John Henry Newman: His Inner Life is a biography of the soul of Blessed John Henry Newman. Originally published in 1979, the work was reissued by Ignatius Press for Newman’s beatification this past ...

Scientific biographies have the potential not only to engender interest in an individual's life and work, but also to spark re-examinations of an entire discipline. Biographers, historians, and ...

THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL: A Biography. By Philip D’Anieri. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 272 pages. $22.95. Those who have hiked a portion of the Appalachian Trail, or any mountain path of the eastern U.S., ...

DIAMONDS AND DEADLINES: A Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Female Tycoon in the Gilded Age. By Betsy Prioleau. Abrams. 368 pages. $30. It’s a safe bet that many Charleston archives and libraries will have ...

First, the good news: Mary Gabriel’s doorstop, “Madonna: A Rebel Life,” is a meticulously researched, readable account of the most driven and (re)inventive pop star of our times. Madonna Louise ...

Amazon Publishing announced today a new biography series that will be available through the Kindle platform. According to the press release, the series — to be called "Icons" — will be "written by a ...

They love it when their stories are told. Sweet stories laced with truths, half-truths, rumours, and even outright lies. The reason for having biographies is simple. Most of us were something in life: ...

As Brad Gooch reports in his new biography, "Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor," the shoot did not go smoothly. A cameraman waited for hours to see whether the chicken would ever walk backward.

The White House is recognizing President’s Day 2014 with a blog post entitled “Dive into the Presidency for President’s Day.” The post features a biography of Thomas Jefferson, a high-definition photo ...