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My Family and Other Rock Stars: 'personal and warm and full of revealing small details about music superstars' The Independent top 20 books of 2024

My Family and Other Rock Stars: 'personal and warm and full of (SIGNED)

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A book of the year for The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian and Daily Mail'Gloriously tender and funny . . . with My Family and Other Rock Stars, Murray...
Kitchen Person: Notes on Cooking & Eating

Kitchen Person: Notes on Cooking & Eating (SIGNED)

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In 2009, Rachel Cooke started a monthly column for The Observer on cooking and eating: here are her fifty best.In Kitchen Person, unfussy eater Rachel Cooke chronicles several food upheavals...
Bad Influence: The buzzy debut memoir about growing up online

Bad Influence: The buzzy debut memoir about growing up online (SIGNED)

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'Equal parts insightful and entertaining - whatever your take on influencers, Bad Influence is a great read' YOMI ADEGOKE'Warm, juicy, and eye-opening, like having a chat with a best friend'...
Mad Woman: Binge Eating. Menopause. OCD: How To Survive a World That Thinks You're The Problem

Mad Woman: Binge Eating. Menopause. OCD: How To Survive a World That (SIGNED)

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A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'Bryony Gordon is a terrific, compassionate writer' Elizabeth Day'A deeply reassuring essential read' Sunday Independent'Visceral and honest' Telegraph'Bryony writes with such entertaining and brazen candour about mental...
Two Hitlers and a Marilyn: An autograph hunter's escape from suburbia

Two Hitlers and a Marilyn: An autograph hunter's escape from suburbia (SIGNED)

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"I'd managed to puncture a hole between our universe and the parallel one where all the celebrities lived."'The zaniest book I've read in eons. Andrusier is a fresh new voice...
The Night Alphabet: the electrifying debut novel from the award-winning poet

The Night Alphabet: the electrifying debut novel from the award- (SIGNED)

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'Joelle Taylor brings extraordinary linguistic inventiveness to a tale of tattoo artists and violence against women' Guardian (Fiction Books of the Year, 2024) 'A glorious jewel of a novel' Sophie...
Lobster: and other things I'm learning to love: 'energising, fearless and joyful' Sara Pascoe

Lobster: and other things I'm learning to love: 'energising, fearless (SIGNED)

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A brand-new collection from the award-winning poet, the companion piece to the Sunday Times bestselling Slug'Funny, so smart and refreshingly honest' SARAH MILLICAN'Hollie McNish's words always sweep me away' GIOVANNA...
Believe: An empowering and honest memoir from Leigh-Anne Pinnock, member of one of the world's biggest girl bands, Little Mix.

Believe: An empowering and honest memoir from Leigh-Anne Pinnock, (SIGNED)

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'I found my power when I realized it was within me, within my skin and within my soul. It just needed to be set free.' Leigh-Anne Pinnock's life changed overnight...
The Little Book of Fathers & Sons: A Celebration of Growing Up Together

The Little Book of Fathers & Sons: A Celebration of Growing Up

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Homer and Bart. Phil and Luke. God and Jesus. Charles and William. Perhaps no other relationship is as complex, rewarding and ever-changing as that of a father and son. Whether...
Bad Influence: The buzzy debut memoir about growing up online

Bad Influence: The buzzy debut memoir about growing up online

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'An ideal summer read' EVENING STANDARD'Equal parts insightful and entertaining - whatever your take on influencers, Bad Influence is a great read' YOMI ADEGOKEOenone didn't set out to become an...
The Anxiety Project

The Anxiety Project

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"The most interesting Dutch writer of his generation" Herman Koch"Vivid and moving. A marvellous hybrid of a book about one of the major contemporary causes of sickness and unhappiness. In...
Sleepless: Discovering the Power of the Night Self

Sleepless: Discovering the Power of the Night Self

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'Sleepless has changed how I feel about sleep . . . I was captivated' The Times, Book of the Week'This book will inspire you to get up, light a candle,...
None of this Rocks: The brilliant first memoir by Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman

None of this Rocks: The brilliant first memoir by Fall Out Boy

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None of This Rocks is a memoir by Joe Trohman - lead guitarist and cofounder of Fall Out Boy - that reads like a double album full of revealing stories...
None of this Rocks: The brilliant first memoir by Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman

None of this Rocks: The brilliant first memoir by Fall Out Boy

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None of This Rocks is a memoir by Joe Trohman - lead guitarist and cofounder of Fall Out Boy - that reads like a double album full of revealing stories...
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...
Sex Bomb: a 'hilarious, raw and poignant' memoir

Sex Bomb: a 'hilarious, raw and poignant' memoir

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For fans of Everything I Know About Love, Wrong Knickers and The Right Sort of Girl this is the incredibly honest and brilliantly raunchy memoir you don't want to miss.'Honest....
Eat, Drink, Run.: How I Got Fit Without Going Too Mad

Eat, Drink, Run.: How I Got Fit Without Going Too Mad

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The new hilarious and inspirational memoir from Sunday Times no1 bestselling author Bryony Gordon.Bryony Gordon was not a runner. A loafer, a dawdler, a drinker, a smoker, yes. A runner,...
Our Country in Crisis: Britain's Housing Emergency and How We Rebuild

Our Country in Crisis: Britain's Housing Emergency and How We Rebuild

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'Kwajo's voice is leading the call for change on behalf of a generation who have been seriously failed by Westminster.' Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester'A brilliant thinker and doer....
Where Are You From? No, Where are You Really From?

Where Are You From? No, Where are You Really From?

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A story of migration, identity and belonging, drawing on the stories of people from Audrey Osler's mixed-heritage family, over three centuries. Whether or not we trace our families from beyond...
Twelve Years a Slave: A True Story

Twelve Years a Slave: A True Story

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The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. `Why had I not died in my young years - before God had given...
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...
Motherwell: The moving memoir of growing up in 60s and 70s working class Scotland

Motherwell: The moving memoir of growing up in 60s and 70s working

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE'A fitting legacy left by a blazing talent' Observer'A masterpiece' Andrew O'Hagan, Guardian'Completely amazing' Lucy...
Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford

Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford

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The captivating letters by the most idiosyncratic, witty and irrepressible of the notorious Mitford sisters.Here's what readers are saying:'It is both laugh-out-loud funny and enthralling' 'A wonderful record of a...
Alan Partridge: Big Beacon: The hilarious new memoir from the nation's favourite broadcaster

Alan Partridge: Big Beacon: The hilarious new memoir from the nation's

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'There are prizes, normally named after PG Wodehouse, given to literary comic novels and non-fiction, and these books will have blurbs saying "hilarious" on them. This is infinitely funnier than...
Any Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Prostitution in Ireland

Any Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Prostitution in Ireland

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'Searing and generous ... a blazing beacon' - Donal Ryan 'Every man and woman should read this' - Sabina Higgins'Written with honesty, power and insight' - Roisin Ingle'Immensely valuable ......
The Rolling Stones Rare and Unseen: Foreword by Keith Richards, afterword by Andrew Loog Oldham

The Rolling Stones Rare and Unseen: Foreword by Keith Richards,

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FOREWORD BY KEITH RICHARDS'ICONIC... DAZZLING.'-MOJO'SPECTACULAR... YOU TRULY FEEL THE INSANE PACE OF LIFE AS A STONE.'-VARIETY'Gered was at one with the band. More than that, for that special time, he...
Who Cares: The Hidden Crisis of Caregiving, and How We Solve It - the 2023 Orwell Prize Finalist

Who Cares: The Hidden Crisis of Caregiving, and How We Solve It - the

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*FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023*'A visceral, unsparing picture of our current situation' ROB DELANEY'A radical vision for how we might do things better ' LADY BRENDA...
Walking into Hell 1st July 1916

Walking into Hell 1st July 1916

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The 1st July 1916 was the blackest day in the history of the British Army when 60,000 unsuspecting men of the British 4th Army advanced into the teeth of a...
Surviving the Death Railway: A Pow's Memoir and Letters from Home

Surviving the Death Railway: A Pow's Memoir and Letters from Home

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The ordeals of the POWs put to slave labour by their Japanese masters on the 'Burma Railway' have been well documented yet never cease to shock. It is impossible not...
From Corunna to Waterloo: The Letters and Journals of Two Napoleonic Hussars, 1801-1816

From Corunna to Waterloo: The Letters and Journals of Two Napoleonic

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This is the story of two young Welsh cavalry officers who served for much of the Napoleonic Wars with the 15th (King's) Hussars. Major Edwin Griffith and his nephew, Captain...
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...
Riding Route 66: Finding Myself on America's Mother Road

Riding Route 66: Finding Myself on America's Mother Road

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'Every time I have ridden 66, within 10 miles of setting off, I never want that ride to end. I think it's because Route 66 encapsulates struggle, and, ultimately, triumphing...
These Foolish Things: A Memoir

These Foolish Things: A Memoir

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Few people can say they have shaped the cultural landscape of the last four decades while crossing paths with some of the most extraordinary personalities on the planet. But then,...
We Need to Talk: The Number 1 Bestseller: SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2023 - Biography of the Year

We Need to Talk: The Number 1 Bestseller: SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH

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Dr Tony Holohan served as Chief Medical Officer in Ireland for 14 years, but only really became known to the public during the Covid 19 pandemic. During this time his...
The Secret Life of John le Carre

The Secret Life of John le Carre

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Winner of the Crime Fest HRF Keating Award'Not merely the conclusive homage to a compulsively fascinating character, but an insightful study into the biographical process itself' Nicholas Shakespeare'Now that he...
Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It

Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It

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Greg Marshall's early years were pretty bizarre. Rewind the VHS tapes (this is the nineties) and you'll see a lopsided teenager limping across a high school stage, or in a...
Spectacles

Spectacles

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Manolo Blahnik and the Tale of the Elves and the Shoemaker: A Fashion Fairy Tale Memoir

Manolo Blahnik and the Tale of the Elves and the Shoemaker: A Fashion Fairy Tale Memoir

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The Story of the Burberry Trench

The Story of the Burberry Trench

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The epitome of British heritage fashion, the Burberry trench coat is a beloved wardrobe classic. Practical yet versatile; it is sleek and sexy but also a preppy favourite. Since the...
None of this Rocks: The brilliant first memoir by Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman

None of this Rocks: The brilliant first memoir by Fall Out Boy

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None of This Rocks is a memoir by Joe Trohman - lead guitarist and cofounder of Fall Out Boy - that reads like a double album full of revealing stories...
Great Ormond Street Hospital Nurse: The life of a trainee nurse at GOSH in the 1960s

Great Ormond Street Hospital Nurse: The life of a trainee nurse at

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"You must learn to hold in your feelings," Matron said, firmly but not unkindly. "One day it will be your duty to support the family and other staff through this...
The Traitor of Arnhem: WWII's Greatest Betrayal and the Moment That Changed History Forever

The Traitor of Arnhem: WWII's Greatest Betrayal and the Moment That

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Sunday Times Bestselling author of The Traitor of Colditz Robert Verkaik reveals the incredible never-before-told story of the role played by the Cambridge Spies in the British defeat at Arnhem"A...
Surviving the Death Railway: A Pow's Memoir and Letters from Home

Surviving the Death Railway: A Pow's Memoir and Letters from Home

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The ordeals of the POWs put to slave labour by their Japanese masters on the 'Burma Railway' have been well documented yet never cease to shock. It is impossible not...
Behind the Gates of Gomorrah: Life inside one of America's largest hospitals for the criminally insane, treating the real Hannibal Lecters of this world

Behind the Gates of Gomorrah: Life inside one of America's largest hospitals for the criminally insane, treating the real Hannibal Lecters of this world

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The Dark Art: My Undercover Life in Global Narco-Terrorism

The Dark Art: My Undercover Life in Global Narco-Terrorism

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Not Everything Counts but Everything Matters: The powerful and inspirational new book about leadership and achieving success from the visionary multi-premiership winning Panthers coach

Not Everything Counts but Everything Matters: The powerful and

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How connection and courage teach us to win - an NRL leadership story, from the history-making coach who pulled off the impossible to inspire, mentor and lead a grassroots club...
Challenge Accepted!: The hilarious bestselling memoir and guide to life from the Australian comedy sensation, for fans of Toni Lodge and Tina Fey

Challenge Accepted!: The hilarious bestselling memoir and guide to

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Funny woman, Instagram star, international comedy sensation and now bestselling author, Celeste Barber's Challenge Accepted! is a hilarious and outspoken guide to life, unwanted gas and how to rock a...
Naked in the Rideshare: Stories of Gross Miscalculations

Naked in the Rideshare: Stories of Gross Miscalculations

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From Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold, the youngest comedy writers ever for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and masterminds behind the viral 2018 Yale graduation speech, comes a hilarious...