Biography & Autobiography

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578951065Author Teresa Davis-MillsFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Nikki James CorporationPublisher Nikki James CorporationWeight(grams)...

A deeply personal account, of how King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's loving marriage saved the monarchy during World War II, and how they raised their daughter to become Queen Elizabeth II, based on exclusive access to the Royal Archives From the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501147630Author Jaycee DugardFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 211mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250150660Author Riad SattoufFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Metropolitan BooksPublisher Metropolitan BooksWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

The love triangle of Aristotle Onassis, Maria Callas and Jackie Kennedy was as volcanic as the eruption of Stromboli that staggered Aristotle and Maria at the beginning of their romance. Had they lived in the sixteenth century, Shakespeare would have...

Teffi was one of twentieth century Russia's most celebrated authors. Born Nadezhda Lokhvitskaya in 1872, she came to be admired by an impressive range of people - from Tsar Nicholas II to Lenin - and her popularity was such that sweets and perfume were...

If this doesn't move you, I suggest you check your pulse.' -John Kay, frontman of Steppenwolf (born in East Prussia in 1944) Told by the children who survived, these stories could well be the last eyewitness report of the aftermath of the Second World...

A 2017 Michigan Notable Book After World War II, the American automobile industry was reeling. Having spent years building tanks and airplanes for the army, the car companies would need years more to retool their production to meet the demands of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062656230Author Stella GreyFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

In this refreshingly candid memoir, Kal Penn recounts why he rejected the advice of his aunties and guidance counselors and, instead of becoming a doctor or "something practical," embarked on a surprising journey that has included acting, writing,...

From the humblest of beginnings in her native Italy, Sophia Loren would flourish on the world stage as one of the most beautiful and talented actresses the screen has ever known. A prize in a beauty contest at age 16 led to a career that has lasted more...

Baroness Kunigunde von Richthofen originally published Mein Kriegstagebuch (My War Diary) in 1937, at a time when tales of heroes of the First World War inspired the youth of a country being prepared for a second war. Mother of Eagles is the culmination...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781401908881Author Denise LinnFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Hay House IncPublisher Hay House IncWeight(grams) 490gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 154mm * 20mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781526790828Author Constantinos LagosFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Pen and Sword HistoryPublisher Pen and Sword HistoryWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957473553Author Lynn HarperFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Lls StoriesPublisher Lls StoriesWeight(grams) 305g

Finalist for the Man Booker International Prize 2015 Alain Mabanckou left Congo in 1989, at the age of twenty-two, not to return until a quarter of a century later. When at last he comes home to Pointe-Noire, a bustling port town on Congo's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501106767Author Rachel BrathenFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Gallery BooksPublisher Gallery BooksWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 185mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789895351619Author Desmond MorrisFormat HardbackPage Count 672Imprint TSBPublisher Can of Worms Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250267009Author Noah FeldmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 832Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 644gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm * 36mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800748309Author William WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Olympia PublishersPublisher Olympia Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Sydney Taylor Book Award (Teen) 2011.Book InformationISBN 9780809026852Author Sid JacobsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.Publisher...

Frank Russell was the grandson of Prime Minister Lord John Russell and elder brother of philosopher and political activist Bertrand Russell. He was, in his own right, a radical political reformer and outspoken self-determined moralist. He was also the...

Winner of the Casa de las America Prize for Brazilian Literature, The Story of Rufino reconstructs the lively biography of Rufino Jose Maria, set against the historical context of Brazil and Africa in the nineteenth century. The book tells the story...

Shortlisted for the 2022 National Book Critics' Circle John Leonard Prize for best first book '...I don't know what comes after, once I decide to let desire have its way with me. How to un-melt the melted? How to turn the ground powder back into a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781525538049Author Swami Darbara SinghFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint FriesenPressPublisher FriesenPressWeight(grams) 771gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683964179Author Bill SchellyFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590306895Author Sherab Chodzin KohnFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams) 280g

HardcoverAbout the AuthorThomas May writes for numerous music publications, including Opera Now and is author of several books. He is also senior music editor at Amazon.comBook InformationISBN 9781574671322Author Thomas MayFormat HardbackPage Count...

Duine de sharscealaithe na Gaeilge In Eanair 1952, se bliana sula bhfuair Peig Sayers bas, thionscain Coimisiun Bealoideasa Eireann agallaimh lei agus i in ospideal Naomh Anna, Baile Atha Cliath. Bhi Peig thar a bheith sasta labhairt lena cuairteoiri...

At 22, Kate Mulgrew gave birth to a daughter. Having already signed the adoption papers, she was allowed only a fleeting glimpse of her child. Three days later, she returned to work as the star of a popular soap opera. Twenty years later, she went in...

The definitive biography of a renowned German pastor. Though relatively unknown in America, Johann Christoph Blumhardt (1805-1880) is widely recognized in his native Germany, in part because of Friedrich Zundel's landmark biography. The terrifying...

This collection is the first book-length examination of the various epistemological issues underlying legal trials. Trials are centrally concerned with determining truth: whether a criminal defendant has in fact culpably committed the act of which they...

The follow-up to the critically acclaimed autobiographical comics collection Super Late Bloomer, documenting transgender artist Julia Kaye's life post-transition.My Life in Transition is a story that's not often told about trans lives: what happens...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451648461Author Clint HillFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint GalleryPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 392gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm * 25mm

In the wake of Texas enacting a bill to deny abortions after 6 weeks, Loved and Wanted shines a light on motherhood and the right to choose. For readers of Educated and Hillbilly Elegy.In 2017, after becoming unexpectedly pregnant, Christa Parravani...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909982727Author Bruno JustFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948226844Author Taylor HarrisFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint CatapultPublisher Catapult

Patrick Pearse, teacher, poet, and one of the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising has long been a central figure in Irish history. The book provides a radically new interpretation of Patrick Pearse's work in education, and examines how his work as a...

"Heartwarming... infectious ... [Morillo's The Boy Who Reached for the Stars] is every bit the inspiration he means it to be." –Kirkus ReviewsThe engineer known as the “space mechanic” speaks to both our future and past in this breathless memoir of his...

Reach for the Racquet is the story of a young Sikh man, Meva Dhesi, who overcomes adversity following a horrific car accident and ultimately achieves his dreams of becoming a competitive badminton and Para badminton player. With the help of his amputee...