Memoirs

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"e;A book with a thousand laughs entwined with unknown stories about some of the most popular movies of the past decades.

The third of Judy Garland's five husbands, Sid Luft was the one man in her life who stuck around.

When Suzanna Clarke and her husband bought a dilapidated house in the Moroccan town of Fez, their friends thought they were mad.

Mark Henick is a powerful storyteller.

*A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'Moving and powerful.

'I was asked the other day what I thought the hardest part of parenting was.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ONDAATJE PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL WRITING PRIZE'Witty, polished, honest and insightful, The Epic City is likely to become for Calcutta what Suketu Mehta's classic Maximum City is for Mumbai' William Dalrymple, ObserverWhen Kushanava Choudhury arrived in New Jersey at the age of twelve, he had already migrated halfway around the world four times.

This classic New York Times bestseller is an illuminating portrait of JFK—from his thrilling rise to his tragic fall—by two of the men who knew him best.

A thanksgiving and lament for life on the South Carolina coast"e;Columbus knew no greater thrill than I, a ten-year-old discovering new creeks and branches and islands and mainland hideaways.

Eleanor Thom is living with endometriosis and she thinks that it's time to talk a bit more about our private parts.

As seen on the BBC's This Farming LifeThe inspirational story of Lynbreck Croft-a regenerative Scottish farm rooted in local food, community, and the dreams of two women.

Her mother, who wrote vivid versions of old Irish folk tales, once said of the Irish Civil War: 'In those days.

Whether you've put your dreams on hold, recovering from your own illness or lost someone you care about, discover how to jumpstart your next amazing season in life through this heartfelt, relatable memoir.

Jean-Marie Monfort Hbert Georges Fils TiGeorges Laguerre died at birth.

Throughout his life, Leo Tolstoy demonstrated a fascination for Americans, a feeling that was avidly reciprocated in the United States.

A blond-haired, blue-eyed Lutheran man is approached on the streets of Chicago by members of the Latin Kings so he may teach them how to pray, and he does so with grace--this man's story, one suspects, isn't going to be a typical one.

This is not a book for people who have cancer.

"e;Lis Paice's positivity shines through on every page of this book.

Clive Wearing has one of the most extreme cases of amnesia ever known.

'Full of gems .

"e;Simon Fairlie is possibly the most influential-and unusual-eco-activist you might not have heard of.

The new hilarious and inspirational memoir from Sunday Times bestselling author of Mad Girl and Mad Woman, Bryony Gordon.

Raw is the story of one woman's quest for health and happiness, which dragged her kicking and screaming into spiritual adulthood.

"e;The finest account I've read on the Selous Scouts .

Memoirs of Casanova (1792) is the autobiography of Italian adventure and socialite Giacomo Casanova.

A behind the scenes look at 50 years of US diplomacy.

An only child in a hardworking, isolating family headed by an intense, angry man, ArJay seldom saw or experienced expressions of acceptance or affection.

'This is an utter tonic.

Longtime Washington, D.

The 29,035-foot giant known as Mount Everest tortures its challengers with life-threatening conditions such as 100 mph winds, the dramatic loss of oxygen, snowstorms, and deadly avalanches.

Alcohol aside, few substances can be said to have occupied such a place in Western literature as opium.

A riveting true-life thriller and revealing memoir from the daughter of an American intelligence officerthe astonishing true story of two spies and their families on opposite sides of the Cold War.

'We don't just come out once.

A Boy Grows in Brooklyn is an educational and spiritual memoir that recounts stories from life in the Midwood interfaith neighborhood during the fifties and sixties.

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One of Australia's most revered environmental scholars and its most distinguished landscape essayist.

The complete Timothy Lea and Rosie Dixon confessions from the CONFESSIONS series, the brilliant sex comedies from the 70s, available for the first time in eBook.

'[A] vivid, inquiring memoir.

A first-hand account of the death penalty's wholly destructive nature.

Ruby Gettinger, the endearing and beloved star of The Style Network's hit reality show Ruby, reveals the most private aspects of her life-altering journey to conquer morbid obesity and to attain health and happiness in this inspirational book based on her personal diaryFrom the debut of The Style Network's number one reality show Ruby, viewers fell in love with its sweet and spirited Southern star, and remain mesmerized by her public mission to overcome her inner conflicts and win her ongoing battle with weight.

Escape into Danger tells the remarkable story of a young girl's perilous adventures and coming of age during World War II.

This powerful memoir is the compelling true story of Peter Tang, a Chinese labor camp survivor who was brutally imprisoned for 15 years.

'I had arrived at the Greek view of nature.

'A heart-breaking, inspiring read' ALAN CUMMING'ONE OF THE MOST MOVING ACCOUNTS OF NON-FICTION EVER WRITTEN' GUARDIAN 'If you like Shuggie Bain, then Slum Boy is for you' LEMN SISSAYJohn MacDonald is a four-year-old boy growing up in the slums of Glasgow.