John Garrard and Carol Gerrard Born a Russian Jew and an ardent patriot of the Soviet motherland, Vasily Grossman rationalized away the Stalinist horror of his time as he chronicled...

Kenneth Silverman In the most comprehensive biography written about the great illusionist yet, author Ken Silverman, who has won both a Pulitzer and a Bancroft prize, draws on never-before-used scrapbooks,...

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...

Foster Hirsch The first full-scale life of the controversial, greatly admired yet often underrated director/producer who was known as “Otto the Terrible.”Nothing about Otto Preminger was small, trivial, or self-denying,...

Fiona Carnarvon Lady Fiona Carnarvon became the chatelaine of Highclere Castle - the setting of the hit series Downton Abbey - eight years ago. In that time she's become fascinated...

Catherine Belton A chilling and revelatory expose of the KGB’s renaissance, Putin’s rise to power, and how Russian black cash is subverting the world.In Putin’s People, former Moscow correspondent and...

Edited by Mary Rubin and Elizabeth Waterson Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874- 1942)-whose Anne of Green Gables and many other novels are loved by readers around the world-kept extensive journals for most of...

Robert Iger The CEO of The Walt Disney Company shares the ideas and values he has used to reinvent one of the most beloved companies in the world, and inspire...

Compiled by Peggy Anderson The insights and wisdom of the world's most inspirational and dynamic leaders. Readers will not only be moved by the quotes but will be intrigued and...

Dorie McCullough Lawson An elegantly designed, beautifully composed volume of personal letters from famous American men and women that celebrates the American Experience and illuminates the rich history of some...

Alan D Abbey "Columbia is lost; there are no survivors" -- President George W Bush, 1 February 2003. Ramon's life stands as a beacon to those who despair of triumph...

Richard Newman and Karen Kirtley Alma Rosé's tragic story, from her birth and youth in the exalted musical circles of Vienna (her father was leader of the Vienna Philharmonic, her...