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North of Ithaka: A Granddaughter Returns to Greece and Discovers Her

North of Ithaka: A Granddaughter Returns to Greece and Discovers Her Roots

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Eleni Gage, a young journalist living in New York, leaves her Manhattan flat to return to the remote but beautiful Greek village of Lia in northern Greece and rebuild her...
Wildfire: My Ten Years Getting High in The Prodigy

Wildfire: My Ten Years Getting High in The Prodigy

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Wildfire tells the story of the first decade of The Prodigy from the perspective of original member Leeroy Thornhill, fully illustrated with entirely unseen photography from the earliest raves, to...
Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession

Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession

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Her marriage challenged by an insane, irresistible love affair, Julie decides to leave town and immerse herself in a new obsession: butchery. She finds her way to Fleischer's, a butcher...
Highways and Byways: Tall tales and short stories from the long way

Highways and Byways: Tall tales and short stories from the long way

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The new book from Jimmy Barnes, the award-winning author of the number-one bestsellers Working Class Boy, Working Class Man and Killing Time From larger-than-life adventures to vivid and poignant tales...
The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale: From the creator of the Edinburgh Festival

The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale: From the creator of the Edinburgh Festival

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THE CHART-TOPPING MEMOIR ______________________________________________________________________________________ 'This memoir is one of the smartest, funniest books I've read about love in a long, long time' - RED 'illuminating' METRO Haley McGee is in...
Seams Unlikely: The Inspiring True Life Story of Nancy Zieman

Seams Unlikely: The Inspiring True Life Story of Nancy Zieman

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Millions of women learned to sew while watching the inimitable Nancy Zieman on public television's, Sewing with Nancy. Many of them have Googled phrases like "stroke Nancy Zieman" in an...
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between

The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between

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A breathtaking memoir and an extraordinary testament to the human spirit. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK...
In the Blood: On Mothers, Daughters and Addiction

In the Blood: On Mothers, Daughters and Addiction

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'I've never read a book like it. It's as if they tore their own hearts out and asked the other to hold it for them while they wrote.' Phoebe Waller-Bridge...
Then There Was Her

Then There Was Her

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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...
Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War

Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War

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The extraordinary story of American special operator and trailblazer Shannon Kent, who hunted high value targets on classified missions in the most dangerous locales on earth while trying to balance...
James Patterson: The Stories of My Life

James Patterson: The Stories of My Life

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The official autobiography of James Patterson, where he tells the story of his life and his journey to becoming one of the bestselling writers of all time. HIS BEST STORIES...
That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

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So relevant in today's evolving cultural climate, Fahmy's story offers a perceptive and personal glimpse into the sometimes sticky but ultimately rewarding balance of independent choice and tradition.
Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War

Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War

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The extraordinary story of American special operator and trailblazer Shannon Kent, who hunted high value targets on classified missions in the most dangerous locales on earth while trying to balance...
Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life

Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life

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Born into a political dynasty, Jenna and Barbara Bush grew up in the public eye. As small children, they watched their grandfather become president; just twelve years later they stood...
Broken Dreams: First Nations Classics

Broken Dreams: First Nations Classics

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Now included in UQP's First Nations Classics series with an introduction from Gayle Kennedy, Broken Dreams is a moving and inspiring story of a life transformed in an accident, told...
Like Me: Confessions of a Heartland Country Singer

Like Me: Confessions of a Heartland Country Singer

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Chely Wright, singer, songwriter, country music star, writes in this moving, telling memoir about her life and her career; about growing up in America's heartland, the youngest of three children;...
Leon and June: Our Story: Life, Love & Laughter

Leon and June: Our Story: Life, Love & Laughter

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'Leon often said he'd like to write our story. Now, I'll do it for him.' As founding cast members of hit television show Gogglebox , Leon and June won the...
Paper Doll: Notes From A Late Bloomer

Paper Doll: Notes From A Late Bloomer

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'AN ESSENTIAL READ FOR ANYONE WITH A HEART' JOE LOCKE, star of Heartstopper 'SHOULD BE REQUIRED READING FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO EXPAND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY' Kristin Chenoweth...
My Paper Chase: True Stories of Vanished Times

My Paper Chase: True Stories of Vanished Times

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In My Paper Chase, Harold Evans recounts the wild and wonderful tale of newspapering life. His story stretches from the 1930s to his service in WWII, through towns big and...
Record Play Pause: Confessions of a Post-Punk Percussionist: the Joy Division Years: Volume I

Record Play Pause: Confessions of a Post-Punk Percussionist: the Joy Division Years: Volume I

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I Once Drowned

I Once Drowned

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The Most of Nora Ephron: The ultimate anthology of essays, articles and extracts from her greatest work, with a foreword by Candice Carty-Williams

The Most of Nora Ephron: The ultimate anthology of essays, articles

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Packed with wit, wisdom and comfort, this is a whopping celebration of the late, great Nora Ephron, the iconic writer whose work continues to entertain and inspire millions. A revised...
The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk and Going Beyond Limits to Climb the Dawn Wall

The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk and Going Beyond

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A climber's journey of endurance, risk and going beyond limits A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of...
Is That You, Ruthie?: First Nations Classics

Is That You, Ruthie?: First Nations Classics

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Now included in UQP's First Nations Classics series with an introduction from Jackie Huggins, Is That You, Ruthie? is a remarkable memoir that recounts, with characteristic humour and honesty, a...
Living on a Thin Line

