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Jane Austen: A Life
'Truly marvellous. I cannot think of a better life of Jane Austen than Claire Tomalin's' Philip Hensher Claire Tomalin brings her extraordinary gifts of scholarship, fluent writing and empathy for...
Hell's Angels
We're the one percenters, man - the one percent that don't fit in and don't care 'A phalanx of motorcycles came roaring over the hill from the west... the noise...
The Story of a Life
An astonishing memoir of the Holocaust through the eyes of a child, and an exquisite meditation on memory and trauma Aharon Appelfeld was the beloved only child of middle-class Jewish...
The Last Yakuza: A Life in the Japanese Underworld
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'The Last Yakuza might be a work of non-fiction, but it reads more like a thriller... a gripping read' - Irish News 'Sacred, ferocious, and businesslike, Adelstein describes the Japanese...
Deep Cry: First World War Soldier-Poets Killed in France and Flanders
The lives, deaths, poetry, diaries and extracts from letters of sixty-six soldier-poets are brought together in this limited edition of Anne Powell's unique anthology; a fitting commemoration for the centenary...
The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less
Introduces Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit, poetry, and perfect prose during the contest era of the 1950s and 1960s.
Fridge Magnets Are Bastards
Mad at the modern world? Meet Mark Dapin ... your new best friend Modern life: advertorials, obscenely cheerful breakfast tV hosts, celebrity chefs, call centres, smiling charity collectors. Brands, highly...
Frederick: A Story of Boundless Hope
"My God won't let me do that." These seven words of boundless hope would irreversibly change the life of the teenage boy who spoke them. On April 7, 1994 the...
On the Wilder Shores of Love: A Bohemian Life
Most famous for The Wilder Shores of Love , her book about four women travellers, Lesley Blanch was a scholarly romantic and a bold writer. Her lifelong passion was for...
Starman: David Bowie - The Definitive Biography
David Bowie - famously described as rock's greatest chameleon - has lived an extraordinary life. From his early years in post-war, bombed out Brixton to a troubled later childhood in...
True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee
The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee, an artist and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture--at a steep personal cost. The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics...
In Their Own Write: Legends and Their Words
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Legends are not born. They are made. And some write their way into the league of extraordinary people. This notebook is an ode to the great writers, who have added...
Beyond Imagination: Persecuted for Their Ideals
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This notebook is a tribute to all the thinkers and scientists who dared to be different. People who struggled to hold their ground in the face of adversity. People who,...
Thank You For Your Service
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No journalist is better situated to reckon with the psychology of war than New York Times bestselling author David Finkel. In Thank You for Your Service he weaves a masterly,...
Inside the Mind of John Wayne Gacy: The Real-Life Killer Clown
New York Post and Toronto Sun crime reporter and author of Cold Blooded Murder, Brad Hunter has spent over thirty years writing about some of America's most horrific crimes. In...
Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions
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"A GREAT BOOK." -- THE NEW YORK TIMES "MARVELOUS." -- THE TELEGRAPH "A RARE GLIMPSE OF A FLEDGLING DAVID ATTENBOROUGH IN THE WILD." -- VANITY FAIR Living legend and presenter...
Chuck Berry: An American Life
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The definitive biography of Chuck Berry, legendary performer and inventor of rock and roll Best known as the groundbreaking artist behind classics like "Johnny B. Goode," "Maybellene," "You Never Can...
My Boy Will Die of Sorrow: A Memoir of Immigration from the Front Lines
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INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD WINNER - The Raul Yzaguirre Best Political/Current Affairs Book This deeply personal perspective from a human rights lawyer--whose work on the front lines of the fight...
My Life with Bonnie and Clyde
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No Mean Feat
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Against All Odds: Gai Waterhouse: Woman in a Man's World
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Touched by God: Story of Olive Allerton
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Keep Clear: my adventures with Asperger's
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A wonderfully bittersweet, funnystrange account of living unwittingly with Asperger's syndrome. It is only after a crack-up, at the age of 55, that Tom Cutler gets the diagnosis that allows...
The Churchill Sisters: The Extraordinary Lives of Winston and Clementine's Daughters
As complex in their own way as their Mitford cousins, Winston and Clementine Churchill's daughters each had a unique relationship with their famous father. Rachel Trethewey's biography, The Churchill Sisters...
