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|  | Raymond Roussel & the Republic of Dreams by Mark Ford
Poet John Ashbery wrote the preface to this life of the eccentric early-20th-century French poet whose linguistic play attracted Robbe-Grillet, Duchamp, and Cocteau. Based on chance or, conversely, elaborate but arbitrary procedural operations, Roussel's work was an early inspiration of the Surrealists, though he was reluctant to name himself among them. Here, Ford investigates his equally strange life and career. AUTHOR: Mark Ford
PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Lewis & Clark by R. Conrad Stein
Description not available.Describes the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition, which took the explorers from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean AUTHOR: R. Conrad Stein
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Alan Turing by Andrew Hodges, Douglas Hofstadter
Description not available.Explores the life of the mathematician, reveals the character of the man behind such concepts as the universal machine and the scientific understanding of the mind, and discusses his pioneering role in electronic computer design. AUTHOR: Andrew Hodges, Douglas Hofstadter
PUBLISHER: Walker & Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, J. W. Burrow, Patricia Horan
Voyage with Darwin as he gathers the raw material that ushered in the greatest intellectual revolution in nearly 2,000 years. AUTHOR: Charles Darwin, J. W. Burrow, Patricia Horan
PUBLISHER: Random House Value Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Jimmy Scott Story by David Ritz
Description not available.A portrait of jazz performer Little Jimmy Scott recounts his loss of his mother and diagnosis with Kallman's syndrome at the age of thirteen, early successes with Lionel Hampton's orchestra, numerous stumbling blocks, and rediscovery at the funeral of Doc Pomus. 30,000 first printing. AUTHOR: David Ritz
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Rites of Passage by Walt Crowley, William Crowley
Anti-war marches, human be-ins, rock festivals, psychedelic drugs, underground newpapers, free universities, light shows, inner-city riots, radical skirmishes, and hippie antics are chronicled by a member and in-house critic of the New Left and counter culture. Crowley provides a vivid portrait of one community during the social upheavals of the sixties. It is stimulating, informative, and entertaining . -- Western Historical Quarterly Before Crowley became known for his writing at Seattle Weekly and as a TV political commentator, he created cartoons and batted out social diatribes for The Helix, Seattle`s leading underground newspaper of the 1960s. In Rites, he recalls those times and discusses how the anti-war movement, drugs, and rock music all affected Seattle`s growth . -- Seattle Magazine Crowley extends the published history of that fabled decade beyond the well-known names and events of Selma and Berkeley to such people as Jack Delay, the former Air Force cadet who lived on a barge and turned a storefront into a homeless shelter, and to such events as Sky River Rock Festival and Lighter than Air Fair, which preceded Woodstock by a year . -- Choice Crowley was at the center of much of the politial and social activity during a very active period and is smart enough no to trust only his own memory. He research, he interviewed and he somehow found the ability to put events he was intimately involved in into perspective . -- Portland Oregonian AUTHOR: Walt Crowley, William Crowley
PUBLISHER: University of Washington Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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