Biography

'Uglow makes us feel the life beyond the facts.'- Guardian 'Few can match Uglow's skill at conjuring up a scene, or illuminating a character.' - Sunday Times 'Uglow's style is...

Set in Alexandria, this classic and much-loved memoir chronicles the exploits of Andre Aciman's colourful Sephardic Jewish family from its arrival in Egypt at the turn of the century to...

The paperback of Untold Stories contains new unpublished diaries, as well as a poignant memoir of his family and of growing up in Leeds, together with his much celebrated diary...

'Before I was a mother, before I was a writer, before I knew the facts of life, before I was a schoolgirl, before I learned to read, I wanted a...

I Heard You Paint Houses is a gripping work of true crime that chronicles the extraordinary confession of Frank The Irishman Sheeran, a Teamsters official and hitman who claimed responsibility...

A landmark music biography, The Rolling Stones: Fifty Years chronicles half a century of one of rock and roll's most iconic and enduring bands. Christopher Sandford presents a richly detailed...

A candid and compelling rock memoir, Rod: The Autobiography chronicles the extraordinary life of Rod Stewart — one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with a career spanning...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A landmark work in political biography, Karl...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback with some yellowing and age-related wear. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. No stickers or labels visible....

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A landmark work in political history, Apostles...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A vivid and captivating memoir, Trumpets from...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A richly drawn portrait of ambition, identity,...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Winner of the National Book Award for...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Solzhenitsyn: A Documentary Record, edited by Leopold...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A landmark work in literary biography, Rudyard...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Fair to Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed and aged, consistent with a 1928 publication. Markings: previous owner. Binding: Appears intact though aged. Stickers/Labels: None...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, minimal wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. The book appears to be in very good overall condition with its dust jacket...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Good, minor wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: ex-library with usual markings. A gripping work of narrative history, July 1914: Countdown to War reconstructs the five...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Appears intact. No stickers or labels visible. A landmark work of twentieth-century autobiographical...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good, no tears, minor shelf wear. Page Condition: Good, clean pages, no yellowing. Markings: Previous owner. Binding: Tight and secure. No stickers or...

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. No stickers or labels visible. Ronald Hayman's Brecht: A Biography presents...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and wear along the spine and corners - now in mylar sleeve. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good, no tears, minor wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact hardcover. No stickers or labels visible on cover. A...

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, minor wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. A richly detailed biographical account, A Voyage in Vain chronicles Samuel Taylor Coleridge's ill-fated...