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|  | The Making of a Blockbuster by Gail DeGeorge, Joseph Campanella
This title explores how Wayne Huizenga built a sports and entertainment empire, turning trash, grit, and videotape into Blockbuster Video and a major player in the Viacom/Paramount/Blockbuster deal. AUTHOR: Gail DeGeorge, Joseph Campanella
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | John Adams by David McCullough, Edward Hermann
This biography of the second President of the United States is by the esteemed historian whose biography TRUMAN won a Pulitzer Prize. McCullough tells of Adams's life as a farmer and lawyer, his relationship with his beloved Abigail, and the role he played in the turbulent events which led to the founding of a nation. He explores his relationships with the other Founding Fathers, especially the important differences with his rival, Thomas Jefferson. A New York Times Editors' Choice selection for 2001. AUTHOR: David McCullough, Edward Hermann
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Testament of Hope by James M. Washington, Martin Luther King
This collection of writings by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr includes speeches and sermons dating back to the '50s, essays, selections from his major books, and major interviews, including Alex Haley's Playboy magazine interview. AUTHOR: James M. Washington, Martin Luther King
PUBLISHER: HarperSanFrancisco
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Drinking the Rain by Alix K. Shulman
This is an absorbing, autobiographical account of life alone on an island off the coast of Maine written by 50-year-old novelist Alix Kates Shulman. In a cabin with no plumbing, power, or telephone sequestered on a windswept beach, she discovers new capacities for sensual, intellectual, and tactile connections with the world. Her sojourn, following her search for spiritual liberation, sets the stage for a reawakening to life. She also describes the practical side of her island life: the simple pleasures of foraging for wild greens or intertidal shellfish, and her environmentally sound, low-tech thrift. In her reflections, she writes: After a lifetime of adapting to others in the high tide of the family, I'm beginning to see who I am when the tide goes out. AUTHOR: Alix K. Shulman
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | A Woman in Amber by Agate Nesaule
A memoir about the trials endured by the author and her family in World War II Latvia and the tormenting memories of the period that have been eased only in the writing of this book. AUTHOR: Agate Nesaule
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Man Who Declared War on America by Nadia May, Yossef Bodansky
Bodansky provides a biographical analysis Osama bin Laden in an attempt to recreate the circumstances that turned an engineer into one of the world`s most notorious terrorists and Islamic fundamentalists. In doing so he reveals the complexity of the Middle Eastern terrorism web and the devotion that Islamic terrorists harbor for their beliefs. AUTHOR: Nadia May, Yossef Bodansky
PUBLISHER: Crown Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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