memoirs

Speer’s reputation as a “good Nazi” was enhanced by his relentlessly self-justifying memoirs.

There were memoirs by Arctic explorers, fearless mountaineers, and deep-sea divers who braved the briny deep wearing those newfangled diving costumes.

Away from her philanthropic work, Ms Ferguson has various business ventures, and has written several children's books, non-fiction about Queen Victoria, and her own memoirs.

Franklin set the stage for thousands of subsequent writers who produced novels, memoirs and nonfiction books focusing on the working lives of Americans.

Juan Carlos wrote in the book that he finally agreed to publish his memoirs, despite his father having warned him never to do so, because his story "was being stolen from me".