Biography

tag:cincinnatilibrary.org,2007:NewArrivals:biography Biography 2009-11-06T18:25:08-05:00 The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/ These titles were recently added to the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/feeds/newarrivals.png http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814150 Extraordinary circumstances : the journey of a corporate whistleblower 2009-11-05T16:14:42-05:00

Cooper, Cynthia, 1964-

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2008.

xiii, 402 p. ; 24 cm.

Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1815532 Rage to survive : the Etta James story 2009-11-05T13:55:49-05:00

James, Etta, 1938-

Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo ; London : Kluwer Law International, 2003.

288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Here is the story of perhaps the finest soul singer of the rock era--Etta James. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Originally published: New York: Villard, 1995.

Includes index.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814975 Gallo be thy name : the inside story of how one family rose to dominate the U.S. wine market 2009-11-05T00:00:00-05:00

Tuccille, Jerome.

Beverly Hills, Calif. : Phoenix Books, c2009.

xi, 269 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.

Chronicles how the Gallo family used a combination of toil, cunning, and crime to rise from hardscrabble poverty in the early 1900s and build the most successful wine company in the world.

Our father -- Thy will be done -- Thy kingdom come -- Deliver us from evil -- Gallo be thy name.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814587 Open : an autobiography 2009-11-05T00:00:00-05:00

Agassi, Andre, 1970-

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2009.

385 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, a beautiful, haunting autobiography.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814576 The intimate lives of the founding fathers 2009-11-05T00:00:00-05:00

Fleming, Thomas J.

New York : Smithsonian Books, c2009.

xvi, 456 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

A compelling, intimate look at the founders--George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison--and the women who played essential roles in their lives.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814572 With Hitler to the end : the memoirs of Adolf Hitler's valet 2009-11-05T00:00:00-05:00

Linge, Heinz, 1913-1980.

London : Frontline Books ; New York, NY : Skyhorse Pub., 2009.

xv, 224 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Linge was responsible for all aspects of Hitler's household from 1935 to 1945 and was constantly by his side. His profile of one of history's worst demons is not blindly uncritical, but it is nonetheless affectionate. 12 b&w illustrations. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

I join Hitler's staff : Elser, the admired assassin -- Hitler the architect -- Hitler on diet and the evils of smoking -- Evan Braun, the question of sexual morality, and equestrian pursuits -- The Berghof -- The Reich Chancellery, Bayreuth, the aristocracy, and protocol -- Hitler's speeches and the problem of Göring -- Goebbels : the giant in a dwarf's body -- Himmler and Bormann -- Mess's mysterious mission : was Hitler behind it? -- Other leading personalities and the eternal stomach problem -- Resolving the Polish question : September 1939 -- The phoney war -- The invasion in the West, 1940 -- The assassination attempt of 1944 and its aftermath -- 1945 : the last months of the Third Reich : reflections on Russia -- Hitler's suicide -- I flee the Reich Chancellery : Russian captivity.

Translation of: Biz zum Untergang. München : Herbig, 1980.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814568 The Poison King : the life and legend of Mithradates, Rome's deadliest enemy 2009-11-05T00:00:00-05:00

Mayor, Adrienne, 1946-

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2010.

xxii, 448 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.

Kill them all, and let the gods sort them out -- A savior is born in a castle by the sea -- Education of a young hero -- The lost boys -- Return of the king -- Storm clouds -- Victory -- Terror -- Battle for Greece -- Killers' kiss -- Living like a king -- Falling star -- Renegade kings -- End game -- In the tower.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814454 Herblock : the life and work of the great political cartoonist 2009-11-05T00:00:00-05:00

Johnson, Haynes, 1931-

[Washington, D.C.] : Herb Block Foundation : Library of Congress ; New York : In association with W.W. Norton & Co., c2009.

304 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

The age of Herblock -- Herblock knew : Herb Block and American editorial cartooning -- The cartoons -- Herblock and the Great Depression -- Vacation postcards -- The rise of fascism and World War II -- Heating up the Cold War, 1946-1965 -- McCarthy and McCarthyism -- Herblock on civil rights -- Herblock and the sixties -- Nixon and Watergate -- The rise on terrorism -- The Reagan revolution -- Bill Clinton and George W. Bush -- The cartoon -- Auld lang syne.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814335 Follow the model : Miss J's guide to unleashing presence, poise, and power 2009-11-05T00:00:00-05:00

Alexander, J., Runway coach.

