Jaii's Journey - My Boy with a Broken Wing by Kay Mitchell
Category: Biography
Baby Anil, a tiny baby from India, is adopted into the Mitchell family in 1980. It seems he has come from nowhere, with nowhere to go, but Baby Anil, who becomes known as Jaii, has other ideas. Medical opinion suggested Jaii had no chance of survival, even on the night he arrived. Multiple diagnoses inc ...Show more
Lost & Found: A Memoir by Kathryn Schulz
Category: Biography
An extraordinary gift of a book, a tender, searching meditation on love and loss and what it means to be human. I wept at it, laughed with it, was entirely fascinated by it. I emerged feeling a little as if the world around me had been made anew.' – Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for Hawk and Vesper Fl ...Show more
The Backpacker by John Harris
Category: Biography
'Leaving the blinding sand for the cool shade of the trees, I walked carefully through the undergrowth to where Dave, using two twigs as chopsticks, was picking up a freshly severed human finger'...John's trip to India starts badly when his girlfriend returns home. Left to his own devices, he soon finds ...Show more
Moving Mountains by Claire Bertschinger
Category: Biography
Memoir by the International Red Cross nurse whose work during the famine in Ethiopia was first brought to the attention of the western world by the BBC's Michael Buerk and which triggered Bob Geldof's Live Aid.One of the most enduring images of the Ethiopian famine that shocked the world in 1984 was tha ...Show more
Behind the Veil : An Australian nurse in Saudi Arabia by Lydia Laube
Category: Biography
Lydia Laube worked as a nurse in Saudi Arabia - and managed to avoid getting killed or chraged with murder. This is the story of how she kept her sanity and got her passport back First published 1991.
Captive in Iran (Paperback): A Remarkable True Story of Hope and Triumph Amid the Horror of Tehran's Brutal Evin Prison by Maryam Rostampour
Category: Biography
Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh knew they were putting their lives on the line. Islamic laws in Iran forbade them from sharing their Christian beliefs, but in three years, they'd covertly put New Testaments into the hands of twenty thousand of their countrymen and started two secret house chur ...Show more
Harry Styles - The Making of a Modern Man by Sean Smith
Category: Biography
'Fascinating and authoritative' The Daily Express Sunday Times bestselling author Sean Smith tells the extraordinary story of a modern cultural icon: Harry Styles. Harry Styles has grown up. The One Direction boy band member so loved by millions has become a truly global superstar - and he's done it ...Show more
The Boys - A Memoir of Hollywood and Family by Ron Howard; Clint Howard
Category: Biography
Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, Gentle Ben--these shows captivated millions of TV viewers in the '60s and '70s. Join award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard and audience-favorite actor Clint Howard as they frankly and fondly share their unusual family story of navigating and surviving life as sibling chi ...Show more
On My Watch - A Memoir by Virginia Buckingham
Category: Biography
Blamed for the 9/11 attacks, one woman has to find the courage to be her own hero.As the nation came together to mourn, to support, and to rebuild in the aftermath of 9/11, Virginia Buckingham was singled out for blame. As the head of Boston's Logan International Airport, the launching pad for the hijac ...Show more
That Can Be Arranged - A Muslim Love Story by Huda Fahmy
Category: Biography
Chaperones, suitors, and arranged marriages aren't only reserved for the heroines of a Jane Austen novel. They're just another walk in the park for this leading lady, who is on a mission to find her leading lad. From the brilliant comics Yes, I'm Hot in This, Huda Fahmy tells the hilarious story of how ...Show more
Sir Sean Connery The Definitive Biography 1930 - 2020 by Parker John
Category: Biography
He was one of the world's true superstars, and the silver screen's most beloved James Bond. Sir Sean Connery--a proud Scotsman born in 1930 to a working-class family--died at home in the Bahamas on October 31, 2020. He left behind him a legacy to rival any actor. Connery bestrode Hollywood like a Co ...Show more