Marilyn Monroe: The Private Life of a Public Icon

The Great American Read : The Book of Books

A blockbuster illustrated book that captures what Americans love to read, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is the gorgeously-produced companion book to

Murder Gang

They were an elite group of renegade Fleet Street crime reporters covering the most notorious British crime between the mid-1930s and the mid-1960s. It was

Wellington's Brigade Commanders

Recent research into the Duke of Wellington's armies during the Peninsular War and the Waterloo campaign has enhanced our understanding of the men he led,

Just As I Am

'Just as I am este adevărul meu. Sunt eu, simplu și nevătămat, cu sclipiciul și ghirlandele lăsate deoparte. În aceste pagini, eu sunt într-adevăr Cicely,

Revenge

Tom Bower, principalul biograf de investigație al Marii Britanii, dezvăluie rețeaua încurcată din jurul familiei Sussex și relația lor cu familia regală. De la dramele

Sinatra: The Chairman

Just in time for the Chairman's centennial, the endlessly absorbing sequel to James Kaplan's bestselling Frank: The Voice--which completes the definitive biography that ...

How to be Champion: My Autobiography

SARAH MILLICAN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH, FEEL NORMAL AND PROBABLY SNIFF YOUR LEGGINGS. Part autobiography, part self help, part confession, part celebration ...

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher: At Her Zenith: In London, Washington and Moscow In June 1983 Margaret Thatcher won the biggest increase in a government’s parliamentary majority in

The Education of an Idealist

What can one person do? At a time of division and upheaval, Samantha Power offers an urgent response to this question - and calls for

Casanova: The Seduction of Europe

From the salon to the boudoir: the world of Casanova as seen through the art of his era In 18th-century Europe, while the old order

This Mum Runs

The inspirational story of athlete Jo Pavey, the runner and mum who ran at a record-breaking fifth Olympic Games at Rio 2016. 'Come-back races? I've

Oh, What a Lovely Century

At the heart of Roddy's writing adventures lay his search for love, even if just for the night. He fell head over heels for, and

This Is Shakespeare

An electrifying new study that investigates the challenges of the Bard's inconsistencies and flaws, and focuses on revealing, not resolving, the ambiguities of the plays...

While it is Yet Day: A Biography of Elizabeth Fry

While it is Yet Day is the unputdownable biography of Elizabeth Fry. Radical social reformer and Georgian celebrity, Fry was one of the nineteenth century's

Mad about Shakespeare

'Enlightening, moving' Sir Ian McKellen ‘A startlingly original journey into the soul of Shakespeare by one of his greatest living interpreters’ Sir Anthony Seldon 'T...

Waterloo Letters (Napoleonic Library)

The Frontline Napoleonic Library is an unparalleled collection of classic works on the Napoleonic Wars. Presenting some of the finest memoirs and studies of the

Friends and Enemies: A Memoir

Included in The Times and Daily Telegraph Book of the Year round-ups 'Friends and Enemies is an extraordinary read showing unflinching candour from a truly

Tom Stoppard

In this gripping narrative, Hermione Lee builds a unique portrait of one of our greatest playwrights. Her biography is remarkable for its unprecedented access to

In America

In 1960 John Steinbeck and his dog Charley set out in their green pickup truck to rediscover the soul of America, visiting small towns and

Illustrated Letters of Oscar Wilde

'I don't regret for a single moment having lived for pleasure. I did it to the full, as one should do anything one does. I

Just Ignore Him

The story of a life built on sand. In the rain. In this compelling memoir, comedian and actor Alan Davies recalls his boyhood with vivid

The Telegraph Book of Readers' Letters from the Great War

An anthology of letters from writers to the Telegraph covering the lead up to and the duration of the entire First World War. For the

Lonely Courage

‘A fascinating, superbly researched and revelatory book – told with tremendous pace and excitement’ William Boyd ‘Rick Stroud writes brilliantly about war … an astonishi...

More Lives Than One

Canny, infuriating, cynical and generous by turns, Felix Dennis was a true one-off. When he died in 2014 he was a multi-millionaire. Yet he spent

I've Seen the Future and I'm Not Going

Escaping the trauma of growing up gay in Syracuse and being bullied at school, McGough attended art school in New York, dropped out, and took

I Wanna Be Where the Normal People Are

'One of the funniest books of the year' - Guardian A collection of hilarious personal essays, poems and even amusement park maps on the subjects

The Stranger in the Woods: The extraordinary story of the last true hermit

In 1986, twenty-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the woods. He would not speak to another human

Hitler: A Global Biography

From a prize-winning historian, the definitive biography of Adolph Hitler Hitler offers a deeply learned and radically revisionist biography, arguing that the dictator's ...

