Biography & Memoir

The Manson family is more than a little intriguing, and this book brings fresh insights to the spectrum. From Hollywood stars to government operatives, Tom O'Neill's narrative is as fascinating as it is genuinely surprising.A journalist's twenty-year...

One Nation Under Blackmail is a damning indictment of the consequences resulting from the nearly century old relationship between both US and Israeli intelligence and the organized criminal network known as the National Crime Syndicate. This book...

A DEBUT COLLECTION OF FIERCE, FUNNY ESSAYS ABOUT GROWING UP THE DAUGHTER OF INDIAN IMMIGRANTS IN WESTERN CULTURE, ADDRESSING SEXISM, STEREOTYPES, AND THE UNIVERSAL MISERIES OF LIFEOne of NPR's Best Books of the YearIn One Day We’ll All Be Dead...

Maid set the bar incredibly high for Stephanie Land, opening up a whole discourse on working conditions and the lives of those with the chips stacked against them. Class sees that bar, and raises it. Weaving together themes of motherhood...

Selma Blair has played many roles: Ingenue in Cruel Intentions. Preppy ice queen in Legally Blonde. Muse to Karl Lagerfeld. Advocate for the multiple sclerosis community. But before all of that, Selma was known best as … a mean baby. In...

Life is tough. Steve-O’s stint on Jackass never made it easy. Remember, Steve-O took the kicks for us. We think there’s a thing or two we can learn from his choices.Stephen "Steve-O" Glover—social media icon, comedy-touring...

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest—a moving, deeply personal journey of...

A new translation of a great historical epic, recounting the turbulent life and times of Chinggis Khan'Bear the sword andHew asunder high and haughty necksSlash apart all strong and self-willed shoulders'Born poor into a world of dangers and hardships,...

Laughing out loud at the collapse of a marriage? Quietly sobbing while witnessing the pain of being human and in relationship? This funny, touching memoir is a genuine spiritual and human excavation of the soul and the puzzle of love, belonging, and...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A timely, urgent portrait of working-class American women.”—Gabrielle UnionIn her highly anticipated memoir Tell Me Everything, Minka Kelly shares a story as powerful as it is page-turning.Fans...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Eloquent and enthralling..." —Washington Post"The emergence of our true selves is all of our life's work. Pageboy helps chart the course." —Jamie Lee Curtis"Searing, deeply moving, and...

'One of the most successful MI5 undercover surveillance officers of his time.' - SunTom.Marcus spent years of his life working covertly against those who want to do us harm. Now, for the first time, he tells the full story of what it is like to live your...

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • “A searing account of grief and the quest to bring her sister’s murderer to justice years after the fact” (The Boston Globe),...

The first modern biography of one of the most influential yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient world: Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Antony and Cleopatra.“A vibrant, fascinating portrait of a great woman who deserves her place in the pantheon of...

Drawing from his time in Westminster and his considerable experience in foreign politics, Rory Stewart shares his insights into the era of populism and global conflict with candour and sharp humour. From the former Conservative Cabinet minister and...

An evocative portrait of the underbelly of contemporary Paris as seen through the eyes of a young waiter scraping out a living in the City of Light.A waiter's job is to deceive you. They want you to believe in a luxurious calm because on the other side...

From bestselling author Bill Bryson comes this compelling short biography of William Shakespeare, our greatest dramatist and poet. Examining centuries of myths, half-truths and downright lies, Bill Bryson makes sense of the man behind the masterpieces...

Bursting with the unique comic imagination that makes him such a beloved entertainer, Bob Mortimer’s memoir takes in his numerous misadventures on the path to fame yet doesn’t shy away from moving reflections on the death of his father and...

Tiffany & Co.: The Story Behind the Style is a beautifully illustrated, handbag-sized visual history of one of the world's most iconic brands.Open the world's most famous little blue box to discover the story of Tiffany & Co. since its...

A Telegraph Best Book of 2022Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave’s inner life.Created from more than forty hours of intimate conversations with the journalist Seán O’Hagan, this is a profoundly thoughtful...