Biographies

A fascinating, tremendously insightful journey into the hidden creative world of Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee. Utilizing exclusive access to Coetzee's private manuscripts, notebooks, and early research papers, author David Attwell reveals the intense, self-critical precision that shaped some of the greatest novels of our time. J.M. Coetzee and the Life of Writing traces how these famous works evolved over dozens of drafts, proving how deeply rooted Coetzee's fiction is within the landscape, complex history, and political conflicts of South Africa. An essential read for every serious lover of South African literature.

Author: David Attwell

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The Paras is an authoritative oral history of one of the world's elite fighting forces. This chronicle features the first-hand, visceral recollections of over one hundred soldiers and individuals closely associated with them, detailing deployment experiences across the Falklands, Kosovo, Iraq, Sierra Leone, and Afghanistan. Moving away from conventional, dry regimental overviews, this text delivers a direct first-person narrative capturing fierce combat where the odds of survival were frequently stacked heavily against the personnel.

Author: Max Arthur

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The true story of one man's battle to save a species from the brink of extinction. When South African game reserve owner Lawrence Anthony learned that only a handful of northern white rhinos remained in the wild—deep in a Congo jungle controlled by the infamous Lord's Resistance Army rebel group—he was determined to save them. What follows is a dangerous, extraordinary adventure as Anthony heads directly into the jungle to enlist the help of the rebels to protect the rhinos, all while battling a terrible drought back home to keep his own animals alive. 

Author: Lawrence Anthony

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In A Sprat to Catch a Mackerel: Key principles to build your business, Raymond Ackerman shares the basic tenets behind his business philosophy – timeless principles that have guided him through some of South Africa's most turbulent times.

Author: Raymond Ackerman

Foxing on front and back end papers and on some pages inside, but the book is mostly clean and perfectly readable.

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This book chronicles the incredible true story of a deeply brilliant but profoundly traumatized five-year-old boy named Dibs. Withdrawn into complete silence, emotionally isolated, and prone to violent tantrums, Dibs is misdiagnosed by teachers and his wealthy parents as mentally disabled. As a last resort, renowned child psychologist Dr. Virginia Axline begins weekly non-directive play therapy sessions with him. Through creative play, toys, and paint, Dibs slowly reveals his high intelligence, unlocks his hidden emotional scars, and embarks on a moving journey toward healing and self-discovery.

Author: Virginia Axline

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The true story of one man's battle to save a species from extinction. When South African game reserve owner Lawrence Anthony learned that only a handful of northern white rhinos remained in the wild—deep in a Congo jungle controlled by the infamous Lord's Resistance Army rebel group—he was determined to save them. What follows is a dangerous, extraordinary adventure as Anthony heads directly into the jungle to enlist the help of the rebels to protect the rhinos, all while battling a terrible drought back home to keep his own animals alive. 

Author: Lawrence Anthony

** Foxing on outer edges & front- & backend pages - Inside mostly clean, save a few scattered small spots

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An unforgettable, darkly funny, and deeply bizarre memoir about an unconventional childhood. The true story of a boy who wanted to grow up with the Brady Bunch but instead found himself living with the Addams Family, this book chronicles the time his mother gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist—a man who was a "certifiable lunatic". In a dilapidated Victorian house where the Christmas tree stayed up until summer and there were no rules, Augusten navigated a strange world of eccentric patients, Valium-popping, and electroshock therapy machines.

Author: Augusten Burroughs

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Who was the real Lesley Blanch? A writer, artist, Vogue correspondent, and self-proclaimed 'romantic traveler,' Blanch spent her entire life crafting a persona as exotic and elusive as the far-flung lands she wrote about. In this biography, Anne Boston dives into the labyrinth of Blanch’s life, using never-before-seen journals, archives, and personal correspondence to separate the legend from the woman. From her intense obsession with Russia to her dramatic relationships and the creation of her worldwide bestseller, The Wilder Shores of Love, this book paints a vivid, honest portrait of a woman who believed that 'character plus opportunity equals fortune".

Author: Anne Boston

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Discover the definitive portrait of a complex twentieth-century icon in this masterful biography. Drawing from unrestricted access to massive private archives containing over two thousand boxes of personal papers, Pulitzer Prize winner A. Scott Berg offers a thoroughly researched account of Charles Lindbergh. Through extensive interviews with closest friends, colleagues, and family members, this work strips away decades of myth and half-truth. 

Author: A. Scott Berg

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This book is a biographical narrative of King George V, the British monarch who reigned from 1910 to 1936. Written by the popular historian Sir Arthur Bryant, this specific volume was published in 1936 as part of a series of concise historical biographies.

Author: Arthur Bryant

**Good vintage copy

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The miraculous, deeply moving true story that inspired the Academy Award-winning film. In My Left Foot, Christy Brown shares his extraordinary journey growing up in Dublin with severe cerebral palsy. Labeled as mentally incapacitated by a world that couldn't understand him, he used his left foot—his only functional limb—to learn to paint, write, and express a brilliant creative voice. This classic autobiography is a powerful, heartwarming celebration of determination and the strength of the human mind.

Author: Christy Brown

**Note front and back cover - inside pages in good condition.

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Jeff Bauman was an ordinary twenty-seven-year-old with a job, a girlfriend, and a love of sports—until he stood at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. In a single, horrific moment, a terrorist's bomb changed his life forever. Stronger is the deeply moving, unvarnished, and ultimately triumphant story of Jeff’s recovery.

Author: Jeff Bauman

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Alistair Cooke shares his unique, often startling, personal vision of the six men whom he has known and found most fascinating in a lifetime of journalistic encounter with the great and the famous. They are Charlie Chaplin, Edward VIII, H.L. Mencken, Humphrey Bogart, Adlai Stevenson and Bertrand Russell - each one of them touched with a legendary meaning for this century.

Author: Alistair Cooke

**Note the darkening top outside textblock - otherwise in excellent condition.

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In Dead Man Running, investigative journalists Ross Coulthart and Duncan McNab expose the chilling, true story of Steve Utah, an elite insider for the Bandidos—one of the world's most feared outlaw motorcycle gangs. From running clubhouse security to planning international drug and weapon smuggling operations, Utah saw it all, including brutal beatings and executions. When the violence became too much, he took the ultimate risk and turned police informant. Now a targeted man on the run, Utah's unflinching confession reveals exactly how the gang operates and the lethal price of breaking the Bandido code.

Author: Ross Coulthart and Duncan McNab

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Jeremy Clarkson has seen more of the world than most, and he isn't about to voice his thoughts quietly, humbly, or without great dollops of humour. In The World According to Clarkson, he takes a hilarious, common-sense look at modern life, attacking the pompous, ridiculous, and absurd ideas and institutions we all put up with at home and abroad. From explaining why too much science is bad for our health to celebrating the eccentric and clever, this book offers an uncompromising, laugh-out-loud perspective on the world. 

Author: Jeremy Clarkson

**Note: Spine internally split (folds open completely) Some pages starting to detach from the binding, though all remain present.

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