biographies and autobiographies
These ‘great reads’ have been brilliant and so interesting.
I never thought I’d learn so much about being in a band and taking drugs when picking up Life by Keith Richards. The others are equally enthralling.
The Widow Clicquot The Story of a Champagne Empire and
the Woman who ruled it
by Tilar J Mazzeo
Published by HarperCollins 2008
ISBN 978 0 06 171154 1
Champagne was not invented by the French—not even, as some believe, by Dom Pérignon— but was discovered by the English.
Life
by Keith Richards with James Fox
Published by Orion Books 2011
ISBN 978 0 753826614
One of the greatest autobiographies I’ve has ever read—an amazing story of rock ‘n’ roll life.
My Bass and Other Animals
by Guy Pratt
Published by Orion 2007
ISBN 978 0 752 893358
‘A very insightful read on being in a musician … Guy was invited to play with Pink Floyd after Roger Waters left.’
Open An autobiography
by Andre Agassi
Published by HarperCollins 2009
ISBN 978 0 00 728144 2
’A treat for ardent fans, Open will also captivate readers who know nothing about tennis. Like Agassi’s game, it sets a new standard for grace, style, speed and power.’
Parky My Autobiography
by Michael Parkinson
Published by Hodder & Stoughton 2008
ISBN 978 0 340 96166 7
‘… the man from a humble but colourful Yorkshire mining family who can tease out the secrets of even the most reticent star guest, at last reveals his own story …’
1791 Mozart’s last year
by HC Robbins Landon
Published by Thames and Hudson 1988
ISBN 0 00 654324 3
‘This is a poignant, stimulating book … rich in insights into Vienna’s musical, artistic, intellectual and social life around 1790.’
The Love of Many Things A Life of Vincent van Gogh
by David Sweetman
Published by Sceptre Books 1990
ISBN 0 340 55110 0
‘A full-length biography drawn on a mass of new material and discoveries made … challenging many commonly-held views about his … art’
The Color of Water
by James McBride
Published by Sceptre Books 1998
ISBN 0 7336 0575 3
‘Growing up with twelve siblings in an all-black housing project, this is aistory of son of a black minister and a woman who would not admit she was white.’
Memoirs of a Fat Bastard How I lost my gut and gained a life
by Chris Gibson
Published by Macmillan 2010
ISBN 9 781 4050 3990 1
‘A bittersweet, hilarious account of how some middle-aged men can lose their way and then journeying back to find meaning and happiness.’
Stet
by Diana Athill
Published by Granta Books 2000
ISBN 1 86207 388 0
A charming autobiography about books, about the people who write them and the process of making them.
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