Жанр "Биографии. Мемуары"

The international Number One bestseller.
Over a million copies sold in the English language.
Published in 23 foreign...

Inspired by the heroic war time escapades of his father, as well as drawing on his own experiences in the special forces,...

Many children dream of becoming an astronaut when they grow up, but when a six-year-old Mike Massimino saw Neil Armstrong walk on...

Unorthodox is the bestselling memoir of a young Jewish woman’s escape from a religious sect, in the tradition of Ayaan Hirsi...

For many years, Camilla was portrayed in a poor light, blamed by the public for the break-up of the marriage between Prince...

So, I’ve written a book.

Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities (‘It’s a...

The celebrated first memoir from arguably the most influential singer-songwriter in the country, Bob Dylan.

'I'd come from a...

"I thought life was going to be a brilliant comedy, and you were to be one of the many graceful figures in it."
While imprisoned...

"Even a name by which to be known among men, slavery had denied me." A standout among slave testimonies, the Narrative of William...

Martha Griffith Browne, a Southern slave-owner who became wedded to the cause of emancipation, wrote this "autobiography" of Ann,...

A classic story of trying circumstances and enduring hope, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave is...

Jess McDonald was a true crime junkie and Line of Duty sofa sleuth with a strong sense of justice. Under a year later, thanks to...

The wise, warm, defiant new book from literary legend Isabel Allende – a meditation on power, feminism and what it means to be a...

The ponds of Hampstead Heath are small oases; fragments of wild nature nestled in the heart of north-west London. For the best...

Rossini’s success in Italy in the early 1820s was certainly not echoed in France, where he was regarded as “an ill-bred parvenu,...

The influence of Antonin Artaud on the contemporary theatre has only become evident since the early Sixties, although writers and...

The inspiring memoir from TV traveller Simon Reeve's life of amazing adventures in over 120 countries and the most remote and...

One of the most brilliant writers of her day, George Eliot (1819-1880) was also one of the most talked about. Intellectual and...

Born in 1831, Isabella, daughter of a clergyman, set off alone to the Antipodes in 1872 'in search of health' and found she had...

'Our childhood came to an end when our parents parted and from then on Jennifer was placed in the impossible position of having...

The perfect gift for fans of All Creatures Great and Small, this is a charming collection of classic stories from James Herriot's...

Ever wonder what your therapist is thinking? Now you can find out, as therapist and New York Times bestselling author Lori...

In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell; shortly afterwards the two Germanies reunited, and East Germany ceased to exist. In Stasiland,...

In January 2020, Amy Bloom travelled with her husband Brian to Switzerland, where he was helped by Dignitas to end his life while...

Inspired by her encounter with the surviving roses that Orwell is said to have planted in his cottage in Hertfordshire, Rebecca...

Cyprus, 1953. As the island fights for independence from British colonial rule, ancient conflicts between Turkish and Greek...

In this book Richard Ayoade — actor, writer, director, and amateur dentist — reflects on his cinematic legacy as only he can: in...

The diary and essays of Brian Eno republished twenty-five years on with a new introduction by the artist in a beautiful hardback...

Kerri ni Dochartaigh was born in Derry at the very height of the Troubles. One parent was Catholic, the other Protestant. In the...

Bass player extraordinaire Charles Mingus, who died in 1979, is one of the essential composers in the history of jazz, and...