Memoirs

When, in 1997, the International Atomic Energy Agency unanimously elected Mohamed ElBaradei as its next Director General, no one could have predicted that ElBaradei would be 'the man in the middle' of so many nuclear conflicts over so sustained a period of time. This title gives us his account from the centre of the nuclear fray.. ..More

An achingly honest, harrowing, and resonant dual memoir by a British journalist and his son, about his son's sudden descent into schizophrenia. ..More

Saul Bellow. ..More

Vesna Maric left Bosnia the beginning of the war, at the age of 16, on a convoy of coaches carrying refugees to Penrith, in the north of England. This title is Vesna's memoir of the experience, from the beginning of the war through to her eventual return to Bosnia, years later.. ..More

Almost one million people follow Mr Justin Halpern's philosophical musings every day on Twitter. This book features his sayings.. ..More

Suitable for chefs and cooks, this sequel to "Kitchen Confidential" includes a series of confessions, rants, investigations, and interrogations of some of the most controversial figures in food.. ..More

Candid and outspoken, CG Somiah shares his experiences as an Indian Administrative Officer, from his first posting to Orissa as Assistant Collector to the more heady days of fighting terrorism in Punjab, keeping an eye on the country as Home Secretary and Central Vigilance Commissioner and, finally, a six-year tenure as Comptroller and Auditor Gene. ..More

Inspired by ceilings of Lincolnshire's Burghley House and by the History degree she had begun, the author began to stitch a tapestry which looked back at her life and the changing world around her. It took sixteen months to complete. The tapestry consists of over 70 intersecting circles, each telling some aspect of her life.. ..More

A groundbreaking view into the lives of six ordinary citizens in the world's most secretive country, by an award-winning foreign correspondent.. ..More

A memoir of the author's two years at Harvard Business School that takes us from first class to graduation, encompassing the case studies, the guest lectures, the Apprentice-style tasks, the booze-luge, the burn-outs and high flyers, as well as all the advice, wisdom and folly he found in this 'factory for unhappy people'.. ..More

'When the shit hits the fan, you're going to want to find me. And you'll want to be doing whatever I'm doing. Because I've learnt from the best.'. ..More

A memoir that offers a portrait of the author's parents' marriage and recalling his Leeds childhood, Christmases with Grandma Peel, and the lives, loves and deaths of his unforgettable aunties Kathleen and Myra.. ..More