Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah, Adeline Yen Mah
26.00 NZD
Category: Biography And Memoir | Series: Chinese Cinderella | Reading Level: very good
A Chinese proverb says, "Falling leaves return to their roots." In Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and courage in the face of despair. Adeline's affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck after her mother ...Show more
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson
27.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
Jeanette Winterson's bold and revelatory novels have established her as a major figure in world literature. She has written some of the most acclaimed books of the last three decades, including her internationally bestselling first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, the story of a young girl adopted ...Show more
I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen by Sylvie Simmons
30.00 NZD
Category: Biographies | Reading Level: good
This is published to coincide with Leonard Cohen's exclusive show at London's The O2 on Friday 21 June 2013. This book contains exclusive material and interviews making it the biography to buy on Leonard Cohen - singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and novelist. The genius behind such classic songs as Suz ...Show more
The Hare With Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal
29.99 NZD
Category: Biographies | Reading Level: very good
"264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them larger than a matchbox- potter Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in the Tokyo apartment of his great uncle Iggie. Later, when Edmund inherited the netsuke, they unlocked a story far larger than he could ever have imagined The ...Show more
Nevertheless: A Memoir by Alec Baldwin
36.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: General Adult
One of the most accomplished and outspoken actors today chronicles the highs and lows of his life in this beautifully written, candid memoir. Over the past three decades, Alec Baldwin has established himself as one of Hollywood's most gifted, hilarious, and controversial leading men. From his work in p ...Show more
When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions by Sue Monk Kidd
32.99 NZD
Category: Biographies | Series: Plus S.
An inspiring autobiographical account of personal pain, spiritual awakening and divine grace.
Adele by Sean Smith
34.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs
Adele touches the hearts of millions of people who love her for her music and share the real and honest emotion she brings to each and every song. In a cynical age, she is a phenomenon. In Adele, bestselling biographer Sean Smith talks to those close to her as he follows her astonishing journey to fame ...Show more
Lara: The Untold Love by Anna Pasternak
36.99 NZD
Category: Biographies
The heartbreaking story of the love affair between Boris Pasternak and Olga Ivinskaya - the true tragedy behind 'Dr Zhivago'. 'Doctor Zhivago' has sold in its millions yet the true love story that inspired it has never been fully explored. Pasternak would often say 'Lara exists, go and meet her', direct ...Show more
A Long Way Gone: The True Story of a Child Soldier by Ishmael Beah
26.99 NZD
Category: Biographies
My new friends have begun to suspect I haven't told them the full story of my life."Why did you leave Sierra Leone?""Because there is a war.""You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?""Yes, all the time.""Cool."I smile a little."You should tell us about it sometime.""Yes ...Show more
Giving Up the Ghost : A Memoir by Hilary Mantel
29.99 NZD
Category: Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
From the double Man Booker Prize-winning author of 'Wolf Hall', a wry, shocking and beautiful memoir of childhood, ghosts, hauntings, illness and family. At no. 58 the top of my head comes to the outermost curve of my great-aunt, Annie Connor. Her shape is like the full moon, her smile is beaming; the o ...Show more
Memories, Dreams, Reflections by C G Jung
34.99 NZD
Category: Biography And Memoir | Series: Flamingo Ser. | Reading Level: very good
An eye-opening biography of one of the most influential psychiatrists of the modern age, drawing from his lectures, conversations, and own writings. In the spring of 1957, when he was eighty-one years old, Carl Gustav Jung undertook the telling of his life story. Memories, Dreams, Reflections is that bo ...Show more
Cash The Autobiography by Johnny Cash
10.00 NZD
25.99 (61% off)
Category: Biographies
The songs and music of Johnny Cash have moved audiences worldwide for over three decades. In this fascinating autobiography the country music legend reveals the personal pain and turmoil that lay behind the incredible success of his professional career. In his own words Cash reflects unsparingly on his ...Show more