Bill Bryon   Bill Bryson's biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and playwright.

Misty BernallIn a perverse celebration of Hitler's birthday, two heavily armed students stormed through a Colorado school on April 20, 1999, killing as many people as they could. Confronting 17-year-old...

John Lahr The renowned literary critic shares his profiles of Woody Allen, David Mamet, Ingmar Bergman, Frank Sinatra, Roseanne, Irving Berlin, Bob Hope, Mike Nichols, Arthur Miller, and Wallace Shawn,...

Tom Segev With 16 pages of black-and-white illustrationsNow in paperback, the first fully documented biography of the legendary Polish-born Nazi hunter—a revelatory account of a man whose life, though part...

John Rockwell Traces the life and accomplishments of America's greatest popular singer, and also examines Sinatra's career as an actor January 1, 1984 by Random House/Rolling Stone

Mo Hayder When the decomposed body of a young woman is found near railway tracks just outside Bristol one morning, all indications are that she's committed suicide. That's how the...

Chas Newkey-Burden The enchanting true story of the woman who redefined vampires for a generation On June 2, 2003, Stephenie Meyer had a vivid dream that would change her life forever. She...

Walkter IsaacsonAn extraordinary book which gives us a unique insight into the life and thinking of the man who has single-handedly transformed the way we live today.Based on more than...

Joseph McBride Until the first edition of Steven A Biography was published in 1997, much about Spielberg's personality and the forces that shaped it had remained enigmatic, in large part...

Helga Dudman January 1, 1982 by Hippocrene Books

Alexander Masters In this extraordinary book, Alexander Masters has created a moving portrait of a troubled man, an unlikely friendship, and a desperate world few ever see. A gripping who-done-it...

DR Thrope Packed with new revelations about Macmillan's private life as well as key events including the Tolstoy controversy, the Suez Crisis, the "You've Never Had It So Good" speech,...