Biography Memoir category: 96853 books

A British naturalist and his wife acquire a menagerie of animals and set up their own zoo in this delightful memoir by the author of the Corfu Trilogy. For many years I had wanted to start a zoo. . . . Any reasonable person smitten with an ambition of this sort would have secured the zoo first...

“Oliver Sacks meets Stephen King”* in this propulsive, haunting journey into the life of the most studied human research subject of all time, the amnesic known as Patient H.M. For readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks comes a story that has much to teach us about our relentless pursuit...

The compelling real-life adventure from New York Times bestselling author Stephen Coonts—now available as an ebook Bestselling author Stephen Coonts’s stirring ode to aviation: a revealing account of his three months spent exploring small-town America from the skies Stephen Coonts...

Journey to South America on a search for endangered species with the author of My Family and Other Animals. In 1950, Gerald Durrell set off for British Guiana (now Guyana) to collect native wildlife and bring it back to his Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust on the island of Jersey in the English...

"Michael Mezies has led the picaresque life many of us only dream of, and he sets it down with such wit and grace it's hard to know which to envy more, his wealth of once-in-a-lifetime experiences or his skill with a pen." --Christopher Lloyd; Emmy Award-winning executive producer/writer of Modern...

A New Coco Chanel Biography That Will Give You ALL You Want To Know. This book is your ultimate resource for Coco Chanel. Here you will find the most up-to-date 177 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there...

The ultimate biography of the musical icon. A groundbreaking and vibrant look at the music hero to generations, DYLAN: The Biography digs deep into Bob Dylan lore—including subjects Dylan himself left out of Chronicles: Volume One. DYLAN: The Biography focuses on why this beloved artist...

Combining personal memoir, philosophical essay, and historical analysis, Svetlana Boym explores the spaces of collective nostalgia that connect national biography and personal self-fashioning in the twenty-first century. She guides us through the ruins and construction sites of post-communist cities--St....

JACK HIGGINS BOOKS IN ORDER How To Make Great Thrillers Even Better! 2019 Edition: This is the most comprehensive Jack Higgins book order and checklist available. It's a complete bibliography and biography, which includes: • Sean Dillon books in order • Munro and Carter books...

Madonna has shown herself during the years in new, different and provocative ways. She's the master of creating new styles and shining in different ways. If you have to describe her in just few words would be: Megastar. Lover. Mother. Opportunist. Chameleon. Role model. However, the common theme and...

Billy Wilder is one of the last living members of the generation of important film directors active in Hollywood’s Golden Era. His credits include such landmark films as Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, Some Like it Hot, The Lost Weekend, The Apartment, and Witness for the Prosecution. Today, interest...

Lady Gaga, the queen of pop, superstar, maverick and fashionista, has shocked the world with unusual style and way of expression. In this biography, you'll learn how Lady Gaga was able to accomplish such extraordinary success in such a short period of time. What she does is true art and great...

Inspired by his granddaughter who is now also a US Marine, author Norman Albert now offers a biography that tells the story of his time as a marine after World War II in China. Little is generally known about the First Marine Corps Divisions duty during the time from 1945 to1947. Albert, nicknamed...

From Top of the Pops, the July 2007 Concert for Diana, Comic Relief and The Xtra Factor to the Radio One Chart Show and Holly and Fearne Go Dating, Fearne Cotton, with her stunning good looks, fun-loving nature and adorable charm, is never far from our screens. She made her debut on The Disney Club...