Жанр "Биографии. Мемуары"

Matar was nineteen years old when his father was kidnapped. In the year following he found himself turning to art, particularly...

The life of Gandhi, in his own words

150th Anniversary Edition with a New Introduction by Pankaj Mishra

'Generations to...

The groundbreaking two-term President of Ireland tells the stories of her life

When a young Mary McAleese told a priest that...

The hand of a stranger offered in solace. A flower placed on a dead body as a mark of respect. It is these moments of empathy...

'All my life my Stradivarius had been waiting for me, as I had been waiting for her . . .'

At 7 years old Min Kym was a...

In this remarkable memoir of love, loss and literature, acclaimed biographer Claire Tomalin turns her eye to another fascinating...

Froome... , Walsh...

Growing up in Kenya, biking down mile after mile of dusty road, and staying in a humble tin hut, he developed a fierce passion...

The definitive biography of an extraordinary novelist, by acclaimed literary biographer Claire Harman

'There was no...

Samuel Pepys is the astonishing biography by bestselling author Claire Tomalin

'Immaculately well done. Tomalin has managed...

Louis XIV dominated his age. He extended France's frontiers into Netherlands and Germany, and established colonies overseas. The...

The definitive biography of George VI, the hero of The King's Speech

George VI reigned through taxing times. Acceding to the...

Milligan's Meaning of Life is a glorious celebration of the legendary Spike Milligan. Here you will find his most intimate and...

The extraordinary early life in India and England of one of the world's leading public intellectuals

Where is 'home'? For...

Evelyn Waugh's first book: a portrait of one of the greatest artists of the nienteenth century, from one of the greatest writers...

In the last years of her life, Teresa Lim's mother, Violet Chang, had copies of a cherished family photograph made for those in...

Matt Baker's first ever book is a year spent on the farm; told through the seasons this is his diary of the natural world, his...

Start your year with the uplifting and heartwarming life lessons from a truly inspirational man, Captain Sir Tom Moore

'One...

A fascinating personal account of a revolution in British farming

Sarah Langford had left her country roots behind to live and...

Payne Les, Payne...

A landmark biography of one of the twentieth century's most compelling figures, rewriting much of the known narrative.

Les...

For forty years we've been watching Phillip - from children's TV to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and This...

Captain Sir Tom Moore's story is all our stories . . .

Born at the tail end of the Spanish flu epidemic, Tom Moore was raised...

Enter the world of Gyles Brandreth - broadcaster, actor, writer, former politician - as he takes us on an extraordinary journey...

A moving portrait of the landscape that shaped the life of Laurie Lee, the beloved author of Cider With Rosie

'Before I left...

Watch. The. Ball.

It's just you. Standing at the crease. Waiting. The bowler is running. His arm swinging. The ball - 155...

A moving memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man's world and then gave it all away...soon to be turned into a film

In...

Robert Maxwell was a very British success. Born an Orthodox Jew, he escaped the occupation of Czechoslovakia, fought in the...

Olivia Potts' mother died when she just twenty-five. Stricken with grief, she did something life changing and rather ridiculous:...

Me You: Not A Diary is a pocket diary without the diary part. Or the pocket.

It includes everything you loved about the...

Missing cat?
Molly the pet detective is on the case.

Molly the cocker spaniel spent the first years of her life unloved and...

Even in darkness, love brings hope.

Gustav and Fritz Kleinmann are father and son in an ordinary Austrian Jewish family when...