friends and associates

Chronicles the career of the first official White House videographer, describing his unique perspective on President Obama and his administration and providing insight into the relationship between politics and film.

Draws on interviews with one hundred sixty celebrity contributors including Meryl Streep, James Earl Jones, and Kevin Kline to trace the pivotal artistic contributions of producer and director Joe Papp.

Presents a biography of Robert FitzRoy, captain of the "Beagle, " the ship on which Charles Darwin served as a naturalist, discussing his adventures and disappointments as a British Navy commander and governor of New Zealand, and examining his contributions to meteorological science.

Portrait of how the Clinton White House really works, based on interviews with administration insiders and other key officials and confidential internal memos, diaries, and meeting notes.

Draws from Albert Einstein's personal letters to tell his life story and examine his way of thinking, exploring his methods of questioning the world and showing how this shaped his politics and morality.

Vanessa Farquharson chronicles her year-long foray into green living, describing how she tried to reduce her carbon footprint and lead a more eco-friendly life, and sharing her experiment's surprising result.

A memoir in which William Turner Levy recalls his friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt, who he met as a young Episcopalian priest and teacher in 1953; and provides insight into her work and activities in the last ten years of her life.

Profiles the relationship between Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson and discusses how that friendship affected each author's writings.

Analyzes the portraits and self-portraits of David Hockney, focusing on the many ways in which the artist depicted the people around him.

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.