Biografier

When a film is not a document, it is a dream. This visual autobiography traces the author's lifelong love affair with film. It looks at his life from a rural Swedish childhood through his work in theater to Hollywood's golden age, and a romantic history that includes five wives and more than a few mistresses.

The story of one of the most brilliant, flamboyant and historically important men who ever lived. 'Magnificent' DAILY TELEGRAPH

The 1995 Open Champion and legendary wild man of golf recalls the best and worst of his life: his inspirational play on both US and European tours; the demons that afflicted him on the course and his addiction to gambling and drink; and the trashed hotel rooms and spectacular marital problems.

Barack Obama's political vision for the future of America, written two years before he became president; the New York Times bestseller

Peter Falk came to prominence as an actor in 1956 in the successful off-Broadway revival of The Iceman Cometh with Jason Robards. But in 1958, Twentieth Century Fox came to New York to make a movie and Falk landed a juicy role for which he received reviews and was nominated for an Academy Award. This book deals with his life and work.

Giving an account of the life of a surgeon, this book looks at what it is like to cut into people's bodies and the - literally life and death - decisions that have to be made. It includes chronicles of operations that go wrong; of doctors who go to the bad; why autopsies are necessary; and what it feels like to insert your knife into someone.

The Number One Sunday Times BestsellerForty years after his death, Elvis Presley remains one of the world's most beloved and iconic figures. Including deeply personal documents and previously unseen family photographs, this sensational book also features new interviews with family and friends.

A life of the prophet Muhammad by bestselling religious writer Karen Armstrong.

Jaycee Dugard's raw and powerful memoir: her own story of being kidnapped as an 11-year-old and held captive for over 18 years.

David Douglas Duncan introduced Lump, a stray dachshund, to Pablo Picasso in 1957. It was love at first sight, and Lump became the artist's inseparable companion and sometime muse. This collection of photographs, celebrating Picasso and Lump's relationship, is a record of mini-chapter in the history of 20th-century art.

The incredible true story of the FBI's most successful undercover agent now reissued as a Great Read

Tarkovsky's diaries were widely reviewed and considered to be a valuable addition to his work. The diaries cover his film-making in the Soviet Union and the increasing difficulties he encountered there followed by his exile in Europe. The diaries are both professional and personal.

An unforgettable true story of friendship, loyalty and revenge, set against the unmistakable backdrop of New York CityThey were four boys who shared everything - the laughter and bruises of an impoverished upbringing in New York's West Side.

We learn how, through his relationship with various horses, he gradually developed the methods which enabled him to communicate with horses in their own language, a silent language of gestures similar to sign language: the unique art of the horse whisperer.

This book draws on Lee's own notes, letters, diaries and training logs to present the full extent of his training methods. They include nutrition, aerobics, isometrics, stretching, and weight training.

Green Hills of Africa is Ernest Hemingway's lyrical journal of a month on safari in the great game country of East Africa, where he and his wife Pauline journeyed in December 1933. Hemingway's well-known interest in - and fascination with - big-game hunting is magnificently captured in this evocative account of his trip.

In the tradition of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and James Gleick's Genius, The Emperor of Scent tells the story of Luca Turin, an utterly unusual, stubborn scientist, his otherworldly gift for perfume, his brilliant, quixotic theory of how we smell, and his struggle to set before the world the secret of the most enigmatic of our senses.

'The book I recommend if you want to start or grow a business' Ali Abdaal, productivity expert and bestselling author of Feel-Good Productivity'Inspiring stuff...Simon empowers you to follow your dreams without fear'Jamie Oliver________________________________Find Your Passion. Love Your Work. Build a Richer Life.What's your dream? It's a simple question, but one which very few of us ever really think about.From early on, we are taught that there's only one path to getting ahead: do well at school, get a certain kind of job, and avoid failure at all costs. We're so busy trying to follow these rules that we never stop and ask ourselves: What's my purpose? What do I really want? Do I have the power to make it happen?Simon Squibb is on a mission to change people's lives for the better. Here, he shares the hard-won life lessons from his years in the business world plus his own personal life, from facing homelessness as a teenager to selling a multi-million pound business, and now inspiring a new generation of budding entrepreneurs. Simon will empower readers to identify their own meaningful goals, to remove the barriers that stand in the way, and ultimately to build a richer life. Sometimes, it just takes one person to believe in you...________________________________'If you have a dream to start a business then make this book your first step!'Lewis Howes, New York Times bestselling author of The Greatness Mindset

The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles' beloved roadie, assistant, confidant and friend