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Alice's Book: How the Nazis Stole My Grandmother's Cookbook

Alice's Book: How the Nazis Stole My Grandmother's Cookbook

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"A remarkable and important story" BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour"Unputdownable . . . Urbach has also retold the tragic Holocaust story in quite unforgettable lines" A.N. Wilson"In a remarkable new...
To the Greatest Heights

To the Greatest Heights

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'What a wonderful, honest, refreshing book, full of free-spirited adventure, humour and profound thoughts to provide inspiration to anyone who simply dreams of getting out and doing their own thing'...
Bacon in Moscow

Bacon in Moscow

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'A rollicking cultural adventure... fascinating and true' - Grayson PerryThis funny and personal memoir is the account of an audacious attempt by James Birch, a young British curator, to mount...
Black Sheep: A Story of Rural Racism,  Identity and Hope

Black Sheep: A Story of Rural Racism, Identity and Hope

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'Truly inspirational' The SunSabrina Pace-Humphreys is a 44-year-old mother of four and grandmother of three, an award-winning businesswoman, an ultrarunner, a social justice activist and a recovering alcoholic. She is...
Motorhome Prophecies: A Journey of Healing and Forgiveness

Motorhome Prophecies: A Journey of Healing and Forgiveness

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In the vein of Educated and Hillbilly Elegy comes a young woman's memoir chronicling her harrowing journey from despair to salvation that showcases the depths and resilience of the human...
Main Character Energy: An Empowering Guide From TikTok Megastar Fats Timbo

Main Character Energy: An Empowering Guide From TikTok Megastar Fats

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Ten commandments, ten chapters, ten ways to change your life Fats Timbo is a comedian and podcaster who rose to prominence for her snappy sketches, quick wit and disability-advocacy.
Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths About Disability

Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths About Disability

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Well-known disability activist and social media influencer, Melissa Blake, offers a frank, illuminating memoir and a call to action for disabled people and allies.In the summer of 2019, journalist Melissa...
The Strength of Love: Embracing an Uncertain Future with Resilience and Optimism

The Strength of Love: Embracing an Uncertain Future with Resilience

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*** The Sunday Times Bestseller ***'Intimate, tender and brutally honest ... a remarkable book.' Decca Aitkenhead, The Sunday Times'These are probably the toughest times we have faced in many decades,...
Mad Woman: The hotly anticipated follow-up to  lifechanging bestseller, MAD GIRL

Mad Woman: The hotly anticipated follow-up to lifechanging bestseller,

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'Bryony Gordon is a terrific, compassionate writer' Elizabeth DayWhat if our notion of what makes us happy is the very thing that's making us so sad?Ten years on from first...
Black Sheep: A Story of Rural Racism,  Identity and Hope

Black Sheep: A Story of Rural Racism, Identity and Hope

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'Truly inspirational' The SunSabrina Pace-Humphreys is a 44-year-old mother of four and grandmother of three, an award-winning businesswoman, an ultrarunner, a social justice activist and a recovering alcoholic. She is...
Hope: Read the inspirational life behind Tom Parker

Hope: Read the inspirational life behind Tom Parker

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THE POWERFUL AND UPLIFTING NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERIn March 2022, much-loved pop star, father and son Tom Parker died from incurable brain cancer. This story is his legacy, in...
A Portrait of the Piss Artist as a Young Man

A Portrait of the Piss Artist as a Young Man

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It was love at first taste for fifteen-year-old Tadhg Hickey when he drank a can of Scrumpy Jack on the night of his exam results. Straight away it provided a...
Beyond the High Blue Air: A Memoir

Beyond the High Blue Air: A Memoir

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Aged 29, Lu Spinney's son Miles suffered a devastating head injury and was left in a coma. With unflinching honesty, Lu Spinney has written a passionate, urgent account of the...
La Belle Saison (Air/Exp/Ire)

La Belle Saison (Air/Exp/Ire)

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Motherwell: A Girlhood

Motherwell: A Girlhood

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Remarkable People: Extraordinary Stories of Everyday Lives

Remarkable People: Extraordinary Stories of Everyday Lives

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XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness

XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love, Relationships, and Tactful Pettiness

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Dear Departed: A Memoir

Dear Departed: A Memoir

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They're a Weird Mob

They're a Weird Mob

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Shades of Difference: Transition in South Africa

Shades Of Difference: Mac Maharaj and the Struggle for South Africa

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I was a Child of Holocaust Survivors

I was a Child of Holocaust Survivors

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Open Book

Open Book

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Behind The Voice: Dietro La Voce

Behind The Voice: Dietro La Voce

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The Book of Emma Reyes: A Memoir in Correspondence

The Book of Emma Reyes: A Memoir in Correspondence

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This astonishing memoir of a childhood lived in extreme poverty in Latin America was hailed as an instant classic when first published in Colombia in 2012, nine years after the...
On Days Like These: The Lost Memoir of a Goalkeeper

On Days Like These: The Lost Memoir of a Goalkeeper

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'Emotional, insightful, beautifully written. A story of making saves and being saved. The best football book I have read this year.' Henry WinterSir Alex Ferguson looked at Joe Sealey: 'You...
Don't Forget to Scream: Unspoken Truths About Motherhood

