Napoleon’s James Bond

After Portnoy's Complaint launched him as a new literary voice, not to mention a scandalous one, Philip Roth went on to be hailed by many as...

Jerry Lewis biography

William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a new government by a coup d'etat.

A history written with tears and oil... The life story of the great philanthropist Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev.

A chronicle of the life of Indian boxer 'Mary Kom' who went through several hardships before audaciously accomplishing her ultimate dream.

When we think of a prolific, yet tumultuous career in Hollywood... A name stands out amongst the crowd. In a rollercoaster of events, from stardom,...

The life of Frank Sinatra, as an actor and singer and the steps along the way that led him to become such an icon.

We are with Pasolini during the last hours of his life, as he talks with his beloved family and friends, writes, gives a brutally honest interview,...

In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.

The story of Stalin and the Soviet people.

In 1939, just finished the Spanish Civil War, Spanish republican photographer Francesc Boix escapes from Spain; but is captured by the Nazis in 1940...