Biographies & Memoirs

From a start in life as the only child of working-class parents in Brighton, this is the story of how Sir Rod Aldridge came to develop one of the UK's most successful companies, Capita.

On the day that Homes was born in 1961, she was given up for adoption. Thirty years later, Homes was contacted by a lawyer on behalf of her birth mother, and they began to correspond; her biological father contacted her soon after. This story is about these two individuals and their effect on the adult ...

The Reverend Richard Coles' reflective account of life as a parish priest and broadcaster on BBC Radio 4's SATURDAY LIVE.

The story of one woman, one chainsaw, and one modest plan for a mini-cabin - a book from Norway that celebrates the act of making something with your own two hands.

A successful young lawyer in Wellington, Lecretia Seales met and fell in love with Matt Vickers in 2003. In Lecretia’s Choice, Matt tells the story of their life together, and how it changed when his proud, fiercely independent wife was diagnosed with a brain tumour and forced to confront her own mortality. ...

Ivan Klima, 'a writer of enormous power and originality' (The New York Times Book Review), has penned an intimate autobiography that explores his life under Nazi and Communist regimes.

A mother's powerful memoir of her son's illness, love, loss and learning how to say goodbye.

A breathtaking memoir that offers a shoulder to lean on for everyone experiencing the uncertainties and pain of infertility.

The poet Richard Murphy has constructed a unique memoir of his life and times from detailed diaries kept over the course of five decades.

From art to advertising, psycology to politics, opera to cinema, Shakespeare's stories and characters have found an enduring place in our consciousness, enjoying 'afterlives' as rich and varied as their original incarnations in the playhouse. This book is a cultural biography of Shakespeare's most famous ...

Rich with anecdotes and Irish wisdom, "The Waves Behind Us" is set mainly in Dublin just after World War II. It follows the author's adventures and encounters as a young journalist and writer.

A biography examining Pushkin as writer, lover, and public figure. It explores his relationship to politics and provides a glimpse of the turbulent history Pushkin lived through. It is suitable as a guide to those trying to understand one of Russia's most celebrated literary figures - and, indeed, Russia ...

From the founder of This Gathered Nest YouTube channel, an uplifting story of Angela Braniff's unusual path to becoming the mother to seven children through various methods of adoption and biological approaches, encouraging women and mothers to embrace the unique purpose that God has put in their lives.

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George H. W. Bush is much too modest to brag about what he accomplished as the forty-first president of the United States. As a result, the conventional wisdom about his presidency misses many of his greatest achievements. Now this unique insider account by former chief of staff John H. Sununu finally ...

Thrown out of Oxford for a lack of funds, he rose to celebrity: author of the Dictionary, a friend to the king, companion of Reynolds, Goldsmith and Garrick.

David Nokes looks beyond Johnson's remarkable public persona and beyond the Johnson that Boswell to some extent created.

The first, full biography of Guy Burgess reveals the extent of his espionage and culminates in new relevations about his last days in Moscow.

The first, full biography of Guy Burgess reveals the extent of his espionage and culminates in new relevations about his last days in Moscow.

How did Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Coco Chanel choose their careers? Discover how these and other high achievers became successful in 'Amazing Careers' brought to you by Amazing People Worldwide(R). In life, the work we do often determines our status in society as much as the money we earn. ...

Were the people who developed successful businesses lucky or did they have special talents? In 'Amazing Entrepreneurs' you can explore these questions through the lives of some of the world's most inspirational people and perhaps be motivated to do likewise! Helena Rubinstein was lucky to find a sponsor ...