Biography: arts and entertainment

The Oscar-nominated Precious star and Empire actress delivers a much-awaited memoir which is wise, complex, smart and funny.

Harald Naegeli, Mensch voll Poesie, Künstler voll Liebe zur Natur und Kämpfer für die Utopie und das Museum auf der Straße.

Originally published in 1935, this volume Is War Obsolete?

Jean Harlow was an enigma, the original Blonde Bombshell, completely uninhibited.

Masamune, der legendäre Schwertschmied aus der Kamakura-Zeit, gilt als unübertroffener Meister der japanischen Schwertkunst.

Die zeitlose Ikone der Detektivliteratur»Wie viel Lebenszeit verbringen wir nicht mit den Detektiven?

A rich and revealing examination of the legendary pop duo Soft Cell.

In the early hours of 22 November 1970, six Portuguese warships surrounded Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea, on the West African coast.

An insight to the often unseen civilian life in a modern war zone.

An insight to the often unseen civilian life in a modern war zone.

In the early hours of 22 November 1970, six Portuguese warships surrounded Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea, on the West African coast.

In this nationally bestselling ';delightful compendium of everything you ever wanted to know about' (The Washington Post) Joni Mitchell, the eternal singer-songwriter is seen anew, portrayed through a witty and comprehensive exploration of anecdotes, quotes, lyrics by Henry Alford, ';the most graceful of humorists' (Vanity Fair) and a writer for The New Yorker.

In Akkorde ohne Applaus gewahrt Matthias Hartwig alias Jimmy de la Mar einen ehrlichen und fesselnden Einblick in das Leben eines Musikers jenseits des Rampenlichts.

Peggy Rowe is at it again, proving once more that great content is all around us, even in the retirement community she now calls "e;The Home.