Biography

The book titled William Wade by the author R.M. Williams. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Prominent individuals from all walks of national life who died between 1986 and 1990, can be found in this volume of "The Dictionary of National Biography". The roll-call of distinguished...

This is the first edition of Edward Lear's letters for nearly eighty years, and the first to draw on all his known correspondence, which is now scattered in private and...

'Over time, I nursed victims of war, the posh, the poor, the famous and the infamous . . . Oh, the stories I tell!' To a young girl the life...

The world is messing with our minds. Rates of stress and anxiety are rising. A fast, nervous planet is creating fast and nervous lives. We are more connected, yet feel...

It was a tale of loss and recovery, of courage and sorrow, of horror and inspiration. Tania Head's astonishing account of her experience on September 11, 2001 - from crawling...

In thoughtful, candid, and often funny vignettes, Hilaria Baldwin-mother, wellness expert, and star of TLC's The Baldwins -reveals the highs and lows and unpredictable outtakes from her different and not-so-different...

**As featured on BBC2's Between the Covers** 'Glamorous. Heart-breaking. Hilarious. Feminist. Life-changing' Katherine Ryan ' I loved this book so much. It's hard to overpraise. So funny and so sad...

A must-read memoir for fans of Australian literary and art history, written by Picnic at Hanging Rock author Joan Lindsay, joins the Text Classics series. Time Without Clocks is Joan...

FULLY UPDATED AND REVISED, INCLUDING TWO NEW CHAPTERS TO BRING THE STORY UP TO DATE 'Someone called and said Kurt died. I just f*****g lost it.' He has sold over...

Discover the adventurous life of the stylish and scandalous Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston--a woman whose infamous trial was bigger news in British society than the American War of Independence....

Instant New York Times Bestseller From award-winning journalist Kara Swisher comes a witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech industry and its founders who wanted to change the world...

"THE BOOK CHINA DOESN'T WANT YOU TO READ." --CNN SELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by THE ECONOMIST and FINANCIAL TIMES This "powerful and disturbing" (Bill Browder, author...

Andrew Puccetti's life seemed perfect: he grew up in a loving Catholic community, his parents were happily married, and his childhood was good. But this picture-perfect existence started to crack...

'Unforgettable' The Times 'Grippingly told and brilliantly reported' Mail on Sunday 'Startlingly intimate' Sunday Times 'Fascinating' Daily Mail 'Groundbreaking' Evening Standard 'Exceptional and moving' Spectator " Hidden Valley Road contains...

When Nancy Tucker was eight years old, her class had to write about what they wanted in life. She thought, and thought, and then, though she didn't know why, she...

A controversial founding father. A man in need of change. A completely unique trip through Europe. A debut that combines historical nonfiction with travel books, for fans of Bill Bryson...

The beloved star of Star Trek , recent space traveler, and living legend William Shatner reflects on the interconnectivity of all things, our fragile bond with nature, and the joy...

"A delicious and mouthwatering book about food and family, the complicated love for both, and how that shapes us into who we are . . . I absolutely loved it!"...

The book titled Francis and the Sultan: Men of Peace by the author J Hoeberichts. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

'TERRIFIC' - Daily Mail 'ONE OF THE UNDISPUTED GREATS' - Sun 'Why me? How could a boy from a Copenhagen tower block say I want to be a champion with...

People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything? I'm like, f*** no. If I'd been clean and sober,...

Instant New York Times Bestseller! Now in paperback, from Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply thoughtful memoir of the lifelong effects of stardom and...

From multiple New York Times bestselling author Tom Clavin comes the thrilling true story of the most infamous hangout for bandits, thieves and murderers of all time--and the lawmen tasked...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "I see my story as a suite of songs that have a magical connection." Let Love Rule is a work of deep reflection. Lenny Kravitz...

From the number one New York Times bestselling author comes another stunning memoir that is tender, touching...and just a little spooky. "Here's a partial list of things I don't believe...

Andy Murray is one of Britain's best loved athletes. On the 7th July 2013 he became the first British man to lift the Wimbledon trophy for 77 years. His new...

A striking and sympathetic portrait of England's first Queen, Mary I - whose character has been vilified for over 400 years. Instead of the bloodthirsty bigot of Protestant mythology, Mary...

This heartbreaking, hilarious, and brutally honest memoir shares the deeply personal life story of a girl next door and her transformation into a household name. For more than forty years,...

Forrest Galante, host of Extinct or Alive and the world's #1 rare species expert, takes readers along with him through the deepest wilderness and most remote and dangerous parts of...

*Well-Read Black Girl - Book Club Pick* As an incredible glass-ceiling breaker and the woman who brought timeless television shows like The Game and Being Mary Jane to cable, Debra...

***The Instant New York Times Bestseller*** Endgame , the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, is a penetrating investigation into...

In the tradition of HOLY COW!, join another intrepid Sarah as she boldly goes where no tourist has ever dared to go - across America on the infamous Greyhound. We've...

The book titled Those Blue Remembered Hills by the author Patrick Gordon-Duff-Pennington. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The gritty, true blue story of two remarkable cops and an equally extraordinary nurse who provided the spirit and smarts that transformed Fear City into the safest big city in...

'A powerful tribute to female solidarity that you won't be able to stop thinking about' GLAMOUR 'An ode to how women support, protect and uphold each other in a misogynistic...

This is the story of how, over a period of one hundred and ninety-two days, I was torn away from the life I knew and loved, and dragged down to...

Now available in paperback, this highly acclaimed biography examines Boyd's career as an architect, writer and social critic, and as a man of his times.

For the last fiftenn years of Burma's traumatic history, Aung San Suu Kyi has been the inspirational leader of attempts to restore democracy to her country. In these fifty-two pieces...

'Excellent, absorbing, affectionate, unillusioned, vivid and affecting' - Craig Raine, Financial Times Few writers have had as many distinct lives as Bruce Chatwin and few have been as compelling in...

For over thirty years John Allen was an active member of the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team and for most of them acted as Team Leader. In 'Cairngorm John' (his call...

"A gripping and powerful account of what prison is like and what it takes to make it through... Make sure you read it." Kimberley Chambers Widely known in the criminal...

Wayne Barnes - one of the most-experienced international referees in history and criminal barrister to boot - uniquely lifts the lid on a lifetime of trying to keep the biggest...

From the internationally bestselling author of Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop comes a warm and reflective collection of essays about reading, language and life. Why do we read? What is...

'There are good publishers and there are great publishers. And then there's Anthony Cheetham.' Richard Dawkins In November 1966, by way of Mexico City, Eton College, Balliol College, Oxford, and...

In 1989 Anglia Television joined with Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, NBC and the Tokyo Broadcasting System to announce production of a 90-minute feature on the life of Stephen Hawking and...