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|  | No One Here Gets Out Alive by Danny Sugerman, Jerry Hopkins
This acclaimed biography of Jim Morrison is co-authored by the late singer's protege, Danny Sugerman. Beginning with Morrison's childhood, the novelistic narrative details his developmental years and illuminates the evolution of his artistry. Famous Doors concerts are recreated and accompanied by back-stage drama. Fans are invited to crawl into Morrison's tormented, intoxicated psyche and witness his tragic degeneration. AUTHOR: Danny Sugerman, Jerry Hopkins
PUBLISHER: Warner Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Golden Legend by Jacobus De Voragine, William G. Ryan
By creating a single-volume sourcebook of all the core Christian stories, Jacobus de Voragine attracted a huge audience across Europe, including Geoffrey Chaucer. This selection of more than seventy biographies ranges from the first Apostles and Roman martyrs to near-contemporaries like St. Dominic, St. Francis of Assisi, and St. Elizabeth of Hungary. The Golden Legend is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand medieval imagery, art, and thought. AUTHOR: Jacobus De Voragine, William G. Ryan
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Change Me into Zeus's Daughter by Barbara R. Moss
This memoir chronicles the author's sad and impoverished childhood: her mother's strength, her father's alcoholism, her own deformity. AUTHOR: Barbara R. Moss
PUBLISHER: Scribner
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | This Is the Beat Generation by James Campbell
This history of the beat literary scene shows how a history of mental fragility and criminal activity imbued the beat scene with its tragic and famous hipness. With writers Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs all enduring stays in both mental hospitals and prisons before their 30th birthdays, the transformation of life experience into literature was a particularly charged one. This study explores the process. AUTHOR: James Campbell
PUBLISHER: University of California Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Aurel Stein by Annabel Walker
For 30 years, brilliant archaeologist Sir Aurel Stein led the race to uncover a long-lost Buddhist civilization. A delightful biography . . . (and) an unforgettable picture of this angular, indomitable man, with his faithful dog and his band of servants, tramping Asia from Syria to Xian in search of the secrets of the past .--THE LONDON INDEPENDENT. 29 photos. AUTHOR: Annabel Walker
PUBLISHER: University of Washington Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Ten Trusts by Jane Goodall, Marc Bekoff
Description not available.The famous scientist who documented the lives of chimpanzees joins an animal behaviorist present ten fundamental principles designed to show readers how to live in harmony with the animal kingdom. AUTHOR: Jane Goodall, Marc Bekoff
PUBLISHER: HarperSanFrancisco
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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