Biografier og autobiografier

Before Charles Manson, there was Tony Costa-the serial killer of Cape Cod1969: The hippie scene is vibrant in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Long-haired teenagers roam the streets, …

This unusual combination of biography and social history evokes the period 1834, when Thomas and Jane Carlyle first arrived at their house in Cheyne Row in Chelsea, to 1866 when …

The uncensored, New York Times bestselling memoir by the polygamist stars of the hit show Sister Wives, Kody and his four wives openly discuss what it’s like living in a plural …

The first comprehensive biography of Mary Granville Delany—the artist and court insider whose flower collages, in particular, continue to inspire widespread admiration  “Biographer …

After enduring years of hunger, deprivation, and devastating loss at the hands of the Khmer Rouge, ten-year-old Loung Ung became the "lucky child," the sibling chosen to accompany …

Twenty two years of love, triumph, and tragedy on North America's tallest mountain.Lisa Roderick had already forged an unlikely path, from growing up on a farm in Connecticut to …

Novelist, playwright, film actor, martial artist, and political commentator, Yukio Mishima (1925-1970) was arguably the most famous person in Japan at the time of his death. Henry …

Eminent anthropologist Keith Hart draws on the humanities, popular culture and his own experiences to help readers explore their own place in history. We each embark on two …

I ”Bäste bokförläggare!” tar Per I. Gedin, förläggare sedan mer än fyrtio år, med oss bakom kulisserna på ett förlag – långt ifrån bilden av den framgångsrike förläggaren och hans …

A pioneering work on early childhood development that is as relevant today as when it was first published 60 years ago.To a small child, the world is an exciting but sometimes …