Casting into the light : tales of a fishing life / by Messineo, Janet

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A river in darkness : one man's escape from North Korea by Ishikawa, Masaji

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Inside the black box : with Joe Morton & Tracey Moore

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The loudest voice in the room : how the brilliant, bombastic Roger Ailes built Fox News-- and divided a country by Sherman, Gabriel

Table of Contents: “…-- Searching for a new cast -- Comeback -- Trouble on Main Street -- The last campaign.…”


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Charles Dickens : A Life by Tomalin, Claire

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The Gotti wars : taking down America's most notorious mobster by Gleeson, John, 1953 July 14-

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The bully pulpit : Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of journalism by Goodwin, Doris Kearns

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Ecology for kids : science experiments and activities inspired by awesome ecologists, past and present by Heinecke, Liz Lee

Table of Contents: “…Holling (b. 1930) Canadian: Make plaster casts of animal footprints --…”


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Amy Carmichael rescuer of precious gems by Benge, Janet, 1958-

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The amazing story of the man who cycled from India to Europe for love by Andersson, Per J.

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A beautiful mind by Horner, James

Table of Contents: “…Special features: Feature commentary with director Ron Howard; Feature commentary with screenwriter Akiva Goldsman; Deleted scenes with director's commentary; Production notes; Cast and filmmakers.…”


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Nancy Reagan : on the White House stage by Benze, James G.

Table of Contents: “…A supporting actor comes of age -- Learning the role of first lady --Nancy Reagan, casting director -- Living under the lights -- Nancy Reagan, screenwriter -- The curtain falls.…”


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Mao Zedong by Spence, Jonathan D.

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Child of Hunan -- Self-strengthening -- Casting around -- Into the party -- Workers and peasants -- Long retreat -- Crafting the image -- Taking over -- Ultimate vision -- Bleak harvest -- Fanning the flames -- Embers -- Notes.…”


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Nelson Mandela by Nagadya Isdahl, Nansubuga

Table of Contents: “…Nelson is named -- Nelson gets some boots -- Nelson heads for the city -- Nelson joins the fight -- Nelson stirs things up -- Nelson undercover -- Nelson makes his plea -- Nelson casts his first vote.…”


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Renegade : Martin Luther, the graphic biography by Palmerino, Dacia

Table of Contents: “…In dark times -- The lightning bolt -- The monk in Rome -- The freedom of faith -- Money in the coffers -- Face to face with the emperor -- In hiding -- The morning star of Wittenberg -- "Their blood is on my hands" -- A beggar's farewell -- Epilogue: Augsburg, 1555 -- Cast of characters.…”


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The trials of Richard Goldstone by Terris, Daniel

Table of Contents: “…Divisions -- The striver -- Cracks in the wall -- Demonstrations -- The third force -- In the footsteps of Robert Jackson -- A patchwork court -- Big fish, little fish -- The paper tiger -- The bargaining chip -- In the dock -- Rwanda -- Globetrotter -- Cast lead -- Gaza -- The Goldstone report -- Outrage -- Bar mitzvah.…”


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Every day is a gift : a memoir by Duckworth, Tammy, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Half child -- Country woods -- Cast away -- Booze cruises and buckets of roses -- Surviving -- "The females at Advanced Camp are all fucked up" -- Rotorhead -- Iraq -- Wall of pain -- Owning the suck -- Soldier's creed -- Pandora's box -- Gift from the heavens -- A score to settle.…”


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Mother of modern evangelicalism : the life and legacy of Henrietta Mears by Migliazzo, Arlin C., 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Foreword / by Kristin Kobes Du Mez -- Introduction: A gracious orthodoxy -- Bloodlines -- Teacher -- Passages -- The remarkable Miss Mears -- A faith of her own -- Unexpected opportunities -- For such a time as this -- Teacher and "the Industry" -- Long shadow cast -- Paradoxes and limitations -- Expended -- Conclusion: No ordinary life.…”


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The pianist by Kilar, Wojciech

Table of Contents: “…Benn -- Theatrical trailer -- The pianist soundtrack spot -- Cast and filmmakers -- Production notes.…”


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Founding mothers : the women who raised our nation by Roberts, Cokie

Table of Contents: “…Before 1775: The road to revolution -- 1775-1776: Independence -- 1776-1778: War and a nascent nation -- 1778-1782: Still more war and home-front activism -- 1782-1787: Peace and diplomacy -- 1787-1789: Constitution and the first election -- After 1789: Raising a nation -- Cast of characters -- Recipes.…”


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