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|  | James K. Polk, 1845-1849 by Arthur M. Schlesinger, John Seigenthaler
Description not available.Examines the political career and presidency of James K. Polk, noting his service as Speaker of the House and governor of Tennesee, his role in the disputed Oregon boundary and war on Mexico for the annexation of Texas and California, and the anti-war criticism that took a severe toll on his health. 17,500 first printing. AUTHOR: Arthur M. Schlesinger, John Seigenthaler
PUBLISHER: Holt, Henry & Company, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Henry VIII by Alison Weir
Weir's popular biography of the most famous king in English history deals with his life and life in the court--and conveys a prodigious amount of historical research. AUTHOR: Alison Weir
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Life & Death of Adolf Hitler by James Giblin
Many people believe Hitler was the personification of evil. In this intriguing biography, James Cross Giblin penetrates this facade and presents a picture of a complex person--at once a brilliant, influential politician and a deeply disturbed man. In a straightforward and nonsensational manner, the author explores the forces that shaped the man as well as the social conditions that furthered his rapid rise to power. Against a background of crucial historical events, Giblin traces the arc of Hitler?s life: his childhood, his years as a frustrated artist in Vienna, his extraordinary rise as dictator of Germany, his final days in an embattled bunker under Berlin. Powerful archival images provide a haunting visual accompaniment to this clear and compelling account of a life that left an ineradicable mark on our world. Author?s note, bibliography, index. AUTHOR: James Giblin
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, Alan Krueger, Michael Edwards, Robert B. Reich
First published in 1776, the year in which the American Revolution officially began, Smith's Wealth of Nations sparked a revolution of its own. In it Smith analyzes the major elements of political economy, from market pricing & the division of labor to monetary, tax, trade & other government policies that affect economic behavior. Throughout he offers seminal arguments for free trade, free markets & limited government. Criticizing mercantilists who sought to use the state to increase their nations' supply of precious metals, Smith points out that a nation's wealth should be measured by the well-being of its people. Prosperity in turn requires voluntary exchange of goods in a peaceful, well-ordered market. How to establish & maintain such markets? For Smith the answer lay in man's social instincts, which government may encourage by upholding social standards of decency, honesty & virtue, but which government undermines when it unduly interferes with the intrinsically private functions of production & exchange. Social & economic order arise from the natural desires to better one's (& one's family's) lot & to gain the praise & avoid the censure of one's neighbors & business associates. Individuals behave decently & honestly because it gives them a clear conscience as well as the good reputation necessary for public approbation & sustained, profitable business relations. This is a member of the set titled The Glasgow Edition of the Works & Correspondence of Adam Smith. AUTHOR: Adam Smith, Alan Krueger, Michael Edwards, Robert B. Reich
PUBLISHER: Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Peterson's Birds by William Zinsser
Description not available.Uses the celebrated ornithologist's oil paintings, acrylics, watercolors, prints, book illustrations, and photographs to profile one of America's greatest birders. AUTHOR: William Zinsser
PUBLISHER: Universe Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The West of Billy the Kid by Frederick W. Nolan
In The West of Billy the Kid, renowned authority Frederick Nolan has assembled a comprehensive photo gallery of the life and times of Billy the Kid. In text and in more than 250 images -- many of them published here for the first time -- Nolan recreates the life Billy lived and the places and people he knew. This unique assemblage is complemented by maps and a full biography that incorporates Nolan`s original research, adding fresh depth and detail to the Kid`s story and to the lives and backgrounds of those who witnessed the events of his life and death. Here are the faces of Billy`s family, friends, and enemies: John Tunstall and John Chisum, Sheriff Pat Garrett and Governor Lew Wallace, Jimmy Dolan and Bob Olinger, Alexander McSween and Paulita Maxwell, and many others. Here are Santa Fe and Silver City as Billy the Kid saw them, Lincoln, Las Vegas, and Tascosa. Recent photographs show the Kid`s haunts as they appear today. Nolan reminds us that, despite his legendary, even mythical, portrayal in perhaps a thousand books and films, Billy the Kid was real. He was a young man whose reckless life and violent death in frontier New Mexico made an indelible mark on the history of the Southwest and a permanent impression on imaginations throughout the world. Here, at last, is his authentic life. AUTHOR: Frederick W. Nolan
PUBLISHER: University of Oklahoma Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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