Books - Memoir

The people. The music. The fashion. The nights. The scene. These are the threads that came together to make The Haçienda the club that changed everyt

From the beloved, bestselling, Oscar-nominated author of Taste: What I Ate in One Yearis a funny, poignant, heartfelt and deeply satisfying serving

Not many memoirs are generational events. But when Sly Stone, one of the few true musical geniuses of the last century, decides to finally tell hislif

This is a black and white reissue edition of Five Quarters, previously published as a full-colour cookbook in 2015. This edition contains no photogra

A memoir-in-recipes inspired by Jay Rayner's quarter of a century at the table, recreating dishes he has loved from high-end restaurants, high street

'The first book that reached out of the pages and seized me by the throat.' STEPHEN KING 'Beautifully imagined, it immerses you in the heat of the

For Bernardine Evaristo, style is about a refusal to be stereotyped. Heels make Charlotte Tilbury feel powerful while Chloë Sevigny delights in

A music-obsessed retrospective, beginning with his childhood epiphany of rock 'n' roll in the early 1960s into an infatuation with the subversive worl

TENTH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED COLLECTOR’S EDITION Roxane Gay's New York Times bestselling debut collection of essays spanning politics, criticism,

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy

With over 365 photographs taking you through a single year, A Book of Days is a new way to experience the expansive mind of the visionary poet, writer

One Building, Seven Magazines, Sixty Years of Stories. A fascinating look at the history of London’s iconic Vogue House – come behind the scene

This book is about the kind of ordinary dancing you and I might do in our kitchens when a favourite tune comes on. It's more than a social history: it

Bob Dylan är en av vår samtids mest betydande låtskrivare och musikpoeter. I Sångtexter 1961-2020 samlas texter från början av hans karriär til

År 2000 fick Bob Dylan Polapriset med följande motivering: "Bob Dylans förmåga att sammansmälta poesi, harmoni och melodi till en meningsfull - o

A dynamic selection of Linton Kwesi Johnson's most powerful prose writings, brought together for the first time. 'Key to understanding black Britis

"Den här boken hör hemma i varje bokhylla, som ett minnesverk över det som varit och för att skapa hopp om hur det skulle kunna bli." Betyg 5 = br

The words of a man. The message of a people. Bringing together a new introduction by Volodymyr Zelensky with his most powerful war speeches, this b

An intimate, clever, and ultimately gut-wrenching graphic memoir about the daily decision women must make between being sexualized or being invisible

Archive is the first book by Sofia Coppola, covering the entirety of her singular and influential career in film

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra Streisand is by any account a living legend, a woman

A music-obsessed retrospective, beginning with his childhood epiphany of rock 'n' roll in the early 1960s into an infatuation with the subversive worl

What if you woke up one morning and found you'd acquired a double? Someone almost like you, and yet not you at all? When Naomi Klein discovered tha

'I hope that as you gaze upon my life in clothing, it will inspire you to develop, and celebrate, your own sense of style. I value my freedom to look

The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life-distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and ex

Sedan Galenskaparna och After Shave slog sina påsar ihop 1982 har de tagit den svenska underhållningsbranschen med storm. Macken, Leif och En himla

A hilarious memoir and modern classic of trying to make it as a rock star, perfect for fans of High Fidelityand Daisy Jones & the Six 'In the

Jag ser upp från skrivboken och tror att en katastrof just inträffat, inträffar, snart kommer att inträffa. Johanna Ekströms anteckningsböcker f

This is the memoir music fans have been waiting for. Half of one of the greatest creative partnerships in popular music, Bernie Taupin is the man who

"Vi var alltid ute på landet om somrarna. Vi åkte inte på någon semester, vi åkte ut till landet och där var vi. Alla tre, jag och mamma och pap

Hi! I'm Seth! I was asked to describe my book, Yearbook, for the inside cover flap (which is a gross phrase) and for websites and shit like that, so..

‘I wanted to make this book–this memoir, this memory of the house of someone who had meant a great deal to me, to us all, and of a universe which

The creator of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus explores the comics form...and how it formed him! **In a new flexibound format with an updated after

Vinnare av Augustpriset 2020 för Årets svenska fackbok! För hundra år sedan inleddes tvångsförflyttningarna av renskötande samer i Sverige.

A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train. More than 365 im

Omvärlden reagerade omedelbart när Patti Smith började med sitt fenomenala instagram-konto 2018. Det började med några enkla selfies - idag har h

Skämt eller geni? Radikal konstnär eller social klättrare? Andy Warhol var kontroversiell och full av motsägelser. Denna heltäckande biografi bor

Bono - artist, activist and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2 - has written his autobiography: honest and irreverent, intimate and profound, Surre

21 november 2019 Jag vet inte om jag skall sluta arbeta, om jag skall betrakta mitt arbete som avslutat. Tanken, som jag knappt vÃ¥gar tänka, skrÃ

From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. Before Stanley T

'It wasn't me. I didn't do it. And I'll never do it again!' says Brian Johnson of The Lives of Brian. That AC/DC's legendary front man got to do it

'This honest, engaging memoir shares such gems . . . the perfect read for anyone who dreams big' The Times and Sunday Times, Books of the Year

Debbie Harry is a musician, actor, activist and the iconic face of New York City cool. As the front-woman of Blondie, she and the band forged a new so

From the acclaimed author of Art Sex Music comes a vital meditation on womanhood, creativity and self-expression, and a revelatory exploration into th

I Ai Weiweis memoarbok skildras hundra år av Kinas historia - genom berättelsen om hans eget, extraordinära liv, och genom arvet efter hans f

'When you are someone that falls outside of categories in so many ways, a lot of things are said to you. And I have had a lot of things said to me.'

‘From inspiration to sketch, pattern to fabric, the making of a dress has been the structure that has held me, and my passion to dress others is the

In 1983, backstage at the Lyceum in London, Tracey Thorn and Lindy Morrison first met. Tracey's music career was just beginning, while Lindy, drummer

'A propulsive, soulful story of mourning and gratitude - and an intimate portrait of one woman's sojourn in the wilderness between life and death.'

Multi award-winning Hannah Gadsby broke comedy with her show Nanette. Now, she takes us through the defining moments in her life and her powerful de

This is Martha Wainwright's heartfelt memoir about growing up in a bohemian musical family and her experiences with love, loss, motherhood, divorce, t

A powerful and commanding account of the life of trailblazing political activist Angela Davis. Edited by Toni Morrison and first published in 1974,

'What started as a book on the frustration of funding led to the writing of an autobiography at forty... I had so little to do in the daylight hou

We begin to feel less alone, more loved and less judged when good is . . . enough. In this collection of 40ish short spiritual devotionals, Good En

'This book might just change your life' Sunday Times After years of feeling that love was always out of reach, journalist Natasha Lunn set out to u

Komikern och skådespelaren Bianca Kronlöf skriver brev till män hon mött. Om känslor, sex, våld, maskulinitet. Till den slaka och den hårda.

Growing up in Liverpool in the 1960s and '70s, when skinheads, football violence and fear of just about everything was the natural order of things, a

Following the international critical acclaim of The Cost of Living, this final volume of Deborah Levy's 'Living Autobiography' is an exhilarating, tho

A lyrical and life-affirming book that teaches us as much about birds as it does ourselves - a balm for the soul' Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path

A gripping account of one man's ten year expedition from a village in West Africa to the Arctic Circle. Scorching heat, rich, fertile soil, and tre