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  • Silent Gesture

    The Autobiography of Tommie Smith

    by Tommie Smith, David Steele, Delois Smith ...
    Series series Sporting
    n 1968, Tommie Smith and his teammate John Carlos won the gold and silver medals, respectively, for the 200 meter dash. Receiving their medals on the dais, they raised their fists and froze a moment in time that will forever be remembered as a powerful day of protest. In this, his autobiography, Smith tells the story of that moment, and of his life before and after it, to explain what that moment ... Read more

    S$ 27.68 SGD

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  • Mom & Me & Mom

    by Maya Angelou ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A moving memoir about the legendary author’s relationship with her own mother.Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf Book Club Pick!**The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now, at last, the legendary author shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother.For the first ... Read more

    S$ 14.60 SGD

  • Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue

    The Story of An Accidental Family

    by Lynn Knight ...
    BBC Radio 4 Book of the WeekSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2012 SPEAR'S BEST FAMILY HISTORY AWARD150 Station Road, Wheeldon Mill - a short stride across the Chesterfield Canal in the heart of Derbyshire - was home to the Nash family and their corner shop, serving a small mining community with everything from Brasso to Dolly Blue, from cheap dress rings to Lemon Sherbets.However, this was no ordinary home ... Read more

    S$ 12.63 SGD

  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

    Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

    by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer ...
    Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a SlaveWilliam Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: ... Read more

    S$ 16.67 SGD

  • Catfish and Mandala

    A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam

    by Andrew X. Pham ...
    "A brilliantly written memoir in which a young Vietnamese-American uses a bicycle journey in his homeland as a vehicle to tell his eventful life story." — Kirkus ReviewsWinner of the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book PrizeA New York Times Notable Book of the YearWinner of the Whiting Writers' AwardA Seattle Post-Intelligencer Best Book of the YearCatfish and... ... Read more

    S$ 18.63 SGD

  • From Harvey River

    A Memoir Of My Mother And Her Island

    by Lorna Goodison ...
    As read on Radio 4, an irresistibly joyful memoir of mothers and daughters, and the importance of home.Lorna Goodison's family made their home in the Jamaican village to which her great-grandfather gave his name: Harvey River. Her mother Doris was a big-hearted lover of big stories and raised Lorna on tales of their family's - and Jamaica's - history. Gorgeously written with unashamed joy, From ... Read more

    S$ 12.63 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Things I Carry Around

    The bestselling memoir from the ARIA Award-winning country music star

    by Troy Cassar-Daley, Tom Gilling ...
    A born storyteller, Troy Cassar-Daley has at last turned his talent to sharing his own inspiring life.‘Troy’s achievements are many, and perhaps the finest may be his ability to make us listen to his heart.’ Joy McKeanFor the first time, Troy talks about his early life - how his parent’s divorce changed things for him, about missing his Dad and growing up in Grafton surrounded by the warmth and ... Read more

    S$ 28.22 SGD

  • Haunting Cries

    Stories of child abuse in Catholic Ireland

    by Karen Coleman ...
    'I hear people say now, "Oh, this is an historical thing." It's not historical for me. I can reach out my hand and touch it.' Survivor of child abuse at Daingean reformatory In their own words, survivors of institutional abuse outline how they suffered years of mistreatment while incarcerated in industrial schools throughout Ireland. Their experiences reflect what happened to thousands of children ... Read more

    S$ 8.16 SGD

  • One Man Grand Band

    The Lyrical Life of Ron Hynes

    by Harvey Sawler ...
    In this long-awaited biography, author Harvey Sawler traces the life of Ron Hynes, one of the most respected singer-songwriters in Canadian history. Through personal conversations and interviews, Sawler captures the spirit of an artist whose stock-in-trade has always been authenticity over mere commercial acceptability, providing rare insight into the life of the man who penned some of the country ... Read more

    S$ 17.87 SGD

  • Miles to Go...

    One Man's Recover Journey

    by Miles Walcott ...
    Journey into the mind of a boy struggling to become a man in a world full of chaos and confusion. Searching outside of himself for a peace that can only be found within. Experience the action and excitement of a man out of control. As his world crumbles around him, witness a spiritual awakening as the boy comes of age and begins to recover from the ravages of trauma and addicti on. Full of action, ... Read more

    S$ 6.49 SGD

  • A Life of Pride

    A Story of Adventure from Broken Hill to Cricklewood by way of Darkest Africa

    by Alan G Pride ...
    "Four Wheels - Good!Two Wheels - Better!"Roaring out of the Desert and across the Seas comes the true story of a Broken Hill boy who found thrills, adventure and romance in a life of speed, power and Pride! ... Read more

    S$ 17.54 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Did You Tell Them Who You Are?

    A Hoskins Family Story

    by Rebecca Hoskins Goodwin ...
    In the early 1900s, Allen Lewis Hoskins and his siblings left Leslie County, Kentucky, and moved to Mingo County, West Virginia. After Al met and married Lucy Patterson from Franklin County, Virginia, he never could have known that more than a hundred years later, members of his extended family would quietly wonder, Where do we really come from? And how did we get to where we live today?Rebecca ... Read more

    S$ 6.49 SGD