New items for 'biography publisheryear:2009 format:books' at Visual Catalog - Contra Costa County Library.

Gai ge li cheng =

Zhao, Ziyang. — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Zhao, Ziyang., Du, Daozheng, Bao, Tong, MacFarquhar, Roderick
ISBN: 9789881720276 (pbk.), 9881720273
Year: 2009
Subjects: Prime ministers, Political prisoners, Zhao, Ziyang, Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989, 1976-2002, China, Biography, History, Politics and government, Chinese language materials

Conquering the sky

Tise, Larry E. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Tise, Larry E.
ISBN: 9780230614901 (hardcover), 0230614906 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Aeronautics, Wright Flyer (Airplane), Science news, Trade secrets, Wright, Wilbur, Wright, Orville, 20th century, United States, Kitty Hawk (N.C.), Biography, History, Flights

The boy from Baby House 10

Philps, Alan. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Philps, Alan., Lahutsky, John
ISBN: 9780312576974, 0312576978
Year: 2009
Subjects: Developmentally disabled children, Cerebral palsied children, Adopted children, Intercountry adoption, Lahutsky, John, Russia (Federation), United States, Biography, Institutional care

Step out on nothing

Pitts, Byron. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Pitts, Byron.
ISBN: 9780312577667, 0312577664
Year: 2009
Subjects: Baptists, Television journalists, Pitts, Byron, United States, Biography

Rashi

Wiesel, Elie, 1928- — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Wiesel, Elie, 1928-
ISBN: 9780805242546, 0805242546
Year: 2009
Subjects: Jewish scholars, Rabbis, Rashi, France, Troyes, Troyes (France), Biography

Sweet thunder

Haygood, Wil. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Haygood, Wil.
ISBN: 9781400044979
Year: 2009
Subjects: Boxers (Sports), Robinson, Sugar Ray, United States, Biography

The king of oil

Ammann, Daniel. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Ammann, Daniel.
ISBN: 9780312570743, 0312570740
Year: 2009
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade, Tax evasion, Criminal justice, Administration of, Rich, Marc, United States, Biography, International cooperation

Vesuvius

Scarth, Alwyn. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Scarth, Alwyn.
ISBN: 9780691143903, 0691143900
Year: 2009
Subjects: Volcanism, Vesuvius (Italy), Italy, Vesuvius, History
Exploring this celebrated wonder from scientific, historical, and cultural perspectives, Vesuvius provides a colorful portrait of a formidable force of nature.--From publisher's description.

Dorothea Lange

Gordon, Linda. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Gordon, Linda.
ISBN: 9780393057300 (hardcover), 0393057305 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Photographers, Documentary photography, Lange, Dorothea, 20th century, United States, Biography, Pictorial works, History, Social life and customs
Dorothea Lange's photographs define how the American Depression is remembered; this evocative biography defines her creative struggles and enduring legacy.

Trotsky

Geary, Rick. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Geary, Rick.
ISBN: 9780809095087 (pbk. : alk. paper), 0809095084 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Revolutionaries, Statesmen, Exiles, Communism, Trotsky, Leon, 1894-1917, 1917-1936, Soviet Union, Russia, Comic books, strips, etc, Biography, Politics and government, Graphic novels

A million miles in a thousand years

Miller, Donald, 1971- — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Miller, Donald, 1971-
ISBN: 9780785213062
Year: 2009
Subjects: Christian biography, Autobiography, Miller, Donald, United States, Authorship

Not lost forever

Salcido, Carmina. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Salcido, Carmina., Jackson, Steve
ISBN: 9780061210051
Year: 2009
Subjects: Victims of family violence, Adult child abuse victims, Murder, Salcido, Carmina, Salcido, Ramón, California, Sonoma County, Biography, Case studies

The confessions of St. Augustine

Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo., Warner, Rex, Block, Elizabeth, Marty, Martin E.
ISBN: 9780451531216 (pbk.), 0451531213 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Christian saints, Good and evil, Theology, Augustine, Algeria, Hippo (Extinct city), Biography, Early works to 1800, Early works to 1800
This edition of the classic literary work of St. Augustine is translated by Oxford scholar Rex Warner and features a revised bibliography. In this autobiography, St. Augustine describes his journey from sin to sainthood, and examines all of humanity's great concerns including the ethical conflict between good and evil.

