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Goodbye Russia: Rachmaninoff in Exile
The moving story of Rachmaninoff's years in exile and the composition of his last great work, set against a cataclysmic backdrop of two world wars and personal tragedy. In 1940, …
Lawrence of Arabia: My Journey in Search of T. E. Lawrence
A vivid and illuminating biography of the famed T. E. Lawrence, written by "the world's greatest living explorer," Ranulph Fiennes. As a young British intelligence officer in …
To the Gorge
A riveting narrative of love and loss, grief and joy, as one woman embarks on a quest for a record on the Pacific Crest Trail. When Emily Halnon lost her beloved mother to a rare …
Kubrick: An Odyssey
The definitive biography of the creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and A Clockwork Orange, presenting the most in-depth portrait yet of the groundbreaking film-maker. …
Nothing Ever Just Disappears: Seven Hidden Queer Histories
An exploration of artistic freedom, survival, and the hidden places of the imagination, including James Baldwin in Provence, Josephine Baker in Paris, Kevin Killian in San …
Alexandria: The City That Changed the World
An original, authoritative, and lively cultural history of the first modern city, from pre-Homeric times to the present day. Islam Issa's father had always told him about their …
Me and Mr. Jones: My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars
"Captures the thrilling era when the rock 'n' roll starman took flight--and the moment those in his orbit crashed back to Earth." -- PEOPLE A luminescent memoir from the stylist …
The Lucifer Cut
A heart-pounding ride through the perilous world of the modern gem trade, by the acclaimed author of Diamond.When a New York diamond dealer and his wife are found dead in a …
Catherine, the Princess of Wales: A Biography of the Future Queen
Through the author's extensive connections within the royal household, this dynamic new biography tells the full story of how Catherine, the Princess of Wales, became the woman she …
The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy
The dramatic story of the new king's evolution over the past year from Prince of Wales to King Charles III, from one of the most acclaimed royal biographers writing today. No …
Infinite Life: The Revolutionary Story of Eggs, Evolution, and Life on Earth
An expansive investigation into the most unifying and enduring structure in the history of life--and a story of biological richness at a moment when so much of our precious …
The Other Side: A Story of Women in Art and the Spirit World
The first major work of art history to focus on women artists and their engagement with the spirit world, by the author of The Mirror and the Palette. It's not so long ago that a …