Биографии и мемуары

The nostalgic memoir of a young man, eldest of fourteen, growing up in 40s Wednesbury. The heartbreaking true account of his son struggling to come to terms with his father’s dementia. A tribute …

In 1992 Christina Lamb reported on the war the Afghan people were fighting against the Soviet Union. Now, back in Afghanistan, she has written an extraordinary memoir of her love affair with the …

A raw, intensely personal memoir of spiritual exploration from one of the world’s great commentators on religion.After seven years in a convent, which she left, dismayed by its restrictions, an e…

In 2012 the Rolling Stones celebrate their 50th anniversary. Their story – the band's meteoric rise to fame, the Marianne Faithfull, Brian Jones and Altamont scandals, the groundbreaking hits – i…

An intense and emotive memoir of one girl’s difficult family upbringing in a Singaporean Chinese family during the Second World War.Lucy Lum was the third of seven children, born in Singapore in …

The extraordinary story of an indomitable 95-year-old woman – and of the most extraordinary century in Ethiopia’s history. A new Wild SwansA hundred years ago, a girl was born in the northern Eth…

The key missing piece of Jon Krakauer’s multi million, multi territory bestseller and widely acclaimed Sean Penn film Into the Wild is finally revealed by his best friend and sister, Carine.The s…

A master of the innuendo and the raised eyebrow, Frankie Howerd – inimitable star of the classic ‘Carry On’ films – became a cult hero.As much at home in the Oxford Union as in high-camp pantomim…

‘Resilience can give you strength to keep moving forwards when you are caught in the rain or a storm, and keep you continuing on your journey through life. And it is a strength which resides in e…

First published in 1994 and now available as an ebook.This edition does not include illustrations.Richard Branson is unique among today's folk heroes. Which other self-made British billionaire co…

He’s young, he’s hot and he’s set to be the biggest thing in pop – 16-year-old Cody Simpson is sending shockwaves around the world.Now, in his first official book, Cody reveals all about his mete…

Ладислас Фараго, бывший начальник отдела исследований и планирования в специальном военном подразделении ВМС США, автор нескольких книг по шпионажу, предлагает захватывающую картину всего спектра…

Великие российские литераторы XIX века, чьи произведения – смесь доброго юмора и злой сатиры. Кем же они были в обычной жизни: веселыми балагурами или мрачными циниками? Чем запомнились они совре…

Сборник статей офицера правоохранительных органов в отставке. Факты, наблюдения, личное мнение. Автор не претендует в своих выводах на истину в последней инстанции, а лишь дает информацию к размы…

Монография Меира Ландау «Русское эхо с „Титаника“», первая книга из серии «„Титаник“. Без легенды», посвящена русским пассажирам «Титаника» и отдельным пассажирам третьего класса. В книге автор п…

В новом издании уже известной книги начинающего автора Василия Маслова «Морские рассказы» опубликованы уже известные читателю рассказы с некоторыми изменениями и дополнениями, а также новые истор…

Ее семья потеряла всё - родину, дом, положение... Новый статус "беженцы" в чужой стране гарантировал им только жизнь. Жизнь, в которой прошлое было растоптано, а будущее - проклято. Межнациональн…

Inspired by her uncle, Lisa Samson has communed with trees since her childhood. Tragically, a disease from mainland Europe now poses a very serious threat to the ash tree’s survival. Epitaph for …

The remarkable life of the vivacious, clever – and forgotten – Kennedy sister, who charmed the English aristocracy and was almost erased from her family history.The favourite child of Joe Kennedy…

Henry II conquered the largest empire of any English medieval king. Yet it is the people around him we remember: his wife Eleanor, whom he seduced from the French king; his son Richard the Lionhe…