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Starting Over: A Political Biography of George Allen

by Edward A. Lynch

This book traces the remarkable political career of former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen, which has featured multiple returns from seeming oblivion. The author provides a balanced look at Allen's...


Richard III's 'Beloved Cousyn': John Howard and the House of York

by John Ashdown-Hill

In 1455 John Howard was an untitled and relatively obscure Suffolk gentleman. At the time of his death at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 he was Earl Marshal, Duke of Norfolk, Lord Admiral and a very rich...


The Myopia and Other Plays by David Greenspan

by David Greenspan & Marc Robinson

Playwright and actor David Greenspan has been a leading figure in Manhattan's downtown performance scene for over twenty years. His numerous accolades include a Guggenheim fellowship and four Obie Awards for...


Zumwalt

by Larry Berman

Admiral Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr., the charismatic chief of naval operations (CNO) and "the navy's most popular leader since WWII" (Time), was a man who embodied honor, courage, and commitment. In a career spanning...


The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace

by H.W. Brands

From New York Times bestselling author H. W. Brands, a masterful biography of the Civil War general and two-term president who saved the Union twice, on the battlefield and in the White House, holding the country...


Several Ways to Die in Mexico City: An Autobiography of Death in Mexico City

by Kurt Hollander

Offers a perspective on Mexico City based on the hazard it poses to health and the reasons to embrace that.


Eric Morecambe: Lost and Found

by Gary Morecambe

As one half of Morecambe & Wise, Eric Morecambe occupied a special place in the nation’s affections. Twenty-eight years after his death, the country still mourns and misses ‘the one with the glasses’. Now,...


A Few Kind Words and a Loaded Gun: The Autobiography of a Career Criminal

by Razor Smith

Brutal and violent, this tell-all is a personal account of the life of Razor Smith and the world in which he lived, where ruthlessness, viciousness, and savagery are prized and admired. In prison more than half...


Charles Dickens

by Catherine Peters

Charles Dickens was in his own day the most popular novelist who had ever lived and continues to hold his place in the literary canon as one of the most respected English writers. This short biography provides...


Radical or Redundant: Minor Parties in Irish Politics

by Professor Liam Weeks

While the type of small political party in Ireland has varied, their fate, it seems, has not. Although some enjoy a brief time in the sun, termination is the long-term prospects for all minor parties. The usual...


Terrible Swift Sword: The Life of General Philip H. Sheridan

by Joseph Wheelan

A compelling new biography of General Sheridan, whose leadership and aggressive tactics helped win the Civil War, crush the Plains Indians, and save Yellowstone National Park 


Conversations with Gorbachev: On Perestroika, the Prague Spring, and the Crossroads of Socialism

by Mikhail Gorbachev, Zdenek Mlynar & George Shriver

Mikhail Gorbachev and Zdenek Mlynar were friends for half a century, since they first crossed paths as students in 1950. Although one was a Russian and the other a Czech, they were both ardent supporters of...


Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man

by Walter Stahr

From one of our most acclaimed new biographers– the first full life of the leader of Lincoln’s “team of rivals” to appear in more than forty years. William Henry Seward was one of the most important...


Doreen Kartinyeri: My Ngarrindjeri Calling

by Doreen Kartinyeri & Sue Anderson

An Aboriginal insider's view into Australia's Hindmarsh Island Affair, this remarkable record tells the personal narrative of key Ngarrindjeri spokeswoman, the late Doreen Kartinyeri. Chronicling her victorious...


Leaving Home: A Hollywood Blacklisted Writer's Years Abroad

by Anne Edwards

In this new memoir, Anne Edwards—bestselling author of biographies on Judy Garland, Vivien Leigh, Margaret Mitchell, and Ronald Reagan—turns the spotlight on herself, chronicling her 20-year exile from the...


The Boy Who Wouldn't Die

by David Nyuol Vincent & Carol Nader

The inspiring story of David Nyuol Vincent, a Sudanese refugee who survived famine, wars, and fifteen years in camps to find a new life in Australia. David Nyuol Vincent was a little boy when he fled southern...


KISS FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Hottest Band in the Land

by Dale Sherman

(FAQ). Since 1973, KISS has recorded over 20 studio albums; been recognized as an innovator in rock presentations; witnessed a firestorm of rumors and controversies; remained a thorn in critics' sides; and continues...


No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan

by Robert Shelton, Elizabeth Thomson & Patrick Humphries

(Book). Robert Shelton met Bob Dylan when the young singer first arrived in New York. He became Dylan's friend, champion, and critic. This book, first published in 1986, was hailed as the definitive unauthorized...


Here and Now!: The Autobiography of Pat Martino

by Pat Martino

(Book). By age 16, Pat Martino was already working as a member of R&B star Lloyd Price's touring musical revue. By age 18, Martino moved to Harlem, where he quickly earned a reputation as a hard-bopping six-stringer...


Garfield

by Allan Peskin

Winner of the Ohio Academy of History Award, the Ohioana Book Award in History, and a Choice Outstanding Academic Book of the Year. "Garfield's military career, the congressional years, the Presidency, receive...