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Learn all about Florence Nightingale and her revolutionary nursing work in this children's biography…

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Discover the inspiring story of Jesse Owens, African American track-and-field athlete and Olympic go…

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Immerse yourself in the extraordinary life of one of history's most influential figures with "King D…

In this Pulitzer Prize-finalist biography, the author of Mad at the World examines the little-known …

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The definitive biography of Felix Frankfurter, Supreme Court justice and champion of twentieth-centu…

Discover the full and fascinating story of Prince Philip—one of the most important, influentia…

A thrilling new biography of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky—composer of some of the world's most popular o…

The first major biography of “the Thomas Edison of guns,” John Moses Browning, a visiona…

"The Life of Oscar Wilde" by Robert Sherard is a biographical exploration that takes readers on a jo…

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John Adams said of Cicero, All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosop…

Among major chess figures of the 20th century, few stand out more than Miguel Najdorf. One of the wo…

Among major chess figures of the 20th century, few stand out more than Miguel Najdorf. One of the wo…

Andrew Carnegie, whose lifetime spanned the era from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to t…

From acclaimed literary biographer Claire Tomalin, a complex and fascinating exploration of the earl…

THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE BBC'S MISS AUSTEN: THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY JANE AUSTEN LOVER …

“This in-depth, beautifully illustrated biography of Mary Anning sings with the passion and pe…

The New York Times-bestselling, definitive biography of lengendary artist Leonard Coh…

"I know that nothing can be done perfectly at the first trial; I also know that each day brings its …

Author Phillip Norman, whose previous bestseller, John Lennon: The Life, was praised as a “hau…

From acclaimed historian and author of the “marvelous” (The New York Times Book Review) The Last Ame…

Hillary Rodham Clinton is a formidable, fascinating, enigmatic woman, and this provocative, probing …

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There is no doubt that Napoleon Bonaparte has attracted legions of biographers over the last two cen…

From the award-winning author of Wrestling with Moses comes a fascinating, accessible biography of t…

The definitive biography of Liverpool legend and the most famous Egyptian footballer in the history …

BBC Radio adaptations of Nancy Mitford's most famous novels and acclaimed biography of Madame de Pom…

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Since its release nearly one hundred and fifty years ago, Louisa May Alcott's classic Little Women h…