Don't Forget to Scream: Unspoken Truths About Motherhood

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'Every person - parent or not - ought to read this . . . beautifully written and searingly honest'iLike grief or falling in love, becoming a mother is an experience...
Once Upon a Raven's Nest: a life on Exmoor in an epoch of change

Once Upon a Raven's Nest: a life on Exmoor in an epoch of change

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'This is a rich, beautiful and deeply moving book' GEORGE MONBIOT'I loved this book' CLOVER STROUDOnce Upon a Raven's Nest is the story of a working class man, one Thomas...
Now is Not the Time for Flowers: What No One Tells You About Life, Love and Loss

Now is Not the Time for Flowers: What No One Tells You About Life,

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Now is Not the Time for Flowers is the beautiful and honest memoir from writer Stacey Heale. With the death of her husband Greg as the catalyst, Stacey explores the...
Save Me from the Waves: An adventure from sea to summit

Save Me from the Waves: An adventure from sea to summit

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An adventure story - with a difference Jessica Hepburn is an unlikely athlete - she was labelled the arty' not the sporty' one in school. She hates exercise and believes...
An Extravagant Life

An Extravagant Life

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Over the last forty years, Stuart Woods has written more than ninety novels of suspense and intrigue, beginning with the award-winning Chiefs. Featuring iconic crime-fighting and jet-setting leads, the plots...
Nights in White Castle: A Memoir

Nights in White Castle: A Memoir

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It begins in Bloomington, Minnesota, with a 13-year-old kid staging his own author photo that he hopes will someday grace the cover of a book jacket. And it ends at...
Vignette: Stories of Life and Wine in 100 Bottles

Vignette: Stories of Life and Wine in 100 Bottles

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Spiced: A Pastry Chef's True Stories of Trials by Fire, After-Hours Exploits and What Really Goes On in the Kitchen

Spiced: A Pastry Chef's True Stories of Trials by Fire, After-Hours Exploits and What Really Goes On in the Kitchen

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200 Years of Australian Sport: A Glorious Obsession

200 Years of Australian Sport: A Glorious Obsession

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Footslogger in his 90th Year

Footslogger in his 90th Year

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Author: A. H. ReedBinding: HardbackPublished: A. H. Reed Publishing, 1966, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the life and experiences of A. H. Reed as he...
Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

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Author: Richard Hudson, Raymond LeeBinding: HardbackPublished: Castle, 1970Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis biographical work of actress Gloria Swanson recounts her life in the film...
Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

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Author: Alexander WalkerBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan , 1981, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis biography explores the life and career of the legendary actor and comedian Peter...
With My Little Eye: Memoirs of a Spy Hunter

With My Little Eye: Memoirs of a Spy Hunter

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Author: Richard DeaconBinding: HardbackPublished: Frederick Muller, 1982, First UK EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsIn 'With My Little Eye,' former intelligence officer Michael J. O'Neill shares captivating...
The Double Helix

The Double Helix

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Author: James D. WatsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1968, FIRST EDITIONCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Double Helix is a memoir by James D. Watson, detailing the...
In Pleasant Places

In Pleasant Places

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Author: Joyce GrenfellBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1979, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerIn Pleasant Places is an autobiography by Joyce Grenfell that includes a collection...
The Puzzle People: Memoirs Of A Transplant Surgeon (SIGNED)

The Puzzle People: Memoirs Of A Transplant Surgeon (SIGNED)

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Author: Thomas E. StarzlBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis memoir provides an insightful look into the life...
Black Film Stars

Black Film Stars

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Author: Eileen LandayBinding: HardbackPublished: Drake Publishers, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBlack Film Stars by Eileen Landay explores the significant contributions and impact of black actors in...
Yours Sincerely, Tom: Revisited (SIGNED)

Yours Sincerely, Tom: Revisited (SIGNED)

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Author: Margaret L HendersonBinding: SoftbackPublished: Openbook Print, Adelaide, 2005Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis book revisits the heartfelt correspondence of Tom, providing insights into his...
The Film Director As Superstar

The Film Director As Superstar

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Author: Joseph GelmisBinding: HardbackPublished: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the role of the film director in the filmmaking process,...
The Pictorial Treasury of Film Stars Ingrid Bergman

The Pictorial Treasury of Film Stars Ingrid Bergman

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Author: Curtis F. BrownBinding: HardbackPublished: Galahad Books, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsOne of the screen's most enchantingly beautiful women, Ingrid Bergman is also a...
Brando

Brando

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Author: Ron OffenBinding: HardbackPublished: Henry Regnery Company, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the lives and legacies of Marlon Brando, showcasing his impact...
Kurum Kabul & Kandahar: Three Campaigns in Afghanistan

Kurum Kabul & Kandahar: Three Campaigns in Afghanistan

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Author: Charles Gray RobertsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Sang-E-Meel Publications, 1979Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides an in-depth analysis of three significant military campaigns in Afghanistan, focusing on...
Jean Galbraith: Writer in a Valley

Jean Galbraith: Writer in a Valley

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