New York : Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2009.

vii, 231 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Mother knows best -- White women -- Hot child in the city -- The big break -- A runway coach is born -- America's next top model: the beginning -- You gotta work. No, seriously -- Daddy J. -- Spirit in the sky -- Changes -- The end (for now).

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814136 The last of his mind : a year in the shadow of Alzheimer's 2009-11-05T00:00:00-05:00

Thorndike, John.

Athens, Ohio : Swallow Press, c2009.

243 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1813889 Last words 2009-11-05T00:00:00-05:00

Carlin, George.

New York : Free Press, 2009.

297 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm.

An autobiography that the late comedian nearly completed before he died chronicles his storied career, during which he pushed the boundaries of comedy and language and influenced several generations of performers.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1812837 The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance 2009-11-05T00:00:00-05:00

Baker, Elna.

New York : Dutton, c2009.

x, 276 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

In this hilarious, tongue-in-cheek memoir, writer, actress, and gorgeous stand up comedian Elna Baker tells what it's like to be the Mormon "Tina Fey"--the girl who distresses her family when she chooses NYU over BYU; the girl who's cultivating an oxymoronic identity as a bold, educated, modern, funny, proper, abstinent, religious stand-up comic, equal parts wholesome and hot.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1812004 Dostoevsky : a writer in his time 2009-11-05T00:00:00-05:00

Frank, Joseph, 1918-1993.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2010.

xxiii, 959 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

The seeds of revolt, 1821-1849. Prelude -- The family -- The religious and cultural background -- The academy of engineers -- The two romanticisms -- The Gogol period -- Poor folk -- Dostoevsky and the Pléiade -- Belinsky and Dostoevsky : I -- Feuilletons and experiments -- Belinsky and Dostoevsky : II -- The Beketov and Petrashevsky circles -- Dostoevsky and Speshnev -- The years of ordeal, 1850-1859. The Peter-and-Paul Fortress -- Katorga -- "Monsters in their misery" -- Private Dostoevsky -- A Russian heart -- The Siberian novellas -- Homecoming -- The stir of liberation, 1860-1865. Into the fray -- An aesthetics of transcendence -- The insulted and injured -- The era of proclamations -- Portrait of a nihilist -- Time : the final months -- Winter notes on summer impressions -- An emancipated woman, a tormented lover -- The prison of utopia -- Notes from underground -- The end of Epoch -- The miraculous years, 1865-1871. Khlestakov in Wiesbaden -- From novella to novel -- Crime and punishment -- "A little diamond" -- The gambler -- Escape and exile -- In search of a novel -- An inconsolable father -- The idiot -- The pamphlet and the poem -- Fathers, sons, and Stavrogin -- Exile's return -- History and myth in Demons -- The book of the impostors -- The mantle of the prophet, 1871-1881. The citizen -- Narodnichestvo : Russian populism -- Bad ems -- A raw youth -- A public figure -- The diary of a writer, 1876-1877 -- A new novel -- The great debate -- Rebellion and the Grand Inquisitor -- Terror and martial law -- The Pushkin festival -- Controversies and conclusions -- The Brothers Karamazov : books 1-4 -- The Brothers Karamazov : books 5-6 -- The Brothers Karamazov : books 7-12 -- Death and transfiguration.

Abridged ed. of author's work in 5 v.: Dostoevsky. c1976-2002.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1811757 Lady Jane Grey : a Tudor mystery 2009-11-05T00:00:00-05:00

Ives, E. W. (Eric William), 1931-

Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

xiv, 367 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1810320 When giants walked the earth : a biography of Led Zeppelin 2009-11-05T00:00:00-05:00

Wall, Mick.

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.

viii, 504 p., [24] p. of plates ; 25 cm.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1810308 The sugarless plum : [a ballerina's triumph over diabetes] 2009-11-05T00:00:00-05:00

Karz, Zippora.

New York : Harlequin, c2009.

277 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subtitle from jacket.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814592 My paper chase : true stories of vanished times 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

Evans, Harold, 1928-

London : Little, Brown, 2009.

580 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

In My Paper Chase, Harold Evans recounts the wild and wonderful tale of newspapering life, a story stretching from the 1930s to his service in WWII, through towns big and off the map, entailing clashes with Rupert Murdoch and crusades to use journalism to better the lives of those less fortunate.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814590 Lit : a memoir 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

Karr, Mary.

