Alexander, Paul

This portrait, based on many new and documented sources and never-before published photographs, argues that Dean's angst-ridden compliance with rigid sexual mores helped fuel the fury and electricity of his acting.

A biography of reclusive American author J.D. Salinger, providing details of his early life, his student years, his wartime experiences, and his romances; and discussing Salinger's career and the deepening introspection that led to his withdrawal from the world.

Chronicles the life of poet Sylvia Plath, drawing from interviews with her mother and extensive archival research to discuss Plath's mental health, her father's early death, her battles with depression, and her volatile marriage to poet Ted Hughes.