* Recent Releases *

Notable recent releases are listed below.

2024 Releases:

Ian Fleming Ian Fleming: The Complete Man by Nicholas Shakespeare Apr 9
Marlon Brando Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel by Burt Kearns Apr 2
Pete Rose Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose by Keith O’Brien Mar 26
Isabella Stewart Gardner Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner by Natalie Dykstra Mar 26
Tiger Woods Drive: The Lasting Legacy of Tiger Woods by Bob Harig Mar 26
George C. Marshall The Making of a Leader: The Formative Years of George C. Marshall by Josiah Bunting III Mar 19
Edward VIII Once a King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII by Jane Marguerite Tippett Mar 19
Shirley Chisholm A Seat at the Table: The Life and Times of Shirley Chilsholm by Glenn Starks Mar 19
Terry Allen Truckload of Art: The Life and Work of Terry Allen by Brendan Greaves Mar 19
Candy Darling Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar by Cynthia Carr Mar 19
J.E.B. Stuart J.E.B. Stuart: The Soldier and the Man by Edward G. Longacre Mar 8
Simone Forti Simone Forti: Improvising a Life by Ann Cooper Albright Mar 5
Keith Haring Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring by Brad Gooch Mar 5
Elizabeth I Young Elizabeth: Elizabeth I and Her Perilous Path to the Crown by Nicola Tallis Feb 29
Carson McCullers Carson McCullers: A Life by Mary Dearborn Feb 27
[First Ladies] American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady by Katie Rogers Feb 27
Fiorello LaGuardia I Never Did Like Politics: How Fiorello La Guardia Became America’s Mayor by Terry Golway Feb 20
James Oglethorpe James Oglethorpe: Father of Georgia by Michael Thurmond Feb 15
Hubert Humphrey True Believer: Hubert Humphrey’s Quest for a More Just America by James Traub Feb 13
Stanley Kubrick Kubrick: An Odyssey by Robert Kolker and Nathan Abrams Feb 6
Bob Dylan The Joker & the Thief: Bob Dylan by Peter Stone Brown Feb 6
Calvin Peete Calvin Peete: Golf’s Forgotten Star by Gordon Hobson Feb 6
Bee Gee family The Story of the Bee Gees: Children of the World by Bob Stanley Feb 6
Emilio Goggio Marginal Man: Life of Emilio Goggio by Paul Redvers Brown Feb 2
Fay Taylour Fay Taylour: The World’s ‘Wonder Girl’ by Stephen Cullen Feb 1
Martha Graham Errand into the Maze: The Life and Works of Martha Graham by Deborah Jowitt Jan 30
Winston Churchill Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him by David Reynolds Jan 23
King Charles III The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy by Robert Hardman Jan 18
Henry Wallace The World That Wasn’t: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century by Benn Steil Jan 9
Lawrence of Arabia My Journey in Search of T.E. Lawrence by Ranulph Fiennes Jan 2
Margaret Cavendish Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish by Francesca Peacock Jan 2
Alton B. Parker Alton B. Parker: The Man Who Challenged Roosevelt by Bradley Nahrstadt Jan 1

2023 Releases:

Doug Scott Mountain Guru: The Life of Doug Scott by Catherine Moorehead Dec 21
Britney Spears Britney: Breaking Free: The Unauthorized Biography by Danny White Dec 19
Ayman al-Zawahiri Doctor, Teacher, Terrorist: The Life and Legacy of Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri by Sajjan Gohel Dec 12
Benedict Arnold God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America’s Most Hated Man by Jack Kelly Dec 5
Ella Fitzgerald Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song by Judith Tick Dec 5
Stanford Tuck Stanford Tuck: The Life of the Great Fighter Ace by Helen Doe Nov 30
Albert Sidney Johnston The Iron Dice of Battle: Albert Sidney Johnston and the Civil War in the West by Timothy B. Smith Nov 29
Francis Ford Coppola The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story by Sam Wasson Nov 28
William Adams William Adams: His Life and Locomotives 1823-1904 by John Woodhams Nov 23
Genl Longstreet Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South by Elizabeth Varon Nov 21
Jack Ruby Jack Ruby: The Many Faces of Oswald’s Assassin by Danny Fingeroth Nov 21
Edgar Allan Poe Fallen Angel: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Robert Morgan Nov 15
Edmond Halley Edmond Halley: The Many Discoveries of the Most Curious Royal Astronomer by David K. Love Nov 15
Milton Friedman Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative by Jennifer Burns Nov 14
Barbra Streisand My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand Nov 7
