Biography & Memoir
The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics
Hardback
Largely written out of American history, this book argues that John Quincy Adams is, in fact, a lost Founding Father.
Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian
Hardback
The first major biography of pre-eminent historian and intellectual Arthur Schlesinger Jr, a defining figure in John F. Kennedy’s White House.
Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk: Defeat Into Victory
Hardback
Combining epic history with rich family stories, Michael Korda chronicles the outbreak of the Second World War and the great events that led to Dunkirk.
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
Paperback
Reviving the life and work of a neglected master, this biography establishes Shirley Jackson as a towering figure in American literature.
Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote Dracula
Paperback
A ground-breaking biography revealing the haunted origins of the man who created Dracula.