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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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 | The Education of Henry Adams by Donald Hall, Ernest Samuels, Henry Adams, Ira B. Nadel, Jean Gooder
Published posthumously in 1918, this book won the Pulitzer Prize in 1919. In this autobiography, Adams confronts the way he was raised, asserting that he and other men of his generation were singularly unprepared for the chaos unleashed upon civilization by the economic and technical innovations as the end of the 19th century drew near. More than any other work of Adams's, his Education has made his reputation as a probing intellect striving to make sense of the world around him. AUTHOR: Donald Hall, Ernest Samuels, Henry Adams, Ira B. Nadel, Jean Gooder
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Winds of Havoc by Fiona Capstick
In this memoir, a safari organizer recalls his many adventures with wealthy Europeans and Africans over several decades beginning in the 1930s. He evokes a lifestyle now lost and tells how he witnessed the political upheavals that forever changed that continent. AUTHOR: Fiona Capstick
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Periodic Table by Oliver Sacks
The famed neurologist Oliver Sacks writes about his boyhood in England, where he discovered the beauty and structure of science and was nurtured by his chemist uncle in his scientific explorations and his development into a man. A New York Times Editor's Choice for 2001. AUTHOR: Oliver Sacks
PUBLISHER: Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Muhammad by Martin Forward
This concise yet complete biography of the father of Islam covers the prophet`s life and teachings, as well as his relevance to modern issues. AUTHOR: Martin Forward
PUBLISHER: Oneworld Publications
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Building Hoover Dam by Andrew J. Dunar, Dennis McBride
Description not available.Shares the realities of building the Hoover Dam early and under budget, including the cardboard boxes and tents which served as homes, carbon monoxide deaths of tunnel workers, and the freedom found in Las Vegas. AUTHOR: Andrew J. Dunar, Dennis McBride
PUBLISHER: University of Nevada Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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