New York, NY : Harper, c2009.

x, 386 p. ; 24 cm.

The author reveals how, shortly after giving birth to a child she adored, she drank herself into the same numbness that nearly devoured her charismatic but troubled mother, reaching the brink of suicide before a spiritual awakening led her to sobriety.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814588 Woodrow Wilson : a biography 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

Cooper, John Milton.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.

viii 702 p., [16 ] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Evaluates the parallel worlds of the twenty-eighth president's personal and political arenas, examining his World War I leadership, his failed efforts to bring the United States into the League of Nations, and his contributions toward the creation of theUnited Nations.

Tommy -- Woodrow -- Professor -- Bold leader -- Academic Civil War -- Governor -- Nominee -- The great campaign -- Preparation -- Beginnings -- Taken at the flood -- Triumph and tragedy -- Irony and gift of fate -- The shock of recognition -- Second flood tide -- To run again -- Waging war -- Victory -- Covenant -- Peacemaking abroad and at home -- The league fight -- Disability -- Downfall -- Twilight.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814585 Abigail Adams 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

Holton, Woody.

New York : Free Press, 2009.

xvii, 483 p. : ill., ports., ; 24 cm.

Prof. Woody Holton (NBA-finalist for Unruly Americans) reveals that American icon Abigail Adams was far wiser and wilier than previously known.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814584 A country of vast designs : James K. Polk, the Mexican war and the conquest of the American continent 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

Merry, Robert W., 1946-

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.

x, 576 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Merry examines how, in a one-term presidency, James K. Polk completed the story of America's Manifest Destiny by expanding its territory across the continent. b&w photographs. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814582 The last empress : Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and the birth of modern China 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

Pakula, Hannah.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.

xix, 787 p., [14] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

With the powerful Madame Chiang Kai-Shek at the center of one of the great dramas of the 20th century, the story of the founding of modern China ranges from the revolution that swept away the monarchy to the eventual loss to the communists and exile in Taiwan.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814578 The fight to survive : a young girl, diabetes, and the discovery of insulin 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

Cox, Caroline, 1954-

New York : Kaplan Pub., c2009.

xvii, 254 p. : ill., ports ; 21 cm.

The dread diabetes -- A good obedient daughter -- A long time to be away -- Showing traces all the time -- How I do love writing -- Oh how I dote on reading -- Born under a lucky star -- The shot heard round the world -- I have nothing to complain of.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814574 Mentors, muses & monsters : 30 writers on the people who changed their lives 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

New York : Free Press, 2009.

x, 278 p. ; 24 cm.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814569 Louisa May Alcott : the woman behind Little women 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

Reisen, Harriet.

New York, N.Y. : Henry Holt and Co., 2009.

xiv, 362 p. ; 25 cm.

A vivid, energetic account of the life of Louisa May Alcott that explores Alcott's life in the context of her works, all of which are to some extent autobiographical.

Behind a mask -- Fit for the scuffle of things -- The law of might -- The topsey-turvey girl -- Wild exuberant nature -- Man in a balloon -- Transcendental wild oats -- The happiest years of my life -- Heaven's so far away -- The independent feeling -- Nature must have a vent -- I've often longed to see a war -- Where glory waited -- A little romance -- We really lived most of it -- Happy before I die -- Success -- The cream of things -- More courage and patience -- How they turned out.

"A John Macrae book."

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814438 The wolf at twilight : an Indian elder's journey through a land of ghosts and shadows 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

Nerburn, Kent, 1946-

Novato, Calif. : New World Library, c2009.

xix, 347 p. ; 22 cm.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1811745 Swans and pistols : modeling, motherhood, and making it in the me generation 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

Bing, Léon, 1950-

New York : Bloomsbury, c2009.

230 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports ; 24 cm.

The belle of Oakland -- Me and Vincent at the met -- Mack and Mickey -- The girls in their designer dresses -- The lure of the spotlight, the look of the mumps -- Where the heart is -- Friends, neighbors, and the prettiest girl in town -- The king of shitkicker cool -- Ellen Naomi -- Blood -- Zero at the bone -- Fuck you - I'm your future -- Do or die -- Good morning midnight -- The genuine article.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1810317 Prophet of purpose : the life of Rick Warren 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

Sheler, Jeffery L.

New York : Doubleday, c2009.

viii, 325 p. [8] p. of plates : ill., ports ; 25 cm.

