Biography
The Wizard: The Life of Stanley Matthews, by Jon Henderson
When revisiting the life of someone as famous as Stanley Matthews, it helps to unearth a hitherto unknown, headline-making fact, as Jon Henderson has done in revealing that The Wizard of Dribble's beloved second wife, Mila, had been a secret agent for the
Review: CS Lewis, A Life, By Alistair Mcgrath
CS Lewis said that the job of the critic is to look at what a writer says, not who he or she is. Still, that hasn't deterred countless hacks and academics from poring over his life and producing, in the 50 years since his death, a shelf-full of biographie
This Boy: A Memoir of a Childhood by Alan Johnson - review
One often hears it alleged that all politicians these days come from upper-middle-class backgrounds and are out of touch with the so-called real world.
The Man Within My Head, By Pico Iyer
A singular hybrid of memoir and biography, this intriguing experiment concerns one globe-trotting writer's obsession with another.
Right person, right place, right time: Roy Strong was perfect for the Swinging Sixties
Since July 2005 I have treasured — it is on my mantelpiece still — an invitation from Sir Roy Strong, “High Bailiff and Searcher of the Sanctuary”, requesting my presence at a dinner celebrating his 70th birthday, in College Hall, Westminster Abbe
Michael Jackson: The Personal Collection - Martin Nolan
Michael Jackson is the undisputed King of Pop and "Michael Jackson: The Personal Collection" is the only book to take you inside his world. This book features exclusive and never-before-seen photographs of Neverland and Michael Jackson's final home, 100 N
Clandestino: In Search of Manu Chao - Peter Culshaw
A definitive biography of Manu Chao, the Che Guevara of world music. A decade ago, Manu Chao's band, Mano Negra, toured Columbia by train, negotiating with government troops and rebels - an episode described at the time as 'less like a rock'n'roll tour -
King's Cross Kid: A London Childhood Between the Wars - Victor Gregg & Rick Stroud
Ninety-three-year-old Victor Gregg has had a rich and fascinating life. King's Cross Kid follows his London childhood from the age of five, when life was so hard that the Salvation Army arranged for young Vic to be taken to the Shaftesbury Home for Destit
Suede: The Authorised Biography - David Barnett
The definitive, authorised story of Suede. From the early beginnings and instant tag of the 'new saviours of rock n' roll', to lead singer Brett Anderson's relationship with Justine Frischmann who - to the delight of the national press - transferred her a