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|  | Thoughts from a Queen-Sized Bed by Mimi Schwartz
The 40 essays collected here chronicle the events of Schwatz's life-- both the upbeat moments experienced during family weddings and her daughter's pregnancy, as well as the darker times, such as her own mastectomy and her husband's stroke. AUTHOR: Mimi Schwartz
PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Oprah Winfrey by Katherine E. Krohn
Written for young readers, this is a biography of talk show host, actress, and magazine publisher Oprah Winfrey. AUTHOR: Katherine E. Krohn
PUBLISHER: Lerner Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Teammates by Paul Bacon, Peter Golenbock
Set in 1947 this picture book explores how Jackie Robinson became the first African American ever to play on a major league baseball team. Robinson faced much racial hatred but then one day in Cincinnati, his teammate Pee Wee Reese, fed up with the cruel treatment being heaped upon Robinson, took a stand and made a simple gesture that declared Robinson his teammate--and someone to be treated with respect. Illustrated with b&w photographs and watercolor paintings. AUTHOR: Paul Bacon, Peter Golenbock
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Conversations with Stoppard by Mel Gussow
Interviews with Tom Stoppard, including nine pieces from the 1970s and 1980s which have never before been published. Mel Gussow, the drama critic for the New York Times , has known Stoppard since 1972 and offers a portrait of the playwright known for his wit and prolific output. AUTHOR: Mel Gussow
PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Saving the Jews by Mordecai Paldiel
Description not available.Presents an inspirational compilation of real-life stories of gentiles across Europe who risked everything to save Jews during the Holocaust AUTHOR: Mordecai Paldiel
PUBLISHER: Schreiber Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | War in a Time of Peace by David Halberstam, James Naughton
Through a deep analysis of the War in the Gulf, and through studies of operations in Haiti, Somalia, and Bosnia, Halberstam examines new ways of waging war following the fall of Communism. He addresses the issues of civilian control of the military and whether politics threatens to interfere with military goals, and he explains the new technologies of war, especially America's dominance in the air. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001. AUTHOR: David Halberstam, James Naughton
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies
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