Use our Biography section for books on your topic. Biographies are arranged in alphabetical order by the last name of the person the book is about, for example (B Ken for Kennedy).

Try the following databases and websites:

Click here or begin by searching in the box to the right. Funding for Biography Resource Center is provided by the Metrowest Massachusetts Regional Library System and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Over 700,000 reference articles from published reference books.  Click on "Social Science" to browse.

Described as the "world's largest online library of full-text copyright cleared books", Questia also includes hundreds of thousands of journal and magazine articles, and useful research tools including project folders, online notetaking, citation makers, and more. Each student and staff member at NNHS has an individual username and login for Questia. Funding for Questia is provided by Newton Public Schools

World Book Online Articles will give you basic biographical information, links to related articles, and websites of interest.

Biography.com - Companion website to the A & E television program.

Infoplease Almanac- Biography Section - 30,000+ biographies, searchable by category or person.

PBS Biographies - Limited number, but great multimedia biographical material, based on PBS programs.