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|  | The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll
The original classic story about growing up with drugs and sex and about learning to survive on the streets of New York--once again in print. An urban classic of coming of age. AUTHOR: Jim Carroll
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | In Search of Sugihara by Hillel Levine
Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat in Europe during the Second World War, issued over 10,000 transit visas to Jews fleeing the Holocaust. Hillel Levine explores the motivations of Sugihara and examines the questions surrounding this elusive man and how he was able to save so many people in direct violation of Japanese policy. AUTHOR: Hillel Levine
PUBLISHER: Free Press, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Wise Men by Evan Thomas
A captivating blend of personal biography and public drama, The Wise Men introduces the original best and brightest: Averell Harriman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, George Kenan, Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett, John McCloy, and Ambassador to the Soviet Union Charles Bohlen. AUTHOR: Evan Thomas
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Pianist by Anthea Bell, Wladyslaw Szpilman
This memoir relates the story of a Polish Jew--a composer and pianist--who miraculously survived the Nazi occupation of Warsaw. In gruesome detail, Szpilman reveals his terrifying experiences of being confined to the city`s vast ghetto, then seeing his family herded into boxcars and transported to the camps, and finally becoming a man on the run. Through a series of lucky breaks and his own will to survive and play the piano again, Szpilman managed to endure the incredible horrors and hardships to which he was subjected and come out alive. THE PIANIST was made into a critically acclaimed 2002 film by Roman Polansky. AUTHOR: Anthea Bell, Wladyslaw Szpilman
PUBLISHER: Picador
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | James Carter
The Encyclopedia of Presidents is written in a style that will capture and maintain a reader's interest while at the same time it presents the factual side of our colorful presidential history. Opening with an interest-grabbing introduction, each biography brings out the character of the man -- his early life and its influence on his political aspirations, his election, important events (both good and bad) that occurred during his presidency, and life after his term in office (if applicable).
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | A Song in Her Heart by Roxane Orgill
Profiles of 10 women who made important contributions to the American music scene--including Ma Rainey, Ethel Merman, Joan Baez, and Madonna. Illustrated with photographs. AUTHOR: Roxane Orgill
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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