Larry Tye “A multilayered, inspiring portrait of RFK . . . [the] most in-depth look at an extraordinary figure whose transformational story shaped America.”—Joe Scarborough, The Washington PostNEW YORK TIMES...

Michka AssayasFor the first time ever, Bono-the biggest rock star in the world-tells his life story.Bono's career is unlike any other in rock history. As the lead singer of U2,...

Christopher Stevens Kenneth Williams was the stand-out comic actor of his generation. Beloved as the manic star of Carry On films and as a peerless raconteur on TV chat shows, he...

Author: Robert Coram John Boyd may be the most remarkable unsung hero in all of American military history. Some remember him as the greatest U.S. fighter pilot ever -- the...

Karen ArmstrongBuddhism is a faith that commands over 100 million followers throughout the world. Buddha revolutionized the religious ideas of his time to advocate a new way of living. All...

Charles Higham Offers a controversial portrait of the debonair actor who inwardly struggled with his homosexuality, detailing his private life and distinguished film career, as well as his world War...

Timothy White This wonderful Catch a Life of Bob Marley is a joy to read. Bob Marley was the undisputed sovereign of rage music and the revolutionary soul-prophet whose music...

Jehuda Reinharz and Motti Golani A magisterial biography of Israel’s first president. In Chaim A Biography , Jehuda Reinharz and Motti Golani show how Weizmann, a leader of the World Zionist...

Claire TomalinThe tumultuous life of England's greatest novelist, splendidly rendered by literary biographer Claire Tomalin. When Charles Dickens died in 1870, The Times of London successfully campaigned for his burial...

Henri TroyatTraces the Russian master's life, from his nightmarish childhood, through his early career and his struggle with tuberculosis, to his last years, when he fell in love for the...

Neil Smith and Nicholas Allott Noam Chomsky continues to be one of the most influential intellectual figures of modern times. His wide-ranging contributions to the fields of linguistics, psychology, philosophy...

Lawrence James A new biography of Churchill, focusing on his contradictory and lifelong relationship with the British Empire. January 1, 2014 by Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group...