Biography & Memoir

Wilde in America: Oscar Wilde and the Invention of Modern Celebrity
Hardback
The story of Oscar Wilde's 1882 American tour explains how this quotable literary eminence became famous for being famous.

Wagstaff: Before and After Mapplethorpe: A Biography
Hardback
Here is the long-awaited story of Sam Wagstaff and his indelible influence on the world of late-twentieth-century art.

The Sphinx: Franklin Roosevelt, the Isolationists, and the Road to World War II
Hardback
Why it took the United States so long to enter the Second World War.

Beautiful Eyes: A Father Transformed
Hardback
Through parenting a child with a disability, a father discovers patience, acceptance, and unconditional love.

George Frideric Handel: A Life with Friends
Hardback
An intimate portrait of Handel's life and inner circle, modelled after one of the composer's favourite forms: the fugue.


