“The first noteworthy treatment of its subject—and a definitive one at that...Fascinating narrative threads proliferate.” —The New York Times Book Review ...

A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work. As...

The Autobiography of St. Ignatius is considered the most valuable record of the great Founder of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits, also known as Ignatius of Loyola. Saint...

The Life of General GaribaldiTranslated by Theodore Dwight Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 - 1882) was an Italian general, politician and nationalist who played a large role in the...

Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen (Schönhausen, April 1, 1815 - Friedrichsruh, July 30, 1898) was a German politician, nicknamed the "Chancellor of...

Winston Churchill was a master using the power of words and emotions as a way to motivate the public.During his fifty-year political career, in his books, books, articles and...

What and who caused the death of Lady Diana? Was she a victim of a fatal accidental car crash, or was she violently murdered through a precise and well organized plot? According...

"De Profundis" (Latin: "from the depths") is a letter written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, to "Bosie" (Lord Alfred...

Stephen Tyrone Colbert originally studied to be a dramatic actor, but the experiences with for Improvisation Theater soon become a bigger interest. Even today, improvisation...

Long, Long Ago is a collection of Woollcott’s writings in the style of While Rome Burns. It is a bird’s eye view of the people, the institutions, the facts and fancies...