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The Sixth Man

**The Instant National Bestseller** The standout memoir from NBA powerhouse Andre Iguodala, the indomitable sixth man of the Golden State Warriors. Andre Iguodala is one

Bear Island

'Weaving together strands of myth, memory, legend, and history, Bear Island lyrically conveys a historical event that has been forgotten not only by the majority

Heart Songs and Other Stories

Before she wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller The Shipping News, E. Annie Proulx was already producing some of the finest short fiction in the country.

Nazi Thug To British Mayor Brunos Story

This powerful account of one man's transformation from fanatical Hitler Youth member to respected British mayor provides a fascinating portrayal of German civil and milit...

Cadwallader Colden

A portrait of the longest-serving Lieutenant Governor of New York places his achievements as an intellectual and royalist against a backdrop of turbulent pre-Revolution C...

Keith Moon Stole My Lipstick

A star-struck, naïve 17-year-old country bumpkin leaves home catches a coach to a near-mythical land—London and the Swinging ’60s. Days later, mascara running, itching i...

Stephen Hawking: An Unfettered Mind

Stephen Hawking: An Unfettered Mind se uită la una dintre cele mai remarcabile figuri ale epocii noastre: autorul bestsellerului A Brief History of Time, celebru

Brothers and Keepers

Brothers and Keepers is John Edgar Wideman's seminal memoir about two brothers - one an award-winning novelist, the other a fugitive. Wideman recalls the capture

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger - un culturist devenit mogul imobiliar care a transformat o serie neînvinsă la concursul Mr Olympia într-o carieră cinematografică uluitoare și opt...

Unconquerable: The Invictus Spirit

'You are all Invictus, you are now ambassadors for the spirit of these games. Never stop fighting and do all you can to lift up

Grace's Day

Grace and her mother and sisters live on an island off the west coast of Ireland. Their father is a successful writer of travel books

What Can I Do?

A call to action from Jane Fonda, one of the most inspiring activists of our time, urging us to wake up to the looming disaster

Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917

On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in Halifax Harbour. One ship was loaded top to bottom with munitions and one held relief supplies, both

Edward Albee

In 1960, Edward Albee electrified the theater world with the American premiere of The Zoo Story, and followed it two years later with his extraordinary

Lost Properties Of Love

What if you could tell the truth about who you are, without risking losing the one you love? This is a book about love affairs

Dickens and Thackeray

Attitudes toward punishment and forgiveness in English society of the nineteenth century came, for the most part, out of Christianity. In actual experience the ideal

All Man!

Hemingway as viewed through the lens of men's pulp magazines During the 1950s, Hemingway was in two plane crashes, won a Nobel Prize, published a

Secrets of a Stewardess

People always seemed amused whenever Gretchen Ryan recounted anecdotes of her transformative experiences as an air hostess in days gone by. Many even suggested she

Head over heels in France

Just when life seemed its darkest, Samantha found happiness—Pascal, and his 10-year-old son, and the rigors of country life—in an unexpected trip to France When

Midnight's gate =

Twenty essays about Bei Dao's life in exile since Tiananmen Square.'Knowledge of death is the only key that can open midnight's gate.'Bei Dao Bei Dao

Translation and the Transmission of Culture Between 1300 and 1600

Translation and the Transmission of Culture between 1300 and 1600 is a companion volume to Medieval Translators and their Craft (1989) and, like Medieval Translators,

Extraordinary Life of Rebecca West

Rebecca West was a leading figure in the twentieth century literary scene. A passionate suffragist, socialist, fiercely intelligent, Rebecca West began her career as a

Arm the Spirit

In June 1985, Diana Block, her two-week-old son and five fellow revolutionaries fled LA after finding a surveillance device in their car. So began a

Me and Bobby D.

(Book). Me and Bobby D. is the exciting coming-of-age story of two teenage boys from the Bronx Steve Karmen and Walden Robert Cassotto who meet

Lee Rigby: A Mother's Story

Lyn Rigby's story charts the unfathomably difficult time she has endured since May 2013 when her son, 25-year-old Fusilier Lee Rigby, was butchered on a

Trump on Trump

Un lucru nu poate fi negat despre Donald Trump, faptul că spune ce gândește... și rezultatele sunt fascinante! Aflați cum funcționează această minte citindu-i cuvintele....

