Biographies

  • Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela

    • Nelson Mandela's autobiography. Simply one of those books that one should read.

  • The Curious Life of Robert Hooke by Lisa Jardine
  • The Last Fighting Tommy - Harry Patch with Richard Van Emden

    • A book written by Richard Van Emden about the last British survivor of the trenches, Harry Patch, who died recently at the age of 111. It's a poignant tale of an ordinary man who fought in the great war and lived to tell the tale - although he chose not to tell it until he was 100 years old.

  • John Major

    • John Major's version of the events that led to him becoming prime minister and his time in the job. A weighty tome that touches on the various shenanigans that go on in the political world. Certainly worth reading.