Ted Kennedy

Klein, Edward, 1936- — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Klein, Edward, 1936-
ISBN: 9780307451033, 0307451038
Year: 2009
Subjects: Legislators, Kennedy, Edward M, United States, United States, Biography

Hard work

Williams, Roy, 1950- — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Williams, Roy, 1950-, Crothers, Tim
ISBN: 9781565129597, 1565129598
Year: 2009
Subjects: Basketball coaches, Williams, Roy, North Carolina Tar Heels (Basketball team), United States, Biography
Coach Roy Williams, one of the most successful basketball coaches in the nation, tells the story of his life that few people know, from his turbulent family life as a child to the North Carolina Tar Heels' National Championship victory in 2009.

Judy Blume

Ludwig, Elisa. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Ludwig, Elisa., Abrams, Dennis
ISBN: 9781604133349
Year: 2009
Subjects: Authors, American, Children's stories, Blume, Judy, 20th century, Juvenile literature, Biography, Authorship

Jacques Cousteau

Matsen, Bradford. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Matsen, Bradford.
ISBN: 9780375424137, 037542413X
Year: 2009
Subjects: Oceanographers, Cousteau, Jacques Yves, France, Biography

The fight to survive

Cox, Caroline, 1954- — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Cox, Caroline, 1954-
ISBN: 9781607145516, 1607145510
Year: 2009
Subjects: Diabetics, Diabetes, Insulin, Gossett, Elizabeth Hughes, Biography, Health, History

Abraham Lincoln

McGovern, George S. 1922- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: McGovern, George S. 1922-
ISBN: 9781410415080 (hardcover : alk. paper), 1410415082 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Presidents, Large type books, Lincoln, Abraham, 1861-1865, United States, Biography, Politics and government

Sylvia Browne

Browne, Sylvia. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Browne, Sylvia.
ISBN: 9781401920425 (pbk.), 140192042X (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Psychics, Browne, Sylvia, United States, Biography

Cheerful money

Friend, Tad. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Friend, Tad.
ISBN: 9780316003179
Year: 2009
Subjects: WASPs (Persons), Journalists, Upper class, Social classes, Social status, Friend, Tad, United States, Biography, Family, Psychological aspects

I can't believe I'm sitting next to a Republican

Stein, Harry, 1948- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Stein, Harry, 1948-
ISBN: 9781594032530 (hardcover : alk. paper), 159403253X (hardcover : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Conservatism, Authors, American, Journalists, Stein, Harry, 2001-2009, 20th century, United States, Biography, Politics and government, Political and social views

Etty Hillesum

Woodhouse, Patrick. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Woodhouse, Patrick.
ISBN: 9781847064264 (pbk.), 1847064264 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Jews, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Hillesum, Etty, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Biography, Religion

The artist, the philosopher, and the warrior

Strathern, Paul, 1940- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Strathern, Paul, 1940-
ISBN: 9780553807523 (hardcover : alk. paper), 0553807528 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Renaissance, Leonardo, Machiavelli, Niccolò, Borgia, Cesare, 1492-1559, Italy, Biography, History
A meticulous account of Renaissance Italy during the turbulent decade around 1500, with emphasis on several important players: Alexander Borgia (also known as Pope Alexander VI) and his son Cesare, Machiavelli the philosopher-diplomat and author of The Prince, and Leonardo da Vinci--inventor, artist, and military engineer.

Brother West

West, Cornel. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: West, Cornel., Ritz, David
ISBN: 9781401921897 (hardcover), 1401921892 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: African American intellectuals, African American scholars, African American college teachers, West, Cornel, Biography, Political and social views

The butcher

Carlo, Philip. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Carlo, Philip.
ISBN: 9780061744655 (hbk.), 0061744654 (hbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Mafia, Murderers, Pitera, Tommy, New York (State), New York, Biography

