Biographies

Fathers from around the world and from all walks of life come together in this honest and moving collection of letters to their sons.What advice do you wish you'd shared...

What would inspire a man to give up his job? Lie to his friends? Avoid his parents? Con his girlfriend? And shell out tens of thousands of his own cash?...

'Propulsive ... a taut thriller' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE 'I think I hear Solzhenitsyn applauding in his grave' ERIK LARSON The revelatory, much-anticipated memoir from the Wall Street Journal reporter who...

The groundbreaking investigative account of the shocking rise and fall of the mogul who brought hip-hop to the mainstream, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at the music industry and the...

When 32-year old Bill Hicks died, he had been taking Britain by storm and was on the brink of fame in his own country, 'the United States of Advertising'. Cynthia...

The 52 micro-memoirs in genre-defying Heating & Cooling offer bright glimpses into a richly lived life, combining the compression of poetry with the truth-telling of non-fiction into one heartfelt, celebratory...

Mende Nazer's happy childhood was cruelly cut short at the age of twelve when the Mujahidin rode into her village in the remote Nuba mountains of Sudan. They hacked down...

A riveting story of dislocation, survival, and the power of stories to break or save usWhen Clemantine Wamariya was six years old, her world was torn apart. She didn't know...

From the beloved actor and star of Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet and Sex and the City comes a candid and deeply personal memoir.In this highly anticipated memoir, the beloved actor...

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This is an urgent and necessary reckoning about what it means to live in the West today. This is a book for...

The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, LONG WALK TO FREEDOM brilliantly recreates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny....

'Immediate, intimate and never less than captivating' - The Guardian From the bestselling author of Burial Rites comes an inspirational memoir about her travels in Iceland, an extraordinary country that...

The Feisty Feminist. The Hot Lesbian. The Desperate Cougar. The Deranged Mother. Doon Mackichan is best known for her comedy characters, but throughout her career there are parts she's refused...

In the long history of American demagogues from Huey Long to Donald Trump, never has one man caused so much damage in such a short time as Senator Joseph McCarthy....

'This book has considerable political power' SUNDAY TIMES'An unforgettable and moving portrait of working-class alienation' JAMES REBANKS'Everyone should read this defiant, lively, terrific book' SPECTATORA BOOKSELLER BOOK OF THE MONTH...

The sexual assault that rocked the world. A courageous woman's rallying call for 'shame to change sides'. For the very first time, Gisele Pelicot tells her story.'This is quite something...

Emerging from the gritty streets of Manchester, Oasis ignited the Britpop movement and defined a generation with their raw energy and insightful lyrics. From their explosive debut album Definitely Maybe...

No Land to Stand On by Mahmoud Khalil is now available at Chapters Bookstore, Dublin.A revelatory and powerful testament of protest, courage and imprisonment in America''s deportation regime.''Compelling and deeply...

'It's a masterpiece, of course, but more than that it shows that there is some such thing as being a simple observer' Nicci French, IndependentIt was 1932 when Joseph Mitchell...

You know him as the founder of Microsoft; the philanthropic, kind-hearted billionaire who has donated endless funds to good causes around the world. But there's another side to Bill Gates.We...

The Sunday Times bestsellerA beautiful, uplifting celebration of the life of The Hairy Bikers' Dave Myers from his widow LiliDave Myers lived his life with joy. He always told his...

"I was two when the woman I called Mummy told me, 'You came out of another mummy's tummy.' I grew up thinking that my birth mother didn't want me. I...

Him & Me is a hugely entertaining and irreverent account of a unique relationship between a father and son. Written in two distinctive styles, it reflects the larger-than-life personalities of...

THE DEFINITIVE MEMOIR FROM THE ICONIC FEMINIST LEGEND'Gloria Steinem has long been, and will forever be, the light guiding the way for so many of us. Her energy, passion, clarity,...

'A beautifully cut and crafted masterpiece inlaid with insight and polished with the pure joy of nature.'CHRIS PACKHAM, author of Fingers in the Sparkle Jar: A Memoir'Original. Rare. As beautiful...

The warm, rich and fascinating memoir of beloved broadcaster Tommie Gorman.When Tommie Gorman was growing up in Sligo in the 1960s, struggle was never far away but his household had...

'Gripping ... so powerfully emotional that at times I had to put it down to wipe my eyes'Mail on Sunday 'How do you say thank you to someone for giving...

Hurling is a test, a constant mental, moral, physical test that goes beyond skill.Family. Club Hurling. North Cork. These are the things that shaped Diarmuid O'Flynn's life. He played club...

The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker - how she became a master legislator, a key partner to...

The new book from bestselling author Omid Scobie shedding light on the Royal Family, with unique insight and exclusive access. On September 8, 2022, the world stood still as news...

*WINNER OF THE PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE 2018*My younger brother's name is Nicholas Beard. He was nine years old, and I was with him in the water when he drowned.Life changes...

Top food writer Nigel Slater's eat-and-tell autobiography. Detailing all the food, recipes and cooking that have marked his passage from greedy schoolboy to great food writer, this is also a...

`All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why'Rick Stein's childhood in 1950s rural Oxfordshire and North Cornwall was idyllic. His...

'I loved this book - it had me laughing and crying in equal measure. Tony magnificently captures the incredibly special bond we all have with our dogs' - Will Young'Beautifully...

'Smith's eye for life's everyday transcendence rarely fails her' Sunday Times, 'Books of the Year''A triumph' Joseph O'Connor, Irish Times, 'Books of the Year''Quietly sacred, utterly beautiful' Service95'Smith has already...

Dickie Arbiter is the only living royal expert to have witnessed two coronations and one of very few to have genuine first-hand experience of working directly with the immediate Royal...