Biography: adventurers and explorers

Scott's last Antarctic expedition is one of the great adventure stories of the twentieth century.

Scott's last Antarctic expedition is one of the great adventure stories of the twentieth century.

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On 25 February 1956, twenty-three-year-old Sylvia Plath walked into a party and immediately spotted Ted Hughes.

The Sunday Times bestsellerA Radio 4 Book of the Week, June 2021'Highly readable .

Fatherless, friendly 31yoF looking for intrepid M50s-70s who wants to try being a father figure (not sugar daddy).

From the big cities to dense forests to disasters at sea, authors Michael Sasser and Charles W.

The tragic but ultimately uplifting story of a young woman who was sent to a baby laundry for unmarried mothers in 1960s London In 1963, London was on the brink of becoming one of the worlds most vibrant cities.

Paulo's writing is a visionary blend of spirituality, magical realism and folklore.

A powerful and insightful narrative of a journey - once violently interrupted and here resumed - through one of the most compelling regions on earth.

'He is unbearable, vain, proud, brutal, inconsistent, human.

The remarkable and touching story of a singular friendship between the author (an affluent Western correspondent) and his Pashtun interpreter who meet in an Afghan war-zone and resume their friendship when Mir becomes an asylum seeker in London's East End.

A major international debut novel from a storyteller who couples a timelessly beguiling style to an energetically modern worldscape.

When Wendy Watson was just 16, her mother died from breast cancer.

A top-rate novel of drugs, love and treachery from an author at the height of his powers.

Due to the level of detail, maps are best viewed on a tablet.

Even the most avid true crime fans will be shocked by the story of Marcus Wesson of Fresno, California, the worst mass-murderer in the city's history.

Epic history of the first Virginia Colony and the true story of Pocahontas, to coincide with the colony's 400th anniversary in 2007.

The ultimate story of escape to riches, revenge and redemption by 'the Napoleon of storytellers'.

This edition does not include illustrations.

A glimpse into the extraordinary world of ambulance driving from the man behind the wheel.

The Unmaking of a Dancer sheds a blistering light on the raw, fiercely competitive and often vicious world of ballet: the truth behind the fiction of Black Swan.

An epic social history of steamship travel from the 19th-century to the 'Lusitania', the 'Mauretania' and the 'Titanic'.

From the age of three Sheena Harrison was brought up by her grandmother whilst her own mother, Kathleen, sought work in America.

Richard Holmes's great work of biographical exploration, published alongside its sister volume 'Sidetracks'.

When Shannon Moroney married Jason Staples in October 2005, she had no idea that her happy life as a newlywed was about to come crashing down around her.

Don't miss the inspirational biography behind the exciting new Lifetime movie Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B, starring Alexandra Shipp as the extraordinary singer Aaliyah.

Compelling, poignant, enlightening stories from former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell about growing up in Maine, his years in the Senate, working to bring peace to Northern Ireland and the Middle East, and what hes learned about the art of negotiation during every stage of his life.

Detective Sergeant Harry Keeble's bestselling books, Baby X and Little Victim described his early years in Hackney's Child Protection Unit, as he battled to get to grips with cases of unimaginably horrific child abuse.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

In this powerful and honest memoir, Laurie Matthew takes the reader with her as she revisits her childhood in 1950s and 1960s Dundee.

An authoritative and entertaining account of the earliest ambassadors, who were at once diplomats, explorers and chroniclers of exotic civilisations.

Originally published in 1921.

'Gripping pulse-racing adventure by a true legend.

The inspiration behind the Emmy Awardwinning HBO film Gia with Angelina Jolie, this ';vividexhaustive' (The New York Times Book Review) account of the iconic and tragic life, career, and legacy of supermodel Gia Carangi features a new afterword by the author.

The dramatic story of Lady Hester Stanhope - a wilful beauty turned bohemian adventurer - who left England as a young woman, unashamedly enjoyed a string of lovers and established her own exotic fiefdom in the Lebanese mountains where she died in 1839.

The incredible story of Gyles Mackrell and his Burmese, elephant-assisted wartime rescue mission.

In this inspiring and original book, former editor of The Times, Sir Peter Stothard, re-traces the journey taken by Spartacus and his army of rebels.

This edition does not include illustrations.

A full-blooded, pacy biography of one of the most charismatic writers of the century, whose life and work were to inspire Hemingway, Steinbeck, Kerouac and Mailer.

THE MAKING OF A PRIME MINISTER My biography of the year Michael Crick The scariest thing Ive read since Silence of the Lambs Ken Livingstone A brilliant and definitive biography of Boris Johnson, the politician who risked his career to lead the Brexit campaign, won the referendum, and finally became the new prime minister.

Denis Gorman's A Voyage to the Sea is an inspirational tale of following your dream, despite the set-backs that life can throw at you, and is delivered in a well-paced narrative that military historians and deep-water sailors will enjoy in equal measure.

Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (1821-1890) was a British writer, poet, linguist, explorer, translator, geographer, ethnologist, orientalist, Freemason, diplomat, and cartographer best remembered for extensively travelling in and exploring Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH BEST SPORTS WRITING AWARD 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2021'One of the best books ever written about the early attempts to conquer Everest.

LIVES THAT NEVER GROW OLDA radical new series - edited by Richard Holmes - that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography.

';No motive is pure.

Robert Carver, journalist and author of the acclaimed 'Among the Mountains', searches for high adventure and intense experiences as he follows the trail of a family mystery .

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.

This is a modern-day adventure story featuring Paulo's supernatural encounter with angels - who appear as warrior women and travel through the Mojave desert on their motorbikes.

From the author of Shoeless Joe, the book that inspired the movie Field of Dreams.