Living on a Thin Line

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The all new, must-read memoir by legendary Kinks guitarist Dave Davies'BOOK OF THE DAY' - Guardian'This powerful tell-all from the Kinks guitarist puts the spotlight on his own bad behaviour,...
Sis, Don't Settle: How to Stay Smart in Matters of the Heart

Sis, Don't Settle: How to Stay Smart in Matters of the Heart

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By day, Faith Jenkins is the host of the nationally syndicated TV show Divorce Court; by night, she's a happily married newlywed who navigated these dating streets for years before...
Kathleen and Frank

Kathleen and Frank

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We Will Not Be Saved: A memoir of hope and resistance in the Amazon rainforest  (Reese Witherspoon's Book Club Pick)

We Will Not Be Saved: A memoir of hope and resistance in the Amazon

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REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK'An unforgettable memoir about fighting for your home and your heart.' - Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club November '24 Pick)'Full of wisdom, sadness, flourishes of joy and...
We Will Not Be Saved: A memoir of hope and resistance in the Amazon rainforest  (Reese Witherspoon's Book Club Pick)

We Will Not Be Saved: A memoir of hope and resistance in the Amazon

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REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK'An unforgettable memoir about fighting for your home and your heart.' - Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club November '24 Pick)'Full of wisdom, sadness, flourishes of joy and...
Glitter and Glue: A compelling memoir about one woman's discovery of the true meaning of motherhood

Glitter and Glue: A compelling memoir about one woman's discovery of

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'I loved this book, I was moved by this book and now I will share this book with my own mother.' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love. From the...
Good Girls: A story and study of anorexia

Good Girls: A story and study of anorexia

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A BEST BOOK OF 2023 IN THE TIMES, GUARDIAN AND WALL STREET JOURNALA searing memoir from Hadley Freeman, bestselling author of House of Glass, about one of the most misunderstood...
Highways and Byways: Tall tales and short stories from the long way round from Australian rock legend & bestselling author of WORKING CLASS BOY, WORKING CLASS MAN & KILLING TIME

Highways and Byways: Tall tales and short stories from the long way

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The new book from Jimmy Barnes, the award-winning author of the number-one bestsellers Working Class Boy, Working Class Man and Killing Time From larger-than-life adventures to vivid and poignant tales...
Good Girls: A story and study of anorexia

Good Girls: A story and study of anorexia

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A BEST BOOK OF 2023 IN THE TIMES, GUARDIAN AND WALL STREET JOURNALA searing memoir from Hadley Freeman, bestselling author of House of Glass, about one of the most misunderstood...
Comfort in Darkness

Comfort in Darkness

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A masterwork from the world's greatest Jiu Jitsu fighter and international bestselling author of BREATHE. A mythic figure in fighting and a legendary member of the "first family of martial...
Comfort in Darkness

Comfort in Darkness

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A masterwork from the world's greatest Jiu Jitsu fighter and international bestselling author of BREATHE. A mythic figure in fighting and a legendary member of the "first family of martial...
Head Case

Head Case

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The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor

The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor

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A Life Worth Living: Acting, Activism and Everything Else

A Life Worth Living: Acting, Activism and Everything Else

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'I can't recommend it highly enough' STEPHEN FRY | 'Everyone needs to hear his voice' MARK HADDONI'm a man on a mission to show that life with Down syndrome can...
The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor

The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor

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Highways and Byways: Tall tales and short stories from the long way round from Australian rock legend & bestselling author of WORKING CLASS BOY, WORKING CLASS MAN & KILLING TIME

Highways and Byways: Tall tales and short stories from the long way round from Australian rock legend & bestselling author of WORKING CLASS BOY, WORKING CLASS MAN & KILLING TIME

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The new book from Jimmy Barnes, the award-winning author of the number-one bestsellers Working Class Boy, Working Class Man and Killing Time From larger-than-life adventures to vivid and poignant tales...
Smoke and Mirrors: From the Soviet Union to Russia, the Pipedream Meets Reality

Smoke and Mirrors: From the Soviet Union to Russia, the Pipedream Meets Reality

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Smoke and Mirrors is about a world which is no more. There is already no such country on the map - the Soviet Union. On the site where the famous...
Hinch Yourself Happy: All The Best Cleaning Tips To Shine Your Sink And Soothe Your Soul

Hinch Yourself Happy: All The Best Cleaning Tips To Shine Your Sink And Soothe Your Soul

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Silk: Football, Family, Respect

Silk: Football, Family, Respect

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I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons

I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons

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Author: Kevin Hart Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Superstar comedian and Hollywood box office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words....
Where the Children Take Us: How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable

Where the Children Take Us: How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable

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Author: Zain E. Asher Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 'A deeply moving and riveting memoir.' Arianna Huffington 'An incredible personal story.' Don Cheadle This spellbinding memoir opens with a...
Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing: The powerful memoir from the beloved star of Friends

Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing: The powerful memoir from the beloved star of Friends

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Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing: The powerful memoir from the beloved star of Friends

Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing: The powerful memoir from the beloved star of Friends

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Author: Matthew Perry Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 'There's never been a more honest or raw memoir . . . and it may just save lives' Daily Mail 'Funny,...
Things I Learned from Falling: The must-read true story

Things I Learned from Falling: The must-read true story

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Author: Claire Nelson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'What a story - never heard a story like that before' - Chris Evans 'Uplifting and brave' - Stylist 'Claire Nelson...