To begin the world over again

Hulsman, John C., 1967- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Hulsman, John C., 1967-
ISBN: 0230617425, 9780230617421
Year: 2009
Subjects: Soldiers, Middle East specialists, Nation-building, World War, 1914-1918, Lawrence, T. E, Great Britain, 20th century, 1914-1945, Great Britain, Middle East, Biography, Political and social views, History, Foreign relations, Politics and government

American rebel

Eliot, Marc. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Eliot, Marc.
ISBN: 9780307336880
Year: 2009
Subjects: Motion picture actors and actresses, Motion picture producers and directors, Eastwood, Clint, United States, Biography

The last founding father

Unger, Harlow G., 1931- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Unger, Harlow G., 1931-
ISBN: 9780306818080 (alk. paper), 0306818086 (alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Presidents, Monroe, James, 1817-1825, 1783-1865, United States, Biography, Politics and government

The lost cellos of Lev Aronson

Brent, Frances Padorr. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Brent, Frances Padorr.
ISBN: 9781934633113, 1934633119
Year: 2009
Subjects: Violoncellists, Jewish musicians, Holocaust survivors, Aronson, Lev, United States, Biography

The kings & queens of Britain

Cannon, John Ashton. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Cannon, John Ashton., Hargreaves, Anne
ISBN: 9780199559220 (pbk.), 0199559228 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Great Britain, Biography, Kings and rulers, History

The last resort

Rogers, Douglas, 1968- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Rogers, Douglas, 1968-
ISBN: 9780307407979
Year: 2009
Subjects: Resorts, Whites, Journalists, Rogers, Douglas, 1980-, Zimbabwe, Biography, Family, History

How coffee saved my life

Roscher, Ellie. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Roscher, Ellie.
ISBN: 9780827214569, 0827214561
Year: 2009
Subjects: Christian biography, Spiritual biography, Roscher, Ellie, Uruguay

Meeting Mr. Wrong

Snowe, Stephanie. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Snowe, Stephanie.
ISBN: 1592994016 (pbk.), 9781592994014 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Single women, Online dating, Dating (Social customs), Snowe, Stephanie, Southern States, Biography, Humor, Relations with men

My father, maker of the trees

Irivuzumugabe, Eric. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Irivuzumugabe, Eric., Lawrence Tracey D
ISBN: 9780801013201 (cloth), 0801013208 (cloth)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Christian biography, Genocide, Irivuzumugabe, Eric, Civil War, 1994, Rwanda, History

The lonely soldier

Benedict, Helen. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Benedict, Helen.
ISBN: 9780807061473 (hardcover : alk. paper), 0807061476 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003-, Women soldiers, United States, Personal narratives, American, Interviews, Biography

A.D.

Neufeld, Josh. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Neufeld, Josh.
ISBN: 9780307378149, 0307378144
Year: 2009
Subjects: Disaster victims, Hurricane Katrina, 2005, Graphic novels, 21st century, New Orleans (La.), Louisiana, New Orleans, Biography, Comic books, strips, etc, Social aspects, Social conditions, History

Famous players

Geary, Rick. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Geary, Rick.
ISBN: 9781561635559, 9781561635597 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Murder, Motion picture producers and directors, Taylor, William Desmond, California, Los Angeles, Comic books, strips, etc, Biography, Investigation, Graphic novels

Held hostage

Cooper, Ken, 1937- — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Cooper, Ken, 1937-
ISBN: 9780800794569 (pbk.), 0800794567 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Christian biography, Prisoners, Criminals, Bank robberies, Cooper, Ken, United States, Religious life

Dancing at the river's edge

Brill, Alida, 1950- — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Brill, Alida, 1950-, Lockshin, Michael
ISBN: 9780980139402, 0980139406
Year: 2009
Subjects: Autoimmune diseases in women, Chronically ill, Rheumatologists, Brill, Alida, Lockshin, Michael, United States, Biography, Patients

America's girl

Dahlberg, Tim. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Dahlberg, Tim., Ward, Mary Ederle, Greene, Brenda
ISBN: 9780312382650, 0312382650
Year: 2009
Subjects: Swimmers, Women swimmers, Ederle, Gertrude, United States, Biography

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Ginzberg, Lori D. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Ginzberg, Lori D.
ISBN: 9780809094936 (hardcover : alk. paper), 0809094932 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Feminists, Women's rights, Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 19th century, United States, Biography, History
In this subtly crafted biography, the historian Lori D. Ginzberg narrates the life of a woman of great charm, enormous appetite, and extraordinary intellectual gifts who turned the limitations placed on women like herself into a universal philosophy of equal rights.

