There are four days between Southampton and the iceberg - four days in which history handed two thousand people an enclosed world of extraordinary beauty and suspended consequence.
On November 20, 1941, a twenty-three-year-old woman was brought to George Washington University Hospital, strapped to an operating table, and kept conscious throughout the procedure that would end her life as she had known it.
The name John Lennon immediately conjures up thoughts and images of the iconic sixties band 'The Beatles', the 'Let It Be' roof top concert, a pedestrian crossing at Abbey Road Studios, a white room, the song 'Imagine' and Yoko Ono.
Im Dienste des KGB - das auergewohnliche Leben der Fotografin Edith Tudor-HartBeruhmte Fotografin, Spionin fur die Sowjetunion und alleinerziehende Mutter Edith Tudor-Hart fuhrte ein bewegtes Leben.
The Courage To Love: From Abuse to Happiness, a Healing Memoir From a childhood marked by abuse and silence, Guy Giard's extraordinary journey spans four continents in search of healing, joy, and true purpose.
To mark the 20th anniversary of Kenneth Williams' death, a beautiful coffee table book celebrating his life, including never-before-seen photographs, sketches and personal testimony from Williams' closest friends, for the very first time.
We know Robert Schumann in many ways: as a visionary composer, a seasoned journalist, a cultured man of letters, and a genius who, having passed his mantle on to the young Brahms, succumbed to mental illness in 1856.
Reading Scotland's Jesus should be like being called into the living room by your child shouting that they see a little red dot on the head of a TV newscaster, then riding the white hot bullet through the propaganda circuitry of his or her exploding brain.
A hilarious, heartfelt memoir about one woman's midlife obsession with Benedict Cumberbatch, and the liberating power of reclaiming our passions as we age, whatever they may be.
Alex Ross's sweeping history of twentieth-century classical music, winner of the Guardian First Book Award, is a gripping account of a musical revolution.
Aaron Copland and His World reassesses the legacy of one of America's best-loved composers at a pivotal moment--as his life and work shift from the realm of personal memory to that of history.
In this inspiring and unflinchingly honest follow-up to his bestselling autobiography, Gucci Maneone of hip-hops most iconic figures and a trailblazer in Atlantas rap culturereveals his struggles with mental health and drug addiction that shaped his life, music and career, and shares his journey to recovery.
The Pelicot Case: A Chronicle of Justice and CourageIn a quiet town in southern France, a shocking criminal case emerged that would captivate a nation, spark international debate, and challenge long-held assumptions about trust, consent, and justice.
2026 IPPY Book Awards Bronze Medal Winner for BiographyThe riveting story of how one woman rose from simple beginnings to become one of the most sought-after miniaturists of the Gilded Age.
Appearing on the eighth series of Big Brother in 2007, Victoria Beckham lookalike Chanelle Hayes quickly became a national talking point thanks to her tears, tantrums and explosive relationship with fellow housemate Ziggy Lichman.
Long before the global #metoo movement, Diane Demetre was dramatically sacked by her producer for apparently being 'too fat' after she refused his sexual advances.
2026 IPPY Book Awards Bronze Medal Winner for BiographyThe riveting story of how one woman rose from simple beginnings to become one of the most sought-after miniaturists of the Gilded Age.
Von der Leinwand in die HerzenSie war mehr als nur eine Stilikone: Audrey Hepburn beruhrte Millionen mit ihrer einzigartigen Mischung aus Anmut und unerschutterlicher Herzlichkeit.
Die vielgelobte Autobiographie des Deutschrock-StarsHeinz Rudolf Kunze erinnert sich an sein Leben und seine Musik, an seine Familie und seine Weggefahrten.
This analytical study explores the calculated rise of Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson, dissecting his 25 year journey through the lens of strategic conflict and narrative dominance.
The second volume in Simone de Beauvoir s celebrated autobiography recalls her formative years in Paris when she began to emerge as a public figureFirst published in 1960, The Prime of Life offers an intimate, captivating picture of Simone de Beauvoir in her twenties, thirties and forties.
The is the tale of a cheeky little sod from Salford called Jason growing up surrounded by his properly funny and most definitely shameless family and his discovery that being funny might actually get him somewhere.
Abenteurer, Aktivist und Vater - Ein neuer Blick auf Bestseller-Autor und Survival-Legende Rudiger Nehberg, alias Sir Vival Vermutlich kennen Sie meinen Vater Rudiger Nehberg: den Backer, Survival-Experten und Aktivisten fur Menschenrechte.
'A brave, beautiful book that could double as a handbook to accompany anyone on their journey through cancer' Jackie Kay, New StatesmanThe Cancer Journals is an intimate, poetic and invigorating account of the experience of breast cancer, from biopsy to mastectomy, told by the great feminist and activist Audre Lorde.
A Waterstones Best Book of 2024'Marriage to Mike Leigh, the minutiae of working on Gavin and Stacey: it's a tribute to her range that there's something here to interest everybody' TelegraphThe first memoir from the national treasure, critically acclaimed actress and much-loved Gavin and Stacey star.
