The shocking true story of the Russian serial who brutally murdered more than fifty victims—and evaded capture for over a decade. By the time he was brought to trial in 1992, Soviet serial killer Andr
From the coauthor of The King's Speech comes an uncompromising portrayal of Europe's royals In this riveting and extensively researched account of the royals, Peter Conradi—the celebrated coauthor of
From the coauthor of The King's Speech, the story behind the historic meeting between FDR and King George VI on the eve of World War II, a meeting that is now the subject of a major Hollywood movie, H
When the Soviet Union collapsed on December 26, 1991, it looked like the start of a remarkable new era of peace and co-operation. Some even dared to declare the end of history, assuming all countries
"A smart, balanced analysis of the internal developments that have shaped Russia’s course since the break-up of the Soviet Union."—The New York Times Book Review"Balanced and timely … a smooth narrati
A lucid and accessible study of Angus Wilson, a magnificently eclectic novelist, who understood the theatricality of modern life, and provided maps of Englishness, maps of the anxious modern psyche an
Iris: A Life of Iris Murdoch is already regarded as the standard, authorized biography of one of the most important female novelists and thinkers of the twentieth century. Three years after her death,
These never-before published diaries and letters will be a MUST for every Iris Murdoch fan...These collected writings, never published before, comprise a diary which Iris Murdoch kept in her last summ
Examines King George and Queen Elizabeth's visit with Franklin D. Roosevelt in June 1939, recounting the events of the visit and analyzing the political background and the media's reaction.
Tin Tin''s Snowy, Odysseus''s Argos, Darwin''s Polly, Mary Queen of Scots''s 22 lap-dogs, Elizabeth Barrett Browning''s Flush... Behind every great man or woman is a dog. A Dictionary of Interestin
It often takes a crisis to see what a life’s shape has been, to learn what really matters. For Peter J. Conradi, acclaimed biographer of Iris Murdoch, the moment came in 1982. This is his account of t
The broadcast that George VI made to the nation on the outbreak of war in September 1939 - which formed the climax of the multi Oscar-winning film The King's Speech - was the product of years of hard
These never before published writings comprise Iris Murdoch's passionate wartime correspondence with two early intimates: the poet Frank Thompson, brother of the historian E.P. Thompson, who was kille
