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Reading about the lives of others can be a hugely important act. A good biography stirs empathy and reminds us of our common humanity. From brilliant historical biographies to modern tales of glamour, from sports stories to the lives of our greatest artists and musicians, there’s something for everyone here at LitVox.
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Biography Favourites
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Manifesto
by Bernardine Evaristo...
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It's Marty!
by Marty Morrissey...
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A Cloud Where the Birds Rise
by Michael Harding...
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Hanging with the Elephant
by Michael Harding...
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Staring at Lakes
by Michael Harding...
€ 11.00 -
The Year of Magical Thinking
by Joan Didion...
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Just Ignore Him
by Alan Davies...
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Testament of Youth
by Vera Brittain
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The Outrun
by Amy Liptrot...
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Don't Let's Go To the Dogs Tonight
by Alexandra Fuller...
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The Glass Castle
by Jeannette Walls...
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Three Cups of Tea
by Greg Mortenson...
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Unorthodox
by Deborah Feldman...
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The Yellow House
by Sarah M....
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Born a Crime
by Trevor Noah...
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Three Women
by Lisa Taddeo...
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Becoming
by Michelle Obama...
€ 15.00 -
House of Glass
by Hadley Freeman...
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The Salt Path
By Raynor Winn...
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Motherwell
by Deborah Orr...
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My Name is Why
by Lemn Sissay...
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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
by Jeanette Winterson...
€ 12.00 -
Educated
by Tara Westover...
€ 12.00 -
Ok, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea
by Patrick Freyne...
€ 12.00
New Biographies
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Freezing Order
by Bill Browder...
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This Much Is True
by Miriam Margoyles...
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Devil in a Coma
by Mark Lanegan...
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The Ticket Collector from Belarus
by Mike Anderson...
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The Cure for Sleep
by Tanya Shadrick...
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Taste: My Life Through Food
by Stanley Tucci...
€ 24.95
Irish Lives - The Very Best Irish Biography Titles
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Unsettled
by Rosaleen McDonagh...
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The Nation Holds Its Breath
by George Hamilton...
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It's Marty!
by Marty Morrissey...
€ 22.95 -
A Life in Trauma
by Dr. Chris...
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Tea for One
by Alice Taylor...
€ 17.95 -
Haunted by Waters
by Daire Whelan...
€ 18.95 -
Comrades: A Lifetime of Friendships
by Rosita Boland...
€ 16.95 -
Nanny, Ma and Me
by Kathleen, Dominique...
€ 16.95 -
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting
by Evanna Lynch...
€ 16.95 -
Openhearted
by Ann Ingle...
€ 12.00 -
Haughey
by Professor Gary...
€ 28.95 -
Returning Light
by Robert Harris...
€ 17.95 -
The President's Letters: An Unexpected History of Ireland
by Flor McCarthy...
€ 24.95 -
The Letters of John McGahern
by Frank Shovlin...
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How Animals Saved My Life: Being the Supervet
by Professor Noel...
€ 11.00 -
Ranger 22: Lessons from the Front
by Ray Goggins...
€ 17.95 -
A Guarded Life
by Majella Moynihan...
€ 12.00 -
Gas Man
by Colin Black
€ 15.99 -
Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?
by Séamas O'Reilly...
€ 17.95 -
The Invention of Oscar Wilde
by Nicholas Frankel...
€ 25.00
LitVox Recommends... Our Biography of the Month For April
Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?
Séamas O’Reilly’s mother died when he was five, leaving him, his ten brothers and sisters and their beloved father in their sprawling bungalow in rural Derry. It was the 1990s; the Troubles were a background rumble (most of the time), and Séamas at that point was more preoccupied with dinosaurs, Star Wars and the actual location of heaven than the political climate.
Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? is a book about a family of argumentative, loud, musical, sarcastic, grief-stricken siblings, shepherded into adulthood by a man whose foibles and reticence were matched only by his love for his children and his determination that they would flourish. It is the moving, often amusing and completely unsentimental story of a boy growing up in a family bonded by love, loss and fairly relentless mockery.
This Sporting Life - The Best Sport Biographies
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Willie Anderson: Crossing The Line
By Willie Anderson...
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All In: The Autobiography of Billie Jean King
by Billie Jean...
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Federer: The Definitive Biography
by Chris Bowers...
€ 25.00 -
Klopp: My Liverpool Romance
by Anthony Quinn...
€ 12.00 -
The Hill
By Bernard Brogan...
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The Accidental Footballer
by Pat Nevin...
€ 19.00 -
Game Changer
By Cora Staunton...
€ 13.00 -
The Choice
By Philly McMahon...
€ 13.00 -
Diego Armondo Maradona: 1960 - 2020
by Harry Harris...
€ 13.50 -
True Genius: George Best
by Tim Rich...
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The Quality of Madness: A Life of Marcelo Bielsa
by Tim Rich...
€ 12.00 -
Fighter
by Andy Lee...
€ 13.00 -
Tiger Woods
by Paul Kimmage...
€ 13.50 -
No Hiding
By Rob Kearney...
€ 11.00 -
Dark Blue: The Despair Behind the Glory
By Shane Carty...
€ 12.00 -
Rory Best: My Autobiography
By Rory Best...
€ 11.00 -
Open
By Andre Agassi...
€ 15.00 -
Basta: My Life, My Truth
by Marco Van...
€ 25.00
Music Biographies
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Devil in a Coma
by Mark Lanegan...
€ 15.95 -
Baggage
by Alan Cumming...
€ 16.95 -
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
by Dave Grohl...
€ 23.95 -
You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone
by Jennifer Otter...
€ 22.00 -
Sing Backwards and Weep
by Mark Lanegan...
€ 13.00 -
This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl
by Paul Brannigan...
€ 13.00 -
Nina Simone's Gum
by Warren Ellis...
€ 25.00 -
Amy Winehouse: Beyond Black
by Naomi Parry...
€ 39.95 -
Broken Greek
by Pete Paphides...
€ 13.00 -
The Double Life of Bob Dylan Vol. 1: A Restless Hungry Feeling: 1941-1966
by Clinton Heylin...
€ 38.00 -
Rememberings
by Sinead O'Connor...
€ 13.00 -
Billie Eilish
Legendary recording artist...
€ 25.00 -
One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time
By Craig Brown...
€ 11.00 -
My Crazy World
By Christy Dignam...
€ 11.00 -
Wham! George & Me
By Andrew Ridgley...
€ 12.00 -
My Rock 'n' Roll Friend
By Tracey Thorn...
€ 16.95 -
Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of a Troubadour
By Rickie Lee...
€ 17.50 -
Just Kids
By Patti Smith...
€ 13.00 -
Me: Elton John
By Elton John...
€ 12.00
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