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The story of a fascinating man who connected the great politicians, artists and thinkers at the height of British global power and influence.

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The first great Englishman and his 'calamitous' century

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This concise biography of the world famous revolutionary Che Guevara provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive account available of his remarkable life, tragic death, and enduring political legacy.

Che Guevara is one of the most controversial and iconic figures in recent memory and is still a hero to many.

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This book is the first complete study of Chen Duxiu, the controversial founder and first secretary-general of the Chinese Communist party. Disputing many conventional views of the New Culture movement and the early history of the party, Lee Feigon examines the social and political context of Chen's ideas and actions, particularly his relationship w

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This biography offers a chronological presentation of the major events in Nez Perce history and in the life of one of their greatest leaders, Joseph.

Chief Joseph: A Biography explores the world of the Nez Perce Indians from their entrance into the Columbia Plateau through their relations with the expanding United States.

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One of America's most respected diplomats on a life spent serving in the Far East

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A polymath and participant in the 'first wave' of British Romanticism, Manning was one of the first Englishmen to study Chinese language and culture. His extraordinary story, told for the first time, transforms our understanding of Romanticism and the cultural exchange between Britain and Asia.

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"Bold, brash, and brimming with courage, Chuck Yeager burst onto the scene as a national hero in 1947, when he became the first to fly an airplane faster than the speed of sound. Yet even before his days as America's most famous test pilot, Yeager was a young fighter ace in the US Army Air Force, flying a P-51 Mustang over Nazi-occupied Europe. His exploits are the stuff of legend"--

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An elegant, concise and revealing portrait of the inimitable leader.

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A memoir of Winston Churchill, containing extracts from the candid diaries of Churchill's doctor, friend and confidant, Lord Moran. It reveals Churchill's character and conduct, showing how he faced up to the war years and the burden of his responsibilities with extraordinary resolution.

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Elkind presents an in-depth look at the ambitious career and sudden disgrace of former New York governor Eliot Spitzer. The result is a gripping narrative of one man's noble intentions and fatal flaws and the powerful forces that destroyed him.

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A unique modern memoir of growing up in rural China, Colours of the Mountain is a powerful and moving story of supreme determination and extraordinary faith against the most impossible odds.

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Now in paperback: The witty, no-holds-barred memoir of the acclaimed actress who became head of the National Endowment for the Arts

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The true and remarkable story of the English double agent who ended up playing for Spartak Moscow.

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Condoleezza Rice's story encapsulates some of the great changes that have occurred in US society. This work covers the time period (1954-2005), which was a time of struggle for many in the United States and around the world. It provides a timeline that describes significant events in Rice's life, and lists a bibliography.

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A biography of the historian and public intellectual Sir Lewis Namier from his origins in a secular Jewish family in Poland to recognition as the most important historian of his day, whose 'revolutionary' method was enshrined in the verb to Namierise. -- .

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As Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Lang led the Church of England through a period of great upheaval and was a pivotal influence in political and religious decision-making. Although Lang has often been seen as an unsuccessful archbishop and resistant to change, Beaken shows that he was, in fact, an effective leader at a difficult time.

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