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When Ron suggested to his wife that he wanted to leave his well-paid job with the state government so that he could help people become fit and healthy, her reaction...

Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits, from running in the shoe-melting heat of Death Valley to the lung-freezing cold of the South Pole. He's raced...

Since childhood, Emily Clements' sense of self had always been shaped by the opinions of others and the need to be liked. When a stand-off with her best friend sees...

In my session with Imogen, the words were still not coming. I had to move past my own frustration and relax. But it is very hard to relax when you...

On his 100th birthday, national treasure Dick Van Dyke brings us this autobiographical collection of life advice, stories, and reflections on how he's maintained good health and a zest for...

In the best romantic tradition of ALMOST FRENCH, a woman falls madly in love with a Frenchman in Paris, but with a twist. It takes her twenty years to find...

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER * From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American-"in losing her...

A True Story Of Risk, Resilience and Survival After a life-changing neck injury left him paralysed, Ed Jackson defied the odds to walk again. Driven by a renewed perspective on...

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. Now we clung to a battered little boat, 'alone, alone - all, all alone; alone on a wide, wide...

Cyrano de Bergerac said: "I have tried to live my whole life with panache." If I said that, I'd sound like a twat. But you get the drift. I'm off...

'Sam Drummond is a gem, and this book captures him beautifully. Always funny, but also heartbreaking and tender. Weighty, but with an unfailing lightness of touch. Gut-wrenching, but never overwrought....

In this book, Fidel Castro writes with candour and affection about his legendary partner. Castro's personal recollections of Che Guevara paint an intense, affectionate portrait of the greatest revolutionary the...

The astonishing adventure classic about life in Tibet just before the Chinese Communist takeover is now repackaged for a new generation of readers. In this vivid memoir that has sold...

The #1 national bestseller and basis for the hit film 21, this true story of an MIT blackjack team reveals how brilliant math students used card counting to beat Las...

The beloved author Peter Mayle, champion of all things Provence, here in a final volume of all new writing, offers vivid recollections from his twenty-five years in the South of...

In a memoir hailed for its searing candor and wit, Alice Sebold reveals how her life was utterly transformed when, as an eighteen-year-old college freshman, she was brutally raped and...

'One of the best books I have ever read about the complexities of poverty . . . one of the most remarkable people you will ever meet' Guardian As the...

Tony Hendra was saved by Father Joe, not just once, but many, many times. From the first teenage indiscretion that saw him brought before the worldly-wise monk with jug-ears and...

"Evocative." - The Cut One of the most outspoken voices gracing the cover of magazines today encourages women to be their most confident selves, recognize their personal beauty, and reach...

'A wonderful book.' Cathy Rentzenbrink 'A remarkable tale' The Spectator 'Finnerty is genuinely funny, but curious and tender, too.' David Ellis, London Standard Restaurant Critic and Going Out Editor A...

Peter Kay returns with his most entertaining autobiography yet! The Collector's Edition: The first hardback print run will feature an exclusive foiled board design. Order now to avoid missing out!...

A collection of essays on resistance, resilience, and collective power in the age of climate disaster from Chamorro human rights lawyer and organiser Julian Aguon. 'A powerful, beautiful book. Its...

On a dark night in Provence in December 1888 Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear. It is an act that has come to define him. Yet for more than...

Part love-story, part wine-splattered family cookbook, a delicious memoir for any woman who has ever suspected that lunch in Paris could change her life. Part love story, part wine-splattered cookbook,...

'I have always known that a woman's greatest power is her looks. For most of my life, I just took it as the way things were, a fact not worth...

"The best biography Jane Austen has ever received."-Newsweek Park Honan's highly acclaimedJane Austen- Her Lifeis the biography that Austen-and her readers-have long deserved.Readers have long cherished the brilliant, ironic novels...

" No Tea, No Shade is an essential read for anyone who has searched for a way to feel like themselves." -- Booklist Intimate, hilarious, and inspiring essays by celebrated...

****This paperback edition includes an exclusive letter from Annie and two bonus chapters**** "A beautifully written story of the sweetness of staying put, Jones's book will add depth to any...

'An extraordinary treasure trove' Andrew Marr A unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains....

One of the first of the women 'medicals' to graduate from Melbourne University, Mary De Garis was a pioneering doctor in the early 20th...

'God made Colombia the most beautiful country in the world so he had to balance it by inhabiting it with the worst people in the world.' Old Colombian Proverb Australian...

New York Times Bestseller! Writer, comedian, and content creator Elyse Myers gets real about life's awkward moments in her bold, funny, and unfiltered debut book Elyse Myers is known to...

An indispensable compendium of Hunter S Thompson's best of Gonzo. Originally published in 1979, The Great Shark Hunt, the first volume of the bestselling 'Gonzo Papers' is Hunter S. Thompson's...

ONE REMARKABLE WOMAN OVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERING CARER TO MORE THAN 150 CHILDREN Betrayed. Exploited. Forgotten. Can one boy overcome the odds stacked against him? Tayo was surprisingly well-spoken...

An unforgettable tribute to the unbreakable bond between a father and son When Simon McDermott first noticed his dad Ted's sudden flares of temper and fits of forgetfulness, he couldn't...

The new fostering memoir from The Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson. With his young mother in and out of prison, Sammy has been in care since he was nine...

Asa Briggs's energy fuelled him to write more than fifty books, including five formidable volumes on the history of broadcasting. At the zenith of his fame he was one of...

Asa Briggs's energy fuelled him to write more than fifty books, including five formidable volumes on the history of broadcasting. At the zenith of his fame he was one of...

A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass. Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth. Her five older siblings were taken...

The sequel to the number one bestseller that explored the reality behind Fifty Shades of Grey... After a few false starts and a lot of soul-searching, Sophie Morgan - journalist,...

Niki Flynn tells her story in Dances with Werewolves - a real-life Fifty Shades of Grey that dares to go even further. This is a no-holds-barred account from the ultimate...

In this profoundly affecting memoir from the internationally renowned author of The Caged Virgin, Ayaan Hirsi Ali tells her life story, from her traditional Muslim childhood in Somalia to her...

The book titled Carrington: A Life of Dora Carrington, 1893-1932 by the author Gretchen Gerzina. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Now a motion picture The World s Fastest Indianstarring Sir Anthony Hopkins. One Good Run is the amazing story of Kiwi motorcycling legend, backyard engineering genius and land speed record...

'Heartbreaking and inspiring in equal measure. A must-read.' Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester 'Nicola is a beautiful human being and her story is full of the joys and sorrows...

A gripping, painfully honest and ultimately inspirational, New York Times bestselling memoir from global superstar and creator of the Red Table Talk series Jada Pinkett Smith. 'It's a shame that...

Secondhand 1970s Sex & Relationships Bargain Book Box SP2966 Twenty paperbacks from the decade when sex manuals went mainstream: the Hegelers’ ABZ of Love, Chartham’s Sensuous Couple and Advice to...

Secondhand Pelican Social Science Bargain Book Box SP2795 Eighteen Pelicans in the classic blue covers: A.J.P. Taylor’s English History 1914–1945, Christopher Hill, Gowers’ Complete Plain Words, de Bono, Maynard Smith...