Marc AbrahamWhen his father sat him down and told him to 'make something' of himself, young vet Marc Abraham decided to do it the hard way - by setting up...

AN Wilson Both the longest reigning British monarch and female sovereign in history, Queen Victoria was a figure of profound paradox who has mystified historians for over a century. Now...

James King This biography explores the relationship between the life and work of Virginia Woolf. The material of her life - her mother's premature death, the sexual abuse by her...

Anne EdwardsHere is an extraordinary complex woman brought vividly to life in this first complete biography. Given total access to Miss Leigh’s personal letters, and working with the cooperation of...

Michael Tanner While no one would dispute Wagner's ranking among the most significant composers in the history of Western music, his works have been more fiercely attacked than those of...

Barry Millington January 1, 1986 by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd

Steve Stone with Barry RoznerA friend of the legendary sportscaster for more than 20 years, Stone regales readers with hundreds of stories about the baseball icon. Hardcover, 256 pages Published...

Menachem Begin January 1, 1979 by Harper & Row

Caryn Rose Patti Smith arrived in New York City at the end of the Age of Aquarius in search of work and purpose. Through her poetry, her songs, her unapologetic...

Patrick MarnhamThe authorized, and astonishing, biography of Mary Wesley.Descended from the Duke of Wellington, Mary Wesley grew up a rebel, believing that she was her mother’s least favourite child. Like...

Gail Collins The president who served the shortest term—just a single month—but whose victorious election campaign rewrote the rules for candidates seeking America's highest officeWilliam Henry Harrison died just thirty-one...

James Barke This classic biographical novel based upon the early life of the great Scottish poet shows the early forces that shaped Burns and his work - the poverty and...