Жанр "Биографии. Мемуары"

Rembrandt is among the few outstanding artists of universal appeal, his striking self-portraits lauded the world over – yet he...

Global entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson reveals the secrets to success in business

In Business Stripped Bare, Sir Richard...

An important manifesto on how we can change our world for the better from the unique mind of the Dalai Lama, penned by the...

Steve Jobs was an American visionary who immeasurably altered the way the world uses technology. From the Apple II to minimalist...

What will you sacrifice for the truth?

Maria Ressa has spent decades speaking truth to power. But her work tracking...

A fascinating journey into the life of H.G. Wells, from one of Britain's best biographers

How did the first forty years of H....

'We never lose our inner freedom; the freedom to do what is right'

Lea Ypi grew up in one of the most isolated countries on...

The definitive biography of one of the greatest, most extraordinary runners and Olympic heroes of all time, from the author of...

Richard Askwith wanted more. Not convinced running had to be all about pounding pavements, buying fancy kit and racking up...

What makes a man the greatest of all time? Eddy Merckx is to cycling what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Pele to football: quite...

'Thick with rolls of gleaming new wire, the obstacle was designed to prevent a suicide bomber driving into the compound's thick...

In a small Polish village, Mala Kacenberg grew up in the comfort of her family. Until the Nazis arrived.

Her village was torn...

Captain, father, leader, a fearless ambassador for the causes he believes in and a world-class midfielder, Jordan Henderson is...

The former Prince of Wales has lived his whole life in the public eye, yet he remains an enigma. He was born to be king, but he...

The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback

Although he styled...

Celebrate the life of one of the world's greatest footballers.

Diego Maradona. One thing is certain: he was the greatest...

When Ellen finished the Vendee Globe, yachting's toughest race aged just 24 the nation took her to it's heart. The depth of the...

Pearson English Active Readers present stories carefully written and graded across five levels for teachers of English who want...

Over more than five decades, legendary architect Moshe Safdie has built some of the world’s most influential and memorable...

As a child in the 1960s, Luke Jennings was fascinated by the rivers and lakes around his Sussex home. Beneath their surfaces, it...

The first comprehensively researched biography of Queen Victoria ever, by one of Britain's best biographers. This magnificent...

At twenty-six, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's rapid death from cancer, her family...

From her debut recital at Carnegie Hall to performing with the orchestras of Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, oboist Blair Tindall...

In 2007, Bolton Crown Court sentenced Shaun Greenhalgh to four years and eight months in prison for the crime of producing...

A deliciously funny and sage guide to midlife – an unscientific, flaws-and-all account of one woman’s adventures and...

Charles Dickens was a superb public performer, a great orator and one of the most famous of the Eminent Victorians. Slight of...

I propose to open my mind as wide as possible to allow my readers the first ever glimpse at South Central from my side of the...

Shawnee chief Tecumseh was a man destined for greatness - the son of a prominent war leader, he was supposedly born under a lucky...

Where can a tin of tuna buy you clean clothes? Where is it easier to get ‘spice’ than paracetamol? Where does self-harm barely...

An ancestry test suggesting she shared some DNA with the Sami people, the indigenous inhabitants of the Arctic tundra, tapped...