Pupul Jayakar Indira Gandhi's life spanned over two-thirds of a century. By the time of her brutal assassination in 1984, she had established herself as the most significant political leader...

Steven Lee Myers In this account of Vladimir Putinâ€s rise from obscurity to power, the former New York Times Moscow bureau chief explains how the Russian leader established his popularity...

Antonia Fraser In Cromwell, award-winning biographer Antonia Fraser tells of one of England's most celebrated and controversial figures, often misunderstood and demonized as a puritanical zealot. Oliver Cromwell rose from...

Richard Bacon and Christopher Hope An detailed analysis of government schemes gone awry, followed by a very few suggestions how to avoid future disasters. January 1, 2013 by Biteback Publishing...

Sebastian Mallaby “Exceptional . . . Deeply researched and elegantly written . . . As a description of the politics and pressures under which modern independent central banking has to...

EP Sanguinetti Joan of Arc’s fascinating life ended when she was 19 years old—burned at the stake after leading thousands of men in military battles that were decisive in ending...

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...

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,...

Jodi Kantor When Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, he also won a long-running debate with his wife Michelle. Contrary to her fears, politics now seemed like a worthwhile,...

Con Coughlin An unprecedented biography, drawn from the author's exclusive access to high-ranking defectors, intelligence officials, and even Saddam's own relatives -- fully illustrated with photos from his early life...

John Williams, Eric Dunning and Patrick Murphy A new edition of a well-known text in the study of football-related violence, this covers such events as the Heysel Stadium disaster and...

John Densmore The story of the American rock band, The Doors, by its drummer. John Densmore remembers how the music grew, but cannot forget how Jim Morrison tore himself, and...