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain by Ronald C. White Oct 31
Mitt Romney Romney: A Reckoning by McKay Coppins Oct 24
Magic Johnson Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson by Roland Lazenby Oct 19
John Hancock King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father by Brooke Barbier Oct 10
Andrew Lang Andrew Lang: Writer, Folklorist, Democrat Intellect by Dr. John Sloan Sept 29
John Albion Andrew In Pursuit of Justice: The Life of John Albion Andrew by Dr. Stephen Engle Sept 29
Daniel Donelson Daniel Smith Donelson: Soldier, Politician, Tennessean by Doug Spence Sept 26
Stephen Sondheim Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy by Stephen Silverman Sept 19
Greta Garbo Ideal Beauty: The Life and Times of Greta Garbo by Dr. Lois Banner Sept 15
Elon Musk Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson Sept 12
F. Scott Fitzgerald Some Unfinished Chaos: The Lives of F. Scott Fitzgerald by Arthur Krystal Sept 12
Larry McMurtry Larry McMurtry: A Life by Tracy Daugherty Sept 12
Alexander Hamilton Hamilton: The Energetic Founder by R. B. Bernstein Aug 29
George Weidenfeld The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing by Thomas Harding Aug 29
August Wilson August Wilson: A Life by Patti Hartigan Aug 15
Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath Day by Day: 1932-1955 (Vol 1) by Carl Rollyson Aug 14
Schubert Schubert: A Musical Wayfarer by Lorraine Byrne Bodley Jul 25
Jackie Kennedy Jackie: Public, Private, Secret by J. Randy Tarabarrelli Jul 18
Elisabeth Elliot Elisabeth Elliot: A Life by Lucy S.R. Austen Jun 27
RFK Jr. The Real RFK Jr.: An In-Depth Look at the Man and His Mission by Dick Russell Jun 20
Mozart Mozart in Motion: His Work and His World in Pieces by Patrick Mackie June 6
Candido Rondon Into the Amazon: The Life of Candido Rondon by Larry Rohter May 30
Emmett J. Scott Emmett J. Scott: Power Broker of the Tuskegee Machine by Maceo Dailey Jr. May 30
Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence by Joseph Berger May 23
MLK King: A Life by Jonathan Eig May 16
Janet Reno Janet Reno: A Life by Judith Hicks Stiehm Apr 25
George Dewey A New Force at Sea: George Dewey and the Rise of the American Navy by David A. Smith Apr 15
Sam Shepard True West: Sam Shepard’s Life, Work, and Times by Robert Greenfield Apr 11
Nancy Cunard Magnificent Rebel: Nancy Cunard in Jazz Age Paris by Anne de Courcy Apr 11
Irving Robert Kaufman Judgment and Mercy: The Turbulent Life and Times of the Judge Who Condemned the Rosenbergs by Martin J. Siegel Mar 15
Edith Wilson Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson by Rebecca Boggs Roberts Mar 7
Antonin Scalia Scalia: Rise to Greatness, 1936 to 1986 (Vol 1) by James Rosen Mar 7
Karl Lagerfeld Paradise Now: The Extraordinary Life of Karl Lagerfeld by William Middleton Feb 28
Amy Clampitt Nothing Stays Put: The Life and Poetry of Amy Clampitt by Willard Spiegelman Feb 28
Sultan Süleyman Peerless Among Princes: The Life and Times of Sultan Süleyman by Kaya Sahin Feb 27
Jack Johnson Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century by Youssef Daoudi Feb 21
Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali: A Humanitarian Life by Margueritte Shelton Feb 8
Althea Gibson Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson by Ashley Brown Feb 7
John Burgoyne From the Battlefield to the Stage: The Many Lives of General John Burgoyne by Norman Poser Jan 30
David Lloyd George David Lloyd George: The Politics of Religious Conviction by Jerry Gaw Jan 25
Jean Gabin Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France by Joseph Harriss Jan 24
George Kennan Kennan: A Life Between Worlds by Frank Costigliola Jan 17
Norman Mailer Tough Guy: The Life of Norman Mailer by Richard Bradford Jan 17
Alfred Milner Milner: Last of the Empire Builders by Richard Steyn Jan 17
Andre Siegfried France in the World: The Career of Andre Siegfried by Sean Kennedy Jan 15
Prince Harry Spare by Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex Jan 10
Shirley Chisholm Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics by Anastasia Curwood Jan 10
Richard Harris Richard Harris: Raising Hell, Reaching for Heaven by Joe Jackson Jan 10
George Shultz In the Nation’s Service: The Life and Times of George P. Shultz by Philip Taubman Jan 10
King Tutankhamun Pharaohs of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun’s Dynasty by Guy de la Bedoyere Jan 3
Samuel Ryan Curtis Union General: Samuel Ryan Curtis by William L. Shea Jan 1

