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Biographies
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Madly, Deeply : The Alan Rickman Diaries€31.99
Alan Rickman remains one of the most beloved actors of all time across almost every genre, from his breakout role as Die Hard's villainous Hans Gruber to his heart-wrenching run as Professor Severus Snape, and beyond.
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The Only Woman in the Room : Golda Meir and Her Path to Power€34.99
A feminist biography of the only woman to become prime minister of Israel. In this authoritative and empathetic biography, Pnina Lahav reexamines the life of Golda Meir (1898-1978) through a feminist lens, focusing on her recurring role as a woman standing alone among men.
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Valentino Rossi, Revised and Updated : Life of a Legend€34.99
This visual biography explores the legendary career of motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi, including his victories, rivalries, and racing class transitions across Aprilia, Honda, Yamaha, and Ducati race bikes.
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David Stirling : The Phoney Major: The Life, Times and Truth about the Founder of the SAS€31.99
Aristocrat, gambler, innovator and special forces legend, the life of David Stirling should need no retelling. His formation of the Special Air Service in the summer of 1941 led to a new form of warfare and Stirling is remembered as the father of special forces soldiering.
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The Young Alexander : The Making of Alexander the Great€31.99
'Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a vanished world' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
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The Queen : 70 Glorious Years€31.99
This official souvenir publication celebrates the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch.
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Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories: From This Broken Hill, Volume 2 : 2€31.99
The second volume of the extraordinary life of the great music and literary icon Leonard Cohen, in the words of those who knew him best.
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Philip Roth : The Biography€37.99
OBSERVER Appointed by Philip Roth and granted complete access and independence, Blake Bailey spent years poring over Roth's personal archive, interviewing his friends, lovers, and colleagues, and engaging Roth himself in breathtakingly candid conversations.
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Francis Bacon : Revelations€35.50
Bacon concealed many important aspects of his life. He described himself as an asthmatic child in Ireland with foxhunting parents and a tyrannical father, but he was also rescued by a series of formidable women - women who in this biography emerge in their own right.