Биографии и мемуары

«Если бы Небо не породило Чжун-ни, древность была бы все равно что сокрыта вечной ночью», – так говорили о Конфуции ученые эпохи Сун, подчеркивая его огромную роль как педагога и мыслителя в разв…

В этом томе помещены: 1. Семь жен Петра, кузнеца-гинеколога. Роман. 2. Одесса — таким не мама. Повесть. 3. Партизан Лейбу. Повесть.

В том 11-й помещены четыре повести: 1. Бобовый компромат. 2. Из штурманов – в штурвальные. 3. Страшное чудо деда Григория. 4. Сладкая жизнь соленой балки.

Новая книга Аллы Демидовой – особенная. Это приглашение в театр, на легендарный спектакль «Вишневый сад», поставленный А.В. Эфросом на Таганке в 1975 году. Об этой постановке говорила вся Москва,…

В своей биографической книге актриса Театра сатиры Вера Васильева обращается к вам, читатель, искренне делясь и своими мыслями, и своими чувствами. Оценивая пройденный путь, она за многое благода…

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…

В этой книге я расскажу вам, как официально работал в такси по Москве. Поделюсь некоторыми своими лайфхаками и хитростями. Вы узнаете, какие приключения и завораживающие истории произошли со мной…

‘My Decade in the Premier League’ is Wayne’s first hand account of his 10 years playing at the highest level in English football – and for the biggest club in the world. This is his inside story …

A heartwarming collection of stories from a woman who brings together disadvantaged children and abandoned racehorses, with remarkable results.Thirteen-year-old Sophie hadn’t uttered a word to an…

This edition does not include illustrations.Please note that due to the level of detail, the family tree is best viewed on a tablet.The wayward life (1898–1979) of the voracious art collector and…

A brilliantly conceived biography of Joseph Paxton, horticulturist to the Duke & Duchess of Devonshire at Chatsworth, architect of the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and one of th…

The riveting tale of how the wanabee aristo Conrad Black and his social-mountaineering wife Barbara gulled their way into the City, the Tory party, Wall Street and High Society. This new paperbac…

From the people who brought you the bestselling Confessions of a GP.From stampeding nudes to inebriated teenagers, young nurse Michael Alexander never really knew what he was getting himself into…

The family trees contained within this ebook are best viewed on a tablet.A fabulously wealthy New York beauty marries a cold-hearted British aristocrat at the behest of her Machiavellian mother –…

A vivid and moving portrait of the inimitable Lily Budge, who overcame poverty and class to become the 13th Countess of Galloway, and one of Scotland’s most colourful eccentrics.Randolph Stewart …

When 32-year-old Yvette Cowles contracted breast cancer she was determined it would not get in the way of her belly dancing dreams. Spirited and light-hearted, “Belly Dancing and Beating the Odds…

For most mothers, keeping up with the washing, the mess and the irrepressible energy of two young boys is a challenge in itself. But when Sue Askin’s eldest son was diagnosed with autism, only to…

The second in a series of true short stories from foster carer Mia Marconi.India was a child who was destined to end up in care. She came to foster carer Mia Marconi’s house when she was three; s…

Incredible true stories of canine loyalty in the Second World War.There were dogs involved with the landings, dogs the soldiers could not bear to leave behind and dogs trained to patrol, protect …

An inspiring and heart-warming short story of devotion and bravery.A thoroughbred horse, Warrior, is passed through various owners before he is shipped to the thick of the action on the Western F…