In this biography of Rick Warren, arguably the most influential man in American religion today, Sheler traces the road Warren has traveled, the influences in his life, his trials and temptations, and the opposition he has encountered along the way. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

America's pastor -- 'A peculiar people' -- Roots of faith -- 'Huck finn' -- Boy preacher -- Kay -- The Texas years -- Saddleback -- Out of the desert -- Promised land -- Purpose driven -- 'It's not about you' -- The road to peace -- Riding waves -- 'Global glory' -- Made for significance -- Weathering the storm -- Higher ground.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1810316 Remember how I love you : love letters from an extraordinary marriage 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

Orbach, Elaine.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.

xvii, 189 p. : ill., ports. : 19 cm.

Actor Jerry Orbach's widow, Elaine, shares their 25-year love story , including many of his more meaningful poems written to her.

Foreword / by Sam Waterston -- Jerry's early years -- Elaine's beginnings -- How we met -- Two bananas -- Salad days -- Law & order -- Married life -- Jerry's love affair with New York City -- More life with Jerry -- Jerry's illness -- Life without Jerry -- My wish for you -- Afterword / by Richard Belzer.

"Love letters from an extraordinary marriage"--Jacket.

"A Touchstone book" -- t.p.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1810311 U. S. Grant : American hero, American myth 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

Waugh, Joan.

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2009.

373 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1809531 Ayn Rand and the world she made 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

Heller, Anne Conover.

New York : Nan A. Talese, Doubleday, c2009.

xiv, 567 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

A comprehensive and eye-opening portrait of one of the most significant and improbable figures of the twentieth century--from her childhood in Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution to her years as a screenwriter in Hollywood, the publication of her blockbuster novels, and the rise and fall of the cult that formed around her in the 1950s and 1960s.

Before the Revolution : 1905-1917 -- Looters : 1917-1925 -- Freedom to think : 1926-1934 -- We are not like our brothers : 1934-1938 -- The Fountainhead : 1936-1941 -- The soul of an individualist : 1939-1942 -- Money : 1943 -- Fame : 1943-1946 -- The top and the bottom : 1946-1949 -- The means and the end : 1950-1953 -- The immovable mover : 1953-1957 -- Atlas shrugged : 1957 -- The public philosopher : 1958-1963 -- Account overdrawn : 1962-1967 -- Either/or (the break) : 1967-1968 -- In the name of the best within us : 1969-1982.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1809492 In my father's shadow : a daughter remembers Orson Welles 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

Feder, Chris Welles.

Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2009.

279 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

A moving and insightful look at life in the shadow of a legendary figure Orson Welles and an immensely entertaining story of growing up as his daughter in the unreal reality of Hollywood, enhanced by Welles Feder's collection of many never-before-seen family photographs.

Growing up in movieland -- Orson's kid -- Going to Daddy's school -- My father lost and found -- The visits -- Together again -- The phone call -- In his absence -- Reunion in Hong Kong -- Reconnecting with my father -- The final years -- After his death -- Meeting Oja Kodar -- "Darling girl, they're gonna love me when I'm dead!".

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1809114 The lady queen : the notorious reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00

Goldstone, Nancy Bazelon.

New York : Walker, 2009.

365 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 25 cm.

The riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial--and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages. As courageous as Eleanor of Aquitaine, as astute and determined as Elizabeth I of England, Joanna, Queen of Naples, was the only female monarch in her time to rule in her own name.

The trial -- The kingdom of Naples -- The court of Robert the Wise -- The kingdom of Hungary -- A royal apprenticeship -- The foolish legacy of Robert the Wise -- Papal politics -- Nest of vipers -- Under siege -- The world at war -- The scales of justice -- The return of the queen -- Foreign and domestic relations -- Queen of Sicily -- The queen and her court -- The quest for an heir -- Queen and pope -- Six funerals and a wedding -- The great schism -- The fall of the queen.

http://catalog.cincinnatilibrary.org/uhtbin/ckey/1814369 Goodbye Natalie, goodbye Splendour 2009-11-02T12:23:29-05:00

Rulli, Marti.

Beverly Hills, Calif. : Phoenix Books, 2009.

335 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

A journalist and Natalie Wood's friend, confidant, and captain of the Splendour on the night she died present the results of a decades-long investigation to examine Wood's life as well as her death, which has been shrouded in mystery.