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Missing Persons, Or My Grandmother's Secrets

Missing Persons, Or My Grandmother's Secrets

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A history of unmarried motherhood through three generations of an Irish family, and the secrets we conceal How far would you go for the missing? When Clair Wills was in...
Pharmacopoeia: A Dungeness Notebook

Pharmacopoeia: A Dungeness Notebook

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A beautiful, full-colour compendium of Derek Jarman's writing on nature, gardening and life in Dungeness - with a Foreword by Tilda Swinton 'I planted a dog rose. Then I found...
And Finally: A Neurosurgeon's Reflections on Life

And Finally: A Neurosurgeon's Reflections on Life

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From the No.1 bestselling author of Do No Harm, an unflinching and deeply personal exploration of death, life and what matters in the end. From the No.1 bestselling author of...
Elle

Elle

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Real life gems from the Aussie icon. I have learned that love is what really matters... My life experiences brought about that discovery. I deeply wish that you learn unconditional...
Your Time Starts Now: Food and fame, failure and freedom: the life

Your Time Starts Now: Food and fame, failure and freedom: the life

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The extraordinary life story of Australia's beloved Julie Goodwin, first winner of MasterChef and bestselling cookbook author Julie Goodwin was catapulted into our hearts as the first-ever winner of MasterChef...
MILF: Motherhood, Identity, Love and F*ckery

MILF: Motherhood, Identity, Love and F*ckery

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Much-loved artist Paloma Faith's raw, funny and personal account of motherhood, working and not having it all ***THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***'The most raw, funny and liberating look...
PATRIOT

PATRIOT

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AN INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER- The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs Patriot is the unforgettable life story of...
The In-Between: Stories of Care and Connection in Life's Final Moments

The In-Between: Stories of Care and Connection in Life's Final Moments

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In this #3 New York Times bestselling memoir, TikTok star and hospice nurse Hadley Vlahos demystifies death with inspiring patient stories. What can people at the end of their lives...
A Thousand Threads

A Thousand Threads

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The joyous and electric, Women's Prize for Non-