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Remainders of the Day: More Diaries from The Bookshop, Wigtown

Remainders of the Day: More Diaries from The Bookshop, Wigtown

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Author: Shaun Bythell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 The Bookshop in Wigtown is a bookworm's idyll - with thousands of books across nearly a mile of shelves, a real...
An Accidental Icon: How I dodged a bullet, spoke truth to power and lived to tell the tale

An Accidental Icon: How I dodged a bullet, spoke truth to power and lived to tell the tale

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Author: Norman Scott Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 'Compelling' The Daily Mail 'So many gripping moments... a real cracker' The Evening Standard The jaw-dropping and inspiring story of accidental...
You've Changed: Fake Accents, Feminism, and Other Comedies from Myanmar

You've Changed: Fake Accents, Feminism, and Other Comedies from Myanmar

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Author: Pyae Moe Thet War Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 'A fresh and insightful debut' New York Times 'Incisive and exciting' Shondaland In this electric debut essay collection, a...
The Hyacinth Girl: T. S. Eliot's Hidden Muse

The Hyacinth Girl: T. S. Eliot's Hidden Muse

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Author: Lyndall Gordon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 The revealing of the hidden muse - Emily Hale - the Hyacinth Girl of the famous The Waste Land poem -...
A Stone is Most Precious Where It Belongs: A Memoir of Uyghur Loss, Exile and Hope

A Stone is Most Precious Where It Belongs: A Memoir of Uyghur Loss, Exile and Hope

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Author: Gulchehra Hoja Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 'This gripping memoir conveys the courage and cost of telling a truer story' GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE DAY 'A memoir of...
The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing

The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing

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Author: Thomas Harding Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 A New York Times Critics' Pick for 2023 Born into a Jewish family in Vienna in 1919, George Weidenfeld fled to...
Not Just a Piece of Cake Being an Author

Not Just a Piece of Cake Being an Author

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Wellington: A Journey Through My Family

Wellington: A Journey Through My Family

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Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle

Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle

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Henry VIII and the men who made him: The secret history behind the Tudor throne

Henry VIII and the men who made him: The secret history behind the Tudor throne

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A Celtic Childhood

A Celtic Childhood

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Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story

Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story

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Leadership

Leadership

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Catching the Wolf of Wall Street

Catching the Wolf of Wall Street

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Frank Lowy: Pushing the Limits

Frank Lowy: Pushing the Limits

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Philip and Elizabeth: Portrait of a Marriage

Philip and Elizabeth: Portrait of a Marriage

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Marcel Proust

Marcel Proust

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Under a Wing: A Memoir

Under a Wing: A Memoir

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Octavia, Daughter of God

Octavia, Daughter of God

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Savage Grace: The Story of a Doomed Family

Savage Grace: The Story of a Doomed Family

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Antonia White: v. 2: Diaries, 1958-79

Antonia White: v. 2: Diaries, 1958-79

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Mary Kay: The Story of America's Most Dynamic Businesswoman

Mary Kay: The Story of America's Most Dynamic Businesswoman

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The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever

The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever

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Bright Star, Green Light: The Beautiful and Damned Lives of John Keats and F. Scott Fitzgerald

Bright Star, Green Light: The Beautiful and Damned Lives of John Keats and F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Memoirs of a Fruitcake

Memoirs of a Fruitcake

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Holding the Man: Popular Penguins

Holding the Man: Popular Penguins

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Donald Horne: Selected Writings

Donald Horne: Selected Writings

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Small Moments of Glory: A Musical Memoir: the man behind the mighty Hunters and Collectors horn section

Small Moments of Glory: A Musical Memoir: the man behind the mighty Hunters and Collectors horn section

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Mother and I: the history of a wilful family

Mother and I: the history of a wilful family

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Dr James Wright: Adventures of a Merry Medic

Dr James Wright: Adventures of a Merry Medic

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Murphy: The Making of CM Murphy: The Son, The Father, The Goals, The Wins and the Triumph of INXS

Murphy: The Making of CM Murphy: The Son, The Father, The Goals, The Wins and the Triumph of INXS

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The Fall: The End of the Murdoch Empire

The Fall: The End of the Murdoch Empire

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Author: Michael Wolff Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 THE BOOK THAT BROUGHT DOWN RUPERT MURDOCH - AND A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Meet the Murdochs and the disastrously dysfunctional...
Jenson Button: Life to the Limit: My Autobiography

