Esmond and Ilia - An Unreliable Memoir by Marina Warner
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Category: Biography & Memoir | Reading Level: very good
By one of the finest English writers of our time, a luminous memoir that travels from southern Italy to the banks of the Nile, capturing a lost past both personal and historical. Marina Warner's father, Esmond, met her mother, Ilia, while serving as an officer in the British Army during the Second World ...Show more
Try Not to Think of a Pink Elephant: Stories about OCD by Martin Ingle, Dani Leever, Patrick Marlborough, Katharine Pollock, Sienna Rose Scully
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Category: Biography & Memoir
Try Not to Think of a Pink Elephant is a collection of real-life stories about living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Contributors are Martin Ingle on OCD and sexual intimacy; Dani Leever on contamination-based OCD; Patrick Marlborough on living with OCD in NYC; Katharine Pollock on over-achievement ...Show more
Cells: Memories for my mother by Gavin McCrea
32.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
'Are you going into town today?' she says, which annoys me because it's something she says all the time, having forgotten she said it before, and I say, 'Jesus, Mum, not this again,' and she says, 'What again?' and I say, 'Town is shut down,' and while she can see I am upset and wants not to upset me li ...Show more
Jan Morris: life from both sides by Paul Clements
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Category: Biography & Memoir
The first full account of a truly remarkable life. When Jan Morris passed away in 2020, she was considered one of Britain's best-loved writers. The author of Venice, Pax Britannica, Conundrum, and more than fifty other books, her work was known for its observational genius, lyricism, and humour, and ha ...Show more
Drunk on Confidence: Unapologetically Me... From Lost to Self-Assured.: A Memoir by Heidi Anderson
29.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Radio and TV personality, Heidi was always the girl who wore a cardigan in summer to cover her arms, and board-shorts to the beach on the rare occasion she dared to go. She knows what it’s like to feel alone, deal with debilitating anxiety daily and constantly try to please people. Pretending to be okay ...Show more
Nietzsche in Italy by Guy de Pourtales
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Category: Biography & Memoir
For fifteen years, after his first visit to the country in1876, Nietzsche was repeatedly and irresistibly drawn back to Italy's climate and lifestyle. It was there that he composed his most famous works, including Thus Spake Zarathustra and Ecce Homo. This classic biography follows the troubled philosop ...Show more
Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences by Bev Vincent
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Category: Biography & Memoir
Celebrate the King of Horror's 75th birthday with Stephen King, which explores the connections between Stephen King's life and his body of work. Explore the evolution and influences of Stephen King's body of work over his nearly 50-year career, and discover how the themes of his writing reflect the chan ...Show more
Raymond Chandler - The Detections of Totality by Fredric Jameson
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Category: Biography & Memoir
The master of literary theory takes on the master of the detective novel Raymond Chandler, a dazzling stylist and portrayer of American life, holds a unique place in literary history, straddling both pulp fiction and modernism. With The Big Sleep, published in 1939, he left an indelible imprint on the d ...Show more
Whatever Next? Lessons from an Unexpected Life by Anne Glenconner
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Category: Biography & Memoir | Reading Level: near fine
Bracing honesty, rare insight, and hilarious revelations from the author of the smash-hit New York Times bestselling memoir Lady in Waiting as she shares everything she's learned from her extraordinary and unexpected life. Lady in Waiting brought us royal magic, beguiling insight, and jaw-dropping stori ...Show more
Courtiers: The inside story of the Palace power struggles from the Royal correspondent who revealed the bullying allegations by Valentine Low
32.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Who advises the royal family, what influence do they have and how have they shaped history?Throughout history, the British monarchy has relied on its courtiers - the trusted advisers in the King or Queen's inner circle - to ensure its survival as a family, an ancient institution, and a pillar of the con ...Show more
Closer to the Edge - Climbing to the Ends of the Earth by Leo Houlding
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Category: Biography & Memoir
One of Great Britain's finest climbers and adventurers, Leo Houlding started out climbing at ten years of age in the Lake District literally learning the ropes tackling the many peaks and crags the area was famous for. Honing his skills as he grew, Leo would travel abroad becoming the first Brit to free ...Show more
Lost to the World: A Memoir of Faith, Family and Five Years in Terrorist Captivity by Shahbaz Taseer
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Category: Biography & Memoir
In late August of 2011, Shahbaz Taseer was driving to his office in Lahore, Pakistan when he was dragged from his car at gunpoint and kidnapped by Islamic extremists. Just seven months earlier, his father, Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab Province, had been shot dead by his guard for speaking out ...Show more