The Adderall diaries

Elliott, Stephen, 1971- — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Elliott, Stephen, 1971-
ISBN: 9781555975388, 1555975380
Year: 2009
Subjects: Authors, American, Trials (Murder), Elliott, Stephen, 21st century, California, Oakland, Biography

Rommel

Messenger, Charles, 1941- — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Messenger, Charles, 1941-
ISBN: 9780230609082 (hbk.), 0230609082 (hbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Generals, World War, 1939-1945, Rommel, Erwin, Germany, Biography, Campaigns

Civil War wives

Berkin, Carol. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Berkin, Carol.
ISBN: 9781400044467, 1400044464
Year: 2009
Subjects: Women, Wives, Grimké, Angelina Emily, Davis, Varina, Grant, Julia Dent, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States, Biography, History, Women, Marriage

A son of the game

Dodson, James. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Dodson, James.
ISBN: 9781565125063, 1565125061
Year: 2009
Subjects: Golfers, Fathers and sons, Dodson, James, Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Pinehurst, N.C.), United States, Biography

Coop

Perry, Michael, 1964- — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Perry, Michael, 1964-
ISBN: 9780061240430, 0061240435
Year: 2009
Subjects: Farmers, Farm life, Rural families, Perry, Michael, Wisconsin, Biography, Family

At least in the city someone would hear me scream

Rouse, Wade. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Rouse, Wade.
ISBN: 9780307451903, 0307451909
Year: 2009
Subjects: Gay men, Rouse, Wade, Michigan, Biography

Beg, borrow, steal

Greenberg, Michael, 1952- — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Greenberg, Michael, 1952-
ISBN: 9781590513415 (hardcover), 159051341X (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Journalists, Greenberg, Michael, United States, Biography

Good day!

Batura, Paul J. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Batura, Paul J.
ISBN: 9781596981010, 1596981016
Year: 2009
Subjects: Radio broadcasters, Harvey, Paul, United States, Biography

Nothing comes easy

Tittle, Y. A. 1926- — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Tittle, Y. A. 1926-, Clark, Kristine Setting
ISBN: 9781600782107, 1600782108
Year: 2009
Subjects: Football players, Tittle, Y. A, United States, Biography

Part of the pride

Richardson, Kevin. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Richardson, Kevin., Park, Tony
ISBN: 9780312556747, 0312556748
Year: 2009
Subjects: Zoo keepers, Lions, Captive Felidae, Richardson, Kevin, South Africa, Biography, Behavior

Betrayal

Kirtzman, Andrew. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Kirtzman, Andrew.
ISBN: 9780061870767, 0061870765
Year: 2009
Subjects: Swindlers and swindling, Ponzi schemes, Commercial crimes, Madoff, Bernard L, United States, Biography

With Hitler to the end

Linge, Heinz, 1913-1980. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Linge, Heinz, 1913-1980.
ISBN: 9781602398047 (hardcover : alk. paper), 1602398046 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Valets, Nazis, Linge, Heinz, Hitler, Adolf, 1933-1945, Germany, Biography, Friends and associates, Politics and government

The face in the mirror

Zackheim, Victoria — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Zackheim, Victoria
ISBN: 9781591027522 (hbk. : alk. paper), 1591027527 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Authors, American, Self-perception in authors, Adolescence, Ambition, Experience, Biography

Close encounters of the third-grade kind

Done, Phillip. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Done, Phillip.
ISBN: 9781599951485, 1599951487
Year: 2009
Subjects: Elementary school teachers, Elementary school teaching, Teaching, Education, Conduct of life, Done, Phillip, United States, Biography, Philosophy
"With the wit, warmth, and wisdom unique to a third-grade teacher, Phil Done offers priceless lessons in life and learning from a true lover of education"--Provided by the publisher

