Biography & Memoir

Hugo Young / One of Us

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John Hoskison / Inside - One Man's Experience of Prison (Large Paperback)

 This is a true story of a journey to hell and back. In 1994 John Hoskison was a highly respected and successful professional golfer. One evening he shattered his world when he broke a discipline he...

Jung Chang / Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister : Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China (Large Paperback)

 The best-known modern Chinese fairy tale is the story of three sisters from Shanghai, who for most of the twentieth century were at the centre of power in China. It was sometimes said that 'One...

Andy McNab / Immediate Action (Hardback)

  In "Bravo Two Zero", Andy McNab gave an account of his experiences as commander of an SAS patrol behind enemy lines in Iraq. Now he tells the story of his life, from the day he was found in a...

Bruce Arnold / Jack Lynch: v. 1 : Hero in Crisis (Hardback)

 Jack Lynch lead Ireland through it's greatest time of crisis. Newly released documents reveal what really happened during the arms crisis and how Jack lynch became Ireland's most beloved Prime...

Chris Moyles / The Gospel According to Chris Moyles (Hardback)

  What is the truth? Who is Chris Moyles? And what does he have to say for himself when he's not on the radio? Who is this man they call 'The Saviour of Radio'? In "The Gospel According to Chris...

Ricky Tomlinson / Ricky (Hardback)

  "I know that I'm going to get stick over this book, but there you go - it can't be helped. And some readers might think I'm a terrible liar when they read what follows, but everything in this...

Bernard S Wilson - Miss Mary - BRAND NEW - ( illustrated by Julia Castano )

Michael Lynagh / Blindsided (Large Paperback)

 Former Australian rugby union legend and World Cup winner, now acclaimed television sports pundit, on his glittering career in the game - and how close he came to losing his life.Few players in the...

Ben Mezrich / Straight Flush (Large Paperback)

 Straight Flush is the true story of a group of University of Montana frat brothers who turned a weekly poker game in the basement of a local bar into one of the largest online poker companies in the...

Elizabeth Gilbert / Committed : A Sceptic Makes Peace with Marriage (Large Paperback)

  At the end of Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe, a Brazilian-born Australian citizen. Resettling in America, they swore eternal fidelity, but also (each a survivor of a...

Maura O'Halloran / Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind : The Life and Letters of an Irish Zen Saint (Large Paperback)

  One of the most beloved Buddhist books of all time-having inspired popular musicians, artists, a documentary film, and countless readers-is now in an expanded, new edition, loaded with extras...

Luis Lourenco / Jose Mourinho : Made in Portugal - the Authorised Biography (Large Paperback)

 In just a few years, José Mourinho has proved himself to be one of the most successful and controversial of football managers. He arrived in London in the summer of 2004, to take on the role of the...

James B. Comey / A Higher Loyalty : Truth, Lies, and Leadership (Large Paperback)

 The sensational number one bestseller about taking on the mafia, the Clintons and Trump.In his Number One bestselling memoir A Higher Loyalty, former FBI director James Comey shares his...

Michael Harding / Chest Pain : A man, a stent and a camper van (Large Paperback)

 In late 2018, Michael Harding was in a hotel room in Blanchardstown experiencing severe pains in his chest. He eventually phoned an ambulance and was admitted to hospital, suffering from an acute...

Alfred J. Roach / Fire in My Belly (Large Paperback)

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Elaine Crowley / Cowslips and Chainies : Memoir of Dublin in the 1930s (Large Paperback)

  This account of growing up in inner-city Dublin during the 1930s is a combination of personal memoir and social document. It gives descriptions of pawnbrokers and money-lenders, of how a family...

Margo Jefferson / Negroland : A Memoir (Large Paperback)

  The daughter of a successful paediatrician and a fashionable socialite, Margo Jefferson spent her childhood among Chicago's black elite. She calls this society 'Negroland': 'a small region of...

Janette Byrne / If it Were Just Cancer (Large Paperback)

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Jay-Jay Harvey / Life on the Edge (Large Paperback)

 Jay-Jay Harvey has been at The Edge radio station since it started 22 years ago, helping it to become New Zealand's most popular radio station with nearly 700,000 listeners.She has been paint...

Jason McAteer / Blood, Sweat and McAteer : A Footballer's Story (Large Paperback)

 The fighting McAteers: that's how the McAteer family of title-winning boxers were known throughout Birkenhead, across the Mersey from Liverpool. But for eleven-year-old Jason McAteer, growing up in...

PHYLLIS WHITSELL / A Song for Bridget

 The unforgettable true story behind the Sunday Times bestselling memoir Finding Tipperary Mary.Bridget 'Tipperary Mary' Larkin faced poverty, bereavement, cruelty and abandonment many times over,...

John Fleetwood / In Stitches : The Diary of a Student Doctor

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Ian Botham / Head On - Ian Botham: The Autobiography

 Voted the greatest English cricketer of the 20th century by the fans, Sir Ian Botham is the English game's one true living legend and his story both on and off the pitch reads like a Boy's Own...

Giles Milton / Samurai William : The Adventurer Who Unlocked Japan

 In 1611 an astonishing letter arrived at the East India Trading Company in London after a tortuous seven-year journey. Englishman William Adams was one of only twenty-four survivors of a fleet of...

Steve Collins / The Good Guys Wear Black

  In his four years with S019, the Metropolitan Police Special Firearms Wing, Steve Collins has been in over a thousand contacts: that is gun battles, with Yardies; IRA gunmen; East End gangsters,...

