Biografier og autobiografier

An intimate look at Elie Wiesel, author of the seminal Holocaust memoir Night and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize  Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, Biography …

A new portrait of Betty Friedan, the author and activist acclaimed as the mother of second-wave feminism  Finalist, 2024 National Book Critics Circle Awards in Biography • A New …

A great theater critic brings twentieth-century playwright Arthur Miller’s dramatic story to life with bold and revealing new insights  “Lahr’s cogent analyses are revelatory. . . …

A revealing biography of Sidney Reilly, the early twentieth-century virtuoso of espionage  “Mr. Morris’s dogged research . . . lends impressive rigor to this portrait of an …

An exploration of Maimonides, the medieval philosopher, physician, and religious thinker, author of The Guide of the Perplexed, from one of the world’s foremost bibliophiles …

A spirited dive into the life and career of a performer, writer, and director who dominated twentieth-century American comedy   Mel Brooks, born Melvin Kaminsky in Brooklyn in …

An intimate portrait illuminating the life and work of Amos Oz, the award-winning Israeli writer and activist  “Concise and compelling.”—Benjamin Balint, Wall Street Journal   Amos …

A balanced biography of Golda Meir, who was both adored and abhorred, from award-winning author Deborah E. Lipstadt   “Comprehensive. . . . Always thoughtful. . . . A nuanced …