealing not only the intricacies of the mind, as observed in herself and her ward-mates, but also the intricacies of the institution. This memoir has touched many people and, in 1999, was released as a successful motion picture. AUTHOR: Susanna Kaysen
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer, Dick Estell
In Paul Revere's Ride , David Hackett Fischer examines the outbreak of revolution and the emergence of the American republic. Beginning in the years before the war, Fischer illuminates the figure of Paul Revere, a man far more complex than the simple artisan and messenger of tradition. Drawing on intensive new research, Fischer guides readers through the world of Boston's revolutionary movement, recreates the fateful events of April 18th, and provides a fresh interpretation of the battle that began the war at Lexington and Concord. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1994. AUTHOR: David Hackett Fischer, Dick Estell
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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