Biographies & Autobiographies books

A gorgeously readable, insightful dual biography of British brother and sister artists Gwen and Augustus John, perfect...  Read More >>

Worshipped as a saint, detested as a torturer, admired as revolutionary, condemned as dogmatic- the definitive biography...  Read More >>

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'Elsa Schiaparelli was more than a dressmaker; she was an image maker.' - Daniel Roseberry  Read More >>

In Sophia Peabody Hawthorne: A Life, Patricia Dunlavy Valenti presents Nathaniel Hawthorne's spouse on her own terms,...  Read More >>

In Sophia Peabody Hawthorne: A Life, Patricia Dunlavy Valenti presents Nathaniel Hawthorne's spouse on her own terms,...  Read More >>

A moving and personal memoir telling the story of a family grappling with trauma and identity in the wake of the...  Read More >>

Oliver James went viral on TikTok after he shared five simple words: “What's up? I can't read.” Thus began a journey...  Read More >>

A new study, for first time revealing the story of Greenvile Collins, hugely significant historical character, cartographer...  Read More >>

Colonel Richard E ""Butch"" Sheffield was a working-class boy from Ohio, who was determined to make his life, exceptional....  Read More >>

""Never discount an old man in a profession where people tend to die young.This book has more wisdom in it than...  Read More >>

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""An exhilarating, deeply reported true-crime murder mystery and love story that moves like a Netflix thriller.""-The...  Read More >>

Richard III is England's most controversial king. Forever associated with the murder of his nephews, the Princes...  Read More >>

This is the story of Joe Mac, a mysterious figure in the Boston underworld, founder of the Winter Hill Gang in the...  Read More >>

FAME: Aaron Taylor-Johnson dives into the remarkable journey of the British actor who rose from child stardom to...  Read More >>

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Contextualizes Pablo Neruda's opus by including 42 essays focusing on his journeys, the Cold War, and how literary...  Read More >>

Zakia Sewell's quest for an alternative story of Britain, set to the beat of the Pagan calendar.  Read More >>

Alan Bennett's fourth collection of diaries: poignant, funny, contemplative, as he records life personal and political...  Read More >>

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A personal and unvarnished look at becoming a parent and, at the same time, a realistic counterpoint to romanticizing...  Read More >>