2022 Releases:

Paul McCartney The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73 by Allan Kozinn Dec 13
Andre Gorz Andre Gorz: A Life by Willy Gianinazzi Dec 7
Lawrence Tierney Lawrence Tierney: Hollywood’s Real-Life Tough Guy by Burt Kearns Dec 6
Joseph Roth Endless Flight: The Life of Joseph Roth by Keiron Pim Dec 6
Anton Chekhov Chekhov Becomes Chekhov: The Emergence of a Literary Genius by Bob Blaisdell Dec 6
Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon by Kate Andersen Brower Dec 6
Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins by Aidan Levy Dec 6
Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh: A Life in Revolution by Satvinder Juss Dec 6
Friedrich Hayek Hayek: A Life, 1899-1950 by Bruce Caldwell Nov 25
J Edgar Hoover G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century by Beverly Gage Nov 22
Ted Kennedy Against the Wind: Edward Kennedy and the Rise of Conservatism (Vol 2) by Neal Gabler Nov 15
Lee Harvey Oswald The Oswalds: An Untold Account of Marina and Lee by Paul R. Gregory Nov 15
Queen Elizabeth II The Queen: Her Life by Andrew Morton Nov 15
Chuck Berry Chuck Berry: An American Life by R. J. Smith Nov 8
Brezhnev Brezhnev: The Making of a Statesman by Susanne Schattenberg Nov 4
John Constable John Constable: A Portrait by James Hamilton Nov 1
Ted Kennedy Ted Kennedy: A Life by John A. Farrell Oct 25
Sam Adams The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams by Stacy Schiff Oct 25
Daniel Webster Indivisible: Daniel Webster and the Birth of American Nationalism by Joel Richard Paul Oct 25
Charlton Heston Running the Race: The Public Face of Charlton Heston by Brian Steel Wills Oct 24
Joe McCarthy A Genius for Confusion: Joseph R. McCarthy and the Politics of Deceit by Richard Fried Oct 15
Stan Lee Stan Lee: A Life by Bob Batchelor Oct 15
Anthony Bourdain Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain by Charles Leehrsen Oct 11
Lydia Maria Child Lydia Maria Child: A Radical American Life by Lydia Moland Oct 7
Elvis Presley The Faith of Elvis by Billy Stanley Oct 4
Marion Davies Captain of Her Soul: The Life of Marion Davies by Lara Gabrielle Sept 27
Piet Mondrian Piet Mondrian: A Life by Hans Janssen Sept 27
Orrin Hatch Titan of the Senate: Orrin Hatch by William Doyle Sept 20
Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll: Formed by Faith by Charlie Lovett Sept 20
Charles Huber Charles Huber: France’s Greatest Arabian Explorer by William Facey Sept 15
Trotsky Trotsky, The Passionate Revolutionary by Allan Todd Sept 15
Rudy Giuliani Giuliani: The Rise and Tragic Fall of America’s Mayor by Andrew Kirtzman Sept 13
Henrietta Maria Henrietta Maria: The Warrior Queen Who Divided a Nation by Leanda de Lisle Sept 6
Kutuzov Kutuzov: A Life in War and Peace by Alexander Mikaberidze Sept 1
Wallace Carroll Century’s Witness: The Extraordinary Life of Journalist Wallace Carroll by Mary Llewellyn McNeil Sept 1
Alan Turing Alan Turning Decoded: The Man They Called Prof by Dermot Turing Sept 1
Jay Gould American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street’s Biggest Fortune by Greg Steinmetz Aug 30
Tesla Tesla: Wizard at War: The Genius, the Particle Beam Weapon, and the Pursuit of Power by Marc Seifer Aug 30
Jim Thorpe Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe by David Maraniss Aug 9
Gregor Mendel Gregor Mendel: His Life and Legacy by Daniel Fairbanks Aug 1
Putin Putin by Philip Short July 26
Thomas Reed Thomas Brackett Reed: The Gilded Age Speaker Who Made the Rule for American Politics by Robert Klotz July 21
Claude McKay Claude McKay: The Making of a Black Bolshevik by Winston James July 12
Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life in America by Keri Dearborn June 30
George Michael George Michael: A Life by James Gavin June 28
Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull The Earth is All That Lasts: Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and the Last Stand of the Great Sioux Nation by Mark Lee Gardner June 21
Jean Rhys I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys by Miranda Seymour June 8
Rickey Henderson Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original by Howard Bryant June 7
Nora Ephron Nora Ephron: A Life by Kristin Marguerite Doidge June 7
James Longstreet James Longstreet and the American Civil War by Harold Knudsen June 2
Lou Henry Hoover A Woman of Adventure: The Life and Times of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover by Annette Dunlap June 1
Anna Wintour Anna: The Biography by Amy Odell May 3
Alexis de Tocqueville The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville by Olivier Zunz May 3
James Dickey James Dickey: A Literary Life by Gordon Van Ness May 2
Margaret Hillis Margaret Hillis: Unsung Pioneer by Cheryl Frazes Hill May 1
George Marshall, Henry Stimson The Partnership: George Marshall, Henry Stimson, and the Extraordinary Collaboration That Won World War II by Edward Aldrich Apr 22
Trajan Trajan: Rome’s Last Conqueror by Nicholas Jackson Apr 13
Jackie Robinson True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson by Kostya Kennedy Apr 12
Maradona Maradona: The Boy. The Rebel. The God. by Guillem Balague Apr 12
Mark Twain The Life of Mark Twain: The Final Years (Vol 3) by Gary Scharnhorst Apr 11
Elizabeth Stuart Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Hearts by Nadine Akkerman Apr 9
John Venn John Venn: A Life in Logic by Lukas Verburgt Apr 8
Elizabeth II Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II by Robert Hardman Apr 5
Ruth Page Ruth Page: The Woman in the Work by Joellen Meglin Mar 29
Charles Cornwallis Cornwallis: Soldier and Statesman in a Revolutionary World by Richard Middleton Mar 22
George Soros George Soros: A Life in Full by Peter Osnos Mar 8
Claude Debussy Emma and Claude Debussy: The Biography of a Relationship by Gillian Opstad Mar 1
John Jay
 The First Chief Justice: John Jay and the Struggle of a New Nation by Mark Dillon Mar 1
Margaret Walker The House Where My Soul Lives: The Life of Margaret Walker by Maryemma Graham Mar 1
Julia Morgan Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect by Victoria Kastner Mar 1
Mary Hemingway Hemingway’s Widow: The Life of Mary Welsh Hemingway by Timothy Christian Mar 1
Robert Welch A Conspiritorial Life: Robert Welch by Edward H. Miller Feb 23
John von Neumann The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann by Ananyo Bhattacharya Feb 22
Salmon Chase Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln’s Vital Rival by Walter Stahr Feb 22
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker’s Life by James Curtis Feb 15
Karl Lagerfeld Karl Lagerfeld: A Life in Fashion by Alfons Kaiser Feb 8
Florine Stettheimer Florine Stettheimer: A Biography by Barbara Bloemink Feb 8
Walter F. White White Lies: The Double Life of Walter F. White and America’s Darkest Secret by A.J. Baime Feb 8
Hunter S. Thompson Savage Journey: Hunter S. Thompson and the Weird Road to Gonzo by Peter Richardson Jan 25
Duke Ellington Duke Ellington: The Note the World Was Not Ready to Hear by Karen Barbera Jan 25
Maria Theresa Maria Theresa: The Hapsburg Empress in Her Time by Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger Jan 18
Merle Haggard The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard by Marc Eliot Jan 18
Avicii Tim – The Official Biography of Avicii by Mans Mosesson Jan 18
George V George V: Never a Dull Moment by Jane Ridley Jan 4
Dante Dante: A Life by Alessandro Barbero Jan 4
Ernest Shackleton Shackleton by Ranulph Fiennes Jan 4
Charles Lamb Dream-Child: A Life of Charles Lamb by Eric Wilson Jan 4

