Betty White

The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah: The Autobiography

In the early 1980s when punks and Rastas were on the streets protesting about unemployment, homelessness and the National Front, Benjamin’s poetry could be heard

Just Ignore Him

The story of a life built on sand. In the rain. In this compelling memoir, comedian and actor Alan Davies recalls his boyhood with vivid

Lonely Courage

‘A fascinating, superbly researched and revelatory book – told with tremendous pace and excitement’ William Boyd ‘Rick Stroud writes brilliantly about war … an astonishi...

Young and Damned and Fair

În timpul uneia dintre cele mai fierbinți veri înregistrate, curtea lui Henric al VIII-lea este implicată, din nou, în scandal politic. Căsătoria regelui cu Anne

The Stranger in the Woods: The extraordinary story of the last true hermit

In 1986, twenty-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the woods. He would not speak to another human

Soldier: Respect is Earned

With four years in the Parachute Regiment, ten years in the SAS and two Everest summits to his name, no one is better equipped than

And Thank You For Watching

For over thirty years, Mark Austin has covered the biggest stories in the world for ITN and Sky News. As a foreign correspondent and anchorman

A Better Me

Gary Barlow is one of the most successful British musicians and songwriters of all time, but 15 years ago, as he himself admits, he hit

Hergé, son of Tintin

Available for the first time in English, this insightful biography delves deep into the psyche of Tintin creator Georges Remi and his public persona Herge.

Like Father Like Son

'a quietly impressive book, which does something most celebrity autobiographies shy away from: it seeks the truth and, more often than not, finds it.' -

Pamela Stephenson the Varnished Untruth My Story

Along with my own personal story, I am going to write down a few things that may amuse you (or even take you down some

Smoky the Brave

The extraordinary, touching true story of Smoky, the smallest--and arguably bravest--dog of World War II In February 1944, as Japanese military advances threatened to ov...

Outlaws!

'Whether a pirate, a gunslinger, a gangster, or a desert fiend, you aren't born an outlaw--you become one. These rebels rose up against injustice and

The Battle for Home : The Memoir of a Syrian Architect

Drawing on the author's personal experience of living and working as an architect in Syria, this book offers an eyewitness perspective on the country's bitter

How to be Champion: My Autobiography

SARAH MILLICAN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH, FEEL NORMAL AND PROBABLY SNIFF YOUR LEGGINGS. Part autobiography, part self help, part confession, part celebration ...

Olivier

Hollywood superstar
Oscar-winning director
greatest stage actor of the twentieth century. The era abounded in great actors - Gielgud, Richardson, Guinness, Burton, O'T...

Coming Home to Tibet

When her mother dies in a car accident along a great highway in India, far from her country and her family, Tsering decides to take

Nikola Tesla: The Man

As a scientist, inventor, and engineer, Nikola Tesla was devoted to discovery, registering over 700 patents in his lifetime. Today, he is mostly celebrated as

The Dracula Secrets

Since the first publication of Dracula in 1897, there have been suggestions that the book's protagonist is more closely associated with Jack the Ripper than

Holding On Upside Down The Life Of Marianne Moore

Marianne Moore (1887-1972) has been heralded as America's greatest poet of the modernist movement. Her volume Collected Poems won the National Book Award and the

Diana: Her True Story - In Her Own Words

Când a fost publicată pentru prima dată în 1992, Diana: Her true story a schimbat pentru totdeauna modul în care publicul privea monarhia britanică. Primită

Autumn in Venice: Ernest Hemingway and His Last Muse

Această carte prezintă povestea remarcabilă a relației amoroase a lui Hemingway atât cu orașul Veneția, cât și cu muza pe care a găsit-o acolo -

Gallipoli Victoria Cross Hero

The son of a former Premier of Western Australia, Hugo Throssell, volunteered to join the Imperial Australian Force which was shipped to Gallipoli in 1915.

Dear Cancer, Love Victoria

Renowned as a much-loved and highly respected BBC journalist, Victoria Derbyshire has spent 20 years finding the human story behind the headlines. In 2015 she

The Secrets of My Life

With poignancy and humour, Caitlyn writes about her confusion growing up, the temporary triumph of the Olympics as Bruce Jenner, and the noose of being

Don't Stop Believin'

For more than five decades, Olivia Newton-John has been one of our most successful and adored entertainers. A four-time Grammy Award winner, she is one

Churchill and Stalin

Based on documents from the Russian archives, this comprehensive study charts the tumultuous wartime relationship between Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and British Prime...

The Flying Years

Contains an account of what post war RAF training and service was like. This book follows the author's career from his initial officer and flying

Arthur Miller: A Playwright's Life and Works

An affectionate, understanding, and informed study of Miller's life and works, supported by a wide selection of personal and public photographs. Arthur Miller was one

The Education of an Idealist

What can one person do? At a time of division and upheaval, Samantha Power offers an urgent response to this question - and calls for

Jane Austen: Her Life, Her Times, Her Novels

Jane Austen traces the author's life and times, her personal relationships, the attitudes and customs of the time that shaped her and were in turn

Casanova: The Seduction of Europe

From the salon to the boudoir: the world of Casanova as seen through the art of his era In 18th-century Europe, while the old order

Blood Money, Johan Raath

'I remember the cracking sound of the AK-47 bullets as they tore through our windscreen . . . A piece of bullet struck my bulletproof

Charles Dickens : A Life

Charles Dickens a fost un adevărat fenomen: un jurnalist muncitor, tatăl a zece copii, un călător neobosit, un susținător al cauzelor sociale liberale, dar mai

Mr Charming

'Catch Me If You Can' meets 'The Big Short' - the charming sociopath financier who ran away with millions.

Son of Escobar

Pablo Escobar was the most notorious drug lord the world has ever seen. He became one of the ten richest men on the planet and

A Life in Question

The witty, incisive and frank memoirs from the legend of Newsnight and long-standing quiz master of University Challenge. Filled with views, opinions and stories from

Mr Atkinson's Rum Contract

Richard Atkinson was in his late thirties, and approaching a milestone he had long dreaded - the age at which his father died - when

P.G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters Hardcover, P.G. Wodehouse

One of the funniest writers of the 20th century, PG Wodehouse shied away from a biography. Drawing on unpublished sources, this definitive edition of his

Mr Smiley: My Last Pill and Testament

This was the mid-nineties, the height of the ecstasy and clubbing boom, and Ibiza was at the very centre of the vortex for the 'E

Not That Kind of Love

A moving, thought-provoking and surprisingly humorous book which is both a description of a journey to death and a celebration of the act of living.

Collateral Damage : Britain, America and Europe in the Age of Trump

Kim Darroch a fost ambasadorul Marii Britanii în SUA în momentul în care a început epoca lui Trump și s-a derulat Brexitul. Unul dintre cei

In Search of Sir Thomas Browne

Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682) was an English writer, physician, and philosopher whose work has inspired everyone from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Jorge Luis Borges, Virginia...

Broken Vows: Tony Blair The Tragedy of Power

When Tony Blair became prime minister in May 1997, he was, at forty-three, the youngest person to hold that office since 1812. With a landslide

Galileo: Watcher of the Skies

Galileo (1564-1642) is one of the most important and controversial figures in the history of science. A hero of modern science and key to its

From My Heart

In March 2017 Linda Nolan was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer, and was given the terrible news that it was not curable, though it was

Re-run the Fun: My Life as Pat Sharp

Pat Sharp is a man out of time. For those of a certain generation, he is an iconic figure synonymous with good fun, great hair

Aussie Grit: My Formula One Journey

Since retiring from Formula One Mark has concentrated on endurance racing, including the legendary Le Mans 24 Hour race. He hit the front pages of

In Their Own Words. 2 More Letters from History

Letters, postcards, notes and telegraphs from the great and the good, the notorious and the downright wicked, shine a spotlight on a range of historical

Radical Wordsworth

He was born among the mountains of the English Lake District. He walked into the French Revolution, had a love affair and an illegitimate child,

How to Be an F1 Driver

Learn how to be the best F1 driver with champion Jenson Button.

Today Files

For more than three decades, millions of Britons have woken to the sound of John Humphrys' voice. As presenter of Radio 4's Today, the nation's

Break Point

Where is your break point? Is it here? Facing the gruelling SAS selection process on one leg, with a busted ankle and the finish line

Richard III: Brother, Protector, King

The loyal brother of Edward IV, Richard was entrusted as Protector of Edwards son and heir, but in 1483 he took the crown himself while

Restoration Heart

Restoration Heart este o poveste de dragoste, divorț dublu și răscumpărare. Este o biografie a inimii și a unei case. Când William Cash suferă o

Facts and Fiction

In Facts and Fiction , Michael Holroyd reflects on the eccentricities of the art of writing about others. With characteristic playfulness and guilefulness, he cons...

Permanent Record

Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government's system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his

Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

Letters of Note is a collection of over one hundred of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters, based on the seismically popular website

More Myself: A Journey

As one of the most celebrated musicians of our time, Alicia Keys has enraptured the nation with her heartfelt lyrics, extraordinary vocal range, and soul-stirring

All at Sea

Tony always used to tell me to think less and feel more, but I never could. Now that that's all I can do, I can