Bad Girls of Ancient Greece: Myths and Legends from the Baddies that Started it all
You've heard all about the 'brilliant men' of ancient myth, but what about the scheming and scandalous women who were so often lost in their shadow? Bad Girls of Ancient...
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere
From "weird, scary, ingenious" ( The New York Times ) stand-up comedian Maria Bamford, an instant New York Times bestselling, brutally honest, and "laugh-out-loud funny" (Jennette McCurdy, #1 New York...
Then There Was Her
The bestselling, heartfelt memoir from Sophie Cachia, who reveals never-before-shared details of her marriage breakdown, and how delving into her feminine intuition and falling in love with a woman transformed...
Out of the Box: Raw and hilarious tales of heartache, triumph and truth
Three women, three voices, three generations: the Silbery family share their most personal memories and the lessons they've learned. You know them as Isabelle, Kerry and Emmie Silbery from Foxtel's...
My Own Words
The New York Times bestselling book from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg-"a comprehensive look inside her brilliantly analytical, entertainingly wry mind, revealing the fascinating life of one of our...
Blood Sex Magic: Everyday Magic for the Modern Mystic
An intimate, illustrated collection of spells and stories to infuse our lives with ritual, history, and magic from the visionary artist and infamous witch Bri Luna, founder and creative director...
Hollywood Con Queen: The Hunt for an Evil Genius
Don't Miss the Apple TV+ Docuseries Streaming Now! "This book is as engrossing as anything by Agatha Christie, as unsettling as a novel by Stephen King, and reported with a...
Why We Travel
Why We Travel asks why humans yearn to travel, what motivates us and what we can gain from venturing out into the world. INDEPENDENT BEST TRAVEL BOOK OF 2024 Good...
The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
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Daylight ahead: the Darren Beadman Story: The Darren Beadman Story
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Sharon Osbourne Extreme: My Autobiography
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Les Parisiennes
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"Anne Sebba has the nearly miraculous gift of combining the vivid intimacy of the lives of women during The Occupation with the history of the time. This is a remarkable...
My Sergei: A Love Story
The Olympic gold medalist offers a poignant, loving account of her life with her long-time partner and beloved husband, Sergei Grinkov, from their first introduction and successive world pairs skating...
Bluets: AS SEEN ON BBC2'S BETWEEN THE COVERS
Maggie Nelson is one of the most electrifying writers at work in America today, among the sharpest and most supple thinkers of her generation - Olivia Laing A Guardian Book...
Hell's Angels: Popular Penguins
The Hell's Angels erupted into 1960s America, paralysing whole towns with fear. Determined to discover the truth behind the terrifying reputation of these marauding biker gangs, Hunter S. Thompson spent...
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder,Madness and the Oxford
Simon Winchester's The Surgeon of Crowthorne was an international bestseller and tells an extraordinary true story of murder, madness and an extraordinary friendship in the nineteenth century. It is the...
Selected Letters
The greatest orator in Roman history, Marcus Tullius Cicero remained one of the republic's chief supporters throughout his life, guided by profound political beliefs that illuminated his correspondence with both...
The Life of St Teresa of Avila by Herself
One of the most influential - and best loved - spiritual autobiographies Born in the Castilian town of vila in 1515, Teresa entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnation when...
Utilitarianism and Other Essays
Alan Ryan's anthology provides the perfect introduction to an enormously significant philosophical movement, aiming for "the greatest happiness for the greatest number" One of the most important nineteenth-century schools of...
Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, recipes and stories.
'More than just a mantra, "cook, eat, repeat" is the story of my life'- A brilliant new book from Nigella Lawson featuring narrative essays about food, over 150 new recipes...
Shadow Lines
In this award-winning novel, Stephen Kinnane has written a deeply personal story of two remarkable people and of a vibrant, resilient Aboriginal community that flourished against the odds in the...
The Literature Machine: Essays
'Brilliant-a feast' Guardian 'This brilliant collection of essays should be a feast for his admirers, as well as for those who approach his dazzling oeuvre for the first time-Calvino is...
Father of the Lost Boys
This the true story of a teacher and community leader, Mecak Ajang Alaak, who led twenty thousands Lost Boys to safety during the Second Sudanese Civil War. During the Second...