friends and associates

Former major league baseball player Carl Erskine recalls his relationship and experiences with the legendary Jackie Robinson and shares how Robinson influenced his life and taught him lessons of patience and integrity.

William Marvin Watson chronicles the experiences he had while serving as Lyndon Johnson's Chief of Staff, offering an inside look at the President and life in the White House.

Examines the significance of friendship in Abraham Lincoln's life and the role it played in his presidency, focusing on Lincoln's close friendships and their impact on his career.

Translates the journal of Fernande Olivier, artist's model and love of Pablo Picasso, along with many of her letters and some of her memoirs, which were published in French in the 1930s. She discusses her childhood, her forced marriage at eighteen to an abusive man, her seven years with Picasso, and her life afterward.

Peace was a talented young African-American man who escaped the slums of Newark for Yale University, only to succumb to the dangers of the streets -- and of one's own nature -- when he returned home. When Hobbs arrived at Yale University, he became fast friends with Peace, his college roommate for four years. Peace's life was rough from the beginning in the crime-ridden streets of Newark in the 1980s, and he carried with him the difficult dual nature of his existence, "fronting" in Yale and at home. Through an honest rendering of Peace's relationships, Hobbs examines the collision of two fiercely insular worlds.

The legendary actor and best-selling author of Pieces of My Heart offers a nostalgic look at Hollywood's golden age, touring favorite hotspots and exploring period business practices before the advent of paparazzi culture and high-powered agents.

Presents the interlocking stories of individual soldiers fighting in the American Revolution, describing the brutal conditions they faced, the terrifying moments of battle, and the disease that threatened soldiers who were wounded.

"For the better part of the Queen Marie Antoinette's reign over France, one man was entrusted with the sole responsibility of ensuring that her coiffure was at its most ostentatious best. Marie Antoinette's Head tells the story of Leonard Autie, Marie Antoinette's hairdresser and confidante, the man responsible for the style that made her the envy of France and for the uproar that dragged her to the guillotine"--Provided by publisher.

Follows Lincoln's presidential secretaries, John Hay and John Nicolay, through the Civil War years, including letters, diaries, and memoirs as primary sources.