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|  | The Pleasure of Finding Things Out by Don Cashman, Freeman J. Dyson, Richard P. Feynman
This collection by the 1965 Nobel Prize-winning physicist, containing work previously published in small periodicals, brings his wit and erudition to a mainstream audience. He offers insight on the Challenger explosion, shares his experience working on the Manhattan Project, and offers many autobiographical ruminations on the value of the sciences and his ardor for learning in general. AUTHOR: Don Cashman, Freeman J. Dyson, Richard P. Feynman
PUBLISHER: Perseus Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | The Andy Griffith Story by Bill Neville, Terry Collins
This lavishly illustrated book, the only biography of Andy Griffith, provides a glimpse into both the public and private personas of the entertainer. It includes a complete list of album, movie and television appearances. AUTHOR: Bill Neville, Terry Collins
PUBLISHER: Explorer Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | You Got Nothing Coming by Jimmy A. Lerner
Written from the depths of a Nevada state prison, this memoir, penned by a convicted murderer, frankly shares the experience of acclimating to life behind bars. AUTHOR: Jimmy A. Lerner
PUBLISHER: Broadway Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Popes and the Papacy by Brandon Toropov
Description not available.Offers an introduction to the role of the pope in the Catholic Church, discusses the Vatican's influence on world history, and profiles selected popes. AUTHOR: Brandon Toropov
PUBLISHER: Alpha Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | John Muir, Young Naturalist by Al Fiorentino, Montrew Dunham
This biography of John Muir (1838-1914), who is credited with founding the conservation movement in the United States, covers his childhood and such career highlights as his founding of the Sierra Club and his work with President Theodore Roosevelt to establish the National Parks Service. AUTHOR: Al Fiorentino, Montrew Dunham
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Romantics by Dorothy Thompson, E. P. Thompson
A history of England in the 1790s, during the early years of the Romantic movement that produced the poetry of Keats, Shelley, Wordsworth, Coleridge, and others. Thompson, a British social historian, sees the Romantic movement as emblematic of the profound changes that were then underway within British society at large. AUTHOR: Dorothy Thompson, E. P. Thompson
PUBLISHER: New Press, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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