Personal Memoirs

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781558613812Author Erica N. CardwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Feminist Press at The City University of New YorkPublisher Feminist Press at The...

Nancy Mitford was witty, intelligent, often acerbic, a great tease and an acute observer of upper-class English idiosyncrasies. With the publication of her novels, above all The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate and The Blessing, she became a huge...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627782760Author Steph AuteriFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Cleis PressPublisher Cleis Press

Tales of adventure, misadventure, love and loss - this collection of non-fiction short stories from the Australian rock legend turned writer is vintage Jimmy. Outrageous, witty, warm and wise, Killing Time shares more than forty yarns reflecting an epic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593701065Author Jill CimentFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint PantheonPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 295g

In a career spanning six decades, David Lodge has been one of Britain's best-loved and most versatile writers. With Varying Degrees of Success he completes a trilogy of memoirs which describe his life from birth in 1935 to the present day, and together...

From the hit A&E show Hoarders, psychologist Dr. Robin Zasio shows readers how to take control of their stuff and de-clutter their lives.Recently, the once little-known condition of hoarding has become a household phrase-in part due to the popularity of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439181270Author Jared DillianFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 318g

The New York Times bestselling author of A Work in Progress and Note to Self moves fully into adulthood with his illuminating, soulful, bleeding collection of narrative, poetry, and original film photography.Humanitarian, entrepreneur, and content...

The powerful, dramatic story of how a successful Hollywood set designer whose identity was deeply rooted in his homosexuality came to be suddenly and utterly transformed by the power of the gospel.When Becket Cook moved from Dallas to Los Angeles after...

A memoir by the Oscar-winning, platinum-selling rapper and producer for fans of Rick Ross's Hurricanes and The Autobiography of Gucci ManeThe hustle still continues for hip-hop OG Juicy J as he shares his invaluable story as an unwavering force in the...

*As read on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week*'A genius for a certain kind of social history that, in shining a light on one small place, illuminates a huge amount' Sunday TelegraphA toy train. A stack of letters. A tiny pulse glass, inherited from her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592406975Author Grant AchatzFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Gotham BooksPublisher Gotham BooksWeight(grams) 697gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 28mm

'Open, honest, straight talking on mental health and motherhood.' - Tik Tok's Dr Julie 'I absolutely love it - it doesn't matter who you are, what you've been through and how much you've changed - there is always room for growth'. - Ant Middleton ...

*** ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2021 ***'One of the most moving books of the new year' STYLIST'Gorgeous and unsettling' NEW YORK TIMES'Brilliant and devastating . . . tender and lacerating' PANDORA SYKES'One of the literary world's most promising...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781861519405Author Charles HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Mereo BooksPublisher Mereo Books

My Name is Tani: The Amazing True Story of One Boy's Journey from Refugee to Chess Champion The story that is inspiring everyone! Soon to be a Paramount motion picture.Draw deep into the dramatic account of escape from terrorism.Tani Adewumi's story...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399937351Author Lorenza MazzettiFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Another Gaze EditionsPublisher Another Gaze Editions

As a boy growing up near Liverpool in the 1950s, Andrew Lees would visit the docks with his father to watch the ships from Brazil unload their exotic cargo of coffee, cotton bales, molasses, cocoa - the ships' names and goods noted down in loving detail...

A radiant, unforgettable memoir of one woman's 450 days spent in captivity, and her defiant refusal to have her humanity stripped away. When Edith meets Luca in a small Northern town, the two connect instantly. Under the Northern Lights, they develop...

Imagine a time before the whole world knew The Beatles - you are in 1960s Liverpool, standing in an overcrowded, dark, sweaty cellar, waiting for John, Paul, George and Pete to take to the stage - about to witness the face of popular music, and your own...

Amazing and inspirational stories from Jacky Newcomb show us that our beloved pets can communicate with us from the other side. Our pets are our family, our best friends and letting go of them is hugely difficult. In this collection of stories and...

In her mid-twenties, shortly before her father's death, Davina Quinlivan moved from her family home in west London to begin a transitory life in the countryside: here she felt restless and rootless, stuck between Deep England and the technicolour...

Part memoir and part guidebook, Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. is the invitation you've been waiting for to show up with your whole self and discover the intimate, meaningful friendships you long for. In spite of the hyper-connected culture we live in...

From the Munich Olympic Games when the athletes were murdered by terrorists, to the initialling of the Treaty of Rome when Britain entered the Common Market, Barbara Hosking was there. This is the story of a simple Cornish girl with no contacts or...

From the Munich Olympic Games when the athletes were murdered by terrorists, to the initialling of the Treaty of Rome when Britain entered the Common Market, Barbara Hosking was there. This is the story of a simple Cornish girl with no contacts or...

'A moving and absorbing account' Adam Buxton'Scorching ... a brave book' Helen Brown, Telegraph'A wise and vivid memoir of a disintegrating marriage and a study of the role of the spouse in the life of a literary giant' Fiona Sturges, i Paper18TH JANUARY...

A brilliant and feared critic, Kenneth Tynan was a nabob of the National Theatre alongside Laurence Olivier, and he was also the daring impresario who created "Oh Calcutta". He was a notorious eccentric, a louche sophisticate: connoisseur of cuisine,...

Hailed as "one of the finest memoirs to emerge from any war" by acclaimed author Paul Fussell, With the Old Breed remains the most powerful and moving account of the U.S. Marines in World War II. Now, with his long-awaited sequel, China Marine, E. B...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901927740Author Ian ClaytonFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Route PublishingPublisher Route Publishing

Blue Light of the Screen is about what it means to be afraid - about immersion, superstition, delusion, and the things that keep us up at night. A creative-critical memoir of the author's obsession with the horror genre, Blue Light of the Screen embeds...

Orland Bishop is a remarkable man who has combined extensive study of medicine, naturopathy, psychology and indigenous cosmologies with a deep dedication to human rights, Founder of the ShadeTree foundation which works with at-risk young people in Los...

Daniel Tammet captivated readers with his bestselling memoir, Born On A Blue Day, and its vivid depiction of a life with autistic savant syndrome. In his fascinating new book, Embracing the Wide Sky, Daniel combines the latest scientific research with...

The remarkable true story, as seen in the brilliant TV adaptation now showing on Netflix! Murder on the Home Front follows Molly Lefebure as she navigates working for the Home Office's chief forensic pathologist while living in a bomb-stricken London...

Mo Gilligan, BAFTA-winning breakout comedy star of a generation, reveals the inspirational, life-changing and hilarious moments that made him, with illustrations by Reuben Dangoor. You might know Mo as the critically acclaimed stand-up comedian,...

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Ploughing through peat bogs, rescuing sheep, walking alone in the dark; this book has it all. It is full of riveting adventures of walking solo in the glorious British countryside. 'Just Another Pile of Stones' will take you on a journey from a child's...

In the week before Christmas, a dog snoozed on a bed beside a log burner; warm, safe and contented with a belly full of food. But only a few months earlier, she had been huddled in the cold and filth of a Welsh puppy farm, shivering and starved, her...

Is there always someone else to blame for your failures? Afraid of putting the real work in to achieve your goals? Are you sick of just being average and do you want to start winning? It’s time to drown out self-doubt and the distracting noise of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312425715Author Harriet McBryde JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 261Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 363g