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|  | The 14th Dalai Lama by Whitney Stewart
An introduction to the life of the 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet. This is the story of a two-year-old farm boy who was discovered by Buddhist monks and recognized as the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama--the living embodiment of the deity of compassion. Thirteen years later, the Chinese Communists invaded Tibet, and nine years after that the 14th Dalai Lama was forced to escape into exile. In 1989 he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to promote nonviolence and human rights. This biography is illustrated with color and b&w photographs. AUTHOR: Whitney Stewart
PUBLISHER: Lerner Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Facing the Congo by Jeffrey Tayler
Jeffrey Tayler has retraced the steps of Henry Norton Stanley in this trip into the African Congo. Going beyond mere observation, though, Tayler meditates on wanderlust and his own life during this trip. A New York Times Best Travel Book for 2000. AUTHOR: Jeffrey Tayler
PUBLISHER: Ruminator Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Jack Kerouac by Ann Charters
This book is the first of a projected two-volume set of Kerouac's letters. AUTHOR: Ann Charters
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Black Gold
Description not available.Looks at the life of Jimi Hendrix and his previously unknown recordings, rare film and video performances, rare recorded collaborations, and memorabilia.
PUBLISHER: Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Lost Son by Bernard B. Kerik
In this autobiography, Kerik recounts his fascinating private and public life. He tells of his experiences as an undercover cop working out of the famous Midtown South precinct and in the Bronx--where he wore a long braid and had multiple piercings in his ears. He covers his years as corrections commissioner, the success of which led to the ultimate job offer from Mayor Giuliani--to be New York's 40th police commissioner. Kerik relates how he continued the successful campaign against crime, and discusses his role in helping the city respond to the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. On the personal side, Kerik candidly reveals his troubled youth and his search for his mother, who abandoned him as a child, and who, he discovered, was the victim of homicide. AUTHOR: Bernard B. Kerik
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Nineteen Stars by Edgar F. Puryear, Forrest C. Pogue
Puryear follows MacArthur, Marshall, Eisenhower and Patton through the years of their military service in both peace and war. AUTHOR: Edgar F. Puryear, Forrest C. Pogue
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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