He does put forward a good case for they Nazis being the good guys by saving Europe from Russian invasion.
Except that ultimately they actually facilitated it.........
Mind you, if you read anything about what the Russians got up to in eastern Germany in particular in early 1945....
Thanks for the 'Stuka Pilot' recommendation. That's gone in my reading queue.
I can second the recommendations for 'First Light' and anything by Ranulph Feinnes, particularly 'Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know'.
Also, if you're up for a bit of adventure, try 'Walking the Amazon' by Ed Stafford.
Wilfred Thesiger - The Life of My Choice.
Explorer type in the 30s and 40s who spent much of his time in the then pretty-much unknown Middle East. Stunningly good read. Annoyingly, he glosses over the two best bits in his life so I also recommend his [i]Arabian Sands[/i] and [i]The Marsh Arabs.[/i]
They don't make British chaps like him any more.
I can't believe no one has sugested Mr nice, by Howard marks.
I can't remember what is called, but nick kent, an Mme journalists autobiography is a good read.
[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Escaped-My-Certain-Fate/dp/0571254810 ]Stuart Lee [/url]
It's hard work being a good stand up.
Also Spike Miligan's war time memoirs are brilliant. I think there are 7 all together.
I saw an interesting article about Tim Howards autobiography - even if you aren't into football, how he overcame OCD to become a top goalkeeper.
[url= http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/06/everton-tim-howard-goalkeeper-tourette-syndrome-ocd-autobiography-the-keeper ]http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/06/everton-tim-howard-goalkeeper-tourette-syndrome-ocd-autobiography-the-keeper[/url]
I might be wrong, but has no one mentioned that GUY BLOODY MARTIN has one out?!
Half price in Waterstones or WH Smith I think?
G Gordon Liddy: Will
The ghost runner
Terrible band but hilarious autobiography - Motley Crue - "The Dirt"
+1 for Tyler Hamilton plus David Millar's if you want some cycling reading. Both are eye openers whatever you feel about them as individuals.
+1 for Spike Milligan's series too - you'll cry with laughter.
The Villain is good too.
I love Morrissey as a songwriter and his books gives you a good insight into the points he makes with his songs but it's not the best read ever tbh
Not strictly an autobiography but Donnie Brasco is a great read. About the FBI legend who first went deep undercover in the Mafia.
Jah Wobble memoirs of a geezer and from the other side of the tracks but equally dealing with addiction, Clarissa Dickson-Wright.
Kicked into Touch by Fred Eyre. Wonderfully funny little book about a life of rejection in lower league football.
Disappointingly, Billy Bragg's The Progressive Patriot didn't do it for me. I sooo wanted to love that book
Gorky My Childhood
Trotsky My Life
Not an autobiography but it does cover a good few years of her life:- "Just A Little Run Around The World" by Rosie Swale-Pope is a pretty epic adventure.
Second the Ranulph Fiennes recommendations, top drawer!
I'll add Chuck Yeager's bio, excellent life story. For a slightly more gripping read though I'd say Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff. Not a bio per se but near enough.
"The Moons a Balloon" by David Niven
quite saucy and I think i borrowed my mums copy
(just realised thats a +1)
+1 Spike Milligan
I enjoyed Elan Mcarthurs books if your into sailing
'Legionaire' - Simon Murray and 'Wings on my sleeve' - Capt Eric Brown are both excellent reads.
If you like crack, hookers, racism and the 70s. Cupcake Brown - a Piece of Cake
If you are at all interested in space then [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Astronauts-Guide-Life-Earth/dp/1447257103 ]An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth[/url] by Chris Hadfield is great.
A mix of biography and guide to how to be an astronaut. A very talented and modest man.
