Biography

The book titled "Daily Telegraph" Book of Obituaries: v.5: 20th Century Lives. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The definitive biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest novelists Born into the English landed gentry, the heir to a substantial country estate, Christopher Isherwood ended up in California,...

"Truth is always stranger than fiction... A stunning, riveting and extraordinary real-life story of life in the shadows." #1 International Bestselling Author Don Winslow The gripping true story, that reads...

When Will Boast's father dies he is alone in the world: an American with distant English roots, orphaned, and derailed by grief. Everything he thought he knew about his parents...

"Hysterically droll, touching, elegant, and wise--a coming-of-age story from someone who possibly came of age before her parents" (Patricia Marx, New Yorker writer and bestselling author), Trying to Float is...

The 13th century was the golden age of French verse hagiography, and more than half of the 200 extant French saint's lives date from this period. Among the saints exalted...

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'Every woman on Earth should read it' Caroline Overington, Weekend Australian Having lived through the humiliation and bewildering complexity of heartbreak in her twenties, Nikki Gemmell eventually resurfaced, reclaimed space...

Autobiography of Vinod Mehta, born 1941, Indian editor and journalist.

In this "irresistible" memoir "as compelling and rousing as a NASA liftoff" (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Rocket Boys takes us deeper into the...

The acclaimed one-volume biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt, praised by Doris Kearns Goodwin as "brilliant...a magnificently readable saga."

The literary love child of Nora Ephron and Jenny Lawson, Una LaMarche shares her hilarious take on life, love, and growing up hairy. In between highbrow and lowbrow, there's Unabrow....

The book titled Talking to High Monks in the Snow: An Asian American Odyssey by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

'Raw, provocative, chaotic, and - dare I say - slutty' COLLEEN HOOVER A thrilling memoir by The White Lotus and Euphoria actor, Lukas Gage, which chronicles his upbringing in a...

'The pages sing in this beautiful book.' Bono 'Moving and lyrical, The Forest is the Path is an imaginative and deeply personal journey of self-discovery.' The Irish Times You're falling...

The intriguing story of how wireless was invented by Guglielmo Marconi - and how it amused Queen Victoria, saved the lives of the Titanic survivors, tracked down criminals and began...

When Shane McCrae was eighteen months old, he was removed from his parents and taken to suburban Texas. His mother was white and his dad was Black, and to hide...

After a decade of living with panic attacks and anxiety, Tim Clare made a promise to himself - he would try everything he could to get better, every method and...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH SHORTLISTED FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS Reuben, aged 38, was living in a home for...

Late one night, Rebecca Fogg's hand is partially amputated in an explosion in her flat. Quick thinking saves her life, but the journey to recovery is a slow one. As...

This new American uniform - the baseball cap, t-shirt, shorts and trainers (why not a scooter?) is not about looking good. It's about disappearing into a new, unofficial, global army...

The #1 hit movie on Netflix starring Kevin Hart, based on the courageous and searingly honest memoir about the first year of the author's life following the birth of his...

Pop culture is the Pandora's Box of our lives. Racism, wealth, poverty, beauty, inclusion, exclusion, and hope -- all of these intractable and unavoidable features course through the media we...

ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR A "warm, funny, and honest...genuinely unputdownable" memoir (Curtis Sittenfeld) chronicling what it's like to live in today's world as a fat man....

'Bryony Gordon is a terrific, compassionate writer' Elizabeth Day What if our notion of what makes us happy is the very thing that's making us so sad? Ten years on...

'She is the cur's cods, the terrier's testicles, the business. I will go farther and declare that Atkins is the finest actor appearing in the world right now' - A....

A beautifully atmospheric memoir and travelogue from poet Amryl Johnson depicting her journey from the UK to Trinidad in the 1980s Sequins for a Ragged Hem narrates Johnson's return tour...

In this tender, funny, and sharp companion to her acclaimed memoir-in-essays Amateur Hour , Kimberly Harrington explores and confronts marriage, divorce, and the ways love, loss, and longing shape a...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Destined to become an adventure classic." - Anchorage Daily News Hailed as "gripping" ( New York Time s) and "beautiful" ( Washington Post ) , The Adventurer's Son...

Author: Edited By Caroline Turner And Roger BenjaminBinding: PaperbackPublished: Queensland Art Gallery; Art Exhibitions Australia Limited, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis...

Author: Alison WeirBinding: HardbackPublished: Review, 2021Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis compelling historical non-fiction work chronicles the intricate lives and dramatic fortunes of...

Author: Patrick MccluskeyBinding: HardbackPublished: Bounce Books, 2016Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markings-

Author: Otto Preston ChaneyBinding: PaperbackPublished: David & Charles, 1972Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical biography chronicles the extraordinary life...

Author: Trenerry, Elizabeth | Ian Potter Museum of ArtBinding: PaperbackPublished: Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, 2000Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown...

Author: Weston BateBinding: HardbackPublished: Museum of Victoria, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsHaving A Go!: Bill Boyd's Mallee chronicles the remarkable life of Bill Boyd, a figure deeply...

Author: R.A.A.F. Directorate Of Public RelationsBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T., 1943Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsRaaf Log chronicles the significant events and contributions of the Royal Australian Air...

Author: Lloyd RhysBinding: HardbackPublished: Georgian House, Melbourne, 1946Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis poignant maritime tale, My Ship Is So Small by...

Author: Admiral Sir Edward R. G. R. EvansBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1111Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Fold-out map intact. South With Scott presents a firsthand...

Author: Noel CowardBinding: HardbackPublished: WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD, 1944Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling memoir chronicles Noel Coward's experiences and observations during his wartime travels through...

Author: James BarkeBinding: HardbackPublished: COLLINS, 1954Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe Well of the Silent Harp presents a compelling historical narrative, immersing readers in the vibrant world of 18th-century Scotland....

Author: James BarkeBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1948Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Song In The Green Thorn Tree is a compelling historical novel that chronicles...

Author: Cole LesleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis definitive biography, The Life Of Noël Coward, chronicles the extraordinary journey of one of...

Author: Graham Payn And Sheridan MorleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Little, Brown and Company, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling collection presents the private thoughts and public observations of one...

Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria; Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown

Author: Caroline Turner And Roger BenjaminBinding: PaperbackPublished: Queensland Art Gallery; Art Exhibitions Australia Limited, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling art...

Author: Lord HarewoodBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThe Tongs And The Bones: The Memoirs Of Lord Harewood presents an intimate look into the life...

Author: George Nathaniel CurzonBinding: HardbackPublished: SIDGWICK & JACKSON, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account, Curzon's Persia, meticulously chronicles the intricate political landscape and cultural nuances of...