2021 Releases:

Don Revie Don Revie: The Definitive Biography by Christopher Evans Dec 21
John Milton Making Darkness Light: A Life of John Milton by Joe Moshenska Dec 7
Gretta Garbo Garbo by Robert Gottlieb Dec 7
René Magritte Magritte: A Life by Alexander Danchev Nov 30
Bette Davis Bette Davis: Black and White by Julia Stern Nov 26
Winston Churchill Churchill, Master and Commander: Winston Churchill at War 1895-1945 by Anthony Tucker-Jones Nov 23
George Platt Lynes George Platt Lynes: The Daring Eye by Allen Ellenzweig Nov 23
Picasso A Life of Picasso The Minotaur Years (Vol 4) by John Richardson Nov 16
Muhammad Muhammad, the World-Changer: An Intimate Portrait by Mohamad Jebara Nov 16
Elizabeth Hardwick A Splendid Intelligence: The Life of Elizabeth Hardwick by Cathy Curtis Nov 16
Sarah Churchill Wayward Daughter: Sarah Churchill and Her World by Miranda Brooke Nov 15
E. O. Wilson Scientist: E. O. Wilson: A Life in Nature by Richard Rhodes Nov 9
Catherine Dior Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture by Justine Picardie Nov 9
King George III The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III by Andrew Roberts Nov 9
Benedict XVI Benedict XVI: A Life (Vol 2) by Peter Seewald Nov 9
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin: The Biography by Bob Spitz Nov 9
Leonid Brezhnev Brezhnev: The Making of a Statesman by Susanne Schattenberg Nov 4
Polly Adler Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age by Debby Applegate Nov 2
Cokie Roberts Cokie: A Life Well Lived by Steven Roberts Nov 2
H G Wells The Young H. G. Wells: Changing the World by Claire Tomalin Nov 2
Princess Mary Princess Mary: The First Modern Princess by Elisabeth Basford Nov 1
Stephen Crane Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane by Paul Auster Oct 26
Winston Churchill Churchill’s Shadow: The Life and Afterlife of Winston Churchill by Geoffrey Wheatcroft Oct 26
Robert Bellah A Joyfully Serious Man: The Life of Robert Bellah by Mattteo Bortolini Oct 19
Charles Addams Charles Addams: A Cartoonist’s Life by Linda Davis Oct 19
Willis A. Lee Jr. Battleship Commander: The Life of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr. by Paul Stillwell Oct 15
Tony Hillerman Tony Hillerman: A Life by James Morris Oct 14
Franklin Graham Franklin Porter Graham: Southern Liberal by William Link Oct 14
Adolf Hitler The Hitler Years: Disaster, 1940-1945 (Vol 2) by Frank McDonough Oct 12
Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde: A Life by Matthew Sturgis Oct 12
Harold Rosenberg Harold Rosenberg: A Critic’s Life by Debra Bricker Balken Oct 6
B. B. King King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B. B. King by Daniel de Vise Oct 5
Harry Guggenheim The Business of Tomorrow: The Visionary Life of Harry Guggenheim by Dirk Smillie Oct 5
Hans Holbein The King’s Painter: The Life of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle Oct 5
W. G. Sebald Speak, Silence: In Search of W. G. Sebald by Carole Angier Oct 5
Anthony Bourdain Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography by Laurie Woolever Sept 28
Robt E Lee Robert E. Lee: A Life by Allen Guelzo Sept 28
B.H. Roberts B.H. Roberts: A Life in the Public Arena by John Stillito Sept 27
Vanderbilt family Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe Sept 21
George Rickey George Rickey: A Life in Balance by Belinda Rathbone Sept 14
Howard Kazanjian Howard Kazanjian: A Producer’s Life by J. W. Rinzler Sept 14
Oliver Cromwell The Making of Oliver Cromwell by Ronald Hutton Sept 7
Fannie Lou Hamer Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer by Kate Clifford Larson Sept 1
Joseph P. Kennedy Tempting All the Gods: Joseph P. Kennedy by Jane Karoline Vieth Sept 1
Queen Eliz II The Queen by Matthew Dennison Sept 1
Lafayette Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by Mike Duncan Aug 24
George Hearst George Hearst: Silver King of the Gilded Age by Matthew Bernstein Aug 19
D.H. Lawrence Burning Man: The Trials of D. H. Lawrence by Frances Wilson Aug 17
Elizabeth Barrett Browning Two-Way Mirror: The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning by Fiona Sampson Aug 17
Prince Philip Philip: The Final Portrait by Gyles Brandreth Aug 17
Nico You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone: The Biography of Nico by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike Aug 10
Joseph P. Kennedy The Ambassador:Joseph P. Kennedy at the Court of St. James by Susan Ronald Aug 3
Mark Catesby Illuminating Natural History: The Art and Science of Mark Catesby by Henrietta McBurney Aug 3
Genl John Rawlins General John A. Rawlins: No Ordinary Man by Allen Ottens Aug 3
Lowitja O’Donoghue Lowitja: The Authorised Biography by Stuart Rintoul Aug 1
Fernando Pessoa Pessoa: A Biography by Richard Zenith July 20
Edgar Hoover The Director: My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover by Paul Letersky July 13
Ivor Gurney Dweller in Shadows: A Life of Ivor Gurney by Kate Kennedy July 13
Barbara Hepworth Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life by Eleanor Clayton July 13
Lise Meitner The Amazing Story of Lise Meitner by Andrew Norman July 8
Clive Bell Clive Bell and the Making of Modernism: A Biography by Mark Hussey July 6
Al Hirschfeld Hirschfeld: The Biography by Ellen Stern July 6
Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield: The Girl Couldn’t Help It by Eve Golden June 29
James Otis & Mercy Warren Minds and Hearts: The Story of James Otis Jr. and Mercy Otis Warren by Jeffrey Hacker June 25
Etta Place Etta Place: Riding Into History with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid by D.J. Herda June 23
John Craxton John Craxton: A Life of Gifts by Ian Collins June 22
Sydney Taylor From Sarah to Sydney: The Woman Behind All-of-a-Kind Family by June Cummins June 22
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese Elizabeth Fox-Genovese: Paternalism’s Daughter by Deborah Symonds June 15
Ian Fleming The World is Not Enough: A Biography of Ian Fleming by Oliver Buckton June 12
Robert Kennedy Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy’s America in Black and White by Patricia Sullivan June 8
Ethel Rosenberg Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy by Anne Sebba June 8
John Marshall Harlan The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan by Peter Canellos June 8
Paulo Freire Paulo Freire: A Philisophical Biography by Walter Omar Kohan June 3
