(Paperback)

The personal diaries of the noted playwright, screenwriter, and actor offers insight into his evolution as an artist, his conflicted celebrity, and the struggles with depression that culminated in his 2004 suicide.

(Paperback)

In 1963 John Fowles won international recognition with his first published novel The Collector.

(Paperback)

The first volume of John Fowles's Journals ended with him achieving international literary renown after the publication of The Collector and The Magus, and leaving London behind to live in a remote house near Lyme Regis.

(Paperback)

Readers go behind the scenes and into the private lives of Naomi and Wynonna Judd to see how fame and fortune have changed their lives, and how hard work, dedication to their careers, and love for one another have made them the music legends they are today. Four 8-page photo inserts.

(Hardback)

This collection of items by and about the members of the Kennedy family includes 4,028 items dealing with their impact on the social, economic, artistic, religious, and political world. Works are categorized by time periods and topics.

(Paperback)

A groundbreaking work of Romantic biography; David Cranes book is an astonishingly original examination of Byron, and a radical approach to biography.

(Paperback)

A rich, colorful history of California centering on the untold story of America's biggest farmer, J.G. Boswell, who controls more than $1 billion worth of water rights and real estate in the heart of the state

(Paperback)

William Hesketh Lever - soap-boiler, social reformer, MP, tribal chieftain, multi-millionaire and Lord of the Western Isles - was one of the most extraordinary men ever to leave his mark on Britain. This book traces Lever's footsteps from his humble Bolton boyhood to a business empire that straddled the world.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

A fast-paced and thrilling history of Charles II's dissolute life and surprising legacy, from the acclaimed authors of The King's Revenge.

(Paperback)

The Wolsey who emerges is a man of prodigious energy and ability, a tireless dispenser of justice, an enlightened reformer wholly dedicated to his king and country - a man who has been consistently misrepresented and maligned for four-and-a-half centuries.

(Paperback)

One of the most extraordinary episodes in British royal history took place on 15 December 1785 when George, Prince of Wales (later Prince Regent and George IV) secretly married the beautiful, twice-widowed and Roman Catholic Maria Fitzherbert. This marriage was in breach of the Royal Marriages Act of 1772.

(Hardback)

The little-known story of two spirited sisters who flaunted every social convention of 17th century Europe in their determination to live independently

(Paperback)

Penelope Fitzgeralds biography of her remarkable family.

(Paperback)

Abu-Jaber's early life seemed defined by the rites and rituals of cooking andeating and she weaves her charming story around vividly remembered, sensuallydescribed meals.

(Paperback)

Listen in as Dave tells the story of why he and his wife left everything behind, followed their hearts to the middle of the Pacific, and opened a tropical restaurant. Stand in the presence of the people and stories that brought the Garden Island Grille to life.

(Paperback)

In the 34 years since his retirement, Henry (Hank) Aaron's reputation has only grown in magnitude. But his influence extends beyond statistics, and at long last here is the first definitive biography of one of baseball's immortal figures.

(Paperback)

The first full biography of this pivotal figure in English history for over a century.

(Paperback)

In 1844 Henry Lehman arrived in the US from Germany and, with his brother Emanuel, established a modest cotton brokering firm that would come to be called Lehman Brothers. In 2008 Dick Fuld, the last CEO of Lehman Brothers, filed for corporate bankruptcy. This book examines the history of Lehman from its humble beginnings to its dramatic exit.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Wildlife warrior, professor of snakes, entertainer, Olympian. John Cann is a truly remarkable Australian. Written in John's engaging and affable voice, The Last Snake Man tells the story of John and his fascinating family, who entertained Australians for nearly a century with their incredible snake shows.

(Paperback)

The life of the complex, ruthless adversary of General Franco, whose life spanned much of Spains turbulence in the 20th century.