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|  | Star in the East by Roland Vernon
This biography of Jiddu Krishnamurti tells of his discovery by Theosophists, his eventual break with them, and his lifelong spiritual work which brought him a large worldwide following--as well as his prodigious outpouring of books. AUTHOR: Roland Vernon
PUBLISHER: Sentient Publications
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | The Wars of Watergate by Stanley I. Kutler
A big powerhouse of a book, one crackling with suspense and filled with insight into the origins, the unfolding, and the consequences of perhaps the gravest political and constitutional crisis in our history.-Michael E Parrish, San Diego Union AUTHOR: Stanley I. Kutler
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Treason by Buckner F. Melton
Aaron Burr remains one of the most darkly compelling figures in early United States history. Best known as the man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel at Weehawken, New Jersey, Burr served as a U.S. senator and as Thomas Jefferson’s vice president from 1800 to 1804. Before that, he gained a national reputation as a brilliant attorney. In the first popular book to focus on one of the most intriguing chapters in Burr’s long life, historian Buckner F. Melton Jr. explores Aaron Burr’s part in one of the most sensational criminal conspiracies in American history. Known as the "Burr Conspiracy," it involved a plan to invade Mexico and set up an independent republic there or, alternately, to get the Western frontiers to cede from the Union and form a separate republic. Although he was ultimately acquitted of the charges against him, Burr was ruined professionally and financially. Melton, who is an acknowledged U.S. constitutional law expert, demystifies the legal issues involved in the case and explores the ethical issues that arose during the trial. He also delves into the relationships lying at the heart of the conspiracy, including those between Burr and Jefferson, Hamilton, and coconspirator General James Wilkinson, commander of the Western United States forces. AUTHOR: Buckner F. Melton
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Canarieson the Rim by Chip Ward
Description not available.An account of the years the author and his family lived on the edge of the Great Basin Desert in Grantsville, Utah, and how an idyllic life was interrupted by tales of sickness and death and a hidden history of ecocide AUTHOR: Chip Ward
PUBLISHER: Verso
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Mary Todd Lincoln, 1818-1882 by Dan Santow
Examines the life and contributions of Mary Todd Lincoln, set against the backdrop of the social and political history of her times. AUTHOR: Dan Santow
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin, Julia Delfino
Doris Kearns Goodwin's memoir of growing up in the '50s as a Brooklyn Dodgers fan. AUTHOR: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Julia Delfino
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Biographies
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