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Thanks to Ellen for this list
I encountered the same problem when I took over 3 years ago. I haven't
really found a "source" for bios, but I use the Follett Titlewave
collection
development feature. Plus I'm constantly reading reviews and then
purchasing items at our local Barnes & Noble. We also have an odd
discount
store across from our school that carries an interesting variety of
books,
including new copyrights. I've attached a list of what I've added the
past
two years (only 50 or so), but they've been well received. The Penguin
Lives series have received mixed reviews, but I buy them all because the
kids really like them. . . short, informative, classy looking . . .
If you find a good source, please post a hit.
Author Lever, Evelyne. Title Marie Antoinette :
Summary Diaries, letters, court documents, and memoirs help chronicle
the
life of Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France.
Author Weir, Alison. Title Eleanor of Aquitaine :
Summary A biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine, discussing her
early years in
twelfth-century Europe, her marriages to France's King Louis VII
and England's Henry II, her unprecedented political power, and other
aspects of her life.
Author Dunlop, Ian, Title Louis XIV /
Summary Chronicles the life of Louis XIV, discussing military
victories and
losses, his personal relationships, the impact his legacy had
onFrance's culture, and other related topics.
Author Dawson, George. Title Life is so good /
Summary The grandson of slaves, 101-year old African American
George Dawson tells the story of his life.
Author Henig, Robin Marantz. Title The monk in the garden :
Summary Details the life of the Moravian monk who is recognized as the
father of genetic science.
Author Aronson, Marc. Title Sir Walter Ralegh and the quest
for El Dorado /
Summary Recounts the adventurous life of the English explorer and
courtier
who spelled his name "Ralegh" and led many expeditions to the New
World.
Author Oufkir, Malika, Title Stolen lives :
Author Pfetzer, Mark. Title Within reach :
Summary The author describes how he spent his teenage years
climbing
mountains in the United States, South America, Africa, and Asia,
with an emphasis on his two expeditions up Mount
Everest.
Author Nuland, Sherwin B. Title Leonardo da Vinci /
Author Shields, Carol. Title Jane Austen /
Author Hardwick, Elizabeth. Title Herman Melville /
Author Brinkley, Douglas. Title Rosa Parks /
Author Auchincloss, Louis. Title Woodrow Wilson :
Author Gordon, Mary, Title Joan of Arc :
Author Cramer, Richard Ben. Title Joe DiMaggio :
Author Jewel, Title Chasing down the dawn /
Summary Autobiography of Jewel.
Author Beyer, Mark Title Heinrich Muller: Gestapo Chief
Author Callahan, Kerry
Title Mordechai Anielewicz: Hero of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Author Ramen, Fred.
Title Reinhard Heydrich: Hangman of the Third Reich.
Author Draper, Allison Stark.
Title Pastor Andre Trocme: Spiritual Leader of the French Village
Chambon.
Author Nicholson, Nigel. Title Virginia Woolf /
Author Arana, Marie. Title American chica :
Summary The author recounts her life and experiences after she
immigrated to the United States and discovered what it meant to be a
child from two different cultures.
Author Myers, Walter Dean. Title Bad boy :
Summary The African-American writer tells of his childhood and
youth
growing up as an adopted child in Harlem.
Author Hickam, Homer. Title The Coalwood way /
Summary Chronicles the author's life growing up in the small West
Virginia
town of Coalwood.
Author Lewis, R. W. B. Title Dante /
Summary Details the life of the Italian author, poet and historian
known as
the famous son of Florence, Italy.
Author Myers, Walter Dean. Title The greatest :
Summary A biography of the controversial boxer, Muhammad Ali.
Author Bosworth, Patricia. Title Marlon Brando /
Summary Examines the life and career of two-time Academy Award winner
Marlon Brando.
Author Payton, Walter. Title Never die easy :
Summary Details the life of the most prolific running back in
NFL history
who died all to soon from a rare liver disease at the young age
of 45.
Author Angell, Roger. Title A pitcher's story :
Summary The biography of David Cone, baseball pitcher from Kansas
City,whose career has led to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cy Young Award
and one of sixteen men who have pitched a perfect game.
Author Lewis, David Levering. Title W.E.B. DuBois :
Summary Examines the second half of the life of the noted
historian and
sociologist who was an important leader of African American protest and
helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People.
Author Ford, Carin T Title Andy Warhol :
Summary Presents a biography of the American artist, Andy
Warhol, who
helped to develop Pop Art, an extension of the modern
art movement.
Author Fine, Edith Hope.Title Gary Paulsen :
Summary A biography of the outdoor adventurer and author, whose
writing
includes adventure stories, historical novels, sports books, and
nature stories.
Author Reef, Catherine. Title George Gershwin :
Summary Traces the life of the American Jewish composer who
created a new
kind of music that has lasted beyond the fashion of his
time.
Author Florence, Donne. Title John Steinbeck :
Summary A biography of the California writer, discussing his
childhood, hardships, friendships, travels, works, and awards, including
the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes.
Author Shuker, Nancy. Title Maya Angelou :
Author Paulsen, Gary Title Guts :
Summary The author relates incidents in his life and how they
inspired
parts of his books about the character, Brian Robeson.
Author Marrin, Albert. Title Sitting Bull and his world /
Summary Discusses the life of the Hunkpapa chief who is
remembered for his
defeat of General Custer at Little Big Horn.
Author Neimark, Anne E Title Wild heart
Summary Discusses the life and work of the woman best known for
relationship with a lion cub, described in her book
"Born free."
Author Gay, Peter, Title Mozart /
Summary A biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, discussing his
early
genius, and tracing his development as a composer.
Author McMurtry, Larry. Title Crazy Horse /
Summary Examines the life and death of Crazy Horse, the Sioux
warrior who,
having been betrayed by the U.S. government, became the reluctant leader
of his people at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Author McCaffrey, Todd J. Title Dragonholder /
Summary Science-fiction author Anne McCaffrey's son, Todd,
shares the story
of his mother's life, discussing her power of second sight, her
struggles to balance the roles
of wife, mother, and writer, her painful divorce, and her creation of the
imaginary world of Pern.
Author Sobel, Dava. Title Galileo's daughter :
Summary Chronicles the life of Galileo Galilei, focusing on his
relationship with his eldest child Virginia, and explaining how she
helped influence her father's work.
Author Spence, Jonathan D. Title Mao Zedong /
Summary A biography of Chinese ruler Mao Zedong, discussing how
he was able
to rise to a position of leadership, and considering some of the
myths he constructed about his life to contribute to his aura of power.
Author Mah, Adeline Yen.Title Chinese Cinderella :
Summary The author writes about her childhood in China during the
1940s and 1950s.
Author Severance, John B Title Einstein :
Summary Presents a biography of noted physicist, Albert
Einstein.
Author Myers, Walter Dean Title At her majesty's request
Summary Biography of the African princess saved from execution
and taken to
England where Queen Victoria oversaw her upbringing and where she
lived for a time before marrying an African missionary.
Author O'Brien, Edna. Title James Joyce /
Author Simon, Neil. Title Neil Simon,
Darlene Yasick
Media Specialist
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