Biography & Autobiography: Literary

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    1814, Year Of Waverley: The Life And Times Of Walter Scott
    Christopher Harvie - Paperback - Argyll
    Chris Harvie guides you through Sir Walter Scott's life and exciting times, including Scott's career in Edinburgh and the Borders, as invalid, as schoolboy, lawyer, translator and writer.
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    The Life Of Sir Walter Scott
    John Macrone - Hardback - Edinburgh University Press
    John Macrone, who wrote this life of Scott in 1832-3, was admirably suited to the task; for, while he had never met Scott, his friends and associates included Cunningham, Galt and Hogg, who wrote his 'Anecdotes of Scott' for publication in Macrone's book. Nothing more was heard of the project until the recent discovery of an autograph manuscript, here edited and published for the first time.
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    The Naked Soul Of Iceberg Slim: Robert Beck's Real Story
    Iceberg Slim - Paperback - Canongate
    Iceberg Slim's frank portrayals of life in the Chicago ghettos have caused controversy ever since they first appeared in the late 1960s. 'The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim' is a departure in that it is a collection of short personal recollections.
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    Alexander Trocchi: The Making Of The Monster
    Andrew Murray Scott - Paperback - Kennedy & Boyd
    A story of heartbreak and pain, the minutiae of squalor, tragedy, obsession, of chemical addictions, sexual experimentations, promiscuity and desertion, suicide - and literary genius. This is the story Alexander Trocchi.
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    A Life In Pictures
    Alasdair Gray - Paperback - Canongate
    Alasdair Gray is known throughout Europe and beyond for his writing, but he is also a highly regarded artist who is responsible for many murals, portraits, paintings and posters. In this autobiography he gathers together the paintings that have mattered most to him over the years, and weaves the story of his life through them.
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    Jack's Book: An Oral Biography Of Jack Kerouac
    Barry Gifford - Paperback - Canongate
    In this kaleidoscopic portrait of Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Carolyn Cassady, Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Gore Vidal and many others talk, argue and reminisce about their times with him.
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    George Mackay Brown: The Wound And The Gift
    Ron Ferguson - Paperback - Saint Andrew
    Ron Ferguson, who was described by George Mackay Brown as 'a true craftsman in literature' tracks with curiosity and passion his friend's literary and spiritual journey, including his controversial move from Presbyterianism to Roman Catholicism.
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    Beyond The Last Dragon: A Life Of Edwin Morgan
    James McGonigal - Paperback - Sandstone
    This is a comprehensive biography of Scotland's Poet Laureate, Edwin Morgan. The book is written by Morgan's close friend and colleague at Glasgow University, James McGonigal, with the poet's full permission and co-operation.
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    Chasing Lost Times: A Father And Son Reconciled Through Running
    Geoffrey Beattie - Paperback - Mainstream
    This is the emotional journey of a father and son trying to repair a relationship through a joint activity that depends on sheer physical effort, the kind of physical effort that may once have been the source of commonality between father and son in all previous generations but which seems to be absent in the modern world.
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    Moral Desperado: A Life Of Thomas Carlyle
    Simon Heffer - Paperback - Faber
    This is a fresh, engaging and conscientious account of one of the great Victorians, Thomas Carlyle.

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