Biography

The author describes his bizarre coming-of-age years after his adoption by his mother's psychiatrist, during which he witnessed such misadventures as a fake suicide attempt and front-lawn family/patient sleepovers.

This is an account of a woman's spiritual and psychic odyssey through two lifetimes. It can be read as an autobiographical novel, as the story of one woman's reincarnation and...

Dave Pelzer willed himself to overcome the worst life had to offer (his case of child abuse was one of the worst recorded cases in US history) and became the...

Jacob Epstein ranks among the finest and most influential sculptors of this century. Stephen Gardiner knew the Epstein family intimately and draws on personal research and a mass of unpublished...

Now the hit ITV true crime drama DES, starring David Tennant, and the follow-up documentary The Real 'Des' The definitive story of the Dennis Nilsen case featured in BBC's The...

'Mum once admitted that the only time she thought I was truly safe was when I was out in the water, beyond the breaking waves, in the tranquillity of "The...

The story of Jelena Dokic, in her words 'A chilling account.' New York Times SHORTLISTED - Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Non-Fiction, 2018 This is a story of Jelena Dokic's survival....

Longlisted for the Guardian first book award, a Sunday Times bestseller and Radio 4 Book of the Week. 'Marvellous' (The Times), 'Excellent' (Guardian), 'Completely magical' (Mail on Sunday) **SUNDAY TIMES...

In 1974, a twenty-year-old Christie Brinkley was “discovered” outside a Paris phone booth, which set off a meteoric modeling career that would land her on the covers of hundreds of...

Surf by Day, Jam by Night is seasoned bluesman and surfer Ash Grunwald's deep dive into the extraordinary. Ash takes to the road, interviewing 15 of the world's top surfer-musicians....

"A brilliant and brilliantly different" (Kiese Laymon), wrenching and redemptive coming-of-age memoir about the difficulty of growing up in a hazardous home and the glory of finding salvation in geek...

This is a sequel to "Opposite the Cross Keys", the author's memoir of her East Anglian childhood. After her father's death in 1930, the 12-year-old Sylvia, determined not to go...

Ash in the Belly is a penetrating account of men, women and children living with hunger, illuminated by their courage in trying to cope and survive. It is simultaneously an...

"In this hilarious, uplifting memoir, Wolfe describes her intense bond with Harlow...as she grapples with the chaos of her 20s, marriage, and eventually new motherhood."- Washington Post "An engaging debut...

In the tenth century, Japan stood physically and culturally isolated from the rest of the world. Sei Shonagon a young courtesan of the Heian period kept a diary, which provides...

Everything you need to know about how to grow, harvest and cook fruit from the authority on how to get the best results. Whether you want to know how to...

Athol Gill sought to show that participation in community was integral to Christian descipleship. He recognized that individuals do not have the spiritual or material resources to maintain a lifestyle...

When Tom O'Toole was a poor kid in Tocumwal, a small New South Wales border town that was going backwards, he used to watch the Murray River fingering its way...

RISE ABOVE - beyond ordinary This collection of stories shows the might and power of 8 women who refuse to be beaten. Together, they have endured hardship, broken marriages, health...

"A thoroughly engaging glimpse into a colorful life well lived." - Kirkus Reviews "A bighearted new memoir . . . Uptown Girl tells the story of a glamorous, resilient, and...

"The Jungle is Neutral" is British soldier, Spencer Chapman's incredible story of his three and a half years in the Malayan jungle during World War II. A moving unforgettable saga...

The National Book Award winner from Pulitzer Prize-winning author A. Scott Berg is now celebrating its 40th anniversary. The talents he nurtured were known worldwide: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway,...

While the world hailed Einstein's genius, his private life was collapsing around him. His marriage to the beautiful, tormented Mileva had failed and he had launched into affairs with a...

An inspirational collection of essays that shows how the joys and regrets of life can bring a deeper understanding of the self and that not-so-simple creature, man. A test pilot,...

A follow-up to Margaret Forster's "Hidden Lives" (a family memoir of three generations of women), this account takes up the story of her gritty northern father. He was not a...

Inspired by a celebrated photographic exhibition in Sydney last year, First Kiss is a collection of Lisa Tomasetti's gloriously intimate portraits of couples along with interviews by actor and journalist,...

While on a business trip to Singapore in 1992, 41-year-old Peter Couche, a London-based stockbroker and father of three, suffered an irreversible brain-stem stroke. Twenty-four hours later he was paralysed:...

The bestselling, heartfelt memoir from Sophie Cachia, who reveals never-before-shared details of her marriage breakdown, and how delving into her feminine intuition and falling in love with a woman transformed...

Fox News war correspondent Trey Yingst shares his gripping, firsthand account of the events of October 7, 2023, and the ensuing war, offering riveting insight and fresh facts that clarify...

Anyone who is a fan of the television show will love this book. The second volume of this bestselling title will be released in September 2000. You will laugh and...

As war rages in her beloved homeland and her husband is taken away to fight in it, a young mother faces the most difficult decision of her life -- which...

With humor and insight, John Glassie returns Kircher to his rightful place as one of history's most unforgettable figures. The interests of Athanasius Kircher, the legendary seventeenth-century priest-scientist, knew no...

Barbara Pierce Bush was one of the country's most popular and powerful figures, yet her full story has never been told. THE MATRIARCH tells the riveting tale of a woman...