Collected Biographies

'An empowering read . . . it is refreshing to see somebody celebrate the role that black Britons have played in this island's long and complicated ...

From the founders in the late nineteenth century to Robert Wood Woody Johnson IV, billionaire owner of the New York Jets, the Johnson dynasty mirro...

An exuberant account of the rise and fall of a mighty French dynasty... The breadth and depth of Firnhaber-Baker's research are evident throughout,...

The outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 took the American military by surprise. Rushing to respond, the US and its allies developed a selective...

An Improbable Friendshipis the dual biography of Israeli Ruth Dayan, now ninety-seven, who was Moshe Dayan's wife for thirty-seven years, and Pales...

'If affection is the first ground of memory, the archive is its late flowering and Hotel Lux its conservatory, Casey's history a tender nurture of ...

The lives and careers of Sir Charles Stewart and his brother Lord Castlereagh take in a grand stage, from Britain and Ireland to the kingdoms and e...

A must-read collection for all music fans Delve into the tumultuous world of music stardom with this collection of obituaries from The Ti...

Wild and Crazy Guys is the larger-than-life story of the much-loved Hollywood comedy stars that ruled the 1980s. As well as delving behind the scen...

A band of stubborn pioneers rose from the embers of Britains cities after the war and created the finest automobiles the world had ever seen... Hig...

This remarkable book provides an account of the history of Ireland like we've never seen before. Told through the prism of the lives of twenty-one ...

Women have played a vital role in scientific discovery, although at times their participation has gone unrecognised. Their scholarly research and...

In the autumn of 1982 a youthful Australian rugby league squad embarked on a 22-leg tour of the UK and France, with the highlight of three Test mat...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Tessa Dunlop...succeeds in weaving a rich tapestry of experiences.' IndependentA warm-hearted and engaging read, The Ce...

The relationship between my grandmother and her mother was very important and indeed crucial to her childhood and the very early days of her writin...