Biography

Author: Alan MarshallBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAcross these tales, everyday moments unfold with warmth, wit, and an unmistakable sense of humanity. Characters rise from...

Author: Michael E. NewtonBinding: HardbackPublished: ELEFTHERIA PUBLISHING, 2015Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical biography, Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years, chronicles the early life and foundational experiences of...

Author: G.R. EvansBinding: HardbackPublished: Lion Book, 2005Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis scholarly work presents a rigorous examination of a pivotal figure in medieval religious...

Author: John BirdBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan , 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography Percy Grainger chronicles the extraordinary life of the eccentric Australian composer and pianist. John...

Author: VariousBinding: HardbackPublished: Odhams BooksCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markings-

Author: Steve Kemme Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Born in Greece and abandoned as a child, Lafcadio Hearn lived the life of an exile. He travelled the world and...

Author: Phil Brown Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 'What a life. What a book. When it's not making your ribs rattle with laughter, it's making your heart ache with...

Author: Robert Whiting Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 'Bob Whiting came to the city as a stranger in a strange land in 1962 and stayed for five decades -...

Author: Osamu Dazai Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'Dazai's brand of egoistic pessimism dovetails organically with the emo chic of this cultural moment and with the inner lives of...

Justin Yerbury made a promise to his mother while she was dying of motor neurone disease (MND) that he would do everything he could to find a cure. MND had...

'A bracing, heart-lifting read. Patterson is a superb writer' Observer OUTSIDE, THE SKY IS BLUE is a heart-breaking yet also truly joyful and wise memoir of growing up, of dealing...

Beyond the Throne will cover in detail Kristian's extraordinary time on 'Thrones', including how the show was made and what the actors behind the characters were like. Kristian was auditioned...

'Thoughtful, very readable ... We have been lucky, lucky, lucky to have him' - The Times 'Pithy and amusing' - Sunday Times David Dimbleby has interviewed prime ministers and presidents,...

At last one of the greatest mysteries of the Second World War has been solved. Since historian Hugh Trevor-Roper made his name with the publication of "Hitler's Last Days", it...

This book is about John Flynns angels of the Australian Outback in the early 20th century and the vital roles they played.

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...

** SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020** ** SUNDAY TIMES FAVOURITE PAPERBACKS OF 2020** 'The best royal book by miles . . . funny, gossipy and riveting' JANE RIDLEY, SPECTATOR...

Hollywood legend and British national treasure Michael Caine shares the wisdom, stories, insight and skills that life has taught him in his remarkable career. One of our best-loved actors Michael...

In May 1997, the world watched as Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player in the world, was defeated for the first time by the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. It was...

From Cradle to Stage shares stories and exclusive photos featuring mothers of rock icons, the icons themselves, and their Behind the Music-style relationships While the Grohl family had always been...

AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'What will we find in the uncut grass? 'It depends on what we're looking for.' From the author of the #1 bestselling Born a Crime...

Introduced by Lois Pryce, author of Lois on the Loose , Red Tape & White Knuckles and Revolutionary Ride . In 1959 Barbara Toy, famous for her solo overland travels...

'Do you realise that by the time you wake up in the morning twenty thousand men may have been killed? '- Winston Churchill to Clementine Churchill, 5 June 1944 2024...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A mind-blowing and emotionally honest tale of survival against all odds.' BERNARDINE EVARISTO 'A breathtaking memoir...I was so moved by this book.' Oprah 'It is...

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...

This text recounts the lives, deeds and misdeeds of the 264 popes from St Peter to John Paul II. The dichotomy between the awesome dignity of the holy office and...

A collection of personal essays - surprising, disarming, heartbreakingly funny - from the No.1 bestselling writer Time named America's Favourite Humorist. A riotous collection of memoirs which explores the absurd...

David Sedaris remarkable ability to uncover the hilarious absurdity teeming just below the surface of everyday life is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this new...

Richard Feynman was the most brilliant and influential physicist of our time. Architect of quantum theories, enfant terrible of the atomic bomb project, caustic inquisitor on the space shuttle commission,...

"Like hanging with your funniest, sunniest, most sound, wise friend. " - Marian Keyes Everything good, bad and downright mad that has shaped Vogue's life and career is laid bare...

'I want absolutely nothing to do with this book.' - Owen Farrell THREE RUGBY MEGASTARS. ONE EPIC BOOK. Welcome to the wild world of The Good, The Bad & The...

Author: Natasha Chloe Muller Format: Paperback Number of Pages: What would it be like to cope with a life-threatening disease? How would it feel to be abandoned by your fiancŽ...

Author: Tim Curry Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 The outrageous, riotous memoir from the cult actor and star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Clue and IT. The outrageous,...

Author: Holly Brunnbauer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: Can she cram a wild decade into a few months without losing her mind ... or her heart? A witty rom-com for...

Author: Revd Carl J. PFITZNERBinding: HardbackPublished: Lutheran Publishing House, 1976Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: minor fraying of cloth...

Author: Aidan CrawleyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Literary Guild, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: wear to cloth cover; outside of spine...

Author: Annie Cohen-SolalBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some wear and marks to cloth cover; some tanning...

Author: John RothensteinBinding: HardbackPublished: Holt, New York, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: signed on inside covers with previous owner name; minor wear and chipping to dust cover;...

Author: BrosnanBinding: HardbackPublished: NCS, 2019Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis poignant memoir chronicles one artist's unexpected battle with a life-altering diagnosis. With a cartoonist's keen eye for the absurd and...

'I swim for every chance to get wasted - after every meet, every weekend, every travel trip. This is what I look forward to and what I tell no one-...

Like the best true life adventures, the story of Werner Pelz is stranger than fiction. Forced to flee Nazi Germany for being Jewish, he was then interned in England for...

The secrets of the Mile High Club revealed . . . Mandy Smith spent twelve years strutting down the aisles as one of Richard Branson's sexy and sassy flight attendants,...

Author: A. Scott BergBinding: PaperbackPublished: Ballantine Books, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA. Scott Berg's Goldwyn: A Biography chronicles the extraordinary life...

Author: Dudley DoustBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Ian Botham: The Great All-Rounder, chronicles the extraordinary career of one of cricket's most iconic...

Author: David Mcallister With Amanda DunnBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson Australia, 2020Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the remarkable journey of a prominent figure in the...

Author: Regina LaneBinding: HardbackPublished: Brifin Books, 2014Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling narrative chronicles the spirited efforts of a community rallying to preserve a cherished local landmark, St...

Author: Monica DickensBinding: HardbackPublished: Mayflower Books / Heinemann, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Foxed edges, some minor...

'Beyond inspiring . . . This story of the redeeming power of educating girls and the restoration of traumatised lives is beautiful. The impact will be immeasurable.' Tim Costello AO...