(4) YA Political Profiles series. These profiles of seven politicians currently in the spotlight are thorough, concentrating heavily on childhood, background, and the forces that shaped these leaders. The volumes will quickly be dated (especially in the four on presidential candidates); Gore ends before his Nobel Peace Prize award. Photographs help break up the dense pages. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Political Profiles titles: Al Gore, Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Reviewer: Susan Halperin

(4) 4-6 People to Know Today series. All five of these biographers write about their subjects in glowing terms. With the exception of Frost, the books offer limited, anecdote-heavy information. Many photographs, sidebars, and pull-out quotes support the texts, and their clean design makes the chronologies easy to follow. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these People to Know Today titles: Laura Bush, J.K. Rowling, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Frost, and George W. Bush.

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman

(4) 4-6 A & E Biography series. This matter-of-fact profile includes very little information on Schwarzenegger's personal life. Though Sexton attempts to be evenhanded--she mentions without judgment the accusations of sexual harassment and his lack of political experience before he ran for governor--the book still paints a heavily positive picture of him. Small black-and-white and color photos and occasional sidebars extend the text. Reading list. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(3) 4-6 Book Report Biography series. Published spring 1998.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges