Книги жанра биографии и мемуары
The compelling story of Britain’s best-ever cyclist – one of the most enigmatic, complex and contradictory athletes in any sport – and the unravelling of the puzzle surrounding his sudden and dramatic disappearance.Cyclist Robert Millar came from one of Europe’s most industrialised cities, Glasgow, to excel in the most unlikely terrain – over the high mountain passes of the Pyrenees and the Alps. …
An inspiring and heart-warming short story of canine devotion and bravery.Eleven tracker dogs left their Army life in Australia to serve in the war in Vietnam – black Labrador Caesar was one of them.He had been rescued from death row, conscripted to serve his country and sent to fight in a war that would test every tracking skill he possessed.The binding loyalty to his handler, Peter Haran, saved …
A humorous look at the influence of celebrity style, charting the hairdos (and hair don’ts) James King has fashioned over the years.From the classic ‘Rachel from Friends’ to the questionable David Beckham mohawk, most of us, probably unwisely, have tried to emulate our favourite star’s hairstyles at some point. In HOLLYWOOD SHAPED MY HAIR, James King takes us on a hair-history of cinema.
Karren Brady’s 10 Rules for Success are the secret to getting ahead for working women everywhere!Combining advice on how to balance a family and career with tips on how to embrace ambition, this short guide boils down Karren’s advice for women everywhere into a manageable list of ten key rules for work and life that have helped her become successful, independent and Britain’s best-known business w…
The harrowing true story of a travelling Irish family bonded by love, broken apart by life, and then betrayed by their carers in a cruel convent in Ireland.“For those who we lost along the way, I tell this story. For all the children who suffered in this terrible place. For all those I consider my brothers and sisters; the ones who died, the ones who lost their minds, the ones who drown their memo…
An inspiring and heart-warming short story of canine devotion and bravery.Rescued from the rubble of a farmhouse in France, this German Shepherd puppy became the constant companion of his saviour, Czech airman Václav Robert Bozdèch.Lying at his master’s feet, Antis flew on many missions with his handler Bozdèch as he served for first French Air Force and then the British Royal Air Force during WWI…
An inspiring and heart-warming short story of canine devotion and bravery.Rats was a stumpy, feisty, determined little terrier of mixed parentage who attached himself to British solders serving in Northern Ireland during the late 1970s.He liked to play with their boot laces and they admired his unstinting courage on patrol.The Troubles were at the height in Crossmaglen, but the little dog who felt…
An inspirational and vivid behind-the-scenes biography of the Gandhi family and the tumult of India’s independence by Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi.The granddaughter of both Gandhiji and Rajaji, Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee’s childhood was peopled by freedom fighters and leaders who laid the foundation for an independent India. She is seventy-eight now, but there was a ti…
Collected in one volume, here are the true life stories of London ambulance driver, Tom Reynolds.*Previously published as Sirens, after the Channel 4 TV show inspired by the book*On any given day Tom Reynolds might be attacked by strangers, sworn at by motorists, puked on, covered in blood and other much more unpleasant substances. He could help to deliver a baby in the morning and witness the las…
An omnibus containing Austin Mitchell’s classic books THE HALF-GALLON QUARTER-ACRE PAVLOVA PARADISE and PAVLOVA PARADISE REVISITED, available for the first time in ebook.Austin Mitchell’s witty, seminal books, observing New Zealand, its people and politics with a fond eye, are now available together, on ebook, for the first time.
SHE FINALLY THOUGHT SHE WAS SAFE…Toni Maguire, author of Don't Tell Mummy, takes up the story of her tragic childhood where she left off, revealing the awful truth about what happened when her father, sent to jail for abusing her, was released, and came home…Toni Maguire's father abused her from the age of six, and was only found out when Toni fell pregnant, losing the child from a botched abortio…
Десятая книга из серии «Военачальники СССР» представляет собой подробные военные биографии советских военачальников, служивших в РККА и получивших персональное воинское звание комдив с 1935 года по 1940 год. В этот том вошли комдивы с фамилией на букву К, кроме комдивов НКВД и РККФ — они войдут в отдельные тома. Книга составлена по архивным документам РГВА — таким, как приказы НКО СССР, списки ком…
Девятая книга из серии «Военачальники СССР» представляет собой подробные военные биографии советских военачальников, служивших в РККА и получивших персональное воинское звание комдив с 1935 года по 1940 год. В этот том вошли комдивы с фамилией на букву К, кроме комдивов НКВД и РККФ — они войдут в отдельные тома. Книга составлена по архивным документам РГВА — таким, как приказы НКО СССР, списки ком…
Многотомник "Красная Армия. Полковники. 1935-1945" представляет собой биографический справочник лиц командно-начальствующего состава, получивших воинское звание "полковник" в период с 1935 года по 1945 год и не получавших за этот период более высокого звания генерал-майор, комбриг и т.п. В четвертом томе приводиться 2 часть биографий на букву Б, биографии составлены на основе списков командно-нача…
Многотомник "Красная Армия. Полковники. 1935-1945" представляет собой биографический справочник лиц командно-начальствующего состава, получивших воинское звание "полковник" в период с 1935 года по 1945 год и не получавших за этот период более высокого звания генерал-майор, комбриг и т.п. В пятом томе приводиться 3 часть биографий на букву Б, биографии составлены на основе списков командно-начальст…