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|  | Taboo by Gary Salles, Jay T. Kearney, Jon Entine
In almost every sport in which black athletes are given an equal opportunity to compete, they dominate. But why? Are they somehow physically better? And why are we so uncomfortable when we discuss this? Is white men can't jump a racist stereotype--or a stereotype that is neither racist nor wrong? What can science tell us about differences between groups? Are claims that blacks are physically superior a backhanded way of saying they're intellectually inferior? Should science and the public even be debating these questions? Drawing on the latest scientific research, and addressing all the major sports of North America, award-winning journalist Jon Entine persuasively shows why biology and ancestry are significant components of the stunning ascension of black athletes. He reveals the striking differences between athletes of West African heritage and those from East Africa, and shows why such differences could arise and be maintained over time. He offers a gripping history of blacks in sports and a fascinating examination of human evolution and the circumstances that have made addressing the facts so difficult and controversial. And in the end, Entine definitively proves that genetics matter, that in almost every sport blacks have a decided advantage, and that we ignore scientific truth at our own risk. AUTHOR: Gary Salles, Jay T. Kearney, Jon Entine
PUBLISHER: PublicAffairs, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Enchanted Evening by M. M. Kaye
This third volume of the autobiography of Kaye, author of THE FAR PAVILIONS, depicts the last days of the British Raj. Anecdotes concerning celebrity parties attended by Charlie Chaplin, George Arliss, and others, help portray the age. AUTHOR: M. M. Kaye
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Skin Game by Caroline Kettlewell
This memoir concerns a woman who, during her adolescence and early adulthood, ritualistically cut her flesh with razors to relieve anxiety and depression. She explains how she was able to hide her disorder for so many years and how she eventually gained control of it. AUTHOR: Caroline Kettlewell
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | A Book of Princesses by Sally Gardner
This collection of classic stories about princesses includes Cinderella, The Frog Prince, The Princess and the Pea, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White. Color illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Sally Gardner
PUBLISHER: Dolph Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Fire & Air by Ann L. Cooper, Patty Wagstaff
Description not available.The first woman to win the U.S. Aerobatic Championship recounts how her life and career as a stunt flier AUTHOR: Ann L. Cooper, Patty Wagstaff
PUBLISHER: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Curve of Binding Energy by Dan Lazar, John McPhee
Description not available.While reviewing the life, interests, and achievements of theoretical physicist Theodore B. Taylor, warns of the possibility of a nuclear catastrophe resulting from the fabrication of atomic bombs by individuals using stolen materials AUTHOR: Dan Lazar, John McPhee
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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