Biography: general

The Book of Gutsy Women: Favourite Stories of Courage and Resilience [9781471166990]

She couldn't have been more than seven or eight years old. "Go ahead, ask your question," her father urged, nudging her forward. She smiled shyly and …

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Jo Malone: My Story [9781471143007]

Jo Malone is the inspirational British businesswoman responsible for creating her globally renowned beauty business and, more recently, her new brand …

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Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas [9781529018585]

From the author of record-breaking million copy bestseller and 2018 Book of the Year, This is Going to Hurt Christmas is coming, the goose is getting…

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May at 10 [9781785905179]

Theresa May has presided over the most dramatic and historic peacetime premiership for a century. May at 10 tells the compelling inside story of the m…

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Finding My Virginity: The New Autobiography [9780753556115]

50 years ago, Sir Richard Branson started his first business. In his new autobiography, Finding My Virginity, the Virgin Founder shares his personal, …

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When Breath Becomes Air [9781784701994]

THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option...Unm…

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Galaxy of Her Own, A: Amazing Stories of Women in Space [9781780898360]

From small steps to giant leaps, A Galaxy of Her Own tells fifty stories of inspirational women who have been fundamental to the story of humans in sp…

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My Diarrhe [9781471172069]

The `leaked' diary of YouTube comedic personality Miranda Sings, taped together so the world can read all about her life through her eyes - including …

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Twenty Years of talkSPORT [9780956328410]

Celebrating the forthcoming 20th anniversary of the launch of the UK's favourite sports radio station, `Twenty Years of talkSPORT' gives an amazing be…

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Beth Chatto: A life with plants [9781910258828]

Beth Chatto is one of the most influential gardeners in our history. This extraordinary person will touch generations of gardeners to come. Gardeners …

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Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of Spacex and Tesla is Shaping Our Future [9780753555644]

The New York Times bestseller. South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Mu…

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The Cartiers: The Untold Story of a Jewellery Dynasty [9780593158098]

The captivating story of the family behind Cartier and the three brothers who turned their grandfather's humble Parisian jewellery store into a global…

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Man of Iron: Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain [9781408837481]

The enthralling Sunday Times-bestselling biography of the shepherd boy who changed the world with his revolutionary engineering and whose genius we st…

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War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line [9781509837021]

For more than twenty-five years, David Nott has taken unpaid leave from his job as a general and vascular surgeon with the NHS to volunteer in some of…

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A House Full of Daughters [9780099598039]

Exceptionally moving' - Daily Telegraph 'Enthralling' - Joanna Lumley 'Beautifully written... A powerful and moving family portrait' - Literary Review…

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Hidden Valley Road [9781787473805]

The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hop…

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Hero: David Bowie [9781444758818]

His music thrilled the generation it was written for, and has entertained and inspired every generation since. HERO: DAVID BOWIE is an exploration of …

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High Performance: When Britain Ruled the Roads [9781471168451]

In January 1964 a team of tiny red and white Mini Coopers stunned the world by winning the legendary Monte Carlo Rally. It was a stellar year for Brit…

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Magic Carpet Ride: The Story of My Life [9781785902017]

From humble beginnings in wartime Peckham, where his first memories are of being carried down into the air-raid shelter by his mother, Phil Harris wou…

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Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel [9781408880418]

The definitive biography of Sylvia Pankhurst, a woman ahead of her times - political rebel, human rights champion and radical feminist. Born into one…

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