John Cranch : Uncommon Genius

John Cranch was born in a small Devonshire town in the same year that Gray's Elegy was published and he might so easily have been

The Kremlin's Geordie Spy

Born a 'geordie,” a native of Britain’s Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Willie Fisher became one of the KGB’s most celebrated agents. Sent to spy in New York, where

Whiskey breakfast

Whiskey Breakfast is Lindberg’s captivating tale of life as a first-generation baby-boomer Swedish American, caught between the customs of a land he had never been

Jacob Adler

(Applause Books). Jacob Adler, with his performances in the Yiddish King Lear , Uriel Acosta and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice , became first

Letting Go

The stunning and heartbreaking story of the young son of Rachel Nickell - who witnessed the brutal attack on his mother and whose childhood was

Shallow Graves in Siberia

Michael Krupa was born into a poor family in south-west Poland and was accepted into a Jesuit seminary. He ran away before taking his final

Cursed Legacy: The Tragic Life of Klaus Mann

Son of the famous Thomas Mann, homosexual, drug-addicted, and forced to flee from his fatherland, the gifted writer Klaus Mann’s comparatively short life was as

Our Stories, Our Visions

Following on from the success of her acclaimed bestseller 'Ten Eternal Questions, ZoA' Sallis has conducted an exciting new collection of interviews, this time with

Duty of Care

On the 8th of February, Dr Dominic Pimenta encountered his first suspected case of coronavirus. Within a week, he began wearing a mask on the

Afloat

Danie Couchman grew up on the move, her family never staying still long enough for her to say where she's from. At twenty-five, and living

Redeeming Features

Nicky Haslam's career as interior designer and contributor to 'Vogue' and 'Tatler' has brought him into contact with the rich and famous: Lucian Freud, David

Casement (Life & Times)

Roger Casement's revolutionary fire was lit in the Congo where he saw at first hand some of the worst abuses of the colonial project. The

Wellington's Dearest Georgy : The Life and Loves of Lady Georgiana Lennox

Using largely unpublished sources, this book tells the story of Lady Georgiana Lennox and the unique friendship she cherished with the Duke of Wellington. She

The Girl with the Self-Esteem Issues : A Memoir

Rosie Mercado, vedetă latină și prezentatoare de televiziune, spune povestea vieții sale incredibile. Când Rosie Mercado avea doar 19 ani, tatăl nou-născutului ei a ple...

On the road

TOP GEAR presenter Richard Hammond tells the story of his early life through a series of significant driving episodes. He's a child in the back

Fighting Evil

A visceral, riveting, no-holds-barred military memoir told from the front line of the war against ISIS with a foreword by Andy McNab.In the summer of

Labyrinths

Emma Jung era inteligentă, ambițioasă și extrem de bogată, una dintre cele mai bogate moștenitoare din Elveția când, la vârsta de șaptesprezece ani, l-a cunoscut

Wildflower

Wildflower is a portrait of Drew's life in stories as she looks back on the adventures, challenges, and incredible experiences she’s had throughout her life.

A Numerate Life

Employing intuitive ideas from mathematics, this quirky 'meta-memoir' raises questions about our lives that most of us don't think to ask, but arguably should: What

Breaking Free:Glimpses of a Buddhist Life

In 1975 Srimala (formerly Jane Goody) was ordained into the Western Buddhist Order by Sangharakshita whilst pregnant with her second child, and in this book

Snowball oranges

How a Scotsman and his family lived the dream, making their vacation home permanent?and how the local neighbors helped them endure that 'dream' I could

Pearl

Pearl describes a bereft father mourning the loss of his precious 'Perle.' Returning to the garden where she first disappeared, he observes the verdant shades

Hotel on the Roof of the World

The very aptly named Mr Pong had the kind of breath that could stun at over ten feet... This wasn't just bad - there was

The Downfall of Anne Boleyn

British history is rich in enthralling stories: pivotal moments that changed the future of the country moments of drama, suspense, intrigue. Dive right into the

Mahboba's Promise

In a recent Sydney Morning Herald cover story, Mahboba Rawi was featured as one of the 50 leading Australians who matter to the rest of

Comrade Huppert

After discovering the autobiography of the Austrian communist and writer Hugo Huppert (1902-1982), historian George Huppert became absorbed in the life and work of this

Not afraid of life

When her mother, Sarah Palin, became the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in 2008, Bristol Palin was instantly propelled into the national spotlight, becoming the ...

A Family Secret

‘Each time my mother laid a finger on me… it was another step into the jaws of hell. Her abuse, more so than any other,

Colette and the Phantom Subject of Autobiography

This is a very critically insightful and readable book, a must for students of autobiography. It is as much about Freudian theory as about Colette.

Pankhurst (Life & Times)

A portrait of the suffragist who moved from terrorism to social political engagement.

A Year in Jamaica: Memoirs of a Girl in Arcadia in 1889

A complex memoir of Diana Lewes's 1889 trip from England to visit her families sugar plantations on Jamaica, and the internal rite of passage she

For The Sender

Sometimes a letter is like a prayer it’s more for the sender than the receiver. Singer-songwriter Alex Woodard was letting go of his best friend,

Queen Elizabeth II: Pocket GIANTS

Queen Elizabeth II: pocket GIANTS

You're on an Airplane

Have you ever wondered what it would be like talk to Parker Posey? On an airplane, with Posey as your seat companion, perhaps? In this

That Good Night

As the American born daughter of immigrants, Dr. Sunita Puri knew from a young age that the gulf between her parents' experiences and her own

The World According to Razor

The new book from England's 'hardest footballer' Packed full of anecdotes from life on and off the pitch, The World According to Razor is, by

September 1 1939

This a book about a poet, about a poem, about a city, and about a world at a point of change. More than a work

Breaking the Silence

Jo Milne trăise deja o viață înconjurată de tăcere, fiind surdă profund din naștere, când a început să-și piardă vederea. Cu puțin timp înainte de

I belong to no one

Rape, teen pregnancy, illegitimacy, domestic abuse - in 1970s Australia all were shameful secrets that trapped women in poverty, loss and ongoing emotional trauma. This

The Red Earl : The Extraordinary Life of the 16th Earl of Huntingdon

In The Red Earl Selina Hastings tells the extraordinary story of her father, Jack Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon. In 1925, Hastings infuriated his ultra-conservative

Looking for Chengdu

Memoir of the author's trips to the Sichuan Province of China during the late 1980s. Her intention was to gain a deeper understanding of Chinese

Things Get Better

To look and listen to the extraordinary Katie Piper, it is difficult to comprehend the severe trauma she suffered from a brutal rape and acid

Lizzie Siddal

O roșcată înaltă, slabă, fără forme, Lizzie era opusul modelului de frumusețe din secolul al 19-lea. Surprinsă lucrând ca asistenta unei modiste, ea a devenit

J. R. R. Tolkien (Inspiring Lives)

The complete guide to the inspiration that is J.R.R. Tolkien

Most Outrageous

In May 1989, Dwaine Tinsley stood at the summit of an unlikely career. The product of a broken, trailer-trash marriage, he was a high school

Last Man Standing : Geoffrey Rothwell

As a member of Bomber Command, Geoffrey was one of the last of the many as an SOE pilot he was the very last of

Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes

Bittersweet and insightful, surprising and powerful, A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes celebrates the formidable legacy of Rodrigo's parents, offering an unprecedented...

Inside the Firm

Throughout the 1960s, Tony Lambrianou was a trusted member of the Kray Gang. He had a unique insight into the workings of a criminal organization

African Laughter

A highly personal story of the eminent British writer returning to her African roots that is 'brilliant . . . [and] captures the contradictions of

American Duchess

'Draws startling parallels with Meghan ... Both were 34 when they met their princes, both are adored children of strong, single mothers, both have a

A Better Man

Comedian, actor, writer, and podcast host Michael Ian Black’s look at boyhood in the form of a heartfelt letter to his teenage son before he

Winter Journal

'You think it will never happen to you, that it cannot happen to you, that you are the only person world to whom none of

The Fragments of my Father

My life had been suspended, as though I had inhaled and was still waiting to let out that gasp of breath. I set aside my

The Soundtrack to My Life

The Soundtrack to My Life is Dermot's personal memoir of a life in music told through the songs that were playing at key moments in

J.D. Salinger: A Life Raised High

O biografie concludentă a unuia dintre cei mai cunoscuți și mai cumpărați autori. Catcher in the Rye a vândut mai mult de 65 de milioane

A dip in the ocean

4,000 miles of unpredictable ocean 500 Chocolate bars 124 days of physical exertion 3 Guinness World Records set 1 incredible journey. On 1 April 2009,

An Ordinary Man

Paul Rusesabagina was an ordinary man - a quiet manager of a luxury hotel in Rwanda. But on 6 April 1994 mobs with machetes turned

All the Wrong Moves

Sasha Chapin este o victimă a șahului. Ca nenumărați amatori înaintea lui - Albert Einstein, Humphrey Bogart, Marcel Duchamp - jocul i-a mistuit viața și