C.S. Lewis The Making of C.S. Lewis: From Atheist to Apologist by Harry Lee Poe June 1
Horace Stoneham Forty Years a Giant: The Life of Horace Stoneham by Steven Treder June 1
Charlotte Delbo Charlotte Delbo: A Life Reclaimed by Ghislaine Dunant May 28
Mary Wortley Montagu The Pioneering Life of Mary Wortley Montagu by Jo Willett May 26
Joseph Ritson Discovering Robin Hood: The Life of Joseph Ritson by Stephen Basdeo May 26
Lucas Alaman A Life Together: Lucas Alaman and Mexico, 1792-1853 by Eric Van Young May 25
Vito Genovese The Deadly Don: Vito Genovese, Mafia Boss by Anthony DeStefano May 25
John Browning The Guns of John Moses Browning: The Remarkable Story of the Man Whose Firearms Changed the World by Nathan Gorenstein May 25
Thomas Sowell Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell by Jason L. Riley May 25
Norman Jewison Norman Jewison: A Director’s Life by Ira Wells May 18
Joseph Smith Joseph Smith for President: The Prophet, the Assassins, and the Fight for American Religious Freedom by Spencer McBride May 11
Kurt Gödel Journey to the Edge of Reason: The Life of Kurt Gödel by Stephen Budiansky May 11
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings The Life She Wished to Live: A Biography of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings by Ann McCutchan May 11
Henrietta Szold To Repair a Broken World: The Life of Henrietta Szold by Dvora Hacohen May 11
Karl Barth Karl Barth: A Life in Conflict by Christiane Tietz May 4
George Berkeley George Berkeley: A Philosophical Life by Tom Jones May 4
Nikolay Myaskovsky Nikolay Myaskovsky: A Composer and his Times by Patrick Zuk May 3
John Omohundro Texas Jack: America’s First Cowboy Star by Matthew Kerns May 1
Genl David Gregg Unsung Hero of Gettysburg: The Story of Union General David McMurtrie Gregg by Edward Longacre May 1
Jim Bridger Trailblazer of the American West by Jerry Enzler Apr 29
Fred Reines Chasing the Ghost: Nobelist Fred Reines and the Neutrino by Leonard Cole Apr 22
Clarence Darrow Darrow’s Nightmare: The Forgotten Story of America’s Most Famous Trial Lawyer by Nelson Johnson Apr 20
Nancy Pelosi Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power by Susan Page Apr 20
Georgina Weldon Georgina Weldon: The Fearless Life of a Victorian Celebrity by Joanna Martin Apr 6
Louis Lomax The Life and Times of Louis Lomax by Thomas Aiello Apr 2
Genl John Slough John P. Slough: The Forgotten Civil War General by Richard Miller Apr 1
Winston & Randolph Churchill Churchill & Son by Josh Ireland Mar 30
Philip Roth Philip Roth: A Counterlife by Ira Nadel Mar 29
James Hughes Callahan Texas Rangers, Ranchers, and Realtors: James Hughes Callahan by Thomas O. McDonald Mar 25
Nipsey Hussle The Marathon Don’t Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle by Rob Kenner Mar 23
Edward Said Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said by Timothy Brennan Mar 23
Eugene H. Peterson A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson by Winn Collier Mar 23
Francis Bacon Francis Bacon: Revelations by Mark Stevens Mar 23
Salvador Dali The Dali Legacy: How an Eccentric Genius Changed the Art World and Created a Lasting Legacy by Christopher Heath Brown Mar 23
Edward Said Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said by Timothy Brennan Mar 23
Steve Marriott All or Nothing: The Story of Steve Marriott by Simon Spence Mar 18
Louis Duportail Washington’s Engineer: Louis Duportail and the Creation of an Army Corps by Norman Desmarais Mar 16
Lady Bird Johnson Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight by Julia Sweig Mar 16
Sir Francis Drake In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and Perilous Birth of the British Empire by Laurence Bergreen Mar 16
Herman Ehrenberg Inside the Texas Revolution: The Enigmatic Memoir of Herman Ehrenberg by James Crisp Mar 15
Katherine Parr Katherine Parr: Opportunist, Queen, Reformer by Don Matzat Mar 15
Fitz John Porter Radical Sacrifice: The Rise and Ruin of Fitz John Porter by William Marvel Mar 8
Thomas Sankara Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa by Brian Peterson Mar 2
Thaddeus Stevens Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Racial Justice by Bruce Levine Mar 2
Russell Lee
 Russell Lee: A Photographer’s Life and Legacy by Mary Jane Appel Mar 2
R.C. Sproul R.C. Sproul: A Life by Stephen Nichols Mar 2
John Marshall John Marshall: The Final Founder by Robert Strauss Mar 1
William Butterfield The Master Builder: William Butterfield and his Times by Nicholas Olsberg Feb 28
Jane Street The Girl Who Dared to Defy: Jane Street and the Rebel Maids of Denver by Jane Little Botkin Feb 25
Tom Stoppard Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee Feb 23
Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg A Kabbalist in Montreal: The Life and Times of Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg by Ira Robinson Feb 23
Ivan Illich Ivan Illich: An Intellectual Journey by David Cayley Feb 18
John Calhoun Calhoun: American Heretic by Robert Elder Feb 16
Stan Lee True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee by Abraham Riesman Feb 16
William Parker Universal Tonality: The Life and Music of William Parker by Cisco Bradley Feb 12
Vera Rubin Vera Rubin: A Life by Jacqueline and Simon Mitton Feb 11
Bugsy Siegel Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream by Michael Shnayerson Feb 9
Rosa Bonheur Art is a Tyrant: The Unconventional Life of Rosa Bonheur by Catherine Hewitt Feb 9
Robert Maxwell Fall: The Mysterious Life and Death of Robert Maxwell by John Preston Feb 9
Margaret Murray Washington Margaret Murray Washington: The Life and Times of a Career Clubwoman by Sheena Harris Feb 4
Mike Nichols Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris Feb 2
Sybille Bedford Sybille Bedford: A Life by Selina Hastings Feb 2
Bob Gersony The Good American: The Epic Life of Bob Gersony by Robert Kaplan Jan 26
Ida Wells Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells by Michelle Duster Jan 26
Herman Melville
 Herman Melville: A Half-Known Life by John Bryant Jan 19
Lucian Freud The Lives of Lucian Freud: Fame, 1968-2011 by William Feaver Jan 19
Isaac Newton The World of Isaac Newton by Toni Mount Jan 15
Graham Greene The Unquiet Englishman: A Life of Graham Greene by Richard Greene Jan 12
Rabbi Louis Jacobs Reason to Believe: The Controversial Life of Rabbi Louis Jacobs by Harry Freedman Jan 12
Ben Fletcher Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly by Peter Cole Jan 12

