Biographies and Memoirs

PARKY'S PEOPLE
Michael Parkinson

Michael Parkinson occupies a unique place in the public consciousness. Through his perceptive onscreen interviews over the past five decades, he has introduced millions of people to the personalities of major international figures in sport, showbiz, politics, the arts and journalism.

FREDDIE MERCURY
Lesley-Ann Jones

This is the definitive biography of Freddie Mercury. Written by an award-winning rock journalist, Lesley-Ann Jones toured widely with Queen forming lasting friendships with the band. Now, having secured access to the remaining band members and those who were closest to Freddie, from childhood to death, Lesley-Ann has written the most in depth account of one of music's best loved and most complex figures.

THEN AGAIN
Diane Keaton

An intimate memoir by one of America's most acclaimed and beloved actresses.

Mom loved adages, quotes, slogans. There were always little reminders pasted on the kitchen wall. For example, the word THINK. I found THINK thumbtacked on a bulletin board in her darkroom. I saw it Scotch-taped on a pencil box she’d collaged. I even found a pamphlet titled THINK on her bedside table. Mom liked to THINK.

Seriously ... I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres

SERIOUSLY ... I'M KIDDING
Ellen DeGeneres

Sometimes the greatest things are the most embarrassing. Ellen Degeneres' winning, upbeat candour has made her show one of the most popular, resilient and honoured daytime shows on the air. (To date, it has won no fewer than 31 Emmys.)

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Joshua Cody

Joshua Cody was about to receive his PhD from Columbia University when he was diagnosed with cancer. He underwent six months of chemotherapy. The treatment failed. Expectations for survival plummeted. After consulting with several oncologists, he embarked on a risky course of high-dose chemotherapy, full body radiation, and an autologous bone marrow transplant.