The Life of Henrietta Anne: Daughter of Charles I
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Henrietta Anne Stuart, youngest child of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, was born in June 1644 in the...
The Mystery of Princess Louise: Queen Victoria's Rebellious Daughter
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The secrets of Queen Victoria's sixth child, Princess Louise, may be destined to remain hidden...
W. B. Yeats: A Life II: The Arch-Poet 1915-1939
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The acclaimed first volume of this definitive biography of W. B. Yeats left him in his fiftieth...
Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane
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On the centennial of his birth, the defining wunderkind of modern entertainment gets his due in a...
Susan Sontag: The Making of an Icon
Carl Rollyson and Lisa Paddock
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This first biography of Susan Sontag (1933-2004) is now fully revised and updated, providing an even...
Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson
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A fully updated edition of Gimson's 2006 biography, with new material covering Boris's years as...
Confucius: And the World He Created
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Confucius is perhaps the most important philosopher in history. Today, his teachings shape the daily...
Franco: A Personal and Political Biography
Stanley G. Payne and Jesus Palacios
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General Francisco Franco ruled Spain for nearly forty years, as one of the most powerful and...
Mama Rose's Turn: The True Story of America's Most Notorious Stage Mother
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Hers is the show business saga you think you already know--but you ain't seen nothin' yet. Rose...
Marie Antoinette's Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution
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Winner of the Adele Mellen Prize for Distinguished Scholarship Marie Antoinette has remained atop...