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|  | The Daring Nellie Bly by Bonnie Christensen
Description not available.Introduces the life of Nellie Bly who, as a stunt reporter for the New York World newspaper in the late 1800s, championed women's rights and traveled around the world faster than anyone ever had. AUTHOR: Bonnie Christensen
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Jackie's Nine by Sharon Robinson
The daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson share her father's nine principles of life and explores how these principles (courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment, and excellence) helped him, and others, achieve remarkable goals in life. AUTHOR: Sharon Robinson
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Wild Blue by Jeffrey DeMunn, Stephen E. Ambrose
Historian Ambrose evokes what it was like to be in a B-24 as pilot, gunner, bombardier, or navigator, as these planes flew missions over German territory during World War II. He chronicles their training and assesses their contribution to the Allied victory--which was often at great cost to these freedom-loving men who made a difference. Much of the book focuses on pilot George S. McGovern, who was later to be the 1972 Democratic presidential candidate. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001. AUTHOR: Jeffrey DeMunn, Stephen E. Ambrose
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Cigars, Whiskey & Winning by Al Kaltman
A businessmen extracts a wealth of lessons on leadership from the life of Ulysses S. Grant and shows how they can be applied to modern times. Kaltman considers how Grant saw his mission, how his troops saw him, the ways that he motivated them, and the fact that he never allowed personal ambition to come before the common good. AUTHOR: Al Kaltman
PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Autobiography by Edward W. Said
As a literary and cultural critic, Said built his career on analyzing the way America imagines and relates to the Arab world. This memoir is the account of his own transition from an Arab childhood in Palestine to his American education and professional life. A New York Times Notable Book in 1999. AUTHOR: Edward W. Said
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Fine Print by Joann J. Burch, Kent Alan Aldrich
Description not available.Recounts the story of the German printer credited with the invention of printing with movable type AUTHOR: Joann J. Burch, Kent Alan Aldrich
PUBLISHER: Lerner Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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