friends and associates

Ann Patchett describes her friendship with Lucy Grealy, author of "Autobiography of a Face," and their commitment to each other for twenty years, from graduate school in Iowa to literary fame in New York City.

Portrays the childhood of Alice Liddell, who was the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland." Includes instructions for throwing a mad tea party and other games.

Marguerite Henry explains how she gets ideas for her books, briefly describes the illustrators of her books, and shows excerpts from their work.

A profile of Ronald Reagan by author and conservative commentator William F. Buckley, Jr., based on Buckley's personal recollections of the former president, as well as letters and recordings they exchanged over the course of their thirty year friendship and political alliance.

Presents a humorous imagining of Jesus Christ's life, told by his longtime friend, Biff, taking a fresh look at his relationship with Mary Magdelene, the roles of the disciples, his crucifixion, and the Resurrection.

178 people who have known Clinton, including friends, legislators, critics, campaign workers, and reporters, share their observations and anecdotes about the 42nd president.

Describes the lives of Mary Todd Lincoln and sought-after dressmaker Elizabeth Keckly, a freed slave, and examines the role Elizabeth played in Mary's turbulent life before and after the president's assassination.

As a teenager in the early 1980s, Eric Nuzum was convinced that he was haunted by the ghost of a little girl, his classmate Laura who helped him through it, and eventually became a ghost herself. Now an adult, he confronts his fear of ghosts by visiting America's most haunted places.

Hermann Goring was Adolph Hitler's right-hand man. As he rose to power though, he became increasingly disillusioned, withdrawing from the political scene to enjoy the pleasures of his life as a wealthy man. He was eventually shunned by Hitler and by the time he was convicted of crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg trials, he was alone and without allies. Before he could be hanged, he committed suicide in prison.

For four years, from November 1960 until after the election of Lyndon Johnson in 1964, Clint Hill was the Secret Service agent assigned to guard Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. During these four years he went from being a reluctant guardian to a fiercely loyal watchdog, and, in many ways, her closest friend.