New York: HarperCollins, 1999. dj. SIGNED hardcover - An account of Davidson's relationship with an unlikely partner - one that cuts across class lines and defies social expectations - and brought unexpected passion and love into her life at 47,. ISBN: 0-06-1093263.

New York: HarperCollins, 1999. dj. SIGNED hardcover - An account of Davidson's relationship with an unlikely partner - one that cuts across class lines and defies social expectations - and brought unexpected passion and love into her life at 47,. ISBN: 0-06-1093263.

Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. dj. Hardcover - Autobiography of the first black West Point graduate in this century who was also the first black assigned to the Army Air Corps. He went on to lead the 332d Fighter Group - the Tuskegee Airmen - during WWII., and had a distinguished career, eventually retiring as a 3 star general. Nevertheless he and wife also had to battle discrimination and segregation not only in civilian life, but on military bases. Foreword by L. Douglas Wilder, governor of Virginia. Photographs, index. x, 442 pp. ISBN: 0-87474-7422.

New York: Kodansha International, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The memoirs of two incredible women - sisters whose lives spanned almost the entire 20th century (they were 101 and 103 when this book was writen) - discussing 'Jim Crow' laws and practices, their education, family members (the science fiction writer Samuel Delany was their nephew), the hard times and racial discrimination they encountered, segregation in New York City in the 1950s, their careers (Sadie had a Masters in Education from Columbia, Bessie had a DDS from Columbia and was just the second black woman licensed to practice dentistry in New York State) and much more. Illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs. An immediate bestseller, this went quickly into later printings. 210 pp. ISBN: 156836010X.

New York: Kodansha International, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The memoirs of two incredible women - sisters whose lives spanned almost the entire 20th century (they were 101 and 103 when this book was writen) - discussing 'Jim Crow' laws and practices, their education, family members (the science fiction writer Samuel Delany was their nephew), the hard times and racial discrimination they encountered, segregation in New York City in the 1950s, their careers (Sadie had a Masters in Education from Columbia, Bessie had a DDS from Columbia and was just the second black woman licensed to practice dentistry in New York State) and much more. Illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs. An immediate bestseller, this went quickly into later printings. 210 pp. ISBN: 156836010X.

New York: Putnam, (1951.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first full-length biography of Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, a Philadelphia Quaker, who, at just twenty-one addressed the House of Representatives with President Lincoln and his cabinet in attendance, and was hailed as the Union Joan of Arc for her fiery oratory. After the war she took to the lecture circuit, arguing for rights for the Negroes and emancipation of women, and then to acting, and in the 1890's she was involved in a long legal battle to prove that she was not insane. Although she 'won' that fight, her last 40 years were spent in poverty and obscurity .Illustrated with photographs. Note on sources, index. 319 pp

New York: Bellevue Literary Press, (2016). First edition - Award-winning novelist's attempt to uncover the real Emily Dickinson, just hinted at in her words and surviving pictures.- he "introduces us to a different Emily Dickinson: the fierce, brilliant, and sexually charged poet who wrote: 'My Life had stood - a Loaded Gun -' " Frontispiece, endnotes, bibliography, index. Published as a trade paperback original. 255 pp.

New York: Doubleday, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Biography of one of the most enigmatic and glamorous actresses of the 20th century: Marlene Dietrich went from cabarets of Berlin in Germany during the 1920's to Hollywood in the 1930's, to being an entertainer in World War II (and receiving the Medal of Freedom) - the title refers to Josef von Sternberg's film that catapulted here to fame. Photographs, bibliography, index, notes, 333 pp. ISBN: 0-385-425538.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - A definitive biography, written with the co-operation of the Disney family and based in part on Disney's private papers and letters, of the man who made animated features an art form. This chronicles his early failure (he went bankrupt on his first film venture) and subsequent film and entertainment successes - including Disneyland and Disney World. Illustrated with photographs, index. 379 pp. ISBN: 0-671223321.

New York: Atheneum, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of his family's move from defense housing in boomtown Arizona to the Montana high country during World War II - based mostly upon letters written by his mother, and left to him by his uncle only many years after her death. This is the story of rediscovery of his mother through her own words, many years after he wrote about his family in his 1978 book 'This House of Sky.' 160 pp. ISBN: 0-689-121377.

New York: Atheneum, 1993. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The story of his family's move from defense housing in boomtown Arizona to the Montana high country during World War II - based mostly upon letters written by his mother. SIGNED by the author. 160 pp. ISBN: 0-689-121377.

New York: Atheneum, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of his family's move from defense housing in boomtown Arizona to the Montana high country during World War II - based mostly upon letters written by his mother, and left to him by his uncle only many years after her death. This is the story of rediscovery of his mother through her own words, many years after he wrote about his family in his 1978 book 'This House of Sky.' 160 pp. ISBN: 0-689-121377.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - Biography of the woman who was an actress, opera singer, Democratic National Committee woman and Congresswoman - and the target of Nixon's smear campaign in the 50's - but also the story of all woman who had to balance her public and private lives. Photographs, notes, index. 369 pp. ISBN: 0-19-5068963.