Notable 2020 Releases:

Grace Holmes Carlson The Fierce Life of Grace Holmes Carlson by Donna Haverty-Stacke Dec 29
Frank J. Cannon Frank J. Cannon: Saint, Senator, Scoundrel by Val Holley Dec 23
Daili Lama His Holiness the Fourteenth Daili Lama by Tenzin Geyche Tethong Dec 23
Hubert Harrison Hubert Harrison: The Struggle for Equality by Jeffrey Perry Dec 22
Sylvia Pankhurst Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel by Rachel Holmes Dec 15
Pope Benedict Benedict XVI: The Biography: Volume One by Peter Seewald Dec 15
James A. Baker III Texas Titans: George H.W. Bush and James A. Baker III: A Friendship Forged in Power by Charles Denyer Dec 15
Eliza Pratt Greatorex Restless Enterprise: The Art and Life of Eliza Pratt Greatorex by Katherine Manthorne Dec 15
Mozart Mozart: The Reign of Love by Jan Swafford Dec 8
Robin Williams Robin William, American Master by Stephen Spignesi Dec 8
Charles de Gaulle Charles de Gaulle: A Thorn in the Side of Six American Presidents by William Keylor Dec 7
William & Oveta Hobby The Governor and the Colonel: A Dual Biography of William P. Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby by Don Carleton Dec 2
René Magritte Magritte: A Life by Alexander Danchev Nov 30
Tom Seaver Tom Seaver: A Terrific Life by Bill Madden Nov 24
Henry Adams The Last American Aristocrat: The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams by David S. Brown Nov 24
General Custer Ambitious Honor: George Armstrong Custer’s Life of Service and Lust for Fame by James Mueller Nov 19
Adrienne Rich The Power of Adrienne Rich: A Biography by Hilary Holladay Nov 17
John Glenn The Last American Hero: The Remarkable Life of John Glenn by Alice George Nov 10
Raphael Raphael: The Life of a Genius by Anna Cerboni Baiardi Nov 3
Ted Kennedy Catching the Wind: Edward Kennedy and the Liberal Hour by Neal Gabler Oct 27
Sylvia Plath Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark Oct 27
Tecumseh Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation by Peter Cozzens Oct 27
John Milton Poet of Revolution: The Making of John Milton by Nicholas McDowell Oct 27
Mario Cuomo Mario Cuomo: The Myth and the Man by George Marlin
 Oct 23
Queen of Versailles Queen of Versailles: Madame de Maintenon, First Lady of Louis XIV’s France by Mark Bryant Oct 22
Malcolm X The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les & Tamara Payne Oct 20
Cary Grant Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise by Scott Eyman Oct 20
John Steinbeck Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck by William Souder Oct 13
John McCain The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain by Mark Salter
 Oct 13
Francis Bacon Francis Bacon: The Measure of Excess by Yves Peyre Oct 12
James Beard The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard by John Birdsall Oct 6
Stalin Stalin: Passage to Revolution by Ronald Suny Oct 6
Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor: A Life by David Michaelis Oct 6
James Baker III The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III by Peter Baker Sept 29
Herman Bavnick Bavnick: A Critical Biography by James Eglinton Sept 29
Siegfried Kracauer Kracuer: A Biography by Jörg Später Sept 23
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. The Last Brahmin: Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. and the Making of the Cold War by Luke Nichter Sept 22
William Faulkner The Life of William Faulkner: This Alarming Paradox, 1935-1962 (Vol 2) by Carl Rollyson Sept 22
Malcolm McLaren The Life & Times of Malcolm McLaren by Paul Gorman Sept 22
Ernest Hemingway The Man Who Wasn’t There: A Life of Ernest Hemingway by Richard Bradford Sept 8
Beethoven Beethoven, A Life by John Caeyers (transl. by Brent Annable) Sept 8
Rembrandt Young Rembrandt: A Biography by Onno Blom (transl. by Beverley Jackson) Sept 8
Toussaint Louverture Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture by Sudhir Hazareesingh Sept 1
Louis XIV King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV by Philip Mansel Sept 1
Hitler Hitler: Downfall: 1939-1945 (Vol 2) by Volker Ulrich Sept 1
Habsburg Family The Habsburgs: To Rule the World by Martyn Rady Aug 25
John Lewis His Truth is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham Aug 25
Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography by Thomas Schwartz Aug 25
Little Richard The Big Life of Little Richard by Mark Ribowsky Aug 25
Timothy Findley Tiff: A Life of Timothy Findley by Sherrill Grace Aug 25
Zygmunt Bauman Bauman: A Biography by Izabela Wagner Aug 17
Izzy Stone Izzy: A Biography of I.F. Stone by Robert Cottrell Aug 14
Nathalie Sarraute Nathalie Surraute: A Life Between by Ann Jefferson Aug 11
Charles Dickens The Mystery of Charles Dickens by A.N. Wilson Aug 14
Margaret Beaufort Uncrowned Queen: The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors by Nicola Tallis July 28
Butch Cassidy Butch Cassidy: The True Story by Charles Leehrsen July 14
Coco Chanel Chanel: Her Life by Justine Picardie July 14
Henry III Henry III: The Rise to Power and Personal Rule by David Carpenter July 14
Joe McCarthy Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy by Larry Tye July 7
Francis Poulenc Poulenc: A Biography by Roger Nichols June 9
Henry Longfellow Cross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Nicholas Basbanes June 2
Wm Sherman The Scourge of War: The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman by Brian Holden Reid June 1
Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of France and England, Mother of Empires by Sara Cockerill June 1
Sam Colt Revolver: Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter that Changed America by Jim Rasenberger May 26
John Maynard Keynes The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes by Zachary Carter May 19
William Wordsworth Radical Wordsworth: The Poet Who Changed the World by Jonathan Bate May 19
James Longstreet
 The Confederacy’s Most Modern General: James Longstreet and the American Civil War by Harold Knudsen May 15
Jerry Brown
 Man of Tomorrow: The Relentless Life of Jerry Brown by Jim Newton May 12
Pauli Murray Pauli Murray: A Personal and Political Life by Troy Saxby May 11
Nat King Cole
 Straighten Up and Fly Right: The Life and Music of Nat King Cole by Will Friewald May 1
John Roebling
 Engineering America: The Life and Times of John A. Roebling by Richard Haw May 1
Henry Kissinger The Inevitability of Tragedy: Henry Kissinger and His World by Barry Gewen Apr 28
Andy Warhol Warhol by Blake Gopnik Apr 28
Yogi Berra Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask by Jon Pessah Apr 14
Doris Duke The Silver Swan: In Search of Doris Duke by Sallie Bingham Apr 7
David I David I: King of Scots, 1124-1153 by Richard Oram Apr 6
Beethoven From Silence to Sound: Beethoven’s Beginnings by Jeremy Yudkin Mar 24
Gunzberg family
 The Gunzbergs: A Family Biography by Lorraine de Meaux Mar 24
William Faulkner The Life of William Faulkner: The Past is Never Dead, 1897-1934 by Carl Rollyson Mar 24
Robert Stone Child of Light: A Biography of Robert Stone by Madison Smartt Bell Mar 17
Henry VIII Henry VIII: The Decline and Fall of a Tyrant by Robert Hutchinson Mar 3
Joe Louis Joe Louis: The Rise and Fall of the Brown Bomber by Thomas Myler Mar 1
Piero di Lorenzo de Medici Piero di Lorenzo de’ Medici and the Crisis of Renaissance Italy by Alison Brown Feb 27
Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama: An Extraordinary Life by Alexander Norman Feb 25
Dave Brubeck Dave Brubeck: A Life in Time by Philip Clark Feb 18
Ben Franklin Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership by Edward Larson Feb 11
George Orwell Becoming George Orwell by John Rodden Feb 4
Calamity Jane Calamity: The Many Lives of Calamity Jane by Karen R. Jones Feb 4
Karl Lagerfeld Kaiser Karl: The Life of Karl Lagerfeld by Raphaella Bacque Feb 1
Josef Mengele Mengele: Unmasking the “Angel of Death” by David Marwell Jan 28
Dante Dante by John Took Jan 28
John Fremont Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Fremont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War by Steve Inskeep Jan 14

Notable 2019 Releases:

Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet: A Life by Maura Spiegel Dec 10
Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf: And the Women Who Shaped Her World by Gillian Gill Dec 3
Mary Ball Washington Mary Ball Washington: The Untold Story of George Washington’s Mother by Craig Shirley Dec 3
Melania Trump Free, Melania: The Unauthorized Biography by Kate Bennett Dec 3
Cartier family The Cartiers: The Untold Story of the Family Behind the Jewelry Empire by Francesca Cartier Nov 26
Richard III Richard III: The Self-Made King by Michael Hicks Nov 26
Horace Greeley Horace Greeley: Print, Politics, and the Failure of American Nationhood by James Lundberg Nov 19
Walter Ralegh Walter Ralegh: Architect of Empire by Alan Gallay Nov 19
Carrie Fisher Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge by Sheila Weller Nov 12
Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren: In His Own Fashion by Alan Flusser Nov 12
Prince Charles King Charles: The Man, the Monarch, and the Future of Britain by Robert Jobson Nov 12
Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher: Herself Alone: The Authorized Biography (Vol 3) by Charles Moore Nov 12
Marie-Antoinette Marie-Antoinette: The Making of a French Queen by John Hardman Oct 29
Janis Joplin Janis: Her Life and Music by Holly George-Warren Oct 22
Houdini The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini by Joe Posnanski Oct 22
Thomas Edison Edison by Edmund Morris Oct 22
Hitler Hitler by Peter Longerich Oct 3
Hitler Hitler: A Global Biography by Brenda Simms Oct 1
Earl Warren Earl Warren: A Life of Truth and Justice by D. J. Herda Sept 24
David Ben-Gurion A State at Any Cost: The Life of David Ben-Gurion by Tom Segev Sept 24
Charlemagne King and Emperor: A New Life of Charlemagne by Janet Nelson Sept 17
Susan Sontag Sontag: Her Life and Work by Benjamin Moser Sept 17
Thomas Paine Thomas Paine and the Clarion Call for Independence by Harlow Unger Sept 10
Conde Nast Conde Nast: The Man and His Empire – A Biography by Susan Ronald Sept 3
George Gershwin Summertime: George Gershwin’s Life in Music by Richard Crawford Sept 3
Prince Albert Prince Albert: The Man Who Saved the Monarchy by A.N. Wilson Sept 3
Alexander the Great Alexander the Great: His Life and His Mysterious Death by Anthony Everitt Aug 27
Simone de Beauvoir Becoming Beauvoir: A Life by Kate Kirkpatrick Aug 22
Johnny Cash Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon by Greg Laurie Aug 20
PT Barnum Barnum: An American Life by Robert Wilson Aug 6
Walter Bagehot Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian by James Grant July 23
Stonewall Jackson Searching for Stonewall Jackson: A Quest for Legacy in a Divided America by Ben Cleary July 16
JFK Jr. America’s Reluctant Price: The Life of John F. Kennedy Jr. by Steven Gillon July 9
George Marshall George Marshall: Defender of the Republic by David Roll July 9
Beethoven Beethoven: The Relentless Revolutionary by John Clubbe July 9
Karl Marx Karl Marx and the Birth of Modern Society (Vol 1) by Michael Heinrich July 2
Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky: The Man Revealed by John Suchet July 2
John Nicolay John George Nicolay: The Man in Lincoln’s Shadow by Allen Carden June 28
Charles V Emperor: A New Life of Charles V by Geoffrey Parker June 25
Mark Twain The Life of Mark Twain: The Middle Years (Vol 2) by Gary Scharnhorst June 21
Fidel Castro Young Castro: The Making of a Revolutionary by Jonathan Hansen June 18
Frederick the Second Frederick the Second: Wonder of the World, 1194-1250 by Ernst Kantorowicz June 13
Joe Frazier Smokin’ Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier by Mark Kram Jr. June 4
Richard III Richard III: Loyalty Binds Me by Matthew Lewis June 1
George Orwell George Orwell: A Life by Bernard Crick May 30
Oliver Wendell Holmes Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law and Ideas by Stephen Budiansky May 28
Mickey Mantle Mantle: The Best There Ever Was by Tony Castro May 22
Franz Kafka Franz Kafka: The Untold Story by George Fabian May 9
Henry VI The Shadow King: The Life and Death of Henry VI by Lauren Johnson May 7
Dr. Seuss Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodore Giesel and the Making of an American Imagination by Brian Jay Jones May 7
Richard Holbrooke Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century by George Packer May 7
George Mason George Mason: The Founding Father Who Gave Us the Bill of Rights by William Hyland Jr. May 7
Ridley Scott Ridley Scott: A Biography by Vincent LoBrutto Apr 22
John McCain Sr Admiral John S. McCain and the Triumph of Naval Air Power by William Trimble Apr 15
Birch Bayh Birch Bayh: Making a Difference by Robert Blaemire Apr 12
Chaucer Chaucer: A European Life by Marion Turner Apr 9
Barbara Bush The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty by Susan Page Apr 2 New Release Alert
Jimmy Page Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography by Chris Salewicz Apr 2
Ernie Banks Let’s Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks by Ron Rapoport Mar 26
John Roberts The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts by Joan Biskupic Mar 26
Buffalo Bill Buffalo Bill Cody, A Man of the West by Prentiss Ingraham Mar 21
Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen: The Man and the Mask by Ivo de Figueiredo Mar 20
Sandra Day O’Connor First: Sandra Day O’Connor by Evan Thomas Mar 19 New Release Alert
YSL Yves Saint Laurent: A Biography by Laurence Benaim Mar 19
Mel Brooks Funny Man: Mel Brooks by Patrick McGilligan Mar 19
Bill Proxmire Proxmire: Bulldog of the Senate by Jonathan Kasparek Mar 18
Eric Clapton Eric Clapton: A Life in Music by Marc Roberty Mar 15
Amon Carter Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life by Brian Cervantez Mar 7
Louis XIV Louis XIV: The Power and Glory by Josephine Wilkinson Mar 5
Vivien Leigh Dark Star: A Biography of Vivien Leigh by Alan Strachan Feb 28
Ernie Banks Let’s Play Two: The Life and Times of Ernie Banks by Doug Wilson Feb 15
Sarah Polk Lady First: The World of First Lady Sarah Polk by Amy Greenberg Feb 5
Walter F. George A Giant From Georgia: The Life of U.S. Senator Walter F. George by Jamie Cockfield Feb 1
Jackie Robinson A Fine Team Man: Jackie Robinson and the Lives He Touched by Joe Cox Feb 1
George Michael Careless Whispers: The Life and Career of George Michael by Robert Steele Jan 31
Light-Horse Harry Lee The Rise and Fall of a Revolutionary Hero – The Tragic Life of Robert E. Lee’s Father by Ryan Cole Jan 15

Notable 2018 Releases:

Queen Eliz II Queen of the World by Robert Hardman Dec 25
Alexander the Great Soldier, Priest, and God: A Life of Alexander the Great by F. S. Naiden Dec 13
Daniel Morgan Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life by Albert Zambone Dec 12
Rock Hudson All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson by Mark Griffin Dec 4
Napoleon The Caesar of Paris: Napoleon Bonapart by Susan Jaques Dec 4
John Lennon Being John Lennon: A Restless Life by Ray Connolly Nov 27
Winston Churchill Churchill by Andrew Roberts Nov 27 Third party reviews
Che Guevara Che: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson Nov 13
Al Gore, Sr. Albert Gore, Sr.: A Political Life by Anthony Badger Nov 13
John Marshall John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court by Richard Brookhiser Nov 13
Clay, Webster, Calhoun Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster by H.W. Brands Nov 13
William Penn William Penn: A Life by Andrew Murphy Nov 8
Saul Below The Life of Saul Bellow: Love and Strife by Zachary Leader Nov 6
Thomas Cromwell Thomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Life by Diarmaid MacCulloch Oct 30
Eric Clapton Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton by Philip Norman Oct 30
Nietzsche I Am Dynamite!: A Life of Nietzsche by Sue Prideax Oct 30
Johnny Cash Johnny Cash: The Life and Legacy of the Man in Black by Alan Light Oct 30
Debussy Debussy: A Painter in Sound by Stephen Walsh Oct 23
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life by Jane Sherron de Hart Oct 16
Chopin Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times by Dr. Alan Walker Oct 16
Babe Ruth The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created by Jane Leavy Oct 16
Napoleon Napoleon: A Life by Adam Zamoyski Oct 16
Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David Blight Oct 16
Picasso Picasso: An Intimate Portrait by Olivier Widmaier Picasso Oct 16
Oscar Wilde Oscar: A Biography by Matthew Sturgis Oct 4
Thelonious Monk Monk!: Thelonious, Pannonica, and the Friendship Behind a Musical Revolution by Youssef Daoudi Sept 25
Eliza Hamilton Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton by Tilar J. Mazzeo Sept 18
Wendell Willkie The Improbable Wendell Willkie: The Businessman Who Saved the Republican Party and His Country by David Levering Lewis Sept 18
Benjamin Franklin Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity by Nick Bunker Sept 18
Schumann Schumann: The Faces and the Masks by Judith Chernalk Sept 18
Betty Ford Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer by Lisa McCubbin Sept 11
Adam Smith Adam Smith: Father of Economics by Jesse Norman Sept 11
Benjamin Rsh Dr. Benjamin Rush: The Founding Father Who Healed a Wounded Nation by Harlow Unger Sept 11
Benjamin Rush Rush, Revolution, Madness and Benjamin Rush: The Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father by Stephen Fried Sept 4
Fred Rogers The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King Sept 4
Hubert Humphrey Hubert Humphrey: The Conscience of the Country by Arnold Offner Aug 21
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe: A Life by Raymond Arsenault Aug 21
Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe: The Private Life of a Public Icon by Charles Casillo Aug 14
Charles de Gaulle De Gaulle by Julian Jackson Aug 13
Albert Gallatin Jefferson’s Genius: How Albert Gallatin Saved the New Nation From Debt by Gregory May Aug 7
Julius Caesar Julius Caesar: A Life by Patrician Southern Aug 1
Henry Clay Henry Clay: The Man Who Would Be President by James Klotter Aug 1
Nikola Tesla Prodigal Genius: The Extraordinary Life of Nikola Tesla by John O’Neill July 26
J.R.R. Tolkien Tolkein: Maker of Middle Earth by Catherine McIlwaine July 15
Errol Flynn Errol Flynn: An Epic Life by Kevin McAleer July 9
George Custer Custer: The Making of a Young General by Edward Longacre July 3
Verdi Verdi: The Man Revealed by John Suchet July 3
Richard I Richard the Lionheart: The Crusader King of England by W B Bartlett July 1
Oscar Wilde Making Oscar Wilde by Michele Mendelssohn July 1
Mary Shelley In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein by Fiona Sampson June 5
Bruce Lee Bruce Lee: A Life by Matthew Polly June 5
Queen Eliz I Princess: The Early Life of Queen Elizabeth II by Jane Dismore June 1
Napoleon III The Shadow Emperor: A Biography of Napoleon III by Alan Strauss-Schom May 28
William Allen White Crusader for Democracy: The Political Life of William Allen White by Charles Delgadillo May 25
Harvey Milk Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death by Lillian Faderman May 22
Warren Spahn Warren Spahn: A Biography of the Legendary Lefty by Lew Freedman May 22
Robin Williams Robin by Dave Itzkoff May 15
Paul Simon Paul Simon: The Life by Robert Hilburn May 8
Benedict Arnold The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold: An American Life by Joyce Lee Malcolm May 1
Karl Marx A World to Win: The Life and Works of Karl Marx by Sven-Eric Liedman May 1
Richard III Richard III: England’s Most Controversial King by Chris Skidmore Apr 24
Giuliano de Medici Giuliano de’ Medici: Machiavelli’s Prince in Life and Art by Josephine Jungic Apr 13
Francis I Francis I: The Maker of Modern France by Leonie Frieda Apr 10
John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth and the Women Who Loved Him by E. Lawrence Abel Apr 9
Barry White White Music: The Barry White Story by Tom Rubython Apr 7
Napoleon Napoleon: The Spirit of the Age: 1805-1810 (Vol 2) by Michael Broers Apr 3
Eunice Kennedy Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed the World by Eileen McNamara Apr 3
Jim Wright Speaker Jim Wright: Power, Scandal, and the Birth of Modern Politics by J. Brooks Flippen Apr 1
Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn: Adultery, Heresy, Desire by Amy Licence Apr 1
Mark Twain The Life of Mark Twain: The Early Years (Vol 1) by Gary Scharnhorst Mar 30
Tiger Woods Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict Mar 27
Zbigniew Brzezinski Zbigniew Brzezinski: America’s Grand Strategist by Justin Vaisse Mar 26
Meriwether Lewis Bitterroot: The Life and Death of Meriwether Lewis by Patricia Tyson Stroud Mar 23
Agatha Christie Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson Mar 6
Apostle Paul Paul: A Biography by N. T. Wright Feb 27
Billy Graham A Prophet With Honor: The Billy Graham Story by William Martin Feb 20
John Marshall Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times by Joel Richard Paul Feb 20 Third party reviews
Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass: America’s Prophet by D H Dilbeck Feb 14
Princess Margaret Princess Margaret: A Life of Contrasts by Christopher Warwick Feb 6
Kirk Kerkorian The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Dealmaker in Capitalist History by William Rempel Jan 23
Henry III Henry III: The Great King England Never Knew It Had by Darren Baker Jan 1

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3 thoughts on “* Recent Releases *”

  1. HBM said:

    There is a new bio on John Marshall by Joel Richard Paul: Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times. I am not sure if it will supplant Baker or Smith though.

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  2. Dan Urbach said:

    I just finished Washington, A Life, based on your recommendation. Fantastic. I am really blown away. Thank you so much!
    A small token of my appreciation: earlier this year I read the bio of Kurt Gödel you have listed above, Journey to the Edge of Reason, by Budiansky. Excellent. Highly recommended. There’s a little math that I kind of skimmed over, but it’s not important really.

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