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|  | Cole Younger by Homer Croy, Richard E. Meyer
Violence dictated the daily rhythms of Cole Younger`s life. During the Civil War he was selected to join Quantrill`s Raiders because he owned his own revolver. His participation in the brutal 1863 raid on Lawrence, Kansas, drove him and other guerrillas into hiding as Union troops sought to punish the perpetrators of atrocities including the murder of women and children. Younger met up with Jesse James in 1866. The James and Younger families cooperated in a series of bank and train robberies over the next decade that led to a feeling of invincibility. That feeling came to an end in Northfield, Minnesota, when local citizens killed two of the gang and wounded most of the others. Cole and his younger brother were captured, tried, and sentenced to life in the Minnesota State Penitentiary. But even a life sentence could not keep Younger in prison. Despite a career that included thirty wounds, battles with Pinkerton detectives and Yankees, an affair with outlaw Belle Starr, and a near-fatal confrontation with Jesse James, Cole Younger survived to become a living legend in his home state of Missouri. He died peacefully, a free man. AUTHOR: Homer Croy, Richard E. Meyer
PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: True Crime 
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 | Changing Course by Debra Ann Cantrell
When her husband first proposed that they pack up their things, take to the seas, and live on a boat full-time, Debra Cantrell was thrown for a loop. She wondered what other women before her had chosen to do. Thus began a five-year study involving interviews with women who had chosen the cruising life. The result of her effort is the remarkable Changing Course, a deeply insightful guidebook for managing the odyssey of change. Readers will discover a range of outcomes-not every woman who went to sea stayed there, and not every marriage survived, but without a single exception, each woman was in some way changed and strengthened by the experience. This book is a groundbreaking hybrid of the self-help and sporting genres. In an era when downshifting is the name of the game and increasing numbers of people are considering the benefits of simplified living, Changing Course is both timely and practical. AUTHOR: Debra Ann Cantrell
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors
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 | Shaquille O'Neal by Michael Boughn
Description not available.A portrait of a 7'11 poor kid from Newark, who became a professional basketball player and movie star, includes a black and white photo section. Original. AUTHOR: Michael Boughn
PUBLISHER: Warwick Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors
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 | Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson, Kevin Hawkes
In this novel set in 1910 Brazil, an orphaned English girl and her governess travel to South America and explore the Amazon. AUTHOR: Eva Ibbotson, Kevin Hawkes
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Travel
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 | The Art of Travel by Alain De Botton
Alain de Botton writes about travel in its many aspects: as a way of pursuing happiness, as a way of finding insight into the self, and as an annoying activity fraught with bad weather, hard beds, airport delays, and tour guides. He seeks guidance from a wide variety of travelers, including Baudelaire, Flaubert, Van Gogh, and Edward Hopper, and his ramblings take him to, among other places, Madrid, the Lake District, Provence, and his own neighborhood. AUTHOR: Alain De Botton
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Travel
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 | Pagan Holiday by Tony Perrottet
The author and his pregnant girlfriend retrace the steps of the world`s original tourists, ancient Roman citizens who journeyed from Troy to the Acropolis in Athens and down the Nile river. PAGAN HOLIDAY blends historical anecdotes with colorful modern-day encounters. AUTHOR: Tony Perrottet
PUBLISHER: Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Travel
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