Biographies & Memoirs

Ronald W. Clark's definitive biography of Einstein, the Promethean figure of our age, goes behind the phenomenal intellect to reveal the human side of the legendary absent-minded professor who confidently claimed that space and time were not what they seemed. Here is the classic portrait of the sci... More

Easy Writer is a comprehensive guide to writing better essays and reprts, whether you are a complete beginner or just wishing to fine tune your writing skills. With a straightforward style and approach, Easy Writer takes you through all the stages of writing essays to university and TAFE level. Easy... More

As a fitting epilogue to a life intimately linked to Washington, D.C., Pulitzer Prize winner Katharine Graham, the woman who transformed "The "Washington Post into a paper of record, left behind this lovingly collected anthology of writings about the city she knew and loved, a moving tribute to the ... More

The modern classic about a dedicated teacher in a tough London school who slowly and painfully breaks down the barriers of racial prejudice. It is the story of a man's own integrity winning through against the odds. "From the Trade Paperback edition."... More

This is an extraordinary autobiographical account of what happens in the mind and body when Kundalini gets spontaneously aroused. The author's graphic account of his experiences stands out as one of the clearest journals documenting spiritual transformation and mental evolution into higher plane of... More

Bukowski for Beginners,evaluates the life and literary achievements of the 'cult writer' whose voice of dissidence and discontent is still being heard and appreciated by readers worldwide. The books in this series deal with a vast and diverse range of subjects—history, philosophy, current events, ... More

"The Best is Yet to Be" provides a fascinating, behind-the-scenes perspective on the beginnings of American Century Investments and the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. But even more intriguing is the insight this book offers into Jim Stowers himself. How did he develop the ideas and beliefs ... More

A highly original and captivating memoir which has captured the hearts of readers everywhere. New Book... More

The Unforgettable Maharajas transports the reader back in time through 150 years of Indian royalty. Fairytale childhoods, magnificent palaces and forts, luxurious lifestyles, princely pastimes "et al unfold in all their splendour through this extensively researched and lavishly produced book.... More

A woman's journey from her father's harem through the Islamic Revolution. Sattareh Farman Farmaian, the daughter of a once-powerful and wealthy Iranian prince, was raised and educated in the 1920s and 1930s in a Persian harem compound, along with numerous mothers and more than 30 brothers and sister... More

Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland was one of the most successful writers of romance novels of all time, with estimated worldwide sales of one billion copies in thirty-six languages. Cartland published her first novel, Jigsaw, in 1923, aslightly naughty society thriller that became a bestseller. S... More

Beautiful, charismatic, and the first and only woman to lead a post-colonial Muslim state, Benazir Bhutto achieved international renown in her native Pakistan until charges of corruption forced her into exile in the late 1990s. From her upbringing in one of Pakistan's richest families to her subsequ... More

SHE IS A FASHION ICON WITH A LUST FOR FAME. HE IS POSSIBLY THE MOST FAMOUS ATHLETE ON THE PLANET.Together they are one of the most loved -- and hated -- pairs on Earth. This sensational, highly addictive biography delves beneath the Beckhams' glossy, glamorous facade to expose the real Posh and Beck... More

/Benjamin Franklin Publisher, inventor, educator, and statesman, Benjamin Franklin was a complex and appealing character. Here is a wide-ranging selection of his writings from Poor Richard's Almanac, scientific essays, and political commentaries, plus a generous doThis authoritative Bantam Classic e... More

For more than six decades she has been a part of our lives. Now acclaimed biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli looks past the tabloid version of Elizabeth's life and offers the first-ever fully realized portrait of this American icon. You'll meet her controlling mother who plotted her daughter's success... More

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After two weeks of walking round the perimeter of Wayland prison, I can now spot evil, fear, helplessness and sadness at thirty paces. But even I am puzzled by a crouching man who always sits alone in the same place every day, huddled up against the fence. He can't be much more than thirty, perhaps ... More