Too good to be true

Arvedlund, Erin. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Arvedlund, Erin.
ISBN: 9781591842873, 1591842875
Year: 2009
Subjects: Swindlers and swindling, Ponzi schemes, Commercial crimes, Madoff, Bernard L, United States, Biography

The secret wife of Louis XIV

Buckley, Veronica. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Buckley, Veronica.
ISBN: 9780374158309 (hardcover : alk. paper), 0374158304 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Favorites, Royal, Maintenon, Louis, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, France, Biography, Kings and rulers, Paramours, Relations with women, Court and courtiers, History

War of words

Read, Simon, 1974- — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Read, Simon, 1974-
ISBN: 9781402756122 (hc- trade cloth), 1402756127 (hc- trade cloth)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Newspaper editors, Mayors, De Young, Charles, Kalloch, Isaac, 19th century, San Francisco (Calif.), California, San Francisco, Biography, History

The state of Jones

Jenkins, Sally. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Jenkins, Sally., Stauffer, John
ISBN: 9780385525930, 0385525931
Year: 2009
Subjects: Unionists (United States Civil War), Knight, Newton, 19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, Jones County (Miss.), Mississippi, Jones County, United States, Biography, History, Social aspects
In Jones County, Mississippi, a farmer named Newton Knight led his neighbors, white and black alike, in an insurrection against the Confederacy at the height of the Civil War. Knight's life story mirrors the little-known story of class struggle in the South--and it shatters the image of the Confederacy as a unified front against the Union.

Hadrian and the triumph of Rome

Everitt, Anthony. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Everitt, Anthony.
ISBN: 9781400066629 (alk. paper), 140006662X (alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Emperors, Hadrian, Hadrian, 117-138, Rome, Biography, History

Bending toward the sun

Gilbert-Lurie, Leslie. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Gilbert-Lurie, Leslie.
ISBN: 9780061734762, 0061734764
Year: 2009
Subjects: Holocaust survivors, Mothers and daughters, Lurie, Rita, Gilbert-Lurie, Leslie, Poland, Biography

My prison, my home

Isfandiyārī, Hālāh. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Isfandiyārī, Hālāh.
ISBN: 9780061583278, 0061583278
Year: 2009
Subjects: Women political prisoners, Political prisoners, Isfandiyārī, Hālāh, Iran, United States, Biography, Foreign relations

The dancing plague

Waller, John, 1972- — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Waller, John, 1972-
ISBN: 9781402219436, 1402219431
Year: 2009
Subjects: Chorea, Epidemic, 16th century, France, Strasbourg, Strasbourg (France), Biography, History, Social conditions

Madoff with the money

Oppenheimer, Jerry. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Oppenheimer, Jerry.
ISBN: 9780470504987 (hardback), 0470504986 (hardback)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Capitalists and financiers, Ponzi schemes, Madoff, Bernard L, United States, Biography

How shall I tell the dog?

Kington, Miles. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Kington, Miles.
ISBN: 9781557048417 (alk. paper), 155704841X (alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Humorists, English, Death, Cancer, English wit and humor, Biography, Humor

Pill head

Lyon, Joshua. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Lyon, Joshua.
ISBN: 9781401322984, 1401322980
Year: 2009
Subjects: Drug addicts, Analgesics, Narcotics, Young adults, Narcotic habit, Drug abuse, Lyon, Joshua, United States, Biography, Case studies, Drug use

iWant

Velez-Mitchell, Jane. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Velez-Mitchell, Jane.
ISBN: 9780757313714 (hdc.), 075731371X (hdc.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Women television journalists, Television journalists, Recovering addicts, Conduct of life, Lifestyles, Alcoholism, Compulsive behavior, Velez-Mitchell, Jane, United States, Biography, Case studies, Philosophy

How to write your life story

Gawthorpe, Ann. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Gawthorpe, Ann.
ISBN: 9780071625852, 0071625852
Year: 2009
Subjects: Autobiography, Authorship

Thanks, but this isn't for us

Morrell, Jessica Page, 1953- — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Morrell, Jessica Page, 1953-
ISBN: 9781585427215, 1585427217
Year: 2009
Subjects: Fiction, Autobiography, Authorship, Authorship

Breathing water

Hallinan, Timothy. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Hallinan, Timothy.
ISBN: 9780061672231 (acid-free paper), 0061672238 (acid-free paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Bangkok (Thailand), Fiction, Suspense fiction, Political fiction
When Poke Rafferty is given the chance to write the biography of Khun Pan, a Thai billionaire, he discovers that there are powerful political figures who do not want Pan portrayed as a hero to the poor, while others want to expose his dark side for theirown advantage.

