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|  | Orson Welles by Barbara Leaming, Grace Conlin
Here is a firsthand portrait of the flamboyant American genius who became a titanic figure in twentieth-century popular culture. Orson Welles revolutionized theatre, terrified a nation of radio listeners, and made cinematic history with Citizen Kane, regarded by many as the greatest American film ever made. Building on two years of uninhibited, in-depth interviews with Welles, and on painstaking research in archives and among Welles`s contemporaries, Barbara Leaming tells the full story - from Welles`s childhood to his glory days in New York and Hollywood, through the years of European exile to his haunting twilight and, in a new epilogue, his death. Publication of this book was, and is again, a major event. AUTHOR: Barbara Leaming, Grace Conlin
PUBLISHER: Limelight Editions
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | The Shooters by Leon C. Metz
True stories of over 30 gunfighters. AUTHOR: Leon C. Metz
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Writings by George Washington, John Rhodehamel
Description not available.Bringing together 450 letters, orders, addresses, and other significant historical documents penned by America's first president during the course of his life, a substantial anthology is arranged chronologically beginning with a journal written at age sixteen. AUTHOR: George Washington, John Rhodehamel
PUBLISHER: Library of America, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Art Performs Life by Kellie Jones, Philip Bither, Philippe Vergne, Siri Engberg
this book traces the careers of these three pioneering artists, and offers interviews, illustrated chronologies, and numerous visual documents of their work. Based around an exhibition organized by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the book attempts as much as possible to capture the aesthetic drama of each artist's highly visual, performance-based creations. AUTHOR: Kellie Jones, Philip Bither, Philippe Vergne, Siri Engberg
PUBLISHER: Walker Art Center
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Buffet by Roger Lowenstein
The epitome of the self-made man, Warren Buffett has been for decades one of the most successful investment managers in the world. Lowenstein`s account of this thrifty tycoon`s rise to the top begins and ends in Omaha, Nebraska, where Buffett has headquartered Berkshire Hathaway, one of America`s most profitable businesses. BUFFETT provides a colorful look at his public and personal life, from his most successful investments to his friendships with some of the most influential people of the 20th century. AUTHOR: Roger Lowenstein
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Longitude by Dava Sobel, Jane Jacobs
In this title the author sets the stage by recounting the difficulties early navigators had in determining their exact longitude. After the loss of many ships and human lives, Parliament in 1714 offered a rich prize for a practical way to measure longitude at sea. John Harrison, an apparently self-taught English clockmaker undertook the task. Over a period of 40 years, he developed four increasingly precise chronometers capable of holding accurate time over a long sea voyage. Comparing the chronometer's time to the local sun time, a navigator could quickly measure the longitude with high precision. With the support of King George III, the clockmaker eventually prevailed and was awarded the prize. AUTHOR: Dava Sobel, Jane Jacobs
PUBLISHER: Walker & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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