Traces the life of John Paul Getty, an oil billionaire who was believed to have been the richest man in the world, and discusses his marriages, his grandson's kidnapping, and the construction of his California art museum

The House of Getty

Biographies & Memoirs

MILLER, RUSSELL

Professionals & Academics

Henry Holt Co.

Traces the thirty-year history of "Playboy" magazine, from its modest beginnings, through its soaring success in the heyday of the sexual revolution when it became the cornerstone of the Playboy corporate empire, to the internecine warfare that brought it

Bunny: The Real Story of Playboy

Hugh Trenchard (1872-1956) had an unpromising start in life, failing the Army and Navy entrance exams, but found his métier when he joined the fledgling Royal Flying Corps in 1912. Nicknamed 'Boom' for his stentorian voice, he was obstinate and tactless, yet inspired unflagging loyalty in his men. And, as this fascinating biography makes clear, it was these very qualities that enabled him to create the Royal Air Force in the face of entrenched opposition from the older services.

Boom: The Life of Viscount Trenchard, Father of the Royal Air Force

Arts & Literature

This is the story of special operations in the second world war as it has never been told before-directly by those who took part. Compiled from interviews, diaries, letters and contemporaneous first-person accounts-many unpublished until now-this oral history follows the adventures of the courageous men and women who volunteered for service with the Untied States' Office of Strategic Services and Britain's Special Operations Executive. They parachuted behind enemy lines, often alone, with orders to cause mayhem. Arrest almost always resulted in torture and imprisonment; sometimes in execution Trained in the black arts of warfare-sabotage, subversion, espionage, guerrilla tactics and undermining enemy morale by the distribution of insidious propaganda-theirs was a war fought in the shadows. Their activities extended to every theatre of operations: in occupied France, equipped with false identities, they played a deadly game of cat and mouse with the Gestapo; in the Balkans they discovered that the fiery politics of the region were as dangerous as the enemy; in the Burmese jungle, in some of the worst combat conditions of the war, they led native marauders in surprise attacks against the Japanese. From Britain they were supported by a team of back-room inventors who produced expertly forged documents and dreamed up ingenious devices like exploding rats and invisible ink. The special agents of World War Two really were a breed apart. This is their extraordinary story. In their own words.

Behind the Lines: The Oral History of Special Operations in World War II

History

Military

St.Martin's Press

As the creator of Sherlock Holmes, “the world’s most famous man who never was,” Arthur Conan Doyle remains one of our favorite writers; his work is read with affection—and sometimes obsession—the world over. Doctor, writer, spiritualist: his life was no less fascinating than his fiction. Conan Doyle grew up in relative poverty in Edinburgh, with the mental illness of his artistically gifted but alcoholic father casting a shadow over his early life. He struggled both as a young doctor and in his early attempts to sell short stories, having only limited success until Sherlock Holmes became a publishing phenomenon and propelled him to worldwide fame. While he enjoyed the celebrity Holmes brought him, he also felt that the stories damaged his literary reputation. Beyond his writing, Conan Doyle led a full life, participating in the Boer War, falling in love with another woman while his wife was dying of tuberculosis, campaigning against injustice, and converting to Spiritualism, a move that would bewilder his friends and fans. During his lifetime Conan Doyle wrote more than fifteen hundred letters to members of his family, most notably his mother, revealing his innermost thoughts, fears and hopes; and Russell Miller is the first biographer to have been granted unlimited access to Conan Doyle’s private correspondence. The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle also makes use of the writer’s personal papers, unseen for many years, and is the first book to draw fully on the Richard Lancelyn Green archive, the world’s most comprehensive collection of Conan Doyle material. Told with panache, The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle is an unprecedentedly full portrait of an enduringly popular figure.

The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle: A Biography

Thomas Dunne Books

This work of reference is an "A-Z of everything" - from Abbreviations to Zip Codes. In a quest for accuracy, comprehensiveness and truth, the book contains no gimmick, no superfluous illustration, just pure fact. Many of the sections stand up in their own right as reference works, for example, the history section contains a detailed chronology of world history with every major event being listed and the geography section includes a comprehensive list of every known capital, even uninhabited Pacific islands. This book is intended as a resource every home will require to settle trivial pursuits and significant arguments.

The Commandos (World War II #31)

Americas

Time-Life Education

Magnum; Fifty Years at the Front Line of History

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Grove Press, Inc.

Prepared for any situation from averting interrogation through suicide to derailing a train with nothing but an overcoat—and supplied with such useful items as expertly forged documents, exploding rats, and invisible ink—the men and women of the O.S.S. and the S.O.E. were sent behind enemy lines to cause mayhem, often alone, with an average life expectancy of six weeks. These are their stories in their own words.

Historical Study & Educational Resources

London : Secker & Warburg

The definitive biography of an enduringly fascinating man and the creator of Sherlock Holmes, is full of new material unavailable to previous biographers.The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle divides the life of this much-loved writer into three phases: The Doctor, The Writer and The Spiritualist. It charts Conan Doyle’s childhood in relative poverty in Edinburgh, his struggling career as a young doctor and his early attempts to sell short stories. Thereafter, Conan Doyle enjoys gradual success as a writer until Sherlock Holmes becomes a publishing phenomenon and propels him to worldwide fame.But he continues to lead a multifaceted life, participating in the Boer War, falling in love with another woman while his wife was dying of tuberculosis, campaigning against injustice, and converting to Spiritualism.The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle makes full use of the writer’s characterful and entertaining letters, which provide a strong sense of the creator behind the most beloved detective in fiction. It also makes use of his personal papers, unseen for many years, and is the first book to draw on the Richard Lancelyn Green archive, the most comprehensive collection of Conan Doyle material in the world.

The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle

HARVILL/SECKER

Signet

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The House of Getty

Bunny: The Real Story of Playboy

Boom: The Life of Viscount Trenchard, Father of the Royal Air Force

Behind the Lines: The Oral History of Special Operations in World War II

The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle: A Biography

The Commandos (World War II #31)

Magnum; Fifty Years at the Front Line of History

Behind the Lines: The Oral History of Special Operations in World War II

The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle

Bunny: The Real Story of Playboy