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This is the autobiography of Hollywood screenwriter Curt Siodmak. It covers the time when he was forced to immigrate to the US in the 1930s when the Nazis...
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Kate Adie has reported from many of the world's trouble spots since she joined the BBC in 1969. This autobiography covers her experiences in Northern Ireland,...
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Born in working-class Fulham, Janet Street-Porter loathed her mother, tried to murder her sister, and had a friend who was given a life sentence for a...
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Celebrates life with the Scottish beastie. This book looks at the epic moments from Billy's early life in Glasgow - the background to an intimate portrait...
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David Niven is remembered as one of Britain's best-loved actors. In the first volume of his autobiography, he remembers his childhood and school days,...
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David Niven, one of Britain's best-loved actors and also one of Hollywood's finest chroniclers, turns his attention to 'The Great Days of Hollywood' between...
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In this collection of interviews, Rober Aldrich (1918-1983) tells fascinating stories of making motion pictures with such film legends as Burt Lancaster,...
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By the time of her death in 2003 at the age of ninety-six, Katharine Hepburn had long been an American institution. This work charts the journey by which...
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A unique collection of stories, stand-up routines, sketches and interviews from comic legend Dave Allen, drawn together with the full co-operation of his...
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From her humble roots in rural Sweden to her artistic triumphs in Stockholm, Bayreuth, Milan, and the MetropolitanOpera House, this memoir reveals the...
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Tells the story of Belle Stewart's life and career. Interspersed with the Stewarts' songs and stories told in Perthshire cant, this biography, written...
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One of Britain's most popular pianist and bandleader, Jools Holland has had a fascinating life. This memoir provides an inside look into the world of music...
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From the travelling troupes of the Wild West to the pinnacle of vaudeville success in New York, Bert Williams broke through the colour barrier and changed...
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Born and raised in a council house on Birmingham's notorious Balsall Heath under the watchful eye of their socialist, folk singer father, Robin and Ali...
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The long-awaited, never-before-told, no-holds-barred memoir from the legendary Guns N' Roses guitarist. Finally, all the lurid tales of sex, drugs and...
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The Wagner clan has run the Bayreuth Festival and played host to many of the greatest and ghastliest figures in the arts and politics. This work presents...
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