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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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 | The New New Thing by Bruce Reizen, Michael Lewis
In this fast-paced glimpse inside Silicon Valley, the best-selling author of LIAR'S POKER follows one of the Valley's most influential players: Jim Clark of Silicon Graphics, Netscape, and now Healtheon. AUTHOR: Bruce Reizen, Michael Lewis
PUBLISHER: Brilliance Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Selected Letters of Theodore Roosevelt by H. W. Brands
Culled from the many volumes of letters written by Teddy Roosevelt, this one-volume collection includes approximately 1,000 that present the public figure and the man of many interests. AUTHOR: H. W. Brands
PUBLISHER: Cooper Square Publishers, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Justice by Eunice Ross
Clay and Jeff Holt continue their search for the mastermind behind the illegal scheme to acquire vast amounts of land in the Western territories. When the steamboat they are on reaches New Orleans, they find out that the man they are after has gone off to the Rocky Mountains to tour the new lands. Clay and Jeff pose as scouts to track their quarry down -- knowing that this could be their last chance. AUTHOR: Eunice Ross
PUBLISHER: Bantam Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Mountains of California by Edward Hoagland, John Muir
Muir's 1894 classic, a record of his years in the Sierras, is illustrated with his own engravings. AUTHOR: Edward Hoagland, John Muir
PUBLISHER: Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Blood Runs Like a River Through My Dreams by Nasdijj
Nasdijj, whose name in Athabaskan means to become again, is the son of a Native American mother and a cowboy father. In this memoir, he writes about his rough upbringing, his passion for Native American culture, and his adopted son who died at six, a victim of fetal alcohol syndrome. AUTHOR: Nasdijj
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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