Barack and Michelle

Andersen, Christopher P. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Andersen, Christopher P.
ISBN: 9780061771965, 0061771961
Year: 2009
Subjects: Married people, Presidents, Presidents' spouses, Obama, Barack, Obama, Michelle, United States, Biography, Marriage
One of America's bestselling pop-culture and current-events authors reveals the inside story of the First Couple, in this biography of the history-making family.

The strangest man

Farmelo, Graham. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Farmelo, Graham.
ISBN: 9780465018277, 0465018270
Year: 2009
Subjects: Quantum theory, Physicists, Dirac, P. A. M, Great Britain, Biography
Paul Dirac was among the great scientific geniuses of the modern age. One of the discoverers of quantum mechanics, one of Einstein's most admired colleagues, Dirac was in 1933 the youngest theoretician ever to win the Nobel Prize in physics. Based on previously undiscovered archives, this biography reveals the many facets of Dirac's brilliantly original mind as well as the spectacularly exciting era of scientific discovery in which he lived.

We saw Spain die

Preston, Paul, 1946- — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Preston, Paul, 1946-
ISBN: 9781602397675, 1602397678
Year: 2009
Subjects: War correspondents, Foreign correspondents, Journalism, Civil War, 1936-1939, 20th century, Spain, Biography, History, Journalists, Press coverage

Whispering pines

Schneider, Jason, 1971- — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Schneider, Jason, 1971-
ISBN: 9781550228748, 1550228749
Year: 2009
Subjects: Popular music, Musicians, Music, Canada, Biography, Writing and publishing, History, History and criticism

Don't look behind you!

Allison, Peter. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Allison, Peter.
ISBN: 1599214695 (pbk.), 9781599214696 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Safari guides, Safaris, Allison, Peter, South Africa, Kruger National Park, Botswana, Biography, Travel

Racing against the odds

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-, Velasquez, Eric
ISBN: 9780761454656, 0761454659
Year: 2009
Subjects: Stock car drivers, Automobile racing drivers, African American automobile racing drivers, African Americans, Scott, Wendell, NASCAR (Association), United States, Biography
Presents the life and career of Wendell Scott, the first African American NASCAR racer, who competed in more than five hundred races over a ten year period and won a Grand National race in Jacksonville, Florida in 1963.

Eureka man

Hirshfeld, Alan. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Hirshfeld, Alan.
ISBN: 9780802716187 (hardcover), 0802716180 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Scientists, Archimedes, Greece, Biography

The music room

Fiennes, William. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Fiennes, William.
ISBN: 9780393072587 (hardcover), 0393072584 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Brothers, Epileptics, Fiennes, William, Broughton Castle (England), England, Banbury Region (Oxfordshire), Banbury Region (Oxfordshire, England), Biography, Childhood and youth, Family, Homes and haunts

The Supremes

Ribowsky, Mark. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Ribowsky, Mark.
ISBN: 9780306815867 (alk. paper), 0306815869 (alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Women singers, Supremes (Musical group), United States, Biography

Fixing my gaze

Barry, Susan R. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Barry, Susan R.
ISBN: 9780465009138 (alk. paper), 0465009131 (alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Strabismus, Depth perception, Behavioral optometry, Visual training, Neurobiologists, Barry, Susan R, United States, Biography, Health, Patients

Falconer on the edge

Dickinson, Rachel. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Dickinson, Rachel.
ISBN: 9780618806232, 0618806237
Year: 2009
Subjects: Falconers, Falconry, Chindgren, Steve, United States, West (U.S.), Biography

Stitches

Small, David, 1945- — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Small, David, 1945-
ISBN: 9780393068573 (hardcover), 0393068579 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Authors, American, Artists, Children's stories, Small, David, 20th century, United States, Comic books, strips, etc, Biography, Illustrations, Authorship, Graphic novels

