'A tender but substantive family memoir' Sunday Independent'An acute eye and a lightness of touch ensures that this is never anything other than truly engrossing' The FieldA few years ago Lally Snow moved to a Dorset village with her husband and three small children, having spent over a decade as a war photographer, foreign correspondent and film maker living in Kabul.
In a wonderfully nostalgic book, David Miller recaptures the heady days of summer 1966 when England won the World Cup in front of their own euphoric fans.
Margaret Greville of Polesden Lacey, who styled herself 'Mrs Ronnie', rose from obscure and humble origins to become a fabulously wealthy and ambitious society hostess, traveling the world and acquiring a portfolio of movie stars, monarchs, maharajahs and millionaires.
When young Gary Robertson moved from the old tenements to an almost brand new housing scheme in the early 1970s, it was the start of a very big adventure.
Amy Post's Out of the Gray, into the Light is a gut-wrenching story of parental helplessness following their daugther's diagnosis of malignant liver cancer, and it shares the raw, unfiltered emotions of a family suddenly sucked into a healthcare system that often leaves weakened patients to stand silent and alone, in desperate need of an advocate.
ATTEMPTING 300KPH on an untested experimental motorcycle could be considered a perfect way to kill yourself, but Paul Carter is still, well, PAUL CARTER and danger at high speed is his second name.
A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives, from Americas preeminent death doula.
From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes a refreshingly candid, hilarious and inspiring book about an unconventional journey to Hollywood success and self-celebration.
SCIENCE-BASED WAYS TO CHANGE WHAT YOU WANT TO CHANGE IN YOUR LIFEThere is an overwhelming amount of mis-information around about treatments for everything from alcohol abuse to weight loss.
The letters included in this series comprise about three quarters of the collection in two volumes published in 1884 by her great-nephew Lord Brabourne.
Amon Barth beschreibt in diesem Buch seine Jahre als Kiffer: Er erzählt emotional und mitreißend von seiner Sucht, dem ständigen Wunsch nach Rausch und Highsein, und wie er letztlich den Weg aus der Abhängigkeit gefunden hat.
Horacio Tarcus, con su pasión por reconstruir las redes afectivas e intelectuales del mundo de las izquierdas, recibe a Ricardo Piglia en su archivo y juntos salen a recorrer la ebullición de los años sesenta y setenta en la Argentina.
Carla Lane's enchanting autobiography fizzes with the wry humour, sharp insights and fabulous characterization one would expect from the author of such award-winning TV dramas as the Liver Birds, Bread and Butterflies.
A ';wonderful story of passion, commitment, resilience, and determination,' (Paul Gasol, former NBA All-Star) about one man's quest to become the first person to play each of America's 100 greatest golf courses in a single year, an odyssey that brings him face to face with the gulf between his impoverished childhood in the Jim Crow South and the successful executive he became.
After surviving a kidnapping and violent sexual assault, academic and entrepreneur Jenni Reavis packed one suitcase and left everything behind to embark on a 3-year radical adventure backpacking through 6 countries, where she finished her master's degree abroad and found a hidden path that led to forgiveness, joy, hundreds of talks with strangers under foreign stars, and an erotic, romantic relationship with her own self, living the life of her happiest dreams.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this funny and honest feel-good memoir, social media star Kacie Rose offers a refreshingly honest take on navigating a new life abroad.
Shaunie Hendersonwife, mother, entrepreneur, producer, and creator of the hit TV show Basketball Wivesopens up about finding love, offers advice for raising strong, smart, grounded Black children in today's world, and reveals how to define your career and personal life by your own terms in this inspirational memoir.
In this sensitive and revealing biography of Agatha Christie, Gillian Gill probes the mysterious private life and motivations of one of the bestselling authors of all time and discovers a brilliant and eccentric woman whose passionate search for success was balanced by an obsession with privacy.
