Clive Barker: The Dark Fantastic
The long-awaited authorized biography of the man who created The Books of Blood and Weaveworld.
Biography: arts and entertainment
Out of the Frying Pan: Scenes from My Life
Keith Floyd’s exuberant personality, as much as his cooking skills, has made him a favourite both as bestselling author and as television presenter. But here, for the first time, he tells his own story – and it is full of surprises.
Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley
The highly acclaimed dual biography of father and son Tim and Jeff Buckley, two of the most enduring musical icons of the late 20th-century
Cash
This fascinating autobiography of the country music legend recounts the highs and lows, the struggles and hard-won triumphs of his remarkable life.
Lost in the Funhouse: The Life and Mind Of Andy Kaufman
First biography of the comedian Andy Kaufman, soon to be played by Jim Carrey in Milos Forman’s new film Man On The Moon.
Frink: The Official Biography of Elisabeth Frink
The story of one of the outstanding figures in the British art world – and one of the very few women to break into the art establishment.
Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography: Revised edition
The acclaimed classic biography, fully revised, becomes the definitive.
Morecambe and Wise
The dual biography of the great British comedy double-act and the rise and fall of mass audience television by the respected biographer of Cary Grant .
Cole Porter: The Definitive Biography
The definitive biography of Cole Porter – the urbane American composer of musical comedies and of over 1000 songs – which reveals the darker side of the star whose life and work epitomizes the romance of Café Society.
Notorious: The Life of Ingrid Bergman
Revealing and richly informative account of the dramatic life of one of the century’s most famous screen actresses, Ingrid Bergman (1915–82), a controversial woman whose affair with Italian director Roberto Rossellini led to her being banned from the USA for seven years.
J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator
A lavishly-illustrated study of Tolkien’s paintings and drawings, set in the context of his writings.
Stanley Kubrick: A Biography
The most complete account yet of one of the most original and stimulating film-makers of the post-war years: Paths of Glory, Dr Strangelove, Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Barry Lindon, Full Metal Jacket …