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The book titled A Woman Named Jackie by the author C.David Heymann. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

"This book has a miraculous quality.... As a memoir this is hard to put down; if you are seeking a better American future you should pick it up."-Timothy Snyder, New...

The book titled Memoirs by the author Kingsley Amis. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

'While I've been very blessed to have worked in comedy for over a decade, The Audacity gives me the opportunity to connect with people more fully and honestly than a...

'Rarely is such an important book this funny. And rarely is such a funny book this important' - RICHARD OSMAN 'Funny, fierce and genuinely moving' - J. K. ROWLING 'It...

The book titled Ghosting: A Double Life by the author Jennie Erdal. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written, in a collectable clothbound edition Marco Polo's voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which...

Reprint of 1961 First Edition. Sonora Carver was an American entertainer, most notable as one of the first female horse divers. Carver answered an ad placed by "Doc" William Frank...

A ROUGH TRADE AND UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 'Brilliantly entertaining' MOJO 'A rollercoaster tale' Classic Pop 'Endlessly vivid' i Paper 'A beautifully candid bromance . . . the...

Imagine a sisterhood - across all creeds and cultures. An unspoken agreement that we, as women, will support and encourage one another. That we will remember we don't know what...

Three months after Kyo Maclear's father dies in December 2018, she gets the result of a DNA test showing that she and the father who raised her are not biologically...

'Written in gorgeous, sparse prose, We Survived the Night reads like a novel. [...] A book I've been waiting my whole life to read.' Tommy Orange, author of There ThereAs...

Beginning his career as a club DJ and disco producer in the early-70s in his native Boston, Arthur Baker moved to New York City in 1981 and in the summer...

'Warren has turned this memento, snatched from his idol's piano in a moment of rapture, into a genuine religious artefact.' - Nick Cave On Thursday 1 July, 1999, Dr Nina...

A groundbreaking and candid account of Chaz Bono's forty-year struggle to match his gender identity with his physical body and his transformation from male to female.

When Fun Lovin' Criminals released their debut album Come Find Yourself in 1996, its fusion of hip-hop, funk, blues and rock quickly became one of the most iconic and influential...

What happens when a girl tries to grow up in a world where everyone wants her to remain a child? Hayley Mills' teenage decade in Hollywood produced some of the...

This is the extraordinary true story of a British Commando in Burma who, cut off behind enemy lines, walked 2,000 miles towards India and freedom in 1942, but was betrayed...

An Uncut Book of the Year 2021 'Wild, exhilarating and very funny' Sunday Times 'A must-read for pop culture fans' Evening Standard Best Non-fiction 2021 'Beautifully deadpan' The Times ,...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Henry Fraser is one of the most remarkable people I've ever met' J.K. Rowling 'What a story of transformation, inner power and inspiration' Jonny Wilkinson The...

'This intimate new book will change the way we think about the King of Rock 'n' Roll' Telegraph 'A rollercoaster of love and loss' Washington Post The long-awaited, candid memoir...

*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 PEN AMERICA LITERARY AWARDS* 'Superb, compelling, delightfully labyrinthine' Telegraph 'The book fans of Oliver Sacks have been craving' The i 'Lyrical and spellbinding' New Scientist 'The...

In the tradition of classic collections of observations and musings such as Christopher Isherwood's I Am a Camera and Truman Capote's The Dogs Bark , Waiting on the Moon is...

As an interiors photographer, Penny Wincer found that walking through a stranger's home, listening to them explaining the history of the space, and the meaning of precious objects, was one...

From humble origins, the eminent Russian scientist Nicholas Borodin forged a career in microbiology in the era of Stalin. Pragmatic and dedicated to his work, he accepted the Soviet regime,...

Alone in an ethnographic museum in Paris, Gabriela Wiener is confronted with her unusual inheritance. She is visiting an exhibition of pre-Columbian artefacts, the spoils of European colonial plunder, many...

'I'm not homeless: this is my home!' Nick points to the branches of the hornbeam under which we are standing, its leaves still glistening in the aftermath of the morning...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and soiling to the dust jacket edges and spine. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. One...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some minor damage and chipping to edges. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Part of the celebrated Master...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, chipped and worn with some minor damage to corners and spine edges; price clipped. Page Condition: yellowed with foxing. Markings: No visible markings on...

Condition remarks: Condition: Fair to Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed and aged, consistent with a 1928 publication. Markings: previous owner. Binding: Appears intact though aged. Stickers/Labels: None...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition (dark red hardcover binding). Page Condition: Some tanning and yellowing to pages consistent with age. Markings: previous...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth board in red, condition appears good. Page Condition: Good, slight age toning possible. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Binding appears...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Yellowed with some tanning. Markings: Previous owner markings possible. Binding: Binding appears intact. The title...

Condition remarks: Condition: Fair to Good. No dust jacket. The book is open to the title page, which shows yellowing and tanning consistent with age. The boards appear worn at...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Some yellowing/tanning consistent with age. Markings: Appears to have a faint inscription or handwriting on...

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, minimal wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. The book appears to be in very good overall condition with its dust jacket...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Intact hardcover. Stickers/Labels: None visible. Published in 1990 by Congdon & Weed Inc., this unauthorized...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Good, minor wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: ex-library with usual markings. A gripping work of narrative history, July 1914: Countdown to War reconstructs the five...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded with some light soiling and edge wear. Page Condition: Yellowed / foxed with age, consistent with a mid-20th century edition. Markings: No markings visible....

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, minor wear to edges. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Firm hardcover binding, no loose pages. A landmark work of adventure...

Condition remarks: Binding: Hardcover; appears structurally sound, showing expected shelf wear commensurate with age. Jacket: Dust jacket present; light edge wear and minor age-toning. Pages: Generally clean and bright, maintaining...

Condition remarks: Condition: Fair to Good. No dust jacket. Pages yellowed with age, consistent with a mid-20th century reprint edition. Binding appears intact. Some tanning visible on page edges. Minor...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition (green boards with red spine detailing visible). Page Condition: Good, pages appear clean and bright. Markings: No...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No visible markings. The book is shown open alongside its dust jacket copy, indicating a hardcover edition with...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some minor edge wear and chipping. Page Condition: Yellowed with age (tanning). Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Tight and intact. Labels: No price...

Condition remarks: Condition: Fair to Poor. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage, torn at top corner- protected in mylar sleeve. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding:...