Ishmael BeahThe devastating story of war through the eyes of a child soldier. Beah tells how, at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered...

Homer HickamOctober Sky(Coalwood #1)The true story, originally published as Rocket Boys, that inspired the Universal Pictures film.It was 1957, the year Sputnik raced across the Appalachian sky, and the small...

Chris GardnerThe astounding yet true rags-to-riches saga of a homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to become...

Jennifer Finney BoylanThe exuberant memoir of a man named James who became a woman named Jenny.She’s Not There is the story of a person changing genders, the story of a...

Avigail Myzlik   Incarcerated in a Bombay jail built for 800, Ronen is crammed in with 3500 prisoners, many waiting years just to stand trial, without knowing when their ordeal...

Doug Gold   The Note Through The Wire: The unforgettable true love story of a WW2 prisoner of war and a resistance heroine   'An unforgettable love story set in...

Carrie FisherWhen Carrie Fisher discovered the journals she kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished to see what they had preserved - plaintive love...

Ruth HoThe evocative and well reviewed memoirs of a young Peranakan woman growing up in Melaka (Malacca) before and during the World War leading up to last years of British...

Edmund De Waal   264 wood and ivory carvings none of them larger than a matchbox: potter Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in the...

Antoine De Saint ExuperyRecipient of the Grand Prix of the Académie Française, Wind, Sand and Stars captures the grandeur, danger, and isolation of flight. Its exciting account of air adventure,...

The Barefoot Lawyer: The Remarkable Memoir of China's Bravest Political ActivistChen GuangchengAn electrifying memoir by the blind Chinese activist who inspired millions with the story of his fight for justice...

Get Off Your Arse and Grab that New Job: Straight-talking advice on how to get the perfect jobSteve MillerHate your job? Lost your job? Steve Miller - the man who...