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|  | Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy
In this Pulitzer Prize-winning collection, John F. Kennedy tells the stories of eight U.S. senators who put principle above popularity. Kennedy singled out John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Edmund G. Ross, Robert A. Taft, and four other individuals who risked their political lives to embrace their most heartfelt beliefs. AUTHOR: John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Ronald Reagan by Meryl Henderson, Montrew Dunham
Ronald Reagan was America's 40th president, but even before he ran for officein his native California, he was known to millions as a movie star. Color andb&w illustrations throughout. AUTHOR: Meryl Henderson, Montrew Dunham
PUBLISHER: Aladdin Paperbacks
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | All the Best George Bush by George Bush
This collection constitutes an autobiography of sorts of the 41st President of the United States. Bush includes fascinating letters (and some diary entries) from his life and career that reveal the public and private man in an interesting (and unghosted) manner. Many of the letters to family members deal with moving personal matters. Bush was a businessman, a member of the House of Representatives, and a diplomat, and he headed the CIA prior to serving as vice president under Ronald Reagan. AUTHOR: George Bush
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Echoes of an Autobiography by Denys Johnson-Davies, Nadine Gordimer, Naguib Mahfouz
Readers of Mahfouz's fiction will find many of the same themes that run through his fiction in this autobiography--his preoccupation with old age, death and life's transitory moments--all treated with his characteristic wry good humor. Also of special interest is a number of passages that he devotes to the aphoristic sayings of the traditional Sufi masters, a contribution to the literature of Islam that has had a profound influence on his own writing. AUTHOR: Denys Johnson-Davies, Nadine Gordimer, Naguib Mahfouz
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Muhammad by Betty Kelen
The most recent of the major religious prophets, Muhammad remains shrouded in mystery to much of the Western world. This biography explores Muhammad's roots and the impact the religion he founded has had on the world around us. A seventh-century Arabian tribesman, Muhammad received a vision in a cave and emerged to unite the Arab world with his revelation. The moral and ethical framework he established is still the guiding force for much of the Middle East. His visions and life are fully explored with an eye toward understanding the modern Arab world. AUTHOR: Betty Kelen
PUBLISHER: G R M Associates
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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