Carol Drinkwater / The Olive Harvest : A Memoir of Love, Old Trees, and Olive Oil

 "The stars shimmer like spilled handfuls of glitter. The day is beginningto rise with a faint mist. As I turn my head, ghostly halos, auras of light,appear and disappear ... The silence is truly...

Rory O'Neill / Woman in the Making : Panti's Memoir

 'Today, as I walked through Dublin city centre, I saw gay couples casually holding hands as they strolled, and kissing each other goodbye at bus stops in the late spring sunshine, and it seemed to...

Jill Anderson / Unbroken Trust : The Forbidden Goodbye of a Husband's Suicide

 In 2005, Jill Anderson went on trial at Leeds Crown Court for the manslaughter of her husband of eight years. Paul, a 43-year-old linguist, had been suffering for several years from the debilitating...

Caitriona Perry / In America : Tales from Trump Country

 While much of the US media and the professional political classes whip themselves into a frenzy as to how President Trump got into office and how he is behaving there, the views that really matter -...

Daphne Phelps / A House in Sicily

  Near Mount Etna in Sicily lies Casa Cuseni, a beautiful house built in golden stone - and the home which Daphne Phelps was astonished to find she had inherited in 1947. At the age of 34,...

Greg Mortenson / Stones into Schools

  In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in...

Alice Taylor / Home For Christmas (Hardback)

 Join Alice Taylor this Christmas as she welcomes us into her home and shows us the traditions of her family's Christmas. Alice looks back over her past Christmases and prepares for this Christmas...

Jeff Stelling / Jelleyman's Thrown a Wobbly : Saturday Afternoons in Front of the Telly (Hardback)

 The cult SkySports Soccer Saturday anchorman delivers a volley of entertaining and informative anecdotes about life in front of the videprinter. Jeff Stelling is a legend amongst football fans. To...

President Bill Clinton / Back to Work : Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy (Hardback)

 President Bill Clinton gives us his views on the challenges facing the United States today and why government matters--presenting his ideas on restoring economic growth, job creation, financial...

Manuel Gimenez Saurina / Hitler (Hardback)

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Simon Fitzmaurice / It's Not Yet Dark (Hardback)

 In 2008, Simon Fitzmaurice was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (mnd). He was given four years to live. In 2010, in a state of lung-function collapse, Simon knew with crystal clarity that now...

Zlata Filipovic / Zlata's Diary : A Child's Life in Sarajevo (Hardback)

 Zlata Filipovic was given a diary shortly before her 11th birthday and began to write in it regularly. The preoccupations of an ordinary, if unusually intelligent and articulate little girl, include...

Sally Brampton / Shoot the Damn Dog : A Memoir of Depression (Hardback)

 I believe that we learn through stories. We learn that we are not alone. Sally Brampton is an optimist. The founding editor of Elle, a successful journalist and novelist, she loves gardening,...

Alison Bowyer / Graham Norton Revealed (Hardback)

  Warm, witty and with a wicked sense of humour, Graham's unique blend of camp comedy, cosy chattiness and brilliant bitchiness has earned him a place in the nation's hearts, as well as a host of...

Stanislaus Kennedy / Moments of Stillness (Hardback)

  In her long-awaited new book, Sister Stan draws upon her memories of childhood and the special moments of awareness and mystery which have nourished and enriched her life. As she offers simple...

Joan Collins / The World According to Joan (Hardback)

 Witty, clever and beautiful, Joan Collins possesses a singular star quality that has come to define what it means to be a living legend. As an actress, author and producer she has built a career...

Deirdre Purcell / Diamonds and Holes in my Shoes (Hardback)

 When Deirdre Purcell turned sixty, she cheered. Never again would she have to fit into a size ten dress, and while her dream of crossing the US on a Harley remained, if it was never realised, well,...

Jason Byrne / Adventures of a Wonky-Eyed Boy : The Short-Arse Years: Jason Byrne's Memoir (Hardback)

 '"Mrs Byrne, you've a beautiful, very pale, ginger-haired baby boy with a wonky eye." As she was handed me by the midwife, my mother wept for all the wrong reasons. She could have shagged a platypus...

Alice Taylor / The Gift of a Garden (Hardback)

 A book of wisdom and life.Welcome to Alice Taylor's garden:'Just inside the gate, hand-painted on a rickety piece of timber, is a little sign: Miracles only grow where you plant them. I saw it in a...

Monty Don / Growing Out of Trouble (Hardback)

 In 2005, Monty Don set up a smallholding where a group of prolific offenders - mainly drug addicts - would work on the land. If the project was a success, Monty planned a national network of farms...

Colin Shindler / George Best and 21 Others (Hardback)

  In the spring of 1964 more than 50,000 people turned out to watch the two-legged semi-final of the FA Youth Cup between Manchester City and Manchester United. It was a time of great hope and...

Jonathan Dimbleby / The Prince of Wales: A Biography (Hardback)

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Gay Byrne / The Time of My Life (Hardback) - Autobiography

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Peter Schmeichel / Schmeichel: The Autobiography (Hardback)

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Alice Taylor / Country Days (Large Paperback)

 Memoir from the bestselling author of To School Through the Fields who has been described by The Observer as 'Ireland's Laurie Lee...a chronicler of fading village life and rural rituals who sells...

Nicolas Roche / Inside The Peloton My Life as a Professional Cyclist (Large Paperback)

  Nicolas Roche has a famous surname to all fans of cycling. The son of legendary Irish and World Champion Stephen Roche, Nicolas had to fight to make it as a professional and even harder to make...