Biographies

Boyce, William D. - Lone Scout: W. D. Boyce and American Boy Scouting - Biography of Chicago newspaper publisher, adventurer, entrepreneur and founder of the Boy Scouts of America in 1910.

Foster, Allen - Around the World with Citizen Train - Biography of a capitalist, communist, royalist, revolutionary, pacifist, warmonger, presidential aspirant, candidate for Dictator of the U.S.A., and eccentric.

Smith, Jack DeBar - The Iconoclast Goes to Sea - World war II experiences as an enlisted man in the US Navy.

Griffith, Nanci - Other Voices - A personal history of folk music, written with Joe Jackson, and published by Amber Waves.

Howerton, Allan - Dear Captain, Et Al. - A story of survival in and within Company K, 335th Infantry, during World War II.

Barry-Bratcher, Siobhán - Brushstrokes: A Work In Progress - Chronicling her Brooklyn upbringing during the 50s and 60s.

Hammond, John - Beloved African - Jill Baker's account of the life and work of her father, a pioneering educator in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe.

Frost, Margaret: Pacing to Peace - Autobiography of the first Australian reins-woman.

Sabb, Richard - NoTimeTo Die - Autobiographical account of surviving cancer and the American Justice system.

Hoover, J. Edgar - Honk If You Love J. Edgar Hoover - Allyn Baskerville and Bill Gillespie's account of the career of an F.B.I. agent from 1970 to 1990.

Pontalba, Baroness de: Intimate Enemies - Christina Vella's account of the two worlds of the Baroness; a 19th century woman whose career spanned two continents. Signed editions.

Golden, Harry - The Serious Humor of Harry Golden - Clarence W. Thomas' account of Golden's celebrity and importance to the civil rights movement.

Jaramillo, Cato - Too Stubborn to Die - Nordhausen survivor's story.

Earhart, Amelia: East To The Dawn - Susan Butler's biography of Amelia Earhart.

Constable, Daniel and William - Citizen Daniel and the Call of America - Brian Jenkins' account, based on letters and journals of two brothers who sailed from England to America in 1806, and traveled from Niagara Falls to New Orleans.

Turnbull, Colin M. - In the Arms of Africa - Roy Richard Grinker's biography of the anthropologist.

Foltz, Clara Shortridge: The Lady Lawyer - Sharon Avey's book, featuring a career that spanned 56 years and its impact on others.

Fisher, Carl G - The Pacesetter - Jerry M.Fisher reveals the relationships of Carl Fisher with key figures of the 20th century.

Bellows, Jim - The Last Editor - Chronicles the life and career of Jim Bellows.

Haughey, Charles - Sweetie - Kevin O'Connor's story of a former Prime Minister of Ireland; his life, loves and enemies.

Earnhardt, Dale- Image of Greatness - A biography in pictures; unique photos on the life of the NASCAR legend.

Fenoglio, Virginia - A Beautiful Time - The story of a woman's life, through her family, focussing on the final few months of her life.

Allen Williams, Maude - Maude: She Grew Up with the Country - From the secrets of living to age 110, to family life before TV; details from Maude's life.

Stooges, The Three - Photos and text highlights from a book about the comedy team. The fifth in a series, written by the Forrester Brothers, from Donaldson Books.

Benbow, John - Brave Benbow - Biography of Admiral John Benbow.

Summers, Thomas A. - Hunkering Down - Autobiographical study of one man's experience in advocating social justice for the mentally ill.

Gell-Mann, Murray - Strange Beauty - George Johnson's biography of the physicist who discovered the quark, and the Eightfold Way.

Ginsberg, Allen - Ginsberg at Evergreen - Leo Daugherty's interview with the poet.

Horn, Stacy - Waiting for My Cats to Die - Autobiographical discussion of death, TV, music, the single life and cats.

Ingerson, Norman and Murdock, Stella - The Victorian Courtship Letters 1892-1896 - Jennifer Elvgren's collection of letters written in the late 19th century in Jamestown, New York and Western Pennsylvania.

Sacks, Frank - The Waterbed Wars - The behind-the-scenes story of a American fad.

DeRosier, Linda Scott - Songs of Life and Grace - A memoir of growing up in Appalachian Kentucky.

Reiker, Russ - 999Officer Down - The story of a police officer, injured on duty two months before his scheduled retirement.

Wilder, Laura Ingalls - Little House Country - Information about Laura Ingalls Wilder, books about her life and links to the places she wrote about.

Kilmer, Joyce - A Literary Biography - John Covell's account includes many lesser-known poems.

Wayne, John - A Giant Shadow - Biography of the actor.

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire - Amanda Foreman's story of one of the most flamboyant women of the 18th century.

Lowe, Bob - Everybody Pays - Maurice Possley and Rick Kogan's story of a Chicago mob hit in the 1970s, and the toll it took on the sole witness.

Fraser, Chris - Christie Boy - A Highland soldier and ferryman's life.

Jung, George - Grazing In the Grass Until the Snow Came - Autobiography; deals with the cocaine trade in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Mooney, Nan - My Racing Heart - The world of thoroughbreds and the track. Includes biographical information, background and reviews.

Hearst, William Randolph - Hearst Over Hollywood - Louis Pizzitola's book about Hearst's role in shaping films from the Silent era to the 1940s. Note; Flash required, no HTML option.

The New York Learning Library - Specializing in fact, reference and biographical books.

McCrae, Jackson Tippett - The Bark of the Dogwood. The writer's memory of people, places, homes, and gardens of the South.

Winton, Alexander - Famous but Forgotten - Automotive pioneer and industrialist who produced cars between 1896 and 1922. Site includes table of contents and book excerpts. Written by Thomas F. Saal and Bernard J. Golias.

Kelly, Gerald E. - Honor for Sale - Autobiographical account of the theft of over 500 pounds of narcotics from the NYPD's Property Clerks office during the 1970s.

Tolkein - Tolkien is Kloneit - Chris Carrie's theories about the Tolkein family and their friends, with ordering information.