Жанр "Биографии. Мемуары"

The memoir that inspired Chris Packham's BBC documentary, Asperger's and Me

Every minute was magical, every single thing it...

Push until it hurts, then push some more

Even by the standards of a sport that requires enormous stamina and capacity for...

'I planted a dog rose. Then I found a curious piece of driftwood and used this, and one of the necklaces of holey stones on the...

The follow-up autobiography to one of Britain's best loved actors and national treasures

In his first book David Jason told us...

Meikle... , Blyth...

In the 60s, Ronnie and Reggie Kray were Britain’s most notorious gangsters. With violence and intimidation they were the kings of...

A powerful work of memoir and storytelling that will change the way we think about the natural world.

Unearthed is the story...

In her early twenties, Christie Watson was convinced she'd found her soulmate, in a glowing flash of light that turned out to be...

Matt Rowland Hill grew up the son of a minister in an evangelical Christian church in south Wales and then south-east England. It...

In this heartfelt memoir, Yan Lianke brings the reader into his boyhood home in Song County, Henan Province, painting a richly...

A powerful, personal agenda-changing exploration of poverty in today's Britain.

'When every day of your life you have been...

Rose Tremain (or Rosie as she was then) grew up in post-war London – a city still partly in ruins, where both food and affection...

From the beginning of their lives, the Olivier sisters stood out: surprisingly emancipated, strikingly beautiful, markedly...

Collingwood Ingram, born in 1880, became known as 'Cherry' for his defining obsession. As a young man, he travelled to Japan and...

Frank Buckland was an extraordinary man – surgeon, natural historian, popular lecturer, bestselling writer, museum curator, and a...

Mahatma Gandhi became a legend in his own time.

A tireless fighter for human rights and for Indian independence, his strategy...

At sixty-four, Jenni Murray's weight had become a disability. She avoided the scales, she wore a uniform of baggy black clothes,...

What do our possessions say about us? Why do we project such meaning onto them? What becomes of the things we leave...

Young Mary Newton, born into a large Irish family in a small Watford semi, was always getting into trouble. When she wasn’t...

From small steps to giant leaps, A Galaxy of Her Own tells fifty stories of inspirational women who have been fundamental to the...

On hearing that Jackser, her childhood abuser, is seriously ill, Martha is elated, thinking that finally she will be able to...

Martha is now in her thirties. Her daughter has left home and she is lonely and vulnerable. The hard knocks have taken their toll...

Single, in her mid-forties and having experienced a sudden early menopause, a realisation comes to Peggy quietly, and clearly:...

'I pulled off my glasses and wiped my eyes. "That was perhaps the last race of my career..."'

Deep down, Mark Cavendish...

The real Molly-Mae, in her own words


Molly-Mae is no stranger to the limelight, having found fame on TV and online. But...

For decades, Ronnie Archer-Morgan has brought to life the fascinating, often surprising backstories behind our most cherished...

Have you ever found yourself in that moment where you just wonder - what's next? I could carry on as I am but there's a yearning...

Smith Will, Мэнсон...

One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and...

Ramla Ali's life inside and outside the ring represents her ruthless refusal to quit and passion to fight for what she believes...

'It's been a long time coming, I swear...'

In four years Stormzy has risen from one of the most promising musicians of his...

In 1975 Richard Beard was sent away to boarding school. So were Boris Johnson and David Cameron.

He didn't enjoy it. But the...