From politicians to music legends, here are eight biographies about fascinating identities and their impact on our world.

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Myles Jonathan Brando is the son of legendary American actor, Marlon Brando. Explore his journey, struggles, and legacy ...

Mignola’s glorious collection of folklore from an imaginary world is written with a jeweler’s precision and drawn in long, ...

In both life and art, Holbein had a “talent for catching every rising tide”, said Mathew Lyons in The Spectator. Goldring’s ...

Now that you've finished binge-watching season three of The Crown keep obsessing over Queen Elizabeth and all her relatives ...

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German actor Idan Weiss says one of the keys to his critically praised portrayal of Franz Kafka in Agnieszka Holland’s “Franz ...

Author Steven C. Smith talks about his absorbing new book, 'Hitchcock and Herrmann: The Friendship and Film Scores that ...

Radina Aneva, Jeffrey Jordan's wife, shines beyond courtside as a financial analyst. Explore he‌r priv‌ate world‍, career ...

Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks ...

Numerous previous biographies on Bruce Lee should obviate the need for yet another. The most recent was in 2019, while a year ...