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|  | The Fruits & Fruit Trees of Monticello by Peter J. Hatch
Thomas Jefferson was fascinated with the growing of fruit, and his Monticello collection was internationally known. This book draws on his journals and letters to document the extent of his interest and the variety of his achievements as a fruit-collector and grower. It also covers the restoration of Jefferson`s fruitery after its neglect throughout the 19th century. AUTHOR: Peter J. Hatch
PUBLISHER: University Press of Virginia
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | American Patriots by Gail Buckley
AMERICAN PATRIOTS is one of the great untold stories in American history. There have been books on individual black soldiers, but this is the first to tell the full story of the black American military experience, starting with the Revolution and culminating with Desert Storm. The best histories are about more than facts and events--they capture the spirit that drives men to better their lives and to demand of themselves the highest form of sacrifice. That spirit permeates Gail Buckley?s dramatic, deeply moving, and inspiring book. You?ll meet the men who fought in the decisive engagements of the Revolution, the legendary Buffalo soldiers, and the heroic black regiments of the Civil War. You?ll meet some of America?s greatest patriots--men who fought in the First and Second World Wars when their country denied them access to equipment and training, segregated the ranks, and did all it could to keep them off the battlefield. You?ll meet the heroes of Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm. And you?ll meet two families, the Lews and the Pierces, who have served in every American engagement since the Revolution. FDR used to say that Americanism was a matter of the mind and heart, not of race and ancestry. With photographs throughout and dozens of original interviews with veterans, AMERICAN PATRIOTS is a tribute to the black American men and women who fought and gave their lives in the service of that ideal. AUTHOR: Gail Buckley
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | U2 at the End of the World by Bill Flanagan
This biography is based on the author's three-year odyssey with U2's Zoo TV world tour, from 1991 to 1993. Among other things, he recounts the band's encounter with Bill Clinton in a Chicago hotel room; the appearance of author-in-exile Salman Rushdie onstage at Wembley Arena; Frank Sinatra and Bono recording their duet, I've Got You Under My Skin ; and finally the group's near-collapse from physical and mental exhaustion at a final concert in Tokyo. AUTHOR: Bill Flanagan
PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Finding My Voice by Diane Rehm
A well-known National Public Radio talk-show host, Diane Rehm survived an upbringing so strict as to be abusive and the effects of a rare disease, spasmodic dysphonia. Her memoir recounts her escape from her past, her blossoming as a radio personality, and her triumph over a disease which damaged her voice and threatened her career. AUTHOR: Diane Rehm
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Captain Nat Herreshoff by L. Francis Herreshoff
Nathanael G. Herreshoff was the greatest yacht and marine designer and builder this country has ever produced. He is creditied with the introduction of more new devices in the design of boats than any other man, and the great yachts that he designed for the successful defense of the America's cup caught the imagination of the world. AUTHOR: L. Francis Herreshoff
PUBLISHER: Sheridan House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Life on the Color Line by Gregory H. Williams
Description not available.The author recounts the shock he experienced when he learned that his father's relatives in Muncie, Indiana, were poor and black, and describes the prejudice that he and his brother endured from both sides. Reprint. NYT. AUTHOR: Gregory H. Williams
PUBLISHER: Dutton/Plume
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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