Climate change

Downie, David Leonard. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Downie, David Leonard., Brash, Kate, Vaughan, Catherine
ISBN: 9781598841527 (hard copy : alk. paper), 1598841521 (hard copy : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Climatic changes, Handbooks, manuals, etc

Frida Kahlo

Schaefer, Claudia, 1949- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Schaefer, Claudia, 1949-
ISBN: 9780313349249 (alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Painters, Kahlo, Frida, Mexico, Biography

Jerry Garcia

Edmondson, Jacqueline, 1967- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Edmondson, Jacqueline, 1967-
ISBN: 9780313351211 (alk. paper), 031335121X (alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Rock musicians, Garcia, Jerry, Grateful Dead (Musical group), United States, Biography

Ellen DeGeneres

Iannucci, Lisa. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Iannucci, Lisa.
ISBN: 9780313353703 (alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Television personalities, Comedians, DeGeneres, Ellen, United States, Biography

Stephen King

Rolls, Albert. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Rolls, Albert.
ISBN: 9780313345722 (hbk. : alk. paper), 0313345724 (alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Horror tales, Authorship, Novelists, American, King, Stephen, 20th century, Biography, Authorship

Angelina Jolie

Tracy, Kathleen. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Tracy, Kathleen.
ISBN: 9780313364600 (alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Motion picture actors and actresses, Jolie, Angelina, United States, Biography

W.E.B. Du Bois

Lewis, David L., 1936- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Lewis, David L., 1936-
ISBN: 9780805087697 (hardcover), 0805087699 (hardcover), 9780805088052 (pbk.), 0805088059 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: African Americans, African American intellectuals, African American civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Du Bois, W. E. B, 1877-1964, United States, Biography, Civil rights, History

Lowside of the road

Hoskyns, Barney. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Hoskyns, Barney.
ISBN: 9780767927086, 0767927087
Year: 2009
Subjects: Rock musicians, Waits, Tom, United States, Biography

Tchaikovsky

Brown, David, 1929- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Brown, David, 1929-
ISBN: 9781605980171 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Composers, Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, Russia, Biography

High voltage tattoo

Von D, Kat, 1982- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Von D, Kat, 1982-
ISBN: 9780061684388
Year: 2009
Subjects: Tattoo artists, Tattooing, Women tattoo artists, Von D, Kat, United States, Biography

I slept with Joey Ramone

Leigh, Mickey. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Leigh, Mickey., McNeil, Legs
ISBN: 9780743252164 : HRD, 0743252160 : HRD
Year: 2009
Subjects: Rock musicians, Ramone, Joey, Ramones (Musical group), United States, Biography

The making of a stand-up guy

Murphy, Charlie Q., 1959- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Murphy, Charlie Q., 1959-, Millis, Chris
ISBN: 9781439123140 : HRD, 1439123144 : HRD
Year: 2009
Subjects: Actors, Comedians, Murphy, Charlie Q., United States, Biography

Come back, Como

Winn, Steven. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Winn, Steven.
ISBN: 9780061802591
Year: 2009
Subjects: Human-animal relationships, Dogs, Winn, Steven, Biography

A different life

Bradlee, Quinn. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Bradlee, Quinn., Himmelman, Jeff
ISBN: 9781586481896
Year: 2009
Subjects: Velocardiofacial syndrome, Bradlee, Quinn, Biography, Patients

A mother for all seasons

Phelps, Debbie. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Phelps, Debbie., Rivas, Mim Eichler
ISBN: 9780061780011
Year: 2009
Subjects: Mothers, School principals, Phelps, Debbie, Phelps, Michael, Phelps family, Maryland, Baltimore, Biography, Family

Rogues' gallery

Gross, Michael, 1952- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Gross, Michael, 1952-
ISBN: 9780767924887, 0767924886
Year: 2009
Subjects: Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), United States, Biography, History, Collectors and collecting

It's not necessarily not the truth

Pressly, Jaime, 1977- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Pressly, Jaime, 1977-
ISBN: 9780061454141
Year: 2009
Subjects: Television actors and actresses, Pressly, Jaime, United States, Biography