The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
"Jeanne’s book not only inspired the documentary but has been a catalyst in changing our national understanding of Rosa Parks. Highly recomm…
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Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination
A portrait of the private life and public career of Walt Disney ranges from his deprived youth, to his contributions to the art of animation…
Queen Victoria
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Mozart: A Life
A biography of eighteenth-century Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, discussing his childhood, his talent as a composer and musician…
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD In this groundbreaking biography, T.J. Stiles tells the dramatic story of Cornelius “C…
Grant
A dramatic portrait of one of America's most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant, by Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow, aut…
The Woman Who Smashed Codes
National Bestseller NPR Best Book of the Year “Not all superheroes wear capes, and Elizebeth Smith Friedman should be the subject of a futur…
CoCo Chanel: The Legend and the Life
Peels away the layers of romance and myth to reveal the woman who shaped modern fashion, drawing from research in the Chanel archives and an…
Charles Dickens: A Life
Dive into the timeless works of Charles Dickens, featuring unforgettable characters and sharp social commentary in this beautifully presente…
Kafka: The Early Years
The eagerly anticipated final volume of the award-winning, definitive biography of Franz Kafka How did Kafka become Kafka? This eagerly anti…
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our …
Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi
Indira Gandhi's life, from her birth in 1917 through partition and up to her assassination in 1984, was dominated by the politics of her cou…
Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
A tribute to the life and enduring reign of Elizabeth II draws on numerous interviews and previously undisclosed documents to juxtapose the …
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
An analysis of Abraham Lincoln's political talents identifies the character strengths and abilities that enabled his successful election, in…
Mao: The Unknown Story
Jung Chang'S Wild Swans Was An Extraordinary Bestseller Throughout The World, Selling More Than 10 Million Copies And Reaching A Wider Reade…
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
The story of one of the truly great female rulers in history by an award winning historian. The daughter of an impoverished aristocrat, Cath…
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill
The long-awaited final volume of William Manchester's legendary biography of Winston Churchill. Spanning the years of 1940-1965, THE LAST LI…
Marie Antoinette: The Journey
Still a controversial figure, as well as a celebrated one, Marie Antoinette's dramatic life-story continues to arouse mixed emotions. To man…
Charles Darwin: A Biography, Vol. 1 and 2
This concluding volume of Janet Browne's biography covers the transformation in Charles Darwin's life after the first unexpected announcemen…
Jim Henson: The Biography
For the first time ever—a comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth-century’s most innovative creative artists: the incomparable, irre…
Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
Making use of unprecedented access to Guevara's personal archives, his guerrilla cohorts, and Cuban government archives, an exhaustive biogr…