Biography

Louise Wagenknecht grew up in one of the West's last company lumber towns, a small community called Hilt on the California-Oregon border. There she...

The first full biography of the fearless and brilliant Maria Yudina, a legendary pianist who was central to Russian intellectual life Maria Yudina ...

The first full biography of the star Negro Leaguer and Hall of Famernow in paperback James Cool Papa Bell was a legend in Black baseball, a lightni...

Ghislaine Maxwell's life of privilege was unimaginable. Her jetset world was not only made up of Presidents, top billionaires, Hollywood stars, Ken...

The lyricism of Bread & Water interweaves culinary insights and literary essays to pose fundamental questions about how we live----and how we f...

The lyricism of Bread & Water interweaves culinary insights and literary essays to pose fundamental questions about how we live----and how we f...

An exquisitely written memoir-combining sorrow and joy, anger and forgiveness, suffering and healing-that affirms the resilience and strength that ...

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a portrait Julius Rosenwald-a humble retail magnate whose visionary ideas about charitable giving transf...

This book is a concise biography of Babur, who founded the Timurid-Mughal Empire of South Asia. Based primarily on his autobiography and existentia...

A compelling story of African adventure, romance and intrigue, perfect for readers of bestselling true crime such as WHITE MISCHIEF and MIDNIGHT IN...