Ben Artzi-Pelossof, Noa, IN THE NAME OF SORROW AND HOPE, Alfred Knopf, NYC, 1996, Yitzhak Rabin's granddaughter writes about her grandfather, her country and the quest for peace. 181 pages
Bibb, Porter, IT AIN'T AS EASY AS IT LOOKS: TED TURNER'S AMAZING STORY, Crown Publishers, NYC, 1993, Cuts through the gossip and folk tales to explore the real Ted Turner--the man who has overcome an abusive childhood and manic depression to accomplish more than even he had thought possible. 467 pages
Fischer, Louis, GANDHI: HIS LIFE AND MESSAGE FOR THE WORLD, New American Library, 1954--The warmly human life-story of one of the world's greatest men, the prime mover in India's struggle for independence, and a spiritual leader whose simple, inspiring philsophy has influenced millions throughout the world. paperback 189 pages
Getty, J. Paul, AS I SEE IT: MY LIFE AS I LIVED IT, Berkley Books, NYC, 1986, Intimate anecdotes of the 20th century's most intriguing personalities; Winston Churchill, Clara Bow, Nelson Rockefeller, Bernard Berenson, Bela Lugosi, and others.pocket book 340 pages
Getty, J. Paul, THE GOLDEN AGE, Trident Press, NY 1968--One of the world's most successful men revelas his eminently practical formula for living. The basis is balance--balance of approach and attitude, of work and leisure. Emphasis on sound psychological preparation, good physical conditioning and careful financial planning. Mr. Getty shows how anyone at any stage of his life can make life happier and more successful. 220 pages
Goertzel, Ben and Ted, LINUS PAULING: A LIFE IN SCIENCE AND POLITICS, Basic Books, Harper Collins, NYC, 1995--A biography of one of the greatest scientists of all time. Here, one will find the joys and pains of the process of sceintific discovery, with all its attendant risks and trials, and a portrait of a singular individual's deepening commitment to the welfare of humanity over the course of a life that was truly exciting and exemplary. Hard cover 300 pages includes index.
Goldman, Roger with Gallen, David, JUSTICE WILLIAM J. BRENNAN, JR., FREEDOM FIRST, Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., New York, 1994. Reflections, jurisprudence, and the opinions of one of the truly great justices who sat for thirty-four years on the United States Supreme Court. 374 pages.
Grealy, Lucy, AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FACE, Houghton Mifflin, New York, 1994--Childhood cancer left her with a disfigured face and a distorted self-image, her remarkably honest account of how she overcame a devastating childhood says much about our cultural obsession with beauty. 223 pages
Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald, TIMES TO REMEMBER, Doubleday 1974--An autobiography of one of the most respected fascinating and motivating women of this century. 522 pages
Lurie, Leonard, SENATOR POTHOLE; THE UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF AL D'AMATO, Birch Lane Press, New York, 1994, Explains how and why the U.S. Senate's most controversial member has become one of the country's most controversial figures. 545 pages
Schweitzer, Albert, OUT OF MY LIFE AND THOUGHT, a Mentor Book---The worldly and spiritual odyssey of one of the 20th centuries greatest men. 213 pages
Straus, Dorothea, UNDER THE CANOPY, George Braziller, Inc., 1982. A story of a unique friendship which drew together two worlds-one of the Polish shtetl, and the other of the wealthy New York Upper East Side. Straus reveals the world of her Jewish past and rediscovers her lost heritage through her friendship with the Nobel-Prize winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer. 165 pages.
Weissman, Art, CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN, THE MAKING OF A NATIONAL POLITICAL PLAYER, Carol Publishing, 1996. A revealing look at both the person and the politician, this book objectively examines Whitman's record and assesses the qualities that make this no-nonsense Republican Governor from the State of New Jersey stand out among her peers. 290 pages.
Wright, Jim, BALANCE OF POWER, Turner Publishing, Inc., Atlanta, GA, 1996. A close-up chronicle of a momentous era, this intense memoir by the former Speaker of the House of Representatives etches an unforgettable portrait of eroding public confidence in government and the potentially apocalyptic shift in Congress from a politics of bipartisan comity to one of confrontation and personal attack. 528 pages.
Autobiographies
Thatcher, Margaret, MARGARET THATCHER: THE PATH TO POWER, Harper Collins, Great Britain, 1995-- In The Downing Street Years, Margaret Thatcher gave her own account of her prime ministership from 1979 to 1990. In this book she writes, for the first time, about her personal life, the formation of her character and values, and about the training and experiences which led to the 1979 election victory. Hard Cover, 656 pages includes index.