"Count the Ways: the Greatest Love Stories of Our Times" by Paul Aron (Contemporary Books, 2002).
A photo of each couple illustrates the stories behind twenty-four of the most captivating partnerships of the last century. Selecting from the fields of actors, rulers, writers, and "barnstormers, bank robbers, and ballplayers," the author profiles the obstacles, joys, dramas, and endings - happy or not - in short sketches. You'll recognize the names, which include such diverse couples as George Burns and Gracie Allen, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Bonnie and Clyde, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, and of course, Ronald and Nancy Reagan.

"The Last Lone Inventor" by Evan I. Schwartz (HarperCollins, 2002).
What happens when an "unknown" goes head-to-head with big business? Philo T. Farnsworth invented television in the 1920s while still a teen; David Sarnoff, founder of NBC, became obsessed with stealing Farnsworth's invention to protect his broadcasting empire. For decades, the two were at odds, ultimately facing a showdown. Their conflict helped determine the development of the broadcasting industry in the United States.