Archives for Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs - Page 4
The Mind Of A Murderer – A true crime essential read
'Whodunnit' doesn't matter so much, not to a forensic psychiatrist. We're more interested in the 'why'. In his 26 years in the field, Richard Taylor has worked on well over a hundred murder cases, with victims and perpetrators from all walks of life. In this fascinating memoir, Taylor draws on…
Clothes… and other things that matter
'Alexandra Shulman's style is unaffected, immediate and hilariously dry. She's brilliant at observing everyday feelings in a joy-sparking turn of phrase.' - Helena Bonham Carter Part memoir, part fashion history, part social commentary, Alexandra Shulman explores the meaning of clothes and how we wear them. (more…)
The Butterfly Effect – The first biography on Kendrick Lamar
'Kendrick Lamar is a master of storytelling' - New Yorker Kendrick Lamar is at the top of his game. He has been described as the poet Laurette of hip-hop, perceptive, philosophical, unapologetic, fearless, and an innovative storyteller whose body of work has been compared to James Joyce and James Baldwin. (more…)
Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz
An artistic, spiritual, if slightly self-entitled autobiography from legendary rock icon Lenny KravitzDuffythewriter 'I see my story as a suite of songs that have a magical connection. I never understood that connection until I sat down to write. It was then that the magic started to flow.' (more…)
Book Blast! When Force Meets Fate
At age twenty-two, Jamison Hill was a fitness instructor who could lift more than four hundred pounds. Five years later, after surviving a tragic car accident that killed the other driver, a rare disease left Jamison bedridden and too weak to hold a water glass. He spent every day lying…
Book Blast! The Symptoms of Drowning
Why Would You Call It The Symptoms of Drowning? This is a question that I had already prepared myself to answer once I began writing The Symptoms of Drowning. This was a story unlike any other that I had ever written and that was because this was my story. Not…
Gill Mann reflects on the joys and difficulties of raising a son with schizophrenia
‘You are a song inside me now, a melody that stirs and bursts into life when I think of you.’ This is a story about love. In her heart-breaking, thought-provoking, and ultimately uplifting memoir, Gill remembers life with her son, Sam, a boy and young man who enchanted and infuriated…
A Particular Woman – A Memoir
Embracing the excitement and turbulence of sixties Sydney, Ashley is set to make her mark amid uni classes filled with ambitious young males. She imagines her future with a successful career, husband, and a house full of children. (more…)
Praying For A Miracle When It’s Hopeless – One woman’s battle with cancer
A story of extreme battles and overwhelming faith by Isabella Milan Have you ever been given news that made you feel as if you were a prisoner sentenced to death? That was my initial feeling when I was told I had Breast Cancer with metastasis to my brain, that my…
The First Time He Hit Her by Heidi Lemon
For readers of true crime and books such as See What You Made Me Do, a shocking and movingly told portrait of the murder of suburban mum Tara Costigan and an examination of why domestic violence affects us all A triggering read. Tara Costigan was the woman next door. A hard…