Coming Home to Tibet

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

The Telegraph Book of Readers' Letters from the Great War

An anthology of letters from writers to the Telegraph covering the lead up to and the duration of the entire First World War. For the

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...

More Lives Than One

Canny, infuriating, cynical and generous by turns, Felix Dennis was a true one-off. When he died in 2014 he was a multi-millionaire. Yet he spent

I've Seen the Future and I'm Not Going

Escaping the trauma of growing up gay in Syracuse and being bullied at school, McGough attended art school in New York, dropped out, and took

I Wanna Be Where the Normal People Are

'One of the funniest books of the year' - Guardian A collection of hilarious personal essays, poems and even amusement park maps on the subjects

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

Too Famous

TOO FAMOUS collects pieces Michael Wolff has written as a columnist for New York, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, GQ and The Hollywood Reporter, and adds

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

New Selected Journals, 1939-1995

The earlier 1985 edition of the Journals was overseen by the author, and it privileged his thoughts about poetry - his own and other people's.

Queen

Biografia definitivă a Majestății Sale Regina Elisabeta a II-a, scrisă de cel mai cunoscut biograf regal din lume, Andrew Morton. The definitive biography of Her

Hottentot Venus

'A significant and timely book ... Holmes has produced a laceratingly powerful story' Frances Wilson, Literary ReviewIn 1810 the slave turned showgirl Sarah Baartman, Lon...

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

To Siri, With Love

'Incredibly moving' Daily Mail 'To Siri with Love is a beautifully honest and illuminating love letter to Gus, your typical atypical nonneurotypical human.' Jon Stewart...

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...

Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom

'A dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, whose farsighted vision and inspired action preserved democracy from the threats of authoritarianism from the le...

Watching Skies

Mark O'Connell didn't want to be Luke Skywalker, He wanted to be one of the mop-haired kids on the Star Wars toy commercials. And he

Victor Lustig

The first account of one of history's most notorious con artists by an acclaimed biographer

Two-Way Mirror

'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.' Elizabeth Barrett Browning has come down to us as a romantic heroine. But behind the

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

Four weeks in May

In March, 1982, the guided-missile destroyer HMS Coventry was one of a small squadron of ships on exercise off Gibraltar. By the end of April

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 -

What a Bloody Awful Country

In May 2021, Northern Ireland celebrates its centenary. This book makes the case that there is little to celebrate. Northern Ireland has never worked -

White

Bret Easton Ellis has wrestled with the double-edged sword of fame and notoriety for more than thirty years now, since Less Than Zero catapulted him

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.

Cardus

Neville Cardus was born in Rusholme, Manchester in 1888. He was the first music critic to be knighted, the most evocative - and most often

Betty White

Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life is a photography-rich retrospective of the most significant events and achievements of one of America’s most

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

Frank Sinatra

This lavishly illustrated hard back book tells the incredible story of Francis Albert 'Frank' Sinatra.

Deadlines on the Front Line

The author of this gritty memoir has lived life to the full and fortunately has the ability to recall his experiences in a graphic and

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

Did I Say That Out Loud?

'Joyous, wise, reassuring and laugh-out-loud funny. I love these two women so much.' Elizabeth Day'A book like no other. Honest and very, very funny. Some

Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire - DEFECTA

The true story for fans of the PBS Masterpiece series Victoria, this page-turning biography reveals the real woman behind the myth: a bold, glamorous, unbreakable

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

Cross Everything

Cross Everything is a heart-wrenching cancer memoir, a fascinating popular-science detective story, and a witty and at times darkly comical take on a disease that

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

A Bigger Picture

Malcolm Turnbull, Australia's 29th Prime Minister, tells the remarkable story of his life in this lively political page-turner. When Malcolm Turnbull took over the nation...

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

Human after All

Gary Numan is one of Britain's most important and respected musical artists. He has been lauded by everyone from Prince ('His album Replicas never left

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

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

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,

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

Author Who Outsold Dickens

He was in the Dickens’ circle before it was the Dickens’ circle and counted among his friends the literary lions of his age: men like

From Normandy to Auschwitz

The odds on Paul le Goupil living to see the end of the Second World War let alone the 21st Century were negligible in 1944.

Clothes and Other Things That Matter

Aleasă de Evening Standard ca una dintre cele mai bune cărți de așteptat în 2020. „o memoriu ce trebuie citit chiar și de cei din

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

Odd Couple

The fascinating relationship between two of the most controversial and successful literary figures of the Twentieth century.

Not the Type

This is at once a memoir of an extraordinary life, and a script for living one's life to the full. Camilla Thurlow is a highly

BERNARD SHAW

With this volume, Michael Holroyd brings his Olympian life of G.B.S. to an end. It opens with the General Election campaign of 1918, and gradually

Honourable Ladies

An indispensable and illuminating testament to the stories and achievements of these remarkable women.

In the Thick of It

Riotously candid, these diaries cover the most turbulent period in recent British political history - from the eve of the referendum in 2016 to the

Steadfast : My Story

On the eve of the 2016 Olympic Games, the biggest moment of her life, Lizzie Armitstead's career was thrown into turmoil. After being cleared to

Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder Than Life Story

There's no one quite like Brian Blessed: actor, storyteller, mountaineer and coffin-maker. In this frank, riotous memoir he recalls his childhood in a Yorkshire mining

Modern Warriors

After three Army deployments-earning two Bronze Stars and a Combat Infantryman's Badge-Pete Hegseth knows what it takes to be a modern warrior. In Modern Warriors

My Brother the Killer

In the gritty docklands of south-east England, Alix Sharkey and his younger siblings grew up in awe of their charismatic yet violent father, a vicious