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'You cannot find peace by avoiding life' Virginia Woolf
An intimate portrait of Virginia, the best-known and most influential Bloomsbury author of them all - 'All you need to know about the modernist, feminist icon' TIME OUT

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* A moving and important book on the relationship between two remarkable sisters who jointly created the Bloomsbury Group
* 'It is almost too true and too moving to be read by a close relation' Quentin Bell

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As the nephew of Virginia Woolf, Quentin Bell enjoyed an initimacy with his subject granted to few biographers.

Compelling, moving and entertaining, Quentin Bell's biography was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Duff Cooper Memorial Prize.

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The classic story of the relationship between Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, and a unique portrait of the Bloomsbury Group.
'Vita and Harold have become part of our literature' OBSERVER

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Through an authoritative narrative and lavish photography, this is an in-depth history of the stars, films, achievements, and influence of the Hispanic and Latino community in Hollywood history from the silent era to the present day.

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Presents a behind-the-scenes look at international rugby at the height of a golden period. This title features true rugby tales from the days when men played purely for the love of the game and of their nation, and when multimillion-pound contracts and sponsorship deals were unheard of.

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The meeting of Voltaire, successful financier, famous poet and troublemaker, and the enchanting amateur physicist and countess milie du Chtelet, was a meeting of both hearts and minds.

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A vivid, literary memoir, Volunteers is the story of a young man, raised on military bases and coming from a long line of enlisted men and women, who was shaped from a young age to idolize and glorify war and the people who fight it. After he joins the Marines and serves in Iraq, he must begin to reckon with the troubled and complicated truths of the American war machine.

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W. E. B. Du Bois was one of the most prolific African-American authors, scholars, and leaders of the twentieth century. In this book, Alexanders traces the development of Du Bois' thought over time.

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He was good friends with Henry Fuseli, William Blake and Charles Lamb, and knew John Clare, William Hazlitt, Thomas de Quincey and John Keats.

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The classic biography of Alfred Wainwright.

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The real-life front of house story from an award-winning blogger

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A brilliant evocation by an acclaimed historical biographer of what it was really like to live in a Britain in the shadow of Nazi invasion.

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Known to millions as simply Sister Jean, the Loyola Chicago matriarch gives readers a remarkable memoir filled with history, wonder, and common-sense wisdom for this century and beyond.

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A biography of the founder of Buddhism and a study of Siddartha Gautama's life and works. It recounts the story of Prince Siddhartha's upbringing and his father's wish to protect him from all human suffering, despite a prediction that he would become a great holy man in later life. It offers an introduction to the world of Buddhism.

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Walk to Beautifulis the powerfully emotive account of Jimmy's horrendous childhood and the love shown him by Russell and Bea Costner, the elderly couple who gave him a stable home and provided the chance to complete his education. Jimmy says of Bea, 'She changed every cell in my body.'

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The first memoir by Deacon Blue singer and music icon Ricky Ross

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The long-awaited memoir from founder and lead-singer of definitive noughties pop-punk band Sum 41, Deryck Whibley.

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Features British Adventures. In this book, the author shares the (mis)adventures with her family and her wayward Tibetan terrier Archie.

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"This intimate memoir by an American GI who served in Vietnam offers a powerful narrative for readers with an interest in the effects of war and violence, American involvement in Vietnam and how trauma can be a catalyst for transformation"--Provided by publisher.

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The lofty man of English football gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse at his remarkable rise to the top.

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"A memoir of one young man's coming of age on a cross-country trek, told through the stories of the people of all ages, races, and inclinations he meets along the highways of America"--Amazon.com.