Secondhand Biographies

Don Letts - filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster, social commentator, husband and father - has always defied conformity. A British-born son of Windrush parents, he seamlessly pivoted between London's punk and...

William Dampier, (1651-1715), was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the Spanish Main. Poor and ill-educated and determined to make his fortune, he nonetheless had a...

Bill Gates is one of the most transformative figures of our age. In Source Code he takes us back to his beginnings.He describes with candour his childhood in Seattle, the...

`All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why'Rick Stein's childhood in 1950s rural Oxfordshire and North Cornwall was idyllic. His...

Top food writer Nigel Slater's eat-and-tell autobiography. Detailing all the food, recipes and cooking that have marked his passage from greedy schoolboy to great food writer, this is also a...

The new book from bestselling author Omid Scobie shedding light on the Royal Family, with unique insight and exclusive access. On September 8, 2022, the world stood still as news...

The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker - how she became a master legislator, a key partner to...

'Gripping ... so powerfully emotional that at times I had to put it down to wipe my eyes'Mail on Sunday 'How do you say thank you to someone for giving...

The warm, rich and fascinating memoir of beloved broadcaster Tommie Gorman.When Tommie Gorman was growing up in Sligo in the 1960s, struggle was never far away but his household had...

Him & Me is a hugely entertaining and irreverent account of a unique relationship between a father and son. Written in two distinctive styles, it reflects the larger-than-life personalities of...

"I was two when the woman I called Mummy told me, 'You came out of another mummy's tummy.' I grew up thinking that my birth mother didn't want me. I...

The Sunday Times bestsellerA beautiful, uplifting celebration of the life of The Hairy Bikers' Dave Myers from his widow LiliDave Myers lived his life with joy. He always told his...

You know him as the founder of Microsoft; the philanthropic, kind-hearted billionaire who has donated endless funds to good causes around the world. But there's another side to Bill Gates.We...

'It's a masterpiece, of course, but more than that it shows that there is some such thing as being a simple observer' Nicci French, IndependentIt was 1932 when Joseph Mitchell...

Emerging from the gritty streets of Manchester, Oasis ignited the Britpop movement and defined a generation with their raw energy and insightful lyrics. From their explosive debut album Definitely Maybe...

The sexual assault that rocked the world. A courageous woman's rallying call for 'shame to change sides'. For the very first time, Gisele Pelicot tells her story.'This is quite something...

'This book has considerable political power' SUNDAY TIMES'An unforgettable and moving portrait of working-class alienation' JAMES REBANKS'Everyone should read this defiant, lively, terrific book' SPECTATORA BOOKSELLER BOOK OF THE MONTH...

In the long history of American demagogues from Huey Long to Donald Trump, never has one man caused so much damage in such a short time as Senator Joseph McCarthy....

The Feisty Feminist. The Hot Lesbian. The Desperate Cougar. The Deranged Mother. Doon Mackichan is best known for her comedy characters, but throughout her career there are parts she's refused...

The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, LONG WALK TO FREEDOM brilliantly recreates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny....