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|  | The New Imperialists by Mark Leibovich
A technology reporter for the Washington Post profiles five notables of the information age: Jeff Bezos, Steve Case, John Chambers, Larry Ellison, and Bill Gates. Leibovich interviewed people who knew them, and probes for anecdotes and insights that can help reveal the sources of each subject's unique path to success. AUTHOR: Mark Leibovich
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
When his disfunctional family sent this memoirist into the home of his therapist, he became part of an even more disfunctional and unusual family dynamic. This is his story. AUTHOR: Augusten Burroughs
PUBLISHER: Picador
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Way Things Aren't by Jeff Cohen, Jim Naureckas, Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting Staff
Many of the so-called facts broadcast by Rush Limbaugh are in fact not true. His claim that the U.S. has more acres of forest now than it did 500 years ago is one example, and this book documents many more of them. AUTHOR: Jeff Cohen, Jim Naureckas, Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting Staff
PUBLISHER: New Press, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Disastrous Mrs. Weldon by Brian Thompson
Mrs. Georgina Weldon, whose embrace of the Married Woman's Property Act of 1882 is legendary, is the focus of this biography. When Weldon discovered that this Act guaranteed her a right to sue in a court of law--a right never before granted British women--she sued with abandon, implicating 100 sundry men in seven years for offences against her that ranged from grudges to serious theft. This biography is colored by the eccentric life she led and the characters she encountered, including many scandals associated with her having leased an old property that once belonged to Dickins and turning it first into a music academy and then an orphanage. When Weldon's husband attempted to have her remanded for lunacy, finally deeming her insane after years of madcap exploits, Weldon seized the opportunity to effectively voice protest against lunacy laws. AUTHOR: Brian Thompson
PUBLISHER: Broadway Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Disturbing the Universe by Freeman J. Dyson
Dyson looks at science not just from a scientist's perspective, but with intent to convince the nonscientist of his sincerity and integrity. Dyson's lyrical prose flows like fine literature as he shares the excitement of discovery, potentials for the future, and the innermost depths and goals of his own heart. AUTHOR: Freeman J. Dyson
PUBLISHER: Basic Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Isaac Newton by Michael White
Newton developed his most Famous theory of gravity as a result of an apple falling to the ground as he sat under the tree. He also discovered differential calculus, the nature of white light, his three laws of motion, and a revolutionary new telescope, Newton's work has become the Foundation for modern science. His discoveries play a part in almost every modern construction: from televisions and lasers to racing cars, towering skyscrapers, revolutionary medical apparatus and simple toys. AUTHOR: Michael White
PUBLISHER: Gale Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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