Collection: Biographies/Memoirs

It is human nature to be fascinated by other people and the very best memoirs and biographies draw readers into lives either truly unique or eminently relatable. Classic autobiographies like Cider With Rosie or I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings evoke both their author’s inner lives and a specific time and place, whilst others shed light on complex public figures – or provide plenty of juicy gossip. This is the place to find great books on the good, the bad and the fascinating.

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  • The Wild Men : The Remarkable Story of Britain's First Labour Government -- A Waterstones Book of the Year 2024 by Torrance, David
    The Wild Men : The Remarkable Story of Britain's First Labour Government -- A Waterstones Book of the Year 2024-9781399411479
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  • The Twat Files by French, Dawn
    The Twat Files-9781405947275
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  • The Elements of Marie Curie : How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science by Sobel, Dava
    The Elements of Marie Curie : How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science-9780008536916
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  • The Lives of Lee Miller : The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture ˜Lee'by Penrose, Antony
    The Lives of Lee Miller : The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture ˜Lee'-9780500297520
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  • The Children of Athena : Greek writers and thinkers in the Age of Rome, 150 BC“AD 400 by Freeman, Charles
    The Children of Athena : Greek writers and thinkers in the Age of Rome, 150 BC“AD 400-9781803281964
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  • Mirrors of Greatness : Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him by Reynolds, David
    Mirrors of Greatness : Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him-9780008439958
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  • The Children of Athena : Greek writers and thinkers in the Age of Rome, 150 BCAD 400 by Freeman, Charles
    The Children of Athena : Greek writers and thinkers in the Age of Rome, 150 BCAD 400-9781803281964
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  • Over the Rainbow : Tales from an Unexpected Year by James, Alex
    Over the Rainbow : Tales from an Unexpected Year-9780241715550
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  • Normal Women : 900 Years of Making History by Gregory, Philippa
    Normal Women : 900 Years of Making History-9780008601690
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  • Dogs and Their Humans : Stories of Healing and Hope from the Supervet's Surgery by Fitzpatrick, Noel
    Dogs and Their Humans : Stories of Healing and Hope from the Supervet's Surgery-9781398539433
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  • A Slice of Fried Gold : Taste my Memories by Frost, Nick
    A Slice of Fried Gold : Taste my Memories-9781788707886
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  • Unbroken : The inspirational memoir from the double-world champion and Olympic silver medallist by Johnson-Thompson, Katarina
    Unbroken : The inspirational memoir from the double-world champion and Olympic silver medallist-9781035055173
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  • Outspoken : My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan by Samar, Dr Sima
    Outspoken : My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan-9780863568985
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  • Nina Simone's Gum : A Memoir of Things Lost and Found by Ellis, Warren
    Nina Simone's Gum : A Memoir of Things Lost and Found-9780571365630
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  • I Havent Been Entirely Honest with You by Hart, Miranda
    I Havent Been Entirely Honest with You-9781405958332
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  • Dancing in the Mosque : An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son by Qaderi, Homeira
    Dancing in the Mosque : An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son-9780008375317
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  • All That Matters : The Inspirational and Uplifting Memoir of Hope From One of GB's Greatest Olympians by Hoy, Sir Chris
    All That Matters : The Inspirational and Uplifting Memoir of Hope From One of GB's Greatest Olympians-9781399741842
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  • Shattered by Kureishi, Hanif
    Shattered-9780241667958
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  • On The Edge : The Autobiography by Keown, Martin
    On The Edge : The Autobiography-9780241707821
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  • Toxic : Tackling 'Razor' and Finding the Real Me by Ruddock, Neil
    Toxic : Tackling 'Razor' and Finding the Real Me-9781035419548
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  • Mr Lear : A Life of Art and Nonsense by Uglow, Jenny
    Mr Lear : A Life of Art and Nonsense-9780571269556
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  • SIGNED COPY Earning My Spurs: A Life in Football from Nice to LA and Beyond : My Autobiography by LLoris, Hugo
    Earning My Spurs: A Life in Football from Nice to LA and Beyond : My Autobiography-9781529442885
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  • The Best of All Possible Worlds : A Life of Leibniz in Seven Pivotal Days by Kempe, Michael
    The Best of All Possible Worlds : A Life of Leibniz in Seven Pivotal Days-9781805330868
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  • Sophie From Romania : A Year of Love and Hope with a Rescue Dog by Cellan-Jones, Rory
    Sophie From Romania : A Year of Love and Hope with a Rescue Dog-9781529918588
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  • Raising Hare by Dalton, Chloe
    Raising Hare-9781805302711
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  • Earning My Spurs: A Life in Football from Nice to LA and Beyond : My Autobiography by LLoris, Hugo
    Earning My Spurs: A Life in Football from Nice to LA and Beyond : My Autobiography-9781529442885
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  • A Voyage Around the Queen by Brown, Craig
    A Voyage Around the Queen-9780008557492
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  • Words from the Heart : An Emotional Dictionary by Dent, Susie
    Words from the Heart : An Emotional Dictionary-9781529379686
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  • What I Ate in One Year : (and related thoughts) by Tucci, Stanley
    What I Ate in One Year : (and related thoughts)-9780241683132
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  • Wavewalker : Breaking Free by Heywood, Suzanne
    Wavewalker : Breaking Free-9780008498535
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  • Unleashed by Johnson, Boris
    Unleashed-9780008618209
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  • The Wild Silence : The Sunday Times Bestseller from the Million-Copy Bestselling Author of The Salt Path by Winn, Raynor
    The Wild Silence : The Sunday Times Bestseller from the Million-Copy Bestselling Author of The Salt Path-9780241401477
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  • The Salt Path by Winn, Raynor
    The Salt Path-9781405937184
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  • The Lives of Lee Miller : The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture'˜Lee by Penrose, Antony
    The Lives of Lee Miller : The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture'˜Lee-9780500297520
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  • The Biggar Picture : My Life in Rugby by Biggar, Dan
    The Biggar Picture : My Life in Rugby-9781035028054
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