Biography

Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn't commit - and became a notorious tabloid story in the process. Though...

'Amanda's story underscores the lasting power of speaking your truth, building a movement, and never losing sight of your dreams' Melinda French Gates A brave and imaginative memoir by the...

'A hugely fun tale of how the super-rich buy their super-prime lairs - I was absolutely boggled throughout. Toto, I have a feeling we're not on Rightmove anymore . ....

When Bob and Linda Waxler received a phone call warning them their beloved and accomplished son Jonathan was taking heroin, they began a journey that took them through the detox...

'A visceral, scathing, erudite read that digs deep into how modern medicine continues to fail women and what can be done about it' Booklist The darkly funny memoir of Sarah...

Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, chronicles her life story and her extraordinary path to becoming a jurist on America's...

What makes us fall in love with a song? What makes us want to write our own songs? Do songs help? Do songs help us live better lives? And do...

' Murderland reads like a true crime thriller' SUNDAY TIMES 'Haunting, elegant and fiercely intelligent' OBSERVER 'Lyrically luminescent' NEW YORK TIMES A terrifying true-crime history of serial killers in the...

From an award-winning artist who was featured in Humans of New York comes a bold collection of vignettes about overcoming family trauma, addiction, poverty - and forging a creative life...

From an award-winning artist who was featured in Humans of New York comes a bold collection of vignettes about overcoming family trauma, addiction, poverty - and forging a creative life...

In 1951 Michael Jenkins, then 14 years old, spent the summer with 'the aunts in Flanders'. His 'aunts' were a group of elderly women whose connection to his family had...

From Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold, the youngest comedy writers ever for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and masterminds behind the viral 2018 Yale graduation speech, comes a hilarious...

Previously published as Mum Face . Best described as The Wrong Knickers for mums, in this wry, resonant and darkly funny memoir, journalist Grace Timothy explores motherhood as an issue...

'Feisty and funny' Sunday Express Sometimes it's hard to be a woman and sometimes it's time to be a hard woman . . . This is a book for all...

SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION 'I loved this book . . . incredibly moving' Reverend Richard Coles 'A treasure of a book' Fern Britton 'Full of beauty,...

***Shortlisted for the 2023 Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness*** ***Winner of an RSL Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction*** 'Part memoir, part howl of fury' GUARDIAN 'Enrich[es] our impoverished sociological...

"Lovingly written" Deborah Harry "An exquisite portrait of a tragic heroine" Violaine Huisman A spare, heartbreaking memoir and tribute to Maria Schneider, the 1970s movie starlet who catapulted to fame...

"In her new book Why It's OK to Talk About Trauma , she forges a new path for all survivors of trauma, as well as breathing much-needed humour into a...

From prolific metal guitarist and songwriter for Exodus (and formerly Slayer) Gary Holt comes an entertaining and deeply personal memoir of Holt's "destruction-laden" life, along with a firsthand account of...

A poignant and powerful celebration of one remarkable woman's unrelenting drive to make order from chaos. Before she was a trauma cleaner, Sandra Pankhurst was many things- husband and father,...

In 2003, England won the Rugby World Cup. Steve Thompson was there, in England's front row, at the heart of the match, and at the heart of the scrum -...

Psychiatrist Stephen Seager was no stranger to locked psych wards when he accepted a job at California's Napa State hospital, known locally as 'Gomorrah', but nothing could have prepared him...

A few years ago, Erica Heller, daughter of novelist Joseph Heller, realized how universal the longing is for one more moment with a lost loved one. It could be a...

Margate is in the grip of a heatwave when David Whitehouse stumbles across the mysterious story of a local woman who lived on the ground floor of Saltwater Mansions, a...

'Utterly gorgeous' Lauren Groff, author of Fates and Furies 'Sad, funny, juicy and prickly with deep and secret thoughtful places' Mary Gaitskill, author of This is Pleasure _____ As a...

'A visceral, scathing, erudite read that digs deep into how modern medicine continues to fail women and what can be done about it' Booklist The darkly funny memoir of Sarah...

Inga Clendinnen is an historian of extraordinary insight and power. She is also one of those remarkable people able to summon the strength to use a serious illness to review...

The book titled Mem Fox: A Celebration by the author Jennifer Moran. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThe Macmillan Dictionary Of Biography presents an extensive collection of concise biographical entries, spanning various fields and historical periods. This...

'I'm not homeless: this is my home!' Nick points to the branches of the hornbeam under which we are standing, its leaves still glistening in the aftermath of the morning...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsSet against the rugged beauty of the South African wilderness, this tale follows the...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: DamagedPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Rips along top/bottom of dust jacketThis biography chronicles the tumultuous life of Harry Crosby, a fascinating figure of...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, Queen Adelaide, chronicles the life of a remarkable royal figure, offering an intimate look into...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous owner My Early Life (1948 repr; worn boards, some insect damage on fep,...

A SHEERLUXE READING LIST PICK FOR 2025 ' Fans of Bridget Jones will love Lizzie Frainier's tales from the dating front line' Sunday Times Style 'Lizzie Frainier is admirably frank...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis monumental work chronicles the tragic events of November 1963, meticulously detailing the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. William...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography chronicles an extraordinary transformation, tracing a remarkable individual's path from challenging...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful biography Edward Bawden chronicles the remarkable career of one of Britain's most...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography illuminates the multifaceted life and enduring legacy of George Bernard Shaw, one of the twentieth century's most...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small splotch on FEP, otherwise fineFrederick J. Stopp's Evelyn Waugh: Portrait Of An Artist presents a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageNew Zealand Cycling Legends 02: Harry Watson: The Mile Eater chronicles the extraordinary career...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis biographical work, Founding Brass: George Stewardson And Extruded Metals, chronicles the remarkable...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Inscribed by the editor on fep. This poignant collection chronicles the personal...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis biographical work George Robertson Of Melbourne 1825-1898: Pioneer Bookseller & Publisher chronicles the life and significant contributions...

Edition: 5th impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis profound work, The Silent Road: In The Light Of Personal Experience, presents a compelling spiritual journey, chronicling...

Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis autobiography, Playing My Part, chronicles the extraordinary life...

Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Appears to be a facsimile copy of the original 1923 edition, rebound...