Biography: arts & entertainment

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An eye-opening, no-holds-barred memoir about life in the Church of Scientology, now with a new afterword by the author-the outspoken actress and star of the A&E docuseries Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath Leah Remini has never been the type to hold her tong...

Here is a sweeping Hollywood biography of the passionate, turbulent marriage of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh based on new research, including exclusive access to uncovered correspondence and interviews.

Tupac Shakur is one of the greatest and most controversial artists of all time. More than a quarter of a century after his tragic death in 1996 at the age of just twenty-five, he continues to be one of the most misunderstood, complicated and prolific figures in modern history. Tupac's unapologeti...

Tupac Shakur is one of the greatest and most controversial artists of all time. More than a quarter of a century after his tragic death in 1996 at the age of just twenty-five, he continues to be one of the most misunderstood, complicated and prolific figures in modern history. Tupac's unapologeti...

Think of this memoir as a Christmas special in book form, from someone who has been involved in a few of those and understands a bit about the concept. But a Christmas special very much like 'Only Fools and Horses', in the sense that the stories will be always heading outwards, ranging far and wi...

Think of this memoir as a Christmas special in book form, from someone who has been involved in a few of those and understands a bit about the concept. But a Christmas special very much like 'Only Fools and Horses', in the sense that the stories will be always heading outwards, ranging far and wi...

The alchemist of New Orleans psychedelic funk here tells the story of his four decades on the road, from childhood prodigy working with the likes of Fats Domino and Little Richard, through to sessions with the Rolling Stones.

When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father's small boat ferrying supplies in New York Harbor at the beginning of the nineteenth century, no one could have imagined that one day he would, through ruthlessness, cunning, and a pathological desire for money, build two empir...

Vivienne Westwood is one of the icons of our age: fashion designer, activist, co-creator of punk, global brand and grandmother - a true living legend. Both her name and brand are recognised the world over, whilst at home in the UK she has attained 'national treasure' status as the nation's favour...

Jack Seely tells the story of a thoroughbred horse he took to France in 1914 surviving five years of bombs and bullets to lead a cavalry charge in 1918 before returning home where they rode on together until 1938, their combined ages totalling 100. This book tells Warrior's whole story. The paper...