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|  | Basher Five-Two by Michael French, Scott O'Grady
A biography of Scott O'Grady, the U.S. Air Force captain who was shot down over Bosnia and managed to live through the crash that caused his plane to explode and to survive on his own in enemy territory. AUTHOR: Michael French, Scott O'Grady
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Chronicle of the Popes by Peter Maxwell-Stuart
For nearly two millennia the popes have not only shaped the course of one of the world's great religions, but have also played a part--sometimes a dominant one--in the history of Europe. This book examines the lives, deeds, and misdeeds of the 264 popes, from St. Peter to John Paul II. 300 illustrations, 100 in color. AUTHOR: Peter Maxwell-Stuart
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Susie, Sadly, and the Black Torpedo of Doom by John S. Littell
Littell recollects the suburban bliss of growing up in the 1950s--bliss, that is, until baby sister Susie entered the picture. AUTHOR: John S. Littell
PUBLISHER: N A L
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Age of Napoleon by J. Christopher Herold
The Age of Napoleon is the biography of an enigmatic and legendary personality as well as the portrait of an entire age. J. Christopher Herold tells the fascinating story of the Napoleonic world in all its aspects - political, cultural, military, commercial, and social. Napoleon?s rise from common origins to enormous political and military power, as well as his ultimate defeat, influenced our modern age in thousands of ways, from the map of Europe to the metric system, from styles of dress and dictators to new conventions of personal behavior. AUTHOR: J. Christopher Herold
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Stephen Hawking's Universe by David Filkin
More than 9 million people around the world bought Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, making it one of the most widely read scientific titles ever published, but many simply couldn't understand the complex concepts of space and time it discussed. Now the producer of the public television series Stephen Hawking's Universe presents the companion book to that series, which explains, in simple layman's terms, the origin of the universe, the meaning and nature of time, the properties of other galaxies, and many other subjects of Professor Hawking's fascinating research. It includes a wonderful selection of mesmerizing, full-color photographs of the cosmos and a foreword by Stephen Hawking himself. AUTHOR: David Filkin
PUBLISHER: Basic Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | King Arthur by Marc Brown, Mark Linn-Baker, Stephen Krensky
Description not available.At a reenactment of the Middle Ages, Arthur and his class compete for a trophy against the students at Glenbrook Academy, and find themselves falling behind until Arthur really thinks about what people say AUTHOR: Marc Brown, Mark Linn-Baker, Stephen Krensky
PUBLISHER: Little Brown Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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