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|  | The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans
Robert Evans' fascinating account of his rise, fall and rise again in show business. Hear revealing tales of movie legends, including Errol Flynn, Ava Gardner, Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty and Sharon Stone. Laced throughout are stories of his liaisons with some of the world's most beautiful women. His candor is shocking as he recounts the lurid, dark years of the '80s, chronicling his cocaine bust, his implication in The Cotton Club Murders, and his self-committal and escape from a mental hospital. And lastly, being back in the cat-bird seat of power, once again sending shock waves through Hollywood and the world AUTHOR: Robert Evans
PUBLISHER: New Millennium Entertainment
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Shakespeare & Company by James Laughlin, Sylvia Beach
Sylvia Beach's memoir of her bookselling days in Paris has become a classic. AUTHOR: James Laughlin, Sylvia Beach
PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Monk in the Garden by Robin Marantz Henig
This accessible, balanced volume attempts to reconcile the mythical persona often attributed to Gregor Mendel--the monk as unrewarded scientific visionary--with another image--that of a persistent, inventive gardener whose seminal research into heredity resulted from luck as well as innovative thinking. While studying Mendel's life and work, this science history also chronicles the work of scientists who later devoted their lives to his research, and the impact of the field of genetics on modern scientific developments. AUTHOR: Robin Marantz Henig
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Soul Picnic by Michele Kort
Singer-songwriter Laura Nyro set the table for singers like Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, and Fiona Apple, bringing an uncompromising attitude and wild talent to the music industry of the mid-60s. Her musical influences ran the gamut from jazz to folk, and the royalties from the songs she wrote for the likes of Three Dog night and the Fifth Dimension-- Stoned Soul Picnic and Eli's Coming among them--kept her in a position to follow her muse wherever it led. This first biography of Nyro contains scores of album reviews and details of her love life, as well as a fan's uncritical but loving perspective. AUTHOR: Michele Kort
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Heart of the Trail by Mary B. O'Brien
Women played an extraordinary role in the westward movement, but many historical accounts of the great migration overlook or inadequately detail women's tremendous contributions and sacrifices. Fortunately, many women recorded their experiences in diaries, letters, and memoirs. These writings offer priceless insights into life on the trail. Using such first-hand accounts, author Mary O'Brien tells us of eight individual women's private dreams plus the mundane details of covered-wagon life. The stories represent the broad cross-section of women who traveled west. Amelia Knight's diary details the birth of her eighth child on the Oregon Trail; the letters of 66-year-old Grandma Brown describe how she abandoned her wagon and continued her journey on horseback. These exceptional women arouse admiration and respect for their sheer grit and endurance. AUTHOR: Mary B. O'Brien
PUBLISHER: Globe Pequot Press, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Desilu by Coyne S. Sanders, Tom Gilbert
Description not available.A dual biography of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball focuses on the star-crossed marriage that sired one of the most powerful production empires in television history but ended in disintegration. Reprint. AUTHOR: Coyne S. Sanders, Tom Gilbert
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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