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|  | Backbeat by Tony Scherman, Wynton Marsalis
In this collection of interviews conducted by music critic Tony Scherman, jazz musician Earl Palmer discusses songwriting, the New Orleans music scene, his collaborations with other famous musicians, and the racism that he encountered in the military during World War II. AUTHOR: Tony Scherman, Wynton Marsalis
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | West of Kabul, East of New York by Tamim Ansary
Tamin Ansary left Afghanistan when he was a child and is now an American journalist and writer of children`s books. The email that he wrote on September 11, 2001, in response to the hatred of Afghanistans that he sensed was growing in this country, was a passionate defense of the people of that country at the same time that it denounced Osama bin Laden as a Hitler and the Taliban as a mindless cult of maniacs. The email became a widely-circulated document, making Ansary a celebrated spokesman for his homeland. Now he has written an autobiography, contrasting his old life in Kabul with the life he has led in America for the past 30 years. AUTHOR: Tamim Ansary
PUBLISHER: Picador
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | If You Can't Be Free, Be a Mystery by Farah J. Griffin
In this paean to legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday, author Farah Jasmine Griffin attempts to debunk the myths that swirl around Holiday's alleged history. In doing so, she challenges the previously published works of other biographers, including William Dufty who claims to have helped Holiday write her autobiography, LADY SINGS THE BLUES. AUTHOR: Farah J. Griffin
PUBLISHER: Free Press, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Hayden Christensen
Description not available.Profiles the Canadian actor who was chosen to portray Anakin Skywalker in Episodes II and III of the Star Wars film series.
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Country of Language by Pattiann Rogers, Rick Bass, Scott Slovic, Scott R. Sanders, William Kittredge
Scott Russell Sanders argues that people need to find a sense of at-homeness in nature because moments of interaction with the non-human world restore sanity and courage through life's trials. AUTHOR: Pattiann Rogers, Rick Bass, Scott Slovic, Scott R. Sanders, William Kittredge
PUBLISHER: Milkweed Editions
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Story of Harriet Tubman by Kate H. McMullan
One in a series of biographies written for readers ages seven to eleven, this is the life of Harriet Tubman dramatically told. It tells how Tubman led over 300 slaves to safety as a 'conductor' on the Underground Railroad and how this incredible woman became a nurse, a scout, and a spy for Union Forces during the Civil War. AUTHOR: Kate H. McMullan
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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