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|  | Till Freedom Cried Out by Julie P. Baker, Kermit Oliver, T. Lindsay Baker
This account, recorded as part of the Federal Writers` Project, describes life as a Texas slave - the family relations, entertainment, religion, work on the plantations, food-ways, and punishment. For decades the bondage of black slaves to white masters was part of everyday life in Texas, and by the eve of the Civil War almost one-third of the total population consisted of slaves. Most works about slavery have been written from the white viewpoint, since most slaves were kept illiterate. This collection offers a clear-eyed perspective on this institution from the slaves themselves - their recollections from being sold away from their parents, suffering the pain of the overseers` lash, and being chosen to gratify masters` desires, to finding emotional release in religious services, appreciating music and dancing, and enjoying a brief escape to the woods. Vignettes of daily life are sensitively brought to life in the skilled drawings of artist Kermit Oliver. Enriched by these illustrations and by an introduction and postscript commentary by editors T. Lindsay Baker and Julie P. Baker, Till Freedom Cried Out presents vivid memories of lives and times inside the bonds of an institution that tried to break the tellers` bodies and souls. AUTHOR: Julie P. Baker, Kermit Oliver, T. Lindsay Baker
PUBLISHER: Texas A & M University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | At the Eleventh Hour by D. C. Rao, Rajmani Tigunait
Written by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, this biography of Swami Rama explores not only the guru's character, but the essence of his teachings as well. AUTHOR: D. C. Rao, Rajmani Tigunait
PUBLISHER: Himalayan Institute Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | My War by Andrew A. Rooney, Tom Brokaw
Description not available.The author recounts his experiences as a young reporter to Stars and Stripes, the American forces' daily newspaper in Europe, including his personal account of the liberation and entry into Buchenwald. AUTHOR: Andrew A. Rooney, Tom Brokaw
PUBLISHER: PublicAffairs, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | City of God by David Knowles, Henry Bettenson, Marcus Dods, Saint Augustine, Thomas Merton
Saint Augustine, who spent 14 years composing this Christian and literary classic, wrote City of God as a defense of Christianity in the wake of the fall of the Roman Empire. City of God functions as a history of early Christianity, a critique of Roman polytheism, and a philosophy of history. Its central theme is the duality of good and evil. Augustine proposes a universal religious society, or the perfectly ordered and harmonious communion of those who find their joy in God, and in one another in God. AUTHOR: David Knowles, Henry Bettenson, Marcus Dods, Saint Augustine, Thomas Merton
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Are You Hungry Tonight? by Brenda A. Butler
This delightful cookbook features Elvis's favorite recipes and many photos of the King. AUTHOR: Brenda A. Butler
PUBLISHER: Random House Value Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Loving & Leaving the Good Life by Helen Nearing
Helen`s death in 1995 at the age of 92 marks the end of an era. Yet as Helen writes in her remarkable memoir, When one door closes, another opens . In 1932, after deciding that it would be better to be poor in the country, Helen and Scott moved from New York City to Vermont. Here they created their legendary homestead, described in Living the Good Life: How to Live Simply and Sanely in a Troubled World, which has sold over 250,000 copies and inspired thousands to move back to the land. With today`s new simplicity movement, the Nearings` books have been welcomed by a new generation of readers. The Nearings moved to Maine in 1953, where they continued to live their celebrated version of the good life : hard physical work (building stone houses and growing or gathering their own food) and intense intellectual work (writing several dozen books to promote self-reliance and social justice), all the while saving time for bouts of pure fun. Thirty years later, as Scott approached his 100th birthday, with characteristic purposefulness he decided that it was time to prepare for death. He chose to stop eating, and by fasting let the visible pass into the invisible . As we search for a new understanding of the relationships between death and life, Helen Nearing`s Loving and Leaving the Good Life provides profound insights into the question of how we age and die. AUTHOR: Helen Nearing
PUBLISHER: Chelsea Green Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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