New York: Schocken, (1972.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An investigation into the controversy surrounding Hunter, a 19th century white man who claimed to have been raised in captivity by the Osage Indians and who fought to save the American Indians from genocide until he was murdered in 1827. His autobiography, published in 1823, was first acclaimed, and later denounced as a fraud, but the research behind this book uncovers a different story and returns Hunter to his rightful place in history. Map endpapers. 282 pp. with index and bibliographical essay. ISBN: 0-8052-34616.

New York: Franklin Watts, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - A biography for older children and young adults of this lifelong activist for equal rights by these award winning writers. "DuBois, conducted a lifelong crusade to insure that every person, regardless of race, had all the rights, privileges, and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. The McKissacks reveal his frustration with the divisiveness within the movement and among its leaders, causing him to embrace the socialist movement and eventually to become a member of the Communist party. His self-exile to Ghana and becoming a citizen of that nation is briefly mentioned." Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. A title in the Impact Biographies Series. Appendix of the writings of DuBois, source notes, bibliography, index. 143 pp. ISBN: 0-531109399.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2004) dj. Hardcover - Volume One of Dylan's autobiography focuses on the start of his musical career and the early years in Greenwich Village, where he arrived in 1961, along with accounts of his road trips to New Orleans, Woodstock and his home state of Minnesota. 293 pp. ISBN: 0-743228154.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. First edition - An authoritative reconstruction of Earhart's last days, based on the author's extensive research and the recently rediscovered radio logs of her last transmissions. In addition, this is a look at the primitive conditions under which Earhart - and other pilots of her era - flew by an experienced and ground-breaking pilot: author Elgen Long was the first person to fly solo around the world over both poles. Sources, bibliography. 258pp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The true story of a young Yemeni American man, raised in San Francisco's Tenderloin, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sanaa, Yemen by the civil war raging there. SIGNED on the title page. xiii, 327 pp. ISBN: 978-1101947319.

New York: Da Capo Press, (2002.). The life of jazz great Ellington in his own words and those of the musicians who played with him. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Discography, chronology, index. 310 pp. ISBN: 0-306-810158.

New York: Crossroad Publishing Company, (1999.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An "interpretive biography" by Steed, an ordained minister who is a recognized authority on Ellington's Sacred Concerts. Part of a series of short biographies in the Lives & Legacies series, which focus on the spiritual growth of significant artists. Photographs, notes, chronology, index. 192 pp. ISBN: 9780824523510.

New York: Vintage Books, (1997.). SIGNED - An L. A. Crime memoir - the true story of the unsolved murder of Ellroy's mother. SIGNED on the title page. 419 pp. ISBN: 0-679-762051.

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, (2005) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "The Real Story of the War in Iraq - Reporting From Beyond the Green Zone . . . a street-level account of the war and turbulent postwar period as seen through the eyes of [a] young independent journalist . . Enders opened the only English-language newspaper completely written, printed, and distributed there during the war" - that is, from May 2003 to June 2004. Unlike other journalists, Enders was not embedded with the occupation forces, but talked with, and lived with, Iraqui citizens. SIGNED on the title page. Frontispiece. xiii, 179 pp. Errata slip laid in. ISBN: 0-472114697.

New York: Dodd, Mead, (1970.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Written for young adults, this tells the stories of 14 men and women, both militant and "moderate" who have led the fight for full and equal rights - including Malcolm X, Coretta Scott King, Thurgood Marshall, Fannie Lou Hamer, Charles Evers, Bayard Rustin and others. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 243 pp. ISBN: 0-396-062318.

New York: Dodd, Mead, (1970.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Written for young adults, this tells the stories of 14 men and women, both militant and "moderate" who have led the fight for full and equal rights - including Malcolm X, Coretta Scott King, Thurgood Marshall, Fannie Lou Hamer, Charles Evers, Bayard Rustin and others. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 243 pp. ISBN: 0-396-062318.

New York: Penguin, (1970.). Biography of this filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature length documentary film, the classic silent film 'Nanook of the North,' in 1922. He sought out adventures which inspired his movies.Illustrated with scenes from the films and photographs of the director at work. Several appendices, index. 304 pp. ISBN: 0-14-0211438.

New York: Penguin, (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of a young man who grew up in Wyoming, a cowboy at heart, who worked - and died - on an oil rig there - a life which dramatizes the greed and carelessness behind this latest oil rush. 202 pp. ISBN: 978-1-594201837.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1965. dj. Hardcover first edition - Informal profiles by this former sportswriter of some of the stars of the "Golden Decade" of the 1920s - in boxing, tennis, baseball, football, golf - including Bobby Jones, Babe Ruth, Gertrude Ederle, Gene Tunney, Helen Wills, Ty Cobb, Jack Dempsey, Knute Rockne and many more. Illustrated with many photographs. 315 pp.

New York: St Martin's, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Comprehensive biography of William Lloyd Garrison, the foremost political agitator and one of the most important American visionaries of the nineteenth century, a tireless fighter for abolition: for 35 years he edited and published 'The Liberator ' a weekly abolitionist newspaper in Boston. A National Book Award finalist. Photographs, Reference Notes, Index. xxi, 707 pp. ISBN: 0-312187408.