Jenson Button: Life to the Limit: My Autobiography

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Author: Jenson Button Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 Jenson Button is one of the greatest racing drivers of...
The Patchwork Family: Toddlers, Teenagers and Everything in Between from Part-Time Working Mummy

The Patchwork Family: Toddlers, Teenagers and Everything in Between from Part-Time Working Mummy

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Author: Rachaele Hambleton Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 How to hold it together ... even if it feels like everything is falling apart. Welcome to the rollercoaster of family...
Hammer Time: Me, West Ham, and a Passion for the Shirt

Hammer Time: Me, West Ham, and a Passion for the Shirt

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Author: Julian Dicks Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 'pulls no punches' The Sun 'full of eventful tales from the past' Daily Mail 'punchy, earthy ... entertaining stories that capture...
The Right Sort of Girl: The Sunday Times Bestseller

The Right Sort of Girl: The Sunday Times Bestseller

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Author: Anita Rani Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 'Warm, honest and funny, filled with hope and inspiration' Nikesh Shukla 'Funny, touching, occasionally veering into beautifully controlled, quiet rage... a...
Calling the Shots: How to Win in Football and Life

Calling the Shots: How to Win in Football and Life

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Author: David Dein Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 The long-awaited memoir from international football ambassador, former co-owner of Arsenal FC and legend of the game: David Dein. There's no...
Great Rides According to G

Great Rides According to G

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Author: Geraint Thomas Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Across the UK, into Europe and further afield, these are the training rides, races and journeys closest to his heart. From...
Brazen: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING MEMOIR FROM THE STAR OF NETFLIX'S MY UNORTHODOX LIFE

Brazen: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING MEMOIR FROM THE STAR OF NETFLIX'S MY UNORTHODOX LIFE

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Author: Julia Haart Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 464 **THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** From the star of Netflix's My Unorthodox Life, a riveting, inspiring memoir. Julia Haart tells the story...
Kitchen Person: Notes on Cooking & Eating

Kitchen Person: Notes on Cooking & Eating

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Author: Rachel Cooke Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 In 2009, Rachel Cooke started a monthly column for The Observer on cooking and eating: here are her fifty best. In...
Throwing the Book

Throwing the Book

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Author: Wayne Barnes Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Wayne Barnes - one of the most-experienced international referees in history and criminal barrister to boot - uniquely lifts the lid...
A Fortunate Life: The Autobiography of Paddy Ashdown

A Fortunate Life: The Autobiography of Paddy Ashdown

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Author: Paddy Ashdown Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Paddy Ashdown's autobiography was hailed as one of the most readable and exciting political life stories ever written of all precisely...
The ISIS Hostage: One Man's True Story of 13 Months in Captivity

The ISIS Hostage: One Man's True Story of 13 Months in Captivity

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Author: Puk Damsgard Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 In May 2013, freelance photographer Daniel Rye was captured in Syria and held prisoner by Islamic State for thirteen months, along...
Great Rides According to G

Great Rides According to G

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Author: Geraint Thomas Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Across the UK, into Europe and further afield, these are the training rides, races and journeys closest to his heart. From...
Forever in the Sunshine: The Story of Morecambe and Wise as Only Family Can Tell It

Forever in the Sunshine: The Story of Morecambe and Wise as Only Family Can Tell It

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Author: Gary Morecambe Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 Relive the laughter with this definitive book on Morecambe and Wise - the most famous and best-loved British comedy double-act of...
A Hard Kick in the Nuts: What I've Learned from a Lifetime of Terrible Decisions

A Hard Kick in the Nuts: What I've Learned from a Lifetime of Terrible Decisions

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Author: David Peisner Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Stephen "Steve-O" Glover-social media icon, comedy-touring stalwart, and star of Jackass-delivers a hilarious and practical guide to recovery, relationships, career, and...
The Last Yakuza: A Life in the Japanese Underworld

The Last Yakuza: A Life in the Japanese Underworld

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Author: Jake Adelstein Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 'The Last Yakuza might be a work of non-fiction, but it reads more like a thriller... a gripping read' - Irish...
The Stirrings: A Memoir in Northern Time

The Stirrings: A Memoir in Northern Time

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Author: Catherine Taylor Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 No life exists outside the times. This is a story about one young woman coming of age, and about the place...