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|  | Red Dust by Flora Drew, Ma Jian
Ma Jian left Beijing dispirited and divorced, to wander the Chinese landscape for three years during a time when oppression was rife, embodied for example in the Campaign Against Spiritual Pollution. The description of his journey portrays the depth and complexity of China in a fresh voice for Western readers. AUTHOR: Flora Drew, Ma Jian
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | New Dealers War by Thomas Fleming
This revisionist history assesses President Franklin Roosevelt as a war leader and strategist and finds him wanting. The author charges that Roosevelt knew of the attack on Pearl Harbor and used it for his own gain; and he claims that Roosevelt misread both Hitler and Stalin. AUTHOR: Thomas Fleming
PUBLISHER: Basic Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Elizabeth the Great by Jane R. Thomas
Description not available.A biographical description of the opulent but cruel childhood that shaped the woman Queen Elizabeth I became details her triumphant reign and her opposition to the relentless forces that threatened her. AUTHOR: Jane R. Thomas
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by Eric Burdon, Jeffrey Craig
In this memoir, rock and roll pioneer Eric Burdon tells of the lows and highs of being a musician with both successful and less-than-successful acts. AUTHOR: Eric Burdon, Jeffrey Craig
PUBLISHER: Avalon Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Rudolph Guiliani by Ellen Weiss
Description not available.Traces the life and career of Rudolph W. Giuliani, the two-term mayor of New York City, and describes how all the influences that made him controversial during most of his career helped him respond when the city was attacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001.Traces the life of Rudolph W. Giuliani, the New York City mayor, and describes how all the influences that made him controversial during most of his career helped him respond when the city was attacked on September 11, 2001. AUTHOR: Ellen Weiss
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Treason by Book by Jonathan D. Spence
In this narrative history of 18th-century China, a prominent scholar recreates the imperial world as he relates a plot to kill the emperor. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001. AUTHOR: Jonathan D. Spence
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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