The Little Book of Churchill - In His Own Words by Orange Orange Hippo!
16.99 NZD
Category: Biographies | Series: The\Little Book Of... Ser.
The iconic leader who 'mobilized the English language and sent it to battle'. Churchill's life and political career were certainly long and colourful: he travelled the world, fought in the Boer War, and oversaw the disastrous Gallipoli campaign during the First World War. But it was during the Second W ...Show more
True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee by Abraham Riesman
55.00 NZD
Category: Biographies
The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, a writer and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture—at a steep personal cost. "A biography that reads like a thriller or a whodunit . . . scrupulously honest, deeply damning, and sometimes even heartbreaking."—Neil Gaiman Stan ...Show more
Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark
65.00 NZD
Category: Biographies
The highly anticipated new biography of Sylvia Plath that focuses on her remarkable literary and intellectual achievements, while restoring the woman behind the long-held myths about her life and art. With a wealth of never-before-accessed materials--including unpublished letters and manuscripts; court, ...Show more
The Dreamer: An Autobiography by Cliff Richard
40.00 NZD
Category: Biographies | Reading Level: near fine
Published to coincide with his 80th birthday, a tour and another new album, national treasure Sir Cliff Richard has emerged stronger than ever after devastating false accusations threatened to ruin his life. As he celebrates 60 years in music, he tells his incredible story in his first, full autobiograp ...Show more
Two Riders Were Approaching: The Life & Death of Jimi Hendrix by Mick Wall
27.99 NZD
Category: Biographies
Jimmy was a down-at-heel guitarist in New York, relying on his latest lovers to support him while he tried to emulate his hero Bob Dylan. A black guy playing white rock music, he wanted to be all things to all people.But when Jimmy arrived in England and became Jimi, the cream of swinging London fell un ...Show more
The Time of Our Lives: Growing Older Well by Robert Dessaix
34.99 NZD
Category: Biographies
At the height of his powers in this remarkable (and often witty) book, Robert Dessaix addresses these increasingly urgent questions in inimitable prose and comes up with some surprising answers. From Java to Hobart via Berlin, Dessaix invites us to eavesdrop on his intimate, no-nonsense conversations ab ...Show more
Emperor - A New Life of Charles V by Geoffrey Parker
35.99 NZD
Category: Biographies
Drawing on vital new evidence, a top historian dramatically reinterprets the ruler of the World's first transatlantic empire
Prince Philip Revealed: A Man of His Century by Ingrid Seward
37.99 NZD
Category: Biographies
For more than 70 years, Prince Philip has been the Queen's constant companion and support, but his vital role in the monarchy has too often gone largely unnoticed. Now, in Ingrid Seward's superb new biography of the Duke of Edinburgh, we get the chance to read the full story of his remarkable life and a ...Show more
The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey
39.99 NZD
Category: Biographies
It took me a lifetime to have the courage and the clarity to write my memoir. I want to tell the story of the moments - the ups and downs, the triumphs and traumas, the debacles and the dreams, that contributed to the person I am today. Though there have been countless stories about me throughout my car ...Show more
JFK Volume One 1917-1956 by Fredrik Logevall
40.00 NZD
Category: Biographies | Reading Level: very good
'A powerful, provocative, and above all compelling book' Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-Winning author of The Soul of America The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian takes us as close as we have ever been to the real John F. Kennedy in this revelatory biography of the iconic, yet still elusive, thirty-fifth p ...Show more
Shoemaker - Reebok and the Untold Story of a Lancashire Family Who Changed the World by Joe Foster
37.99 NZD
Category: Biographies
The remarkable story of how Joe Foster developed Reebok into one of the world's most famous sports brands, having started from a small factory in Bolton.Since the late 19th century, the Foster family had been hand-making running shoes, supplying the likes of Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams - later immo ...Show more
Banks by Grantlee Kieza
45.00 NZD
Category: Biographies
Lust, science, adventure - Joseph Banks and his voyages of discovery - the extraordinary life of one of the world's most famous and notorious adventurers. Sir Joseph Banks was a man of passion whose influence spanned the globe. A fearless adventurer, his fascination with beautiful women was only trump ...Show more