Too Famous

TOO FAMOUS collects pieces Michael Wolff has written as a columnist for New York, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, GQ and The Hollywood Reporter, and adds

And Thank You For Watching

For over thirty years, Mark Austin has covered the biggest stories in the world for ITN and Sky News. As a foreign correspondent and anchorman

New Selected Journals, 1939-1995

The earlier 1985 edition of the Journals was overseen by the author, and it privileged his thoughts about poetry - his own and other people's.

Queen

Biografia definitivă a Majestății Sale Regina Elisabeta a II-a, scrisă de cel mai cunoscut biograf regal din lume, Andrew Morton. The definitive biography of Her

Hottentot Venus

'A significant and timely book ... Holmes has produced a laceratingly powerful story' Frances Wilson, Literary ReviewIn 1810 the slave turned showgirl Sarah Baartman, Lon...

Hergé, son of Tintin

Available for the first time in English, this insightful biography delves deep into the psyche of Tintin creator Georges Remi and his public persona Herge.

Like Father Like Son

'a quietly impressive book, which does something most celebrity autobiographies shy away from: it seeks the truth and, more often than not, finds it.' -

Pamela Stephenson the Varnished Untruth My Story

Along with my own personal story, I am going to write down a few things that may amuse you (or even take you down some

To Siri, With Love

'Incredibly moving' Daily Mail 'To Siri with Love is a beautifully honest and illuminating love letter to Gus, your typical atypical nonneurotypical human.' Jon Stewart...

Olivier

Hollywood superstar Oscar-winning director greatest stage actor of the twentieth century. The era abounded in great actors - Gielgud, Richardson, Guinness, Burton, O'T...

Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom

'A dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, whose farsighted vision and inspired action preserved democracy from the threats of authoritarianism from the le...

Watching Skies

Mark O'Connell didn't want to be Luke Skywalker, He wanted to be one of the mop-haired kids on the Star Wars toy commercials. And he

Victor Lustig

The first account of one of history's most notorious con artists by an acclaimed biographer

Two-Way Mirror

'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.' Elizabeth Barrett Browning has come down to us as a romantic heroine. But behind the

Holding On Upside Down The Life Of Marianne Moore

Marianne Moore (1887-1972) has been heralded as America's greatest poet of the modernist movement. Her volume Collected Poems won the National Book Award and the

Four weeks in May

In March, 1982, the guided-missile destroyer HMS Coventry was one of a small squadron of ships on exercise off Gibraltar. By the end of April

Autumn in Venice: Ernest Hemingway and His Last Muse

Această carte prezintă povestea remarcabilă a relației amoroase a lui Hemingway atât cu orașul Veneția, cât și cu muza pe care a găsit-o acolo -

What a Bloody Awful Country

In May 2021, Northern Ireland celebrates its centenary. This book makes the case that there is little to celebrate. Northern Ireland has never worked -

White

Bret Easton Ellis has wrestled with the double-edged sword of fame and notoriety for more than thirty years now, since Less Than Zero catapulted him

Gallipoli Victoria Cross Hero

The son of a former Premier of Western Australia, Hugo Throssell, volunteered to join the Imperial Australian Force which was shipped to Gallipoli in 1915.

Cardus

Neville Cardus was born in Rusholme, Manchester in 1888. He was the first music critic to be knighted, the most evocative - and most often

Betty White

Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life is a photography-rich retrospective of the most significant events and achievements of one of America’s most

The Secrets of My Life

With poignancy and humour, Caitlyn writes about her confusion growing up, the temporary triumph of the Olympics as Bruce Jenner, and the noose of being

Frank Sinatra

This lavishly illustrated hard back book tells the incredible story of Francis Albert 'Frank' Sinatra.

Deadlines on the Front Line

The author of this gritty memoir has lived life to the full and fortunately has the ability to recall his experiences in a graphic and

Arthur Miller: A Playwright's Life and Works

An affectionate, understanding, and informed study of Miller's life and works, supported by a wide selection of personal and public photographs. Arthur Miller was one

Mr Lear

O apreciere literară frumos ilustrată a lui Edward Lear - cel mai cunoscut pentru poemul său „The Owl and the Pussycat” - și „prostiile” sale

Did I Say That Out Loud?

'Joyous, wise, reassuring and laugh-out-loud funny. I love these two women so much.' Elizabeth Day'A book like no other. Honest and very, very funny. Some

Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire - DEFECTA

The true story for fans of the PBS Masterpiece series Victoria, this page-turning biography reveals the real woman behind the myth: a bold, glamorous, unbreakable

A Life in Question

The witty, incisive and frank memoirs from the legend of Newsnight and long-standing quiz master of University Challenge. Filled with views, opinions and stories from

Maximum Volume: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, the Early Years, 1926-1966

The first of two volumes, MAXIMUM VOLUME traces Martin's early life, from an impoverished childhood, through WWII, to becoming head of EMI's Parlophone Records. Then

Cross Everything

Cross Everything is a heart-wrenching cancer memoir, a fascinating popular-science detective story, and a witty and at times darkly comical take on a disease that