Biographies & Memoirs (GR)

Compiled by the son of the cofounder of H&R Block, a collection of business quotes and advice from the most successful investor of the twentieth century, Warren Buffett. Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is widely considered the most successful investor of the twentieth century. Since the early...

Over 16 million copies sold worldwide Every human being should read this book Simon Sinek One of the outstanding classics to emerge from the Holocaust, Mans Search for Meaning is Viktor Frankls story of his struggle for survival in Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps. Today, this remarkable tribute to...

Chinas economic rise and influence has been one of the most significant developments in the global economy of recent times. A driving force behind this expansion has been the private entrepreneurs and companies of China, some of which have literally redefined the economic and business landscape, both inside and outside...

Chinas economic rise and influence has been one of the most significant developments in the global economy of recent times. A driving force behind this expansion has been the private entrepreneurs and companies of China, some of which have literally redefined the economic and business landscape, both inside and outside...

Chinas economic rise and influence has been one of the most significant developments in the global economy of recent times. A driving force behind this expansion has been the private entrepreneurs and companies of China, some of which have literally redefined the economic and business landscape, both inside and outside...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Now on BBC Radio 4 Book of the WeekWinner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionShortlisted for the 2021 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardOne of Barack Obamas Favorite Books of 2021Shortlisted for the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger for Non-FictionThe gripping and...

A Financial Times Book of the Year A Sunday Times Book of the YearA beautifully told story of courage, determination and, above all, magnificent defiance Alan JohnsonBracing and inspirational Nigella LawsonA wonderful writer... life-affirming Jon SnowThere are lots of reasons to read this book, which has the fineness of detail,...

A SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: the most talked-about book of the year Blissfully funny India Knight, Sunday TimesEntertaining, bracingly honest and, yes, thought-provoking New York TimesA treat from first to last: ruefully funny, endlessly self-deprecating, riven with ironies .. I relished this memoir IUpdated with a new...

Tunku Abdul Rahman was first the prime minister of Malaya and then of Malaysia (1957-70). In this never-before-published volume, the authora former journalist, newspaper director and political advisor, as well as political prisoner from 1976-81shares many hours of his conversations with the Tunku held over two years in the early...

Dr Mahathir Mohamad governed Malaysia for 22 years (1981–2003), during which he wrote and received many letters from world leaders. The seventy-one letters presented in this volume—by Dr Mahathir, Tony Blair, Prince Charles, Margaret Thatcher, George W. Bush and Jacques Chirac, among others—argue the contrasting positions on terrorism, globalisation, economic...

Many leaders write memoirs but few risk sharing their official correspondence with the public. This second volume of 73 letters records frank discussions on many issues of great public concern. Those from Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong stand out because they are sharp, business-like, meticulous and detailed. Letters...

"Dont be a coward. What are you afraid of? Never mind if people do not take favourably to what you have to share. Just be honest and truthful, dont embellish but humbly present your story." This was how Winston Choo convinced himself to write this memoir. As a boy, all...

A fascinating page-turner... An indispensable guide to modern innovation and entrepreneurship. Walter Isaacson, no. 1 bestselling author of Steve JobsPerfect for readers of Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance and Zero to One by Peter TheilOut of PayPals ranks have come household names like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Max Levchin and...

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye is a fictional biography showcasing the life and work of Chan Hock Chye, a pioneering but largely forgotten comics artist in Singapore. With a career spanning more than five decades, from pre-independent Singapore through its three Prime Ministers, Chan’s work reflects the changing...

The runaway New York Times bestseller that shows American parents the secrets behind Frances amazingly well-behaved children   When American journalist Pamela Druckerman had a baby in Paris, she didnt aspire to become a "French parent." But she noticed that French children slept through the night by two or three...

Erling Kagge transforms and consoles us Alain de Botton Surviving extreme conditions can teach us to lead a fulfilled life. No one knows this better than Erling Kagge, who was the first man in history to reach all of the Earths poles by foot - the North, the South, and...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living? NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE...

AS SEEN IN THE TIMES AND UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIALThe Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellerTHIS CRISIS IS AS BIG AS THE ABDICATION – SAYS LACEY, HISTORICAL ADVISOR TO THE CROWN.The world has watched Prince William and Prince Harry since they were born. Raised by Princess Diana to be...

From the innermost sanctum of the Prime Minister’s private offices among the Minaret-studded buildings of Putrajaya to streets filled with tear-gassed protestors in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Romen Bose, a former international correspondent and political communications consultant to then Prime Minister Najib Razak, provides a gripping and engaging true story of...