Elizabeth Keckley 
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Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction In this groundbreaking new book, Thomas Page Mc Bee, a trans man, trains to fight in a charity match at Madison Square Garden while strugglin …

Before Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, there was the one-fingered, cunning Giuseppe Morello and his murderous coterie of brothers. Had it not been for Morello, the world may never have heard of ”men of …

______________________ ”A beautifully written account of postpartum psychosis, and the ties, blessings and burdens of family” – NIGELLA LAWSON SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE Y …

Hermann Hesse, winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize for Literature, is now acknowledged internationally as one of the major writers of this century. His books, which have become best-sellers, appeal partic …

"Paul Kelver" is an autobiographical novel by British author Mark Rutherford that follows the coming-of-age journey of the protagonist, Paul Kelver. The story is a deeply introspective expl …

"Gibbon" written by means of James Cotter Morison is an in-depth biography of the eminent historian Edward Gibbon, first-class recognized for his epic work "The History of the Decline …

‘Shocking in its disclosures, elegantly crafted, and faultlessly measured in its judgments.’-Roger Morris, author of Richard Milhous Nixon and Partners in Power How did the deeply flawed George W. Bu …

This volume explores the extraordinary life and work of Hildegard of Bingen, the 12th century abbess and prophet whose interests ranged from music to theology to zoology to medicine. These essays-wri …