Schumann: The Faces and the Masks by Judith Chernaik
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The story of the music and the man, from his criminally underrated symphonies to his long struggle for personal happiness.
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The Improbable Wendell Willkie by David Levering Lewis
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A portrait of the lawyer, businessman, and unconventional US presidential candidate Wendell Willkie who caught an unexpected wave of popular support in the lead-up to the 1940 election.
Read MoreEven Darkness Sings by Thomas H. Cook
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Award-winning crime novelist Thomas Cook chronicles his adventures to the darkest places on earth and reflects on what they teach us.
Read MoreFear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward
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Investigative journalist Bob Woodward documents the inside story of President Trump’s administration.
Read MoreThe Man in the Arena by Rodger McDaniel
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McDaniel follows McGee into the arena of his long public service, vividly dramatizing the debates, alliances, compromises.
Read MoreThe King’s Assassin by Benjamin Woolley
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Research reveals new details about the conspiracy to kill King James I by the Duke of Buckingham
Read MoreA Life of My Own By Claire Tomalin
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A memoir of a life in literature by a professional biographer and literary editor.
Read MoreThe Ascent of John Tyndall by Roland Jackson
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The first major biography of John Tyndall in over 70 years offers a detailed portrait of John Tyndall and his world.
Read MoreThe Wonderful Mr. Willughby by Tim Birkhead
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Birkhead has done all the traditional biographer's legwork that so few have bothered to do before him.
Read MoreThe Oxford Companion to the Brontës by Christine Alexander & Margaret Smith
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An extensive and attractively designed anniversary compendium of information about the Brontës.
Read MoreLife in the Garden by Penelope Lively
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The literary equivalent of listening to your most literate friend collect her thoughts about the most unassuming of her life's passions.
Read MoreBruce Lee: A Life by Matthew Polly
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An intensely engrossing biography thoroughly grounded on a staggering amount of research.
Read MoreWhen the Center Held by Donald Rumsfeld
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This biography is based in large part on the thousands of memoranda Rumsfeld took in real time as the Ford administration was unfolding.
Read MoreJane Seymour: The Haunted Queen by Alison Weir
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Full of atmospheric historical details, this novel about King Henry VIII’s third wife portrays the dramas of the most notorious court in English history.
Read MoreYoung Washington by Peter Stark
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Stark brings a welcome bit of balance to the story of Washington’s early years.
Read MoreThe Black Prince by Michael Jones
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A direct and engaging narrative line runs throughout The Black Prince, making it an involving reading experience.
Read MoreHarry: A Biography of a Prince by Angela Levin
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A grounded but readable biography of Prince Harry; faux-forensic but faintly fawning.
Read MoreThe Moralist by Patricia O'Toole
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A biography of one of the most consequential and controversial US presidents.
Read MorePresident Carter: The White House Years by Stuart E. Eizenstat
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A firsthand account and comprehensive history of one of our most underappreciated Presidents.
Read MoreLiving with Leonardo by Martin Kemp
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In this beautifully illustrated personal memoir interwoven with original research, we may encounter Leonardo.
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