Bigger than Hitler ? Better than Christ by Rik Mayall
26.99 NZD
33.00 (18% off)
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
He invented alternative comedy with The Young Ones, he brought down the Thatcher administration with The New Statesman and he changed the face of global culture with his masterpiece Bottom. Not only was his number one single
Beautiful Child: The Story of a Child Trapped in Silence and the Teacher Who Refused to Give Up on Her by Torey L. Hayden
22.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
A stunning and poignant account of an extraordinary teacher's determination never to abandon a child in need from the internationally bestselling author of 'One Child' and No. 1 bestseller 'Ghost Girl'. Seven-year-old Venus Fox never spoke, never listened, never even acknowledged the presence of anothe ...Show more
'Tis : A memoir by Frank McCourt
25.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Frank McCourt continues his life story in the brilliant, bestselling sequel to the million-selling 'Angela's Ashes'. 'Angela's Ashes' was a publishing phenomenon. Frank McCourt's critically-acclaimed, lyrical memoir of his Limerick childhood won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics' Circle Awar ...Show more
Paula by Isabel Allende
14.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
In December 1991, Allende's daughter Paula, aged 26, fell gravely ill and sank into a coma. This book started as a letter to Paula written during the hours spent at her bedside, and became a personal memoir and a testament to the ties that bind families - a brave, enlightening, inspiring true story. Thi ...Show more
London Born : A memoir of a forgotten city by Sidney Day (compiled & edited Helen Day)
26.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
This is an extraordinary memoir from a man, in his nineties, who remembers everyday life in a North London now long gone: the hardships and deprivations of a life of poverty but also the resourcefulness and fortitude of a community determined to survive between the wars. 'When I look back, I can picture ...Show more
Stuart : A life backwards by Alexander Masters
26.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: good
Stuart, A Life Backwards, is the story of a remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator (ÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂâÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂa middle class scum ponce, if you want to be honest ...Show more
Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson
39.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Series: Eminent Lives Ser. | Reading Level: very good
In this much anticipated addition to the Eminent Lives series, Bill Bryson's biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and playwright. Shakespeare's life, despite the scrutiny of generations of biographers and sc ...Show more
John Lennon - The Life by Philip Norman
29.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
The final word on music's greatest legend, in which Philip Norman reveals a John Lennon the world has never seen. With ground-breaking insight into the pain, beauty and frustration that shaped the genius of modern music, John Lennon: The Definitive Biography redefines a legend. John Lennon - the iconic ...Show more
Where I Was From by Joan Didion
24.99 NZD
27.95 (10% off)
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
A memoir of land, family and perseverance from one of the most influential writers in America. In this moving and surprising book, Joan Didion reassesses parts of her life, her work, her history - and America's. Where I Was From, in Didion's words, 'represents an exploration into my own confusions about ...Show more
If I Don't Write It, Nobody Else Will by Eric Sykes
26.99 NZD
27.99 (3% off)
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
The long awaited story of one of Britain's greatest comic legends. 'Some people walk on stage and the audience warms to them. You can't explain it, and you shouldn't try. It's an arrogant assumption to say you 'decide' to become a comedian. The audience decides for you.' Eric Sykes, December 2001 From h ...Show more
Wild Swans - Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
36.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
A new edition of one of the bestselling and best-loved books of recent years, with a new introduction by the author. The publication of 'Wild Swans' in 1991 was a worldwide phenomenon. Not only did it become the bestselling non-fiction book in British publishing history, with sales of well over two mill ...Show more
Teacher Man : A memoir by Frank McCourt
27.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
This is the third memoir from the author of the huge international bestsellers "Angela's Ashes" and "'Tis". In "Teacher Man", Frank McCourt details his illustrious, amusing, and sometimes rather bumpy long years as an English teacher in the public high schools of New York City! Frank McCourt arrived in ...Show more