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|  | Betty Grable by Tom McGee
This affectionate tribute to actress Betty Grable details her exciting life in Hollywood, addressing her ambitious nature and her deep devotion to family. Composed of the author's conversations with Grable and interviews with her closest friends, the book also provides insider views of Grable's relationships with her contemporaries, including Marilyn Monroe, and her marriages to trumpeter Harry James and actor Jackie Coogan. AUTHOR: Tom McGee
PUBLISHER: Madison Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Ballet School by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
Description not available.Takes young readers on an informative tour of an actual ballet studio where the students go through the process of learning the five positions, practicing their jumps and leaps, and rehearsing for their important recital. 35,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
PUBLISHER: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Faith of My Fathers by John McCain, Mark Salter
Senator and presidential candidate John McCain devotes roughly one third of this multi-generational family biography to his grandfather and father, both of whom had distinguished military careers in the Pacific. McCain relates his youth and his own military career, which included serving in the Vietnam war, where he was shot down and held as a prisoner of war. McCain relates years of torture, and discusses the values and ideals instilled in him by his family. This memoir closes after McCain`s release and return home in 1973. AUTHOR: John McCain, Mark Salter
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | In Code by David Flannery, Sarah Flannery
A memoir by the Irish mathematician who, at age 16, was named Irish Young Scientist of the Year for her research on cryptography. AUTHOR: David Flannery, Sarah Flannery
PUBLISHER: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Majesty of the Law by Sandra Day O'Connor
Supreme Court Justice O'Connor reflects on issues relating to law and American life, balancing a respect for origins, foundations, and institutions with an awareness of evolution and change.
Supreme Court Justice O'Connor reflects on issues relating to law and American life, balancing a respect for origins, foundations, and institutions with an awareness of evolution and change. She discusses important issues and key cases with an eye to how the law has affected individuals and the American people as a whole. And she discusses her own experiences on the Court.
AUTHOR: Sandra Day O'Connor
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Winter by Phyllis S. Busch
Description not available.The author describes the wild beauty as well as the physical and psychological hardships involved in spending a winter in a remote Montana valley of thirty inhabitants, the last valley in the state without electricity AUTHOR: Phyllis S. Busch
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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