Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
-
The Enslaved Queen: A Memoir about Electricity and Mind ControlWritten by a survivor of mind control and ritual abuse who is also a therapist, this memoir exposes the existence and practices of organized criminal groups who abuse children, helps survivors of those abuses, and provides important information for professionals about the dissociative brain....
- CHF 29.73
- CHF 29.73
- Unit price
- per
-
A Chelsea Concerto'Take off your coat, ' said the doctor. I took it off. 'And your dress, ' he said. 'It's too dangerous - the folds may catch in the debris and bring the whole thing down.' I took off the dress. 'Fine, ' he said...
- CHF 9.72
- CHF 9.72
- Unit price
- per
-
Robert Shaw: The Price of SuccessRobert Shaw is most celebrated today as the Oscar-nominated star in movies like From Russia with Love, A Man For All Seasons, The Sting and - most memorably of all - as Quint in the record-breaking Jaws. His breakthrough came when Hollywood was experiencing...
- CHF 10.86
- CHF 10.86
- Unit price
- per
-
Stephen Stills Change Partners: The Definitive BiographyStephen Stills is one of the last remaining music legends from the rock era without a biography. During his six-decade career, he has played with all the greats. His career sky-rocketed when Crosby, Stills & Nash played only their second gig together at Woodstock...
- CHF 15.42
- CHF 15.42
- Unit price
- per
-
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth: An Early Years Biography of a Pioneering EnvironmentalistThe Story of my Boyhood and Youth is the affecting memoir of the now internationally renowned John Muir, a Scottish-American boy subject to a most unusual upbringing, his transition into adulthood, and the path that led him to petition for the concept of protected...
- CHF 20.74
- CHF 20.74
- Unit price
- per
-
El Tío Curro. La Conexión Española de J.R.R. TolkienEn esta segunda edición española se proporcionan nuevos datos que nos permiten profundizar aún más en Francis Morgan y la influencia que ejerció sobre su protegido J.R.R. Tolkien, y también se presenta nuevo material gráfico que nos ayuda a ser partícipes de un fascinante...
- CHF 11.43
- CHF 11.43
- Unit price
- per
-
The Sunlit Summit: The Life of W.H. MurrayW. H. Murray (1913 - 1996) was one of Scotland's foremost climbers before World War II, putting up many new routes in mountains that were still being discovered in terms of sport. He saw active service in the war and spent several years as...
- CHF 25.91
- CHF 25.91
- Unit price
- per
-
Bush War Operator: Memoirs of the Rhodesian Light Infantry, Selous Scouts and BeyondFrom the searing heat of the Zambezi Valley to the freezing cold of the Chimanimani Mountains in Rhodesia, from the bars in Port St Johns in the Transkei to the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa, this is the story of one man's fight against...
- CHF 45.26
- CHF 45.26
- Unit price
- per
-
On Being an ArtistFew living artists can claim to have had the influence of Michael Craig-Martin (born 1941). Celebrated globally for his distinctive art, with numerous retrospectives and honors to his name, he has helped nurture generations of younger artists. In On Being an Artist, now published...
- CHF 25.91
- CHF 25.91
- Unit price
- per
-
No More Mr Nice Guy: The inside story of the Alice Cooper GroupWritten by Alice Cooper's guitarist and keyboard player, this is an anthology of the band that encapsulated the decadent spirit of the 1970s. Following the group on their journey from Arizona garage band to eventual rise to stardom, it reveals the truth behind the...
- CHF 33.02
- CHF 33.02
- Unit price
- per
-
Helena Rubinstein: The Woman Who Invented BeautyThis fascinating biography tells the rags to riches tale of cosmetics legend Helena Rubenstein.'Required reading' VogueHelena Rubinstein was born into a poor Polish family at the end of the nineteenth century; by the time of her death in 1965 she had built a cosmetics...
- CHF 24.56
- CHF 24.56
- Unit price
- per
-
Pablo: Art Masters SeriesThis award-winning graphic biography of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) captures the prolific and eventful life of one of the world's best-loved artists. Pablo explores Picasso's early life among the bohemians of Montmartre, his turbulent relationship with artist/model Fernande Olivier, and how his art developed through...
- CHF 41.57
- CHF 41.57
- Unit price
- per
-
Passionate Patron: The Life of Alexander Hardcastle and the Greek Temples of AgrigentoIn this account, Alexandra Richardson reveals (as she says in her introduction) her quest to get to know a 'remarkable man who wholly dedicated his later life and finances to restoring and excavating what is surely one of the finest classical Greek sites in...
- CHF 64.78
- CHF 64.78
- Unit price
- per
-
The Boy Who Biked the World Part 2In Part Two, he pedals north from the tip of South America up through the Americas towards Alaska. He must contend with deserts, jungles and the massive mountains of the Andes. He meets grizzly bears, fascinating locals and even a memorable guinea pig. Tom...
- CHF 15.10
- CHF 15.10
- Unit price
- per
-
A Ragged Schooling: Growing up in the classic slumWith great humour and vitality, Robert Roberts evokes his Edwardian childhood in the vivid portrait of a vanished community. Breathing the smoke from the factory chimneys, the children of Salford struggled daily to survive the grinding poverty that surrounded them. Sharing lively games along...
- CHF 30.66
- CHF 30.66
- Unit price
- per
-
A Wolf's Moon: A Helicopter Pilot's StorySet in the glorious mountains and plains of the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Alberta and British Columbia, A Wolf's Moon is a gripping account of Hank Sands' adventures during his 18 years piloting helicopters. In Wood Buffalo National Park, Hank finds himself skinny dipping with...
- CHF 40.92
- CHF 40.92
- Unit price
- per
-
I Love This GameIn the November 2001 Venice Cup final, Germany trailed France by 47 IMPs starting the last set. In this book, world champion Sabine Auken tells the thrilling inside story of their comeback world title win, every bid and every card. She also uses each...
- CHF 27.57
- CHF 27.57
- Unit price
- per
-
Rick HansenRick Hansen is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or...
- CHF 22.37
- CHF 22.37
- Unit price
- per
-
First Women in SpaceFirst Women in Space is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second...
- CHF 22.37
- CHF 22.37
- Unit price
- per
-
Wayne GretzkyWayne Gretzky is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or...
- CHF 22.37
- CHF 22.37
- Unit price
- per
