Biography & Memoir
The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art
Paperback
A narrative of intrigue, gossip and colourful artistic rivalry, The Collector of Lives presents a lively introduction to a seminal figure in the very human story of art itself.
So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley
Paperback
The world’s leading reggae scholar spent forty years interviewing Bob Marley and his closest confidants. This is the definitive telling of Bob Marley’s life.
Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk: Defeat into Victory
Paperback
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.
Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs
Paperback
"Morning: bought a bag of frozen peas to numb my husband’s sore testicles after his vasectomy. Evening: added thawed peas to our carbonara." —from Heating & Cooling, "Married Love, IV"
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
Paperback
A New York Times and Los Angeles Times Bestseller
“Doughty chronicles [death] practices with tenderheartedness, a technician’s fascination, and an unsentimental respect for grief.” —Jill Lepore, The New Yorker