Loach on Loach: Updated edition
An incisive exploration of Ken Loach's filmmaking journey, revealing his enduring commitment to social justice and working-class struggles t…
Biography and Memoir
i shall sing these songs beautifully
A poignant and lyrical memoir that weaves together personal reflections and cultural commentary, offering a unique perspective on life's com…
Giving Up the Ghost
A hauntingly beautiful memoir that explores memory, identity, and the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of our lives.
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
John D. Rockefeller, Sr.--history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dynasty--is an icon whose true nature has e…
The Life of Samuel Johnson
Reproduction of the original: The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell
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…
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
Reproduction of the original.
Mozart: A Life
A biography of eighteenth-century Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, discussing his childhood, his talent as a composer and musician…
Grant
A dramatic portrait of one of America's most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant, by Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow, aut…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero
In this groundbreaking book, renowned magic expert Kalush and bestselling writer Sloman team up to expose Harry Houdinis secret life as a sp…
Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child
In this fully authorized biography, readers meet the earthy and outrageous Julia Child, who, at age 85, remains a complex role model.