Biography

Author: Debbie Harry Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 'I was saying things in songs that female singers didn't really say back then. I wasn't submissive or begging him to...

Author: Charles Esdaile Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 160 Almost two centuries since his death, Napoleon Bonaparte remains the subject of vigorous debate. On one side are those...

Author: Lan Yan Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 432 Through the sweeping cultural and historical transformations of China, entrepreneur Lan Yan traces her family's history through early 20th...

Author: Ash Barty Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 It's a tennis story. It's a family story. It's a teamwork story. It's the story of how I got to where...

Author: Mark Webber Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 Mark Webber was at the centre of one of the most captivating chapters in the history of Formula One. In 2010,...

Author: Diarmaid MacCulloch Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 752 The long-awaited biography of the genius who masterminded Henry VIII's bloody revolution in the English government, which reveals at last Cromwell's...

Author: Francesca Wade Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Though she loved the heat she could do nothing but lie on the sofa and drink lemonade and read Monte Cristo......

Author: Paris Hilton Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 PARIS: A MILLION MEANINGS IN A SINGLE NAME Heiress. Party girl. Problem child. Selfie taker. Model. Reality star. Self-created....

Author: Barbara Charone Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 First as a journalist and then a publicist at Warner Brothers Records for nearly twenty years, Barbara Charone has experienced, first-hand,...

Author: John Walsh Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 Something extraordinary happened to the UK literary scene in the 1980s. In the space of eight years, a generation of young...

Author: Jordan Belfort Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 528 NOW AN AWARD-WINNING MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE, STARRING LEONARDO DICAPRIO, MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY AND JONAH HILL. 'What separates Jordan's story...

Author: Primo Levi Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Shortly after completing THE DROWNED AND THE SAVED, Primo Levi committed suicide. The manner of his death was sudden, violent and...

Author: Jude Rogers Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'Too often we treat popular music as wallpaper surrounding us as we live our lives. Jude Rogers shows the emotional and...

Author: Tom Segev Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 816 When Tom Segev's biography of David Ben-Gurion was published in Israel in early 2018, it was a major event, making headlines...

Author: Tom Selleck Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 A Waterstones Best Book of 2024 There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of...

Author: Claire Tomalin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 "Tomalin's The Young H.G. Wells is hard to beat, being friendly, astute and a pleasure to read." -Michael Dirda, Washington Post...

Author: Alice Walker Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 560 'These journals are a revelation, a road map and a gift to us all' TAYARI JONES, author of An American Marriage...

Author: Mike Massimino Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 Mike Massimino's compelling memoir takes us on a brilliant journey where the nerdiest science meets the most thrilling adventure to reveal...

Author: John Densmore Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 In The Doors Unhinged, New York Times bestselling author and legendary Doors drummer John Densmore offers a powerful exploration of the...

Author: Shannon Bream Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! The women of the Bible lived timeless stories-by examining them, we can understand what it means...

Author: Michelle Morgan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'England? It seemed to be raining the whole time . . . Or maybe it was me' MARILYN MONROE In July...

Author: Philip Eade Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 384 'The narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times Married for almost...

Author: Meryle Secrest Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 The never-before-told true account of the design and development of the first desktop computer by the world's most famous high-styled typewriter...

Author: Tom Bower Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 The explosive new book from Britain's leading investigative biographer, Tom Bower As one of the most famous and influential couples in...

Author: Niall Harbison Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Most people think I save dogs, but really they saved me. Niall Harbison is a dog hero...

Author: Elaine Showalter Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 496 These fascinating letters between Vera Brittain and Winifred Holtby tell the story of an extraordinary friendship. 'A beautiful collection' Daisy Dunn,...

Author: Kate Cooper Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 FINALIST: THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2023 The vibrant and surprising lives of the women in Augustine's Confessions While many know of...

Author: Richard Brookhiser Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 376 From the celebrated biographer of Washington, Hamilton, and Madison comes an original portrait of our 16th president's life, career, and thought

Author: David Burke Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 0 The remarkable story of the Kuczynskis, a family of Soviet spies under cover in Britain. In 1933, the celebrated German economist...

Author: James Bowen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'Since Bob had appeared, I'd made huge strides in my life. For more than a decade I'd been a homeless drug...

Author: Marina Warner Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 432 A luminous memoir of post-war childhood, adventure and loss on the banks of the Nile. 'Wonderful - a brave,...

Author: Ophelia Field Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 592 'An incredible story crackling with royal passion, envy, ambition and betrayal ... Field's account of the psychological power play...

Author: Brian Hoey Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 189 Diana, Princess of Wales was admired throughout the world for her vitality, determination and beauty. When she first came on the...

Author: Geddy Lee Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 512 The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Rush bassist, and bestselling...

Author: Zipora Klein Jakob Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 The unforgettable true story of one Jewish orphan's survival against impossible odds, and her lifelong quest for family, safety and...

Author: Salvatore Ferragamo Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 'Ladies and gentlemen, the least important part of this book is the life story of an Italian shoemaker. We can all...

Author: Fergal Keane Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK An Irish Times book of the year 2022 A powerful, probing book about PTSD....

Author: Dr Jonathan Solity Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 The publication of the Michel Thomas ground-breaking, all-audio language learning materials has been a publishing phenomenon. Sales of over one...

Author: Craig Hoyle Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 A heart-wrenching multigenerational family memoir by an excommunicated member of the Exclusive Brethren After coming out as gay, Craig Hoyle was...

Author: David Tremain Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 0 On 28.2.42 there arrived in the U.K. a remarkable woman agent: Mathilde Lucie (or Lily) CARRE.' Her codename was VICTOIRE, although...

Author: Sarah Beeny Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 An instant Sunday Times bestseller Join Sarah Beeny on her journey to live more simply and find her forever home... Throughout...

Author: Matthew Hammett Knott Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 'A hilarious account of life with the children of the super rich...well written...and very funny indeed' - BOOK OF THE...

Author: Ursula Burns Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 The first Black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company looks back at her life and her career at Xerox, sharing...

Author: Ibram X Kendi Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 736 The National Book Award-winning history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society. Some Americans...

Author: William Palmer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 'Sympathetic and wonderfully perceptive . . . a heartbreaking read' NICK COHEN, Critic 'Wise, witty and empathetic . . . outstanding'...

Author: Sergey Prokofiev Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 800 Sergey Prokofiev, a compulsive diarist and gifted and idiosyncratic writer, possessed an incorrigibly sardonic curiosity about individuals and events. When he...

Author: Bez Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 At the height of his initial, turn-of-the-1990's infamy as the maraca-wielding dancer with 'Madchester' giants Happy Mondays, the pop-eyed Mark Berry, forever...

Author: Dr Philippa Kaye Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 It s cancer. Dr Philippa Kaye was 39 years old when she heard those dreaded words. The diagnosis...