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|  | Golden Legend by Jacobus De Voragine, William G. Ryan
In the course of reading these stories, which are arranged according to the order of saints` feasts days throughout the liturgical year, readers happen upon many fascinating cultural and historical topics. At the same time, these stories draw abundantly on Holy Scripture to shed light on the mysteries of the Christian faith. AUTHOR: Jacobus De Voragine, William G. Ryan
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Lennon by Ray Coleman
Description not available.A revised and updated edition of a best-selling, comprehensive record makes use of family papers, letters, and the cooperation of Lennon's wives to portray the singer as a witty, generous artist. Reprint. National ad/promo. AUTHOR: Ray Coleman
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Seldom by Dawn Rae Downton
The author`s family hails from a small Nova Scotia town called Seldom, where during the idle winters of their fisherman father, his family suffered from his demons, and his wife struggled to hold things together. AUTHOR: Dawn Rae Downton
PUBLISHER: Arcade Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Faithful Dissenters by Robert McClory
In a series of short chapters, each focused on one religious dissenter--Catherine of Siena, Matteo Ricci, and Mother Guerin, for example--this book explores the challenges that faithful members of the Catholic faith have raised against Rome, and how their actions have indelibly changed the church. AUTHOR: Robert McClory
PUBLISHER: Orbis Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Bearing the Cross by David J. Garrow
This major biography of Dr. Martin Luther King begins with his leadership during the Montgomery bus boycott and follows his participation in major civil rights campaigns of the '50s and '60s. Garrow, a professor of political science, has done prodigious research into the people and organizations of the period, especially the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. AUTHOR: David J. Garrow
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Primo Levi by Myriam Anissimov, Steve Cox
A biography of the acclaimed Italian writer, telling the painful story of his life: work with the Italian resistance in 1943 followed by commitment to Auschwitz. As a survivor, Levi`s only aim was to bear witness to what he saw and experienced there--an obsession that ended in his suicide (probable but never proven) in 1987. AUTHOR: Myriam Anissimov, Steve Cox
PUBLISHER: Overlook Press, The
FORMAT: Other
CATEGORY: Biographies
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