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|  | Lifesaving by Judith Barrington
When she was a teenager, the author of this memoir lost both of her parents when their cruise ship sank. She took the compensation money she received from the cruise line and moved to Catalonia, where she tried to get over her loss and get her feet on the ground. Her memoir recounts her experiences there and the fascinating people and places she encountered. A 2001 Lamada Literary Award finalist. AUTHOR: Judith Barrington
PUBLISHER: Eighth Mountain Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | A Reporter's Life by Walter Cronkite
After 60 years as a journalist covering major events in America's history, Walter Cronkite reflects on his incredible life and career.Author: Walter Cronkite
After 60 years as a journalist covering major events in America's history, Walter Cronkite reflects on his incredible life and career. From the age of six, when he went dashing down a hill to spread the news of President Harding's death through his Kansas City neighborhood, Walter Cronkite's vocation was unmistakable. Now, at the age of eighty, Cronkite has written his life story - the personal and professional odyssey of the original anchorman , for whom that very word was coined. As a witness to the crucial events of this century--first for the Houston Press, then for the United Press wire service and finally for CBS in the fledgling medium of television--Cronkite has set a standard for integrity, objectivity, enthusiasm, compassion and in sight that would be difficult to surpass. He is an overflowing vessel of history, a direct link with the people and places that have defined our nation and established its unique role in the world.
AUTHOR: Walter Cronkite
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Beautiful & Damned by Jay Parini
This novel, heavily based on the troubled marriage of the Fitzgeralds, describes the moral, physical, and financial decline of a beautiful and gifted couple. AUTHOR: Jay Parini
PUBLISHER: N A L
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Royal Yacht Britannia by Brian Hoey
Here is the full story of Britannia, from the plans first sent to shipbuilders in 1939 through her decommissioning in 1997. Used as a royal residence and for the promotion of commercial interests, Britannia sailed more than a million miles since her launching in 1953. The second edition of this all-color book covers the royal yacht's entire history through her final public function, the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, and her current role as a tourist attraction berthed in Edinburgh, Scotland. Included are details of her decor and the strict, not to mention eccentric, rules that governed crew behavior and dress. A wealth of technical data is accompanied by a special message of thanks from Queen Elizabeth to the crew. AUTHOR: Brian Hoey
PUBLISHER: Stephens, Patrick Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | To Touch a Wild Dolphin by Rachele Smolker
In a remarkable scientific adventure story reminiscent of the pioneering work of Farley Mowat and Jane Goodall, Rachel Smolker offers the first sustained account of dolphin life in the world. In 1982, Smolker traveled to a remote spot in western Australia where wild dolphins had long interacted with people. So began a fifteen-year scientific obsession. Along with a team of researchers Smolker made newsbreaking discoveries about dolphin intelligence and unexpected streaks of violence; she also got to know scores of dolphins as intriguing--and often affecting--individuals. TO TOUCH A WILD DOLPHIN is both a personal look at the rigors and wonders of unending days in the field, and an inspiring account of science at work. AUTHOR: Rachele Smolker
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Displaced Persons by Joseph Berger
Eating a seeded role sends this memoirist back in time to the New York City of the 1940s where, a Polish Jewish refugee, he grew up among a Jewish community bent on survival. Berger explores the lives of his parents prior to World War II, depicting his European heritage through anecdotes. AUTHOR: Joseph Berger
PUBLISHER: Scribner
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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