Biography International

From "weird, scary, ingenious" (The New York Times) stand-up comedian Maria Bamford, a brutally honest and hilariously frenetic memoir about showbusiness, mental health, and the comfort of rigid belief systems-from Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, to Suzuki violin training, to Richard Simmons, to 12-step programs.

A visionary, Band was also at the vanguard of the transition to home video and streaming, making and distributing direct-to-video movies long before the major studios caught on.In this revealing tell-all, Band details the dizzying heights and catastrophic depths of his four decades in showbiz.

From Angela Merkel to Sean 'P Diddy' Combs, Martin Amis to one of the Arab world's most notorious sons, this book brings you right to the table to decide what you think of or world's most powerful players.

Barker and Scheele invite you to question the status quo and to start seeing things more queerly.

A new, definitive biography of road racing's most iconic figure, with new contributions from friends, family, team mates and never before told stories.

An eloquent and thought-provoking book on racism and prejudice by the Liverpool and England football legend John Barnes.

You put together two things that have not been put together before. And the world is changed... In Levels of Life Julian Barnes gives us Nadar, the pioneer balloonist and aerial photographer; he gives us Colonel Fred Burnaby, reluctant adorer of the extravagant Sarah Bernhardt;

An incredible story of extreme perseverance, unimaginable grit, and of what it takes to keep going despite countless obstacles.

Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest.