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New For You - Biographies - April 2024 - Christchurch City Libraries

Biographies and memoirs for the famous, the interesting and the everyday people

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  • The Book of James

    the Power, Politics, and Passion of LeBron

    Babb, Valerie, 1955-
    The unique social, cultural, and political life of the incomparable LeBron James.
    BookNew York : PublicAffairs, 2023. — 796.323 JAM
  • What does it mean to grow up with an African mother and European father in racially segregated 1950s Rhodesia?
    BookLondon : Unbound, 2024. — 968.05 BLA
  • "The truth is My Truth is not The Truth, and that's as honest as I can be. It's partially true, rather than painfully true, and I have possibly been economical with the truth, Your Honour." - James Blunt
    BookLondon : Constable, 2023. — 781.66 BLU
  • Bob Dylan

    the Biography

    Bob Dylan's readers are invited to embark on an extraordinary journey through the life and work of a musical icon who transcends generations.
    Book[Place of publication of not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2024]. — 781.64 DYL
  • This stunning visual celebration of the world's most celebrated composers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and works. Lavishly illustrated with portraits of each composer, alongside photographs of their homes and studios, and…
    BookLondon : Dorling Kindersley, 2024. — 780.92 COM
  • I Felt the End Before It Came

    Memoirs of a Queer ex-Jehovah's Witness

    Cox, Daniel Allen
    With great candour and disarming self-awareness, Cox takes readers on a journey from his early days as a solicitous door-to-door preacher.
    Book[Toronto, Ontario] : Viking, 2023. — 289.92 COX
  • This is the extraordinary and unexpected life story of Dame Anna Crighton, city councillor and heritage advocate.
    BookChristchurch, New Zealand : Canterbury University Press, 2024. — 993.83 CRI
  • Roger Scruton

    the Philosopher on Dover Beach

    Dooley, Mark, 1970-
    Roger Scruton was one of the outstanding British philosophers of the post-war years.
    BookLondon : Bloomsbury Continuum, 2024. — 192 SCR
  • A gorgeous, sophisticated celebration of Audrey Hepburn's lifelong connection to the City of Light, featuring all the places in Paris she loved most.
    BookNew York : Harvest, [2024] — 791.43028 HEP
  • Her Space, Her Time

    How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe

    Ghose, Shohini
    "Shohini Ghose's book Her Space, Her Time: How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe certainly fulfills its subtitle. The seven chapters are highly informative, each one having dramatic moments and discoveries. Ghose…
    BookCambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023] — 530.092 GHO
  • 'Bonnie is bravery and determination personified. Her strength is brought to life in an incredible story, and if you want to feel like everything is possible, this is the story for you. Bonnie will show you that when life offers a…
    Book[Sydney, New South Wales] : ABC Books, 2024. — 797.1224 HAN
  • The Dissident

    Alexey Navalny : Profile of a Political Prisoner

    Herszenhorn, David
    International correspondent David M. Herszenhorn, weaves together the threads of Navalny's remarkable life and work.
    BookNew York : Twelve, 2023. — 947.086 NAV
  • Erotic Vagrancy

    Everything About Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor

    Lewis, Roger, 1960-
    'It is one of the very best biographies I have ever read. One of the best books about fame, desire, Hollywood and mid-to-late twentieth-century culture ever written. Inside which, brilliant, hilarious and sensitive insights on all manner…
    BookLondon : riverrun, 2023. — 791.43028 BUR
  • Leg

    the Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew From It : a Memoir

    Marshall, Greg (Essayist)
    A hilarious and poignant memoir grappling with family, disability, and coming of age in two closets - as a gay man and as a man living with cerebral palsy.
    BookLondon : Trapeze — 362.196836 MAR
  • Finding My Bella Vita

    a Story of Family, Food, Fame and Working Out Who You Are

    Miranda, Pia
    Pia Miranda is one of Australia's best-loved and critically acclaimed actors. Since bursting onto the big screen in the much-loved film Looking for Alibrandi, Pia has become part of Australian film and television history.
    BookSydney : Hachette Australia, 2023. — 791.43028 MIR
  • Pure Wit

    the Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish

    Peacock, Francesca
    A biography of the remarkable--and in her time scandalous--seventeenth-century writer Margaret Cavendish, who pioneered the science fiction novel.
    BookNew York : Pegasus Books, 2024. — 828.4 NEW
  • An uplifting memoir - an international bestseller - about race, class, friendship, love and what it means to care for one another in an uncaring world.
    BookLondon : Picador, 2024. — 361.3 LUN
  • Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk, humanitarian, writer, photographer, doctor in cellular genetics, and the French interpreter for the Dalai Lama.
    BookCambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023] — 294.36 RIC
  • What's That Lady Doing?

    False Starts and Happy Endings

    Sanders, Lou
    Lou Sanders is one of Britain's most original comedians. She is also the champion of series eight of Taskmaster.
    BookLondon : Blink, [2023] — 792.7 SAN
  • The Showman

    the Inside Story of the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky

    Shuster, Simon
    'An elegant account of the invasion's first year as seen by those in the very eye of the storm' DAILY TELEGRAPH TIMES: A BEST BOOK OF 2024
    BookLondon : William Collins, 2024. — 947.7 ZEL