Книги жанра биографии и мемуары
Михаил Николаевич Задорнов был рупором, который без страха и упрёка, не боясь цензуры, произносил вслух то, что многие боялись озвучить. Любая его книга вызывала горячий интерес. И не важно, смешная она была или информативная, любая из них находила своего читателя… Сегодня на этих страницах мы собрали рассказы людей, которые знали Михаила Николаевича не понаслышке. У каждого из них был свой Задорн…
Lisa Maxwell, an addition to the quick-witted Loose Women team, is a bundle of fun and laughter and a natural storyteller. Here, for the first time, she tells her astonishing story – a tale of remarkable spirit, incredible experiences and family secrets.A much-loved presenter and respected actress, Lisa got her first onscreen role at the age of just 11. In the eighties she became a TV presenter on…
Working from home, no more commuting, flexible hours, spending more time with the kids – it’s what being a Mumpreneur is all about – isn’t it?It was a commute to work whilst heavily pregnant with baby number two that sparked Mosey's 'now or never' decision to get off the 9-5 treadmill. Inhaling lungfuls of deliciously ripe BO from a fat bloke’s armpit somewhere between Regent’s Park and Oxford Cir…
The heartbreaking true story of a young, troubled mother who needed help.The sixteenth fostering memoir by Cathy Glass.It is the first time Laura has been out since the birth of her baby when Cathy sees her in the school playground. A joyful occasion but Cathy has the feeling something is wrong. By the time she discovers what it is, it is too late. This is the true story of Laura whose life touche…
Casey tells the harrowing story of Connor, an eight year old boy from a broken home who comes to stay with her family.It’s a Saturday morning when Casey and Mike are asked to take in eight year old Connor – an emergency placement, just for a couple of days, following a violent incident at his now former care home. And Casey’s instinct, as ever, is to say yes. With long term foster son Tyler off to…
A candid, moving and inspirational memoir about a high-flying business man who is forced to re-evaluate his life and values when he suddenly loses everything and goes to work in Starbucks.Michael Gill had it made. He was educated, wealthy and well-connected. He had a creative and lucrative advertising job, which he loved and which he was good at, and a model family and home life. Then he loses it …
Journalist, presenter, broadcaster, husband, father, vigorous all-rounder: Alan Partridge. Star of action blockbuster Alpha Papa; a man with a fascinating past and an amazing future.I Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan is the memoir of Alan Partridge, the nation’s favourite broadcaster. It is a work of heart-breaking majesty.Genuinely one of the best books of the last fifteen to twenty years, I…
The long awaited story of one of Britain’s greatest comic legends.'Some people walk on stage and the audience warms to them. You can't explain it, and you shouldn't try. It's an arrogant assumption to say you 'decide' to become a comedian. The audience decides for you.' Eric Sykes, December 2001From his early days writing scripts for Bill Fraser and Frankie Howerd through decades of British radio …
Воспоминания ветерана питерской журналистики оживляют эпизоды прошлого Лениздата и Ленинградского-Петербургского радио. Автор рассказывает о людях, с которыми его связывали деловые и личные отношения: редакторах, режиссерах, артистах, фотокорреспондентах. В книге приведены уникальные снимки из архива автора, сделанные в разное время фотокорреспондентами газеты «Телевидение. Радио». Книга адресован…
Воспоминания ветерана питерской журналистики оживляют эпизоды прошлого Лениздата и Ленинградского-Петербургского радио. Автор рассказывает о людях, с которыми его связывали деловые и личные отношения: редакторах, режиссерах, артистах, фотокорреспондентах. В книге приведены уникальные снимки из архива автора, сделанные в разное время фотокорреспондентами газеты «Телевидение. Радио». Книга адресован…
Книга, которую вы держите в руках содержит #НепростыеШкольныеИстории, которые произошли со мной во время работы в школе, моей мамой-учительницей и бабушкой-педагогом, моими коллегами-учителями, это истории, которые присылали читатели блога «Обучение с удовольствием». В книге разбираются ситуации, произведен анализ, что было сделано правильно, а что нет с одной целью — чтобы если подобная ситуация …
One of the most photographed women in Britain, Coleen knows what it's like to live in the celebrity glare. The fully updated paperback of her number one bestselling style autobiography 'Welcome to My World' offers exclusive insights into her transformation from an ordinary Liverpudlian schoolgirl into a glamorous style icon.During that transformation, Coleen has become a huge inspiration to young …
A major in-depth biography of Sven-Goran Eriksson – the first foreign manager of the England football team – which chronicles his time in the hot seat, from taking over from Kevin Keegan, the story of the 2002 World Cup Finals in Japan and South Korea, through to the 2004 European Championships.Reserved – some would say introvert – by nature, he has so far dismissed as intrusive almost all questio…
The Bible For Blokes From The Daddy Of Breakfast RadioForeword by James Nesbitt.Christian O’Connell has been a man nearly all his life. Well, once he was a boy, then he was a teenager, then a man, but you get what we mean. So who better to save manhood from devolving into one of those spineless newt things from the Guinness ad?For years women have had everyone from Germaine Greer to Bridget Jones …
Betrayed by his club but beloved by the fans, former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri was a constant headline-maker in 2004. Occasionally puzzling, often eccentric, but always fascinating and refreshing, the Italian describes the highs and lows of an extraordinary season at Stamford Bridge – and the dramatic end to his English journey.‘Hello, my sharks. Welcome to the funeral.’‘People have said I a…