Biografie van de Nederlandse koningin (1880-1962) vanaf haar geboorte tot het einde van de Eerste Wereldoorlog.

Relying on original historical materials, an illustrated biography traces the lives of an influential pair of American socialists--he a wealthy journalist-activist, she an aspiring novelist--in Russia in the midst of the 1905 Revolution. UP.

An intimate portrayal of the life of the reluctant movie queen discusses her troubled childhood in Sweden, her arrival in Hollywood, her relationships with men and women, and her self-imposed exile

Tells of the lives and revolutionary work of Curie and her husband Pierre, whose work with radiation had an enormous impact on modern physics, and whose legacy was carried on by their daughter and son-in-law

Now in paperback: The first comprehensive biography of the American cultural giant who changed popular theater and dance forever with her choreography for Oklahoma!, Carousel, and Brigadoon.

Nash probes the enigma of Savitch's troubled personality and the glamorous world of network news that led to her accidental death in 1983. The extraordinary saga of a ferociously driven woman who battled drug dependency and neuroses to become one of the most respected news anchors in America at the age of 30. 16 photos.

Based on the author's exclusive interviews with Jean Harris, as well as with Harris's and Tarnower's friends and families, this account examines the multifarious emotional entanglements that exploded the night Herman Tarnower was shot

Focuses on the development of the author's inner life

The literary, political, and artistic interests of poet and cultural icon Stephen Spender are illuminated in this narrative based on his private papers, tracing his rise to success as a poet in the 1930s through his later years as cultural statesman of the twentieth century, and examining his relationships with such luminaries as Dylan Thomas, Sylvia Plath, T. S. Eliot, and Virgina Woolf.

In this memoir, Bayley describes the life he has shared with his wife, Iris Murdoch, afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. He explains how he has coped emotionally and practically with the illness that has beset the woman he loves and cherishes.

Examines the personal and public lives of five generations of Roosevelts, exploring the women's traditional roles as wives and mothers, as well as their roles as adventurers, authors, and campaigners