biography

NEW YORK—The Eagles' manager once told their authorized biographer that his book wasn't getting published because of friction from “a pampered rock star,” according to a recording played in court ...

James A. Garfield, the 20th president, only lasted 200 days in office before an assassin’s bullet ended his ...

George F. Kennan was one of the most important U.S. diplomats of the 20th century. His famous telegram—tagged ...

Buckminster Fuller was a brilliant man; there seems to be no doubt about it. In Alec Nevala-Lee’s new ...

With all the world in disarray, one tender blossom survives; In the deepest crevasse of the human soul ...

Mike Duncan launched his first history podcast, “The History of Rome,” in 2007 when podcasting was relatively new ...

Tom Brokaw’s inspiring book “The Greatest Generation,” about those who came of age during the Great Depression and ...

Phineas Taylor ("P.T.") Barnum (1810–1891), of Barnum & Bailey Circus fame, almost certainly never said "there's a sucker ...

For better or worse, actress Joanne Woodward (born Feb. 27, 1930) will always be linked with her late ...

A key element of any biography is the author's ability to truly capture the essence of the subject, ...

Tom Hanks will be playing television personality Fred Rogers in the upcoming movie 'A Beautiful Day in the ...

It’s been said that we all stand on the shoulders of giants. And, if anyone knows that, it’s ...

On May 31, 1988, President Ronald Reagan stood on Soviet soil and addressed a packed audience at Moscow ...

In David McCullough’s new book “The Wright Brothers,” the mystery is stripped away and we see the brothers ...

The Kray brothers were British gangsters who menaced London's East End and Soho nightlife in the Swinging '60s. ...

In Bart Casey’s new biography “The Double Life of Laurence Oliphant,” readers are introduced to a larger-than-life figure ...

The Afghan Taliban published a biography of their new leader Monday as hundreds of insurgents met to resolve ...

For admirers of Bouguereau and painters of the Realist tradition, this Catalogue Raisonné and biography is a must-have.

Justin Bieber might just be one of Barbara Walter's "10 Most Fascinating People" to be interviewed in the ...