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|  | Buffalo Bill Cody by Robert A. Carter
The first full biography in over 30 years of the frontier hero who created the legend of the Wild WestWilliam Buffalo Bill Cody was a larger-than-life figure of the frontier whose legendary exploits made him one of the most famous figures of his time. A buffalo hunter, U.S. Army scout, Indian fighter, and, finally, a master showman, he conceived the world-famous Wild West Exhibitions traveling show, which spanned almost two generations, from the 1870s to his death in 1917. Called the P. T. Barnum of the American West, he brought the Wild West to millions here and abroad. Buffalo Bill Cody explores the life behind the legend-and reveals how an authentic Westerner, a real-life hero, became the arch-purveyor of the romanticized, mythical West that lives on to the present day.Features many of the most famous and important figures from the frontier era, such as Wild Bill Hickock, George Armstrong Custer, Sitting Bull, Annie Oakley, Philip Henry Sheridan, and Ned Buntline.Robert A. Carter (Richmond, VA) is a writer of both fiction and textbooks on publishing. A student of western history, he has just completed a novel set in 1882 in Colorado. AUTHOR: Robert A. Carter
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | I Ain't Got Time to Bleed by Jesse Ventura
In this campaign memoir, Jesse Ventura looks back on the highlights of his successful campaign for the governorship of Minnesota. He provides many entertaining anecdotes and sound bites, and offers his vision of government. Ventura has been a Navy SEAL, a professional wrestler, and a radio talk-show host. AUTHOR: Jesse Ventura
PUBLISHER: N A L
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | In the Shadow of the Liberator by Richard Gott
The spectre of Simon Bolivar hovers once again over Latin America as the aims and ambitions of the Liberator are taken up by Comandante Hugo Chavez, the charismatic and controversial President of Venezuela. Welcomed by the inhabitants of theteeming shanty towns of Caracas as their potential savior, and greeted by Washington with considerable alarm, this former golpista-turned-democrat has already begun the most wide-ranging transformation of oil-rich Venezuela for half a century, and dramatically affected the political debate throughout Latin America. In a first-hand report from Venezuela, veteran correspondent Richard Gott places the Comandante in historical perspective, and examines his plans and programmes. He describes the support and opposition that these attract, and argues that this unique experiment may prove a new way forward for Latin America. AUTHOR: Richard Gott
PUBLISHER: Verso
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Brothers & Sisters by Frank Monaco, Ron Hansen
Description not available.A warm, touching celebration of cloistered life assembles images from monasteries and convents to show men and women living in the service of God. AUTHOR: Frank Monaco, Ron Hansen
PUBLISHER: Avalon Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Bruce Lee's Striking Thoughts by Bruce Lee, John Little
Description not available.Over eight-hundred entries offer insight into the beliefs and wisdom of Bruce Lee. AUTHOR: Bruce Lee, John Little
PUBLISHER: Tuttle Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Tramp for the Lord by Corrie Ten Boom
This is Corrie ten Boom`s story, the story of a modest and simple Dutch woman who survived Hitler`s death camps to become one of our time`s most unique and effective communicators of the gospel of Jesus Christ. AUTHOR: Corrie Ten Boom
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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