Biography: arts and entertainment

This biography of acclaimed Canadian artist York Wilson (1907-1984) is written by Lela Wilson, his wife of 51 years.

In Carol Zemel's insightful reinterpretation of Van Gogh's work and career, the artist is seen as a determined modern professional instead of the tortured romantic hero that legend has given us.

How the entertainment narrative of upward mobility distorts the harsh economic realities in AmericaIn an age of growing wealth disparities, politicians on both sides of the aisle are sounding the alarm about the fading American Dream.

';AbsorbingTelegraph ';Gentle, empathetic, committed to righting undeniable wrongs' Sunday Times,Book of the Week Illuminating and affectionate an intimate and perceptive portrait Publishers WeeklyAn intimate and revelatory biography of Yoko Ono from bestselling author ofBeautiful Boy David Sheff met Yoko Ono and John Lennon in 1980 when conducting an in-depth interview with them just months before John's murder.

Zwischen Tee und Tinte: Das Leben einer LiteratinElizabeth Bennett, Emma und natürlich Mr Darcy – die Lieben und Leiden der Figuren aus Jane Austens Werken sind bekannt.

The first full-length history of the Shangri-Las, one of the most significantand most misunderstoodpop groups of the 1960s.

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Told through the eyes of a Marine Lieutenant who dropped out of college, this autobiography recounts the Vietnam tour of Joseph L.

' If I' d been asked to vote on it I would' ve said I' d landed at the centre of the universe.