Biography - Secondhand

The respected singer and songwriter describes her journey of loss, grief, and recovery following the 1992 suicide of her son and the near-death of her companion of fifteen years, after...

Fourteen years of friendship. Eight years of 'trying'. Eighteen rounds of IVF and now, one beautiful baby boy. The Power of Two is a remarkable true story that shows that...

The magnificent, alluring and ultimately tragic life of Isabella, the most brilliant woman of the Medici. The sponsor of daring literary, musical and theatrical performances, Isabella de'Medici was the hostess...

David was first introduced to showbiz when he travelled the world as the manager of his international cabaret star wife, Lorne. In his book David describes some of the remarkable...

The sequel to Let Me Make Myself Plain. Catherine Cookson's previous collection of essays and poems, Let Me Make Myself Plain, was published in response to the enthusiastic reception of...

You don't just wake up jaundiced and bitter. It's taken Jack years of dedication and commitment to brew his unique cocktail of disillusionment and bile. rom grumpy pensioners to 'gifted'...

PILGRIM STATE is a stunning literary memoir which tells the story of Dorothy Walker - equal parts beautiful, headstrong, brave and tragic. Her life is lovingly recreated by her daughter...

Among rugby enthusiasts, he is still considered as probably the best player ever to come out of Ireland. In the business world, he was the youngest ever chief executive of...

Unique, transgressive and as funny as its subject, A Life Discarded has all the suspense of a murder mystery. Written with his characteristic warmth, respect and humour, Masters asks you...

For the first time the Astors' own version of events at Cliveden during the Profumo affair of the early 1960s can be told; and its devastating effect on the lives...

Exit! is the story of Grizelda Grootboom life of prostitution and her ultimate escape from it all. Grizelda's life was dramatically changed when she was gang raped at the age...

The story starts with an account at the age of 17 of the 'Dara' tragedy. It then covers the ten years Captain Ian Tew spent with the Selco Salvage in...

In the fourth Quarterly Essay of 2004, Raimond Gaita confronts essential questions about politics as it is practised today. What do politicians mean when they talk about 'trust'? Why is...

A narrative of a young officer's fears and triumphs, of the discomforts and tragedies attendant on battle, the terrors and confusion in the midst of action against a fanatically tenacious...

Born into a wealthy New York family in 1928, Marguerite 'Peggy' Guggenheim one of the greatest art collectors of the 20th century. Using her inheritance to open her first art...

Author: Cyril Francis OliphantBinding: HardbackPublished: William Blackwood and Sons, 1890Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards show light surface wear....

Author: Benjamin Franklin V And Duane SchneiderBinding: PaperbackPublished: Ohio University Press., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor discolouration to spine and front of cover, spine is...

Author: Anthony WestBinding: PaperbackPublished: Meridian., 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: FEP is cut in corner, rubbed edges...

Author: Booton HerndonBinding: HardbackPublished: W.W. Norton & Company. Inc., 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners....

Author: Alexander WalkerBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor foxing to page edges, yellowed DJ, some chipping to spine.Alexander Walker's Peter Sellers: The...

Author: David O. Selznick, Rudy BehlmerBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking Press, New York., 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slight bumps to edges of DJ, discoloured edges from...

Author: Paul HorganBinding: HardbackPublished: Bodley Head London, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis intimate memoir Encounters With Stravinsky: A Personal Record chronicles the unique relationship between a celebrated...

Author: Angela DouglasBinding: HardbackPublished: Elm Tree Books, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerSwings & Roundabouts: An Autobiography chronicles the remarkable life of Angela Douglas, offering an intimate look...

Author: Paul MedlicottBinding: HardbackPublished: Coward, Mc Cann & Geoghegan, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Oddly clipped DJ. Otherwise clean and bright copy....

Author: Andrew FieldBinding: HardbackPublished: Crown Publishers, New York, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Mild staining on book block.This compelling biography, Vn: The Life And Art Of...

Author: Hugh BroganBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Loose spine. No loose pages. Light yellowing. Hugh Brogan's The Life Of Arthur Ransome chronicles...

Author: Errol FlynnBinding: HardbackPublished: Citadel Press, Secaucus, NJ, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Quarter cloth with some stains. Yellowed DJ with small piece missing....

Author: Henry KissingerBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson & Michael Joseph, 1979Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear and tear, tanning along spine...

Author: Ronald W. ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, The Man Who Broke Purple: The Life Of The World's Greatest...

Author: Julian SymonsBinding: HardbackPublished: WHIZZARD PRESS, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Portrait Of An Artist: Conan Doyle, chronicles the multifaceted life of Sir...

Author: Richard Perceval GravesBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRichard Perceval Graves's A.E. Housman: The Scholar-Poet chronicles the intricate life of the...

Author: John Le MesurierBinding: HardbackPublished: Elm Tree Books, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pages have light yellowingThis engaging autobiography chronicles the varied career of a beloved British...

Author: Richard J. AnobileBinding: PaperbackPublished: Studio Vista, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, cover has some light general wear, previous owner stamp...

Author: Sandra OrientiBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamlyn, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has foxing on reverse, pages have some light foxing/stainingThis compelling art historical...

Author: Marcus SieffBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner name inside, pages lightly yellowedDon't Ask The Price: The Memoirs Of The President...

Author: James DarlingBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Joint Board of Christian Education, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cover has tanning along spine, light yellowing to top of pagesAfter...

Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: Sampson Low, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tanning along spine, previous owner name inside first pageThis volume presents a comprehensive...

Author: Mircea EliadeBinding: HardbackPublished: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1978Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsNo Souvenirs: Journal, 1957-1969 presents a profound look into the intellectual and personal life of...

Author: Dennis WheatleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson & Co Ltd, London, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Light foxing on book...

Author: Vance PalmerBinding: HardbackPublished: Cheshire, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped and has some light general wear from useIntimate Portraits And Other Pieces...

Author: Lee Iacocca With William NovakBinding: HardbackPublished: Bantam Books, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some sticker remains and very light general wear in...

Author: Elly FinkBinding: HardbackPublished: Golden Press, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has light general wear and some light tanningThis compelling art history volume presents...

Author: John HouseBinding: HardbackPublished: Art Exhibition Australia, 1994Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biographical work chronicles the life and artistic evolution of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, a pivotal figure in...

Author: Frank Holland, M.B.E., Peter Stone (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Oceans EnterprisesCondition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Dust jacket has light tanning along spine and one spot of tearing front...

Author: Mary MianBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1947Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has general wear and tear, price clipped inside with previous owner sticker insideThis...

Author: Walter M. MerrillBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsWalter M. Merrill's Against Wind And Tide: A Biography...