Biography & Memoirs
Dive into inspiring stories with our wide collection of biography and memoir books, featuring the lives of influential figures, historical icons, and everyday heroes. Whether you're fascinated by the journeys of world leaders, artists, athletes, or pioneers, our biographies offer deep insights into their challenges and triumphs. Explore heartfelt and personal tales in memoirs that capture unique experiences, emotions, and lessons. Perfect for readers seeking motivation, history, or a deeper understanding of remarkable lives to discover stories that resonate and inspire.
Filters
The Legacy Of Anne Frank - Gillian Walnes Perry
From her secret hiding place in wartime Amsterdam, the Jewish teenager Anne Frank wrote heart-wrenchingly about the terrors of a captivity that wou...
View full detailsKnowledge In A Nutshell: Carl Jung
Carl Jung was the founder of analytical psychology who revolutionised the way we approached the human psyche. Drawing on Eastern mysticism, mytholo...
View full detailsHitler'S Last Witness - Rosch Misch
After being seriously wounded in the 1939 Polish campaign, Rochus Misch was invited to join Hitler's SS-bodyguard. There he served until the wars e...
View full detailsThe Real Beatrix Potter - Nadia Cohen
The Real Beatrix Potter is a fascinating and revealing biography of one of the world's most cherished children's authors.Beatrix Potter's famous li...
View full detailsEverything She Touched: The Life Of Ruth Asawa - Marilyn Chase
Everything She Touched recounts the incredible life of the American sculptor Ruth Asawa. This is the story of a woman who wielded imagination and ...
View full detailsEscape From Auschwitz - Andrej Pogozhev
General Fields ISBN : 9781526776495 Publisher : Pen & Sword Books Limited Imprint : Pen & Sword Military Publication ...
View full detailsI Have Control - A Pilot'S View Of Changing Airliner Technology - Keith Spragg
Between 1967 and 1997 Keith Spragg progressed from the greenest new co-pilot on a piston-engined Vickers Viking to a fully qualified jet captain....
View full detailsOn Wings Of Words: The Extraordinary Life Of Emily Dickinson - Jennifer Berne
An inspiring and kid-accessible biography of one of the world's most famous poets. Emily Dickinson, who famously wrote "Hope is the thing with fea...
View full detailsFighters In The Blood - The Story Of A Spitfire Pilot - And The Son Who Follows In His Footsteps - Black' Robertson
General Fields ISBN : 9781526784865 Publisher : Pen & Sword Books Limited Imprint : Air World Publication date : June...
View full detailsPay Packets & Stone Walls: A Memoir Of Women'S Causes & Love Of The Land - Elizabeth Orr
A pioneering feminist’s candid memoir. Reviews ‘Candid, tenacious and illuminating, Elizabeth Orr’s memoir is a rich account of a 50-year dedicati...
View full detailsCommando: Memoirs Of Fighting Commando In World War Two
_Commando_ is the real and exciting story of one of the most important units of World War II. The Commando unit played an important role in Britain...
View full detailsFrench Cows And Four Kisses - Philip Dixon
Having worked as a dairy farmer in the UK for 30 years, and achieved the top job in his profession, Philip longed to put a lifetime of experience i...
View full detailsI Somehow Survived: Eyewitness Accounts From World War Ii
The first in a series of books, _I Somehow Survived_ is an extraordinary collection of true stories giving testimony to those who survived World Wa...
View full detailsOn Me Bike: Cycling Round New Zealand 80 Years Ago - Lloyd Geering
Lloyd’s wife Shirley, having so often heard him say, “I went there on me bike”, insisted he record the intrepid cycling journeys he made around New...
View full detailsNight Burns With A White Fire - Frances Edmond
Lauris Edmond (1924-2000) is described by the Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature as "one of the most significant, assured and accessible of...
View full detailsBook Of Cohen - David Cohen
This is a story of two Cohens, the famous singer and his not-so-famous lifelong New Zealand fan. It spans several generations and locations, from t...
View full details'Sam' Marshal Of The Royal Airforce The Lord Elworthy Hb - Richard Mead
His meteoric rise continued post-war. Switching to Fighter Command he saw service in India, Pakistan, and the UK before becoming Commandant of the ...
View full detailsFrom The Blitz To The Burmese Jungle & Beyond - Karen Mcmillan
One man's memoir of World War II which took him from the Blitz to the jungles of Burma, to the devastation of Hiroshima.'I consider myself lucky to...
View full detailsConquering Everest: The Lives Of Edmund Hillary And Tenzing Norgay - Lewis Helfand
Tenzing Norgay was the son of poor Tibetan immigrants living in Nepal. He longed to see the world but was told he could aspire to be little more th...
View full detailsPlanning To House A Nation: The Life & Work Of Reginald B Hammond - Caroline Miller
In writing this book (her first was The Unsung Profession) Caroline Miller again demonstrates her passion and commitment to the profession of Plann...
View full detailsAnzac On The Western Front: The Personal Recollections Of An Australian Infantryman From 1916 To 1918 - H. R. Williams
This is a graphic account of one soldiers service in the First World War an account that is based on a diary he maintained whilst on active service...
View full detailsJames Taylor - Cut Short
JAMES TAYLOR was born in Burrough on the Hill, Leicestershire, in 1990. A sporting phenomenon from an early age, he chose to forge a life in cricke...
View full detailsBobby Moore By The Person Who - Moore Tina
General Fields ISBN : 9780007213672 Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers Limited Imprint : Harper Element Weight (g) : 0....
View full detailsTerrorism In Australia: The Story Of Operation Pendennis - Peter Moroney
Peter Moroney was a member of the NSW Police force for 17 years whoretired as Detective Sergeant with predominant experience in the field ofCrimina...
View full details