Biography: historical, political and military

He was a debt-ridden dandy, a mid-ranking novelist armed with enormous political ambition.

From the award-winning and best-selling author of Hemingway's Boat a ground-breaking biography that illuminates the life, mind and work of one of the icons of twentieth-century America.

When Jean Sasson s book Princess: Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia was published, it became an immediate international bestseller.

From the bestselling writers of Black Mass, now a major film, comes the definitive biography of Whitey Bulger the most brutal modern day mafia boss since Gotti.

Oh my goodness another girl Mrs Swain!

Johnny Johnson has been awarded an MBE for his remarkable services in World War II'I was anxious to fight.

Milei und das Erwachen der Löwen ist eine akribische Analyse der technologischen und sozialen Veränderungen, die dazu geführt haben, dass alle etablierten politischen Mechanismen in Argentinien wirksam in Frage gestellt wurden.

*** WINNER OF THE NATIONAL CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY ****** LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY ***'The Queen is an invaluable work of non-fiction' - David Grann, Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower MoonThis is the gripping true tale of a villain who changed American history.

CALLING ALL WOMEN!

For hundreds of years, the Scottish soldier has been recording his experiences.

General Sir David Richards is one of the best known British generals of modern times.

'I am a very ordinary woman to whom a chance was given to see human beings at their best and at their worst.

The Profumo Affair was the political scandal of the twentieth century.

The Commandos were Britain's first-ever special forces, formed in 1940 using volunteers from all three services.

A scientific exploration into humanity's obsession with the afterlife and the quest for immortality from the bestselling author and sceptic Michael ShermerIn his most ambitious work yet, Shermer sets out to discover what drives humans' belief in life after death.

Praise for Small's earlier work on Nightingale: 'Hugh Small, in a masterly piece of historical detective work, convincingly demonstrates what all previous historians and biographers have missed .

The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England.

'Broken Blue Line is a rollercoaster of a ride depicting the realities of twenty-first-century policing on the front-line.

This is the true story of Colonel Edward Marcus Despard, the character in the fifth series of the BBC's popular television drama Poldark.

Winner of the Mbokodo Award for Women in the Arts for Literature, the ATKV (Afrikaans Language and Culture Association) Award for non-fiction and the kykNet/Rapport Award for non-fiction.

Brought together first as enemies in the Anglo-Boer War, and later as allies in the First World War, the remarkable, and often touching, friendship between Winston Churchill and Jan Smuts is a rich study in contrasts.

The true story behind the 2023 ITV series, STONEHOUSE, starring Matthew Macfayden and Keeley Hawes.

'We will overcome it [and] I hope in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge, and those who come after us will say the Britons of this generation were as strong as any' Her Majesty The QueenThe Coronavirus pandemic forced the great British people to dig to the very depths of their resolve.

Between the years of 1447 (Nicholas V) and 1572 (Pius V) Rome was transformed from a ruined Medieval city.

'A profound meditation on a problem many of us will face; worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Atul Gawande's Being Mortal' KirkusAs the American born daughter of immigrants, Dr.

Historian, revolutionary and cricket writer, CLR James was one of the truly radical voices of the twentieth century.

Rendezvous at the Russian Tea Rooms provides the first comprehensive account of what was once hailed by a leading American newspaper as the greatest spy story of World War II.

For many years the story of Cromie has been overshadowed by histories of the greater tragedy found on the Western Front in World War I.

When the Great War broke out, Kitchener, with the foresight lacking in many of his contemporaries, insisted that it would last at least three years and that he must raise an army of 3 million men.

The influence of the salons of Paris on the thought and culture of the eighteenth century would be difficult to overstate.

The soldiers' 'football match' and the unofficial ceasefire of Christmas 1914 has become a legend of the Great War, but fraternization between enemy troops was actually widespread.

Leading poet and former professor of English Literature, Jon Stallworthy, tells the story of the lives and work of twelve major poets of the First World War and provides selections of their best work.

In Bonzo's War, Clare Campbell told the fascinating story of what it was like for Britain's pets when the world was at war.

The adventures of the daring Thomas Cochrane, called 'the sea wolf' by Napoleon, are so extraordinary that his life reads like a page-turning work of fiction.

There can't be many people who have never heard of Nelson Mandela.

David Shaw sees himself as an Average Joe.

Enormously readable.

* THE INTERNATIONAL AND SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER *';Even in the darkest of Dickens novels, no family comes across quite as mendacious, grasping and avaricious as the Trumps' Financial Times A REVELATORY PORTRAIT OF DONALD J.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER.

A riveting tale of Dutch polar explorer William Barents and his three harrowing Arctic expeditions the last of which resulted in a relentlessly challenging year-long fight for survival.

The former Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison in the Trump White House provides a jaw-dropping look into the corruption and controversy of the current administration.

KRAUS FAMILY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIR AT THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDSWINNER OF THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE';Beautifully told John le Carre ';More than just history' Michael PalinIn this remarkably moving memoir, Ariana Neumann dives into the secrets of her father's past: years spent hiding in plain sight in wartorn Berlin, the annihilation of dozens of family members in the Holocaust, and the courageous choice to build anew.

';A riveting, exciting and thoroughly compelling tale of adventure'JOHN GRISHAM on David GrannsThe Lost City of Z';Awonderful storyof a lost age of heroic exploration'Sunday TimesonThe Lost City of Z';Marvellous .

The Observer Book of the YearThe war hero, senator, secretary of state and presidential candidate has plenty to write about and to be right about The Guardian'Frank, thoughtful and clearly written What lingers are not the parts but the whole; not the life, but the man' New York Times 'Draws back the curtain on a life you thought you knew, but turns out to be a bit different surprisingly personal Washington PostEvery Day Is Extra is John Kerrys personal story.

She couldn't have been more than seven or eight years old.

THESUNDAY TIMESNUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ';Acompelling read' - Financial TimesIn the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net.

To read this magnificent biography of Leonardo da Vinci is to take a tour through the life and works of one of the most extraordinary human beings of all time in the company of the most engaging, informed, and insightful guide imaginable.

THE STORY OF THE WOMAN WHO INSPIRED CHANGE WITH HER CALL FOR GREATER FREEDOMS FOR WOMEN.

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** ';Excellent book skilful and meticulous' David Aaronovitch,The Times Hailed as ';authoritative' and ';essential', Trump Revealedis the indispensable andupdated biography of the 45th president of the United States.

A riveting, unvarnished and wholly unforgettable portrait of America's most storied commandos at war.