friends and associates

Presents an overview of the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, explaining the genius of his political savvy, and describes the context in which he assigned a cadre of his fiercest rivals as his closest cabinet advisors.

Retraces the footsteps of Ernest Hemingway in some of the special places he went to fish and write, featuring the recollections and insights of some of the people who remember the author's visits to their towns; and includes the complete text of the short story "Big Two-Hearted River.".

Chronicles the life of Dr. Joseph Bell, distinguished physician and professor of medicine at Edinburgh University, who was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's inspiration for the character of Sherlock Holmes.

Former Attorney General Edwin Messe's account of the career and policies of Ronald Reagan.

Follows the parallel lives of Helen Keller and Alexander Graham Bell, who continued to encounter and support each other from that eventful meeting when he recommended she be given a teacher and thus led her to Annie Sullivan.

Ernest Hemingway's friend and fellow writer A.E. Hotchner discusses the experiences he and Hemingway had when they traveled together from 1948 through 1961, the conversations they had about Hemingway's childhood, his impressions about Hemingway's suicide, and other related topics.

The autobiography of Gertrude Stein written by herself as though it were the autobiography of her secretary, Alice B. Toklas.

Describes how black guide Holt Collier's plea for Teddy Roosevelt to spare the life of a bear led to the creation of the teddy bear.

Describes the life of Kate Middleton, the girlfriend of Prince William of Great Britain, traces her family lineage from a mining village in Durham to the upper echelons of British society.