Collection: Biography

Picking up where his memoir left off 15 years ago, Ned Boulting's love for the greatest cycling race on earth has deepened, his fascination has been sporadically rewarded, his fitness has slowly declined and his hairline has receded. Bringing the story up to the present day, Ned reflects on how t...

Based on contemporary documents and histories, the author paints a unique picture of Mary that sees her neither as a Catholic martyr, nor as a husband-murdering adulteress, but as a young girl adrift in the dangerous seas of 16th century politics.

Jamie Foxx is not only an actor, comedian, and musician, he's also starring in his most humbling and long-running role yet as father to two independent girls: Corinne and Anelise. While his daughters have very different views on the world, there is one thing they can agree on: Dad gets on their m...

What would you do if you lived under the ugliest of regimes, a byword for repression and injustice? What would you do if you knew that you could stay safe only if you stayed quiet? Most of us like to think we'd stand up to fight against evil, and yet the vast majority of white South Africans eith...

In 2001, Adam Henson was chosen from 3500 applicants to become a presenter on 'Countryfile'. Adam's agricultural knowledge and open manner soon made him a popular figure. This is Adam's first book and it provides a first-person account of the drama, emotion and sheer hard work that is life on Ada...

Adele touches the hearts of millions of people who love her for her music and share the real and honest emotion she brings to each and every song. In a cynical age, she is a phenomenon. Sean Smith talks to those close to her as he follows her astonishing journey to fame that began on the gritty s...

Adele needs no introduction. From humble beginning she has come to be a globally recognised icon. Her first album shot her to fame and the second consolidated her position as a singing/songwriting superstar with lasting global appeal. This book tells her story.

Sam Willis traces the extraordinary career of a man who lived in a time of dramatic change - from his birth in an age of revolution, through years of service under the restored monarchy and the dynastic upheavals of 1688-9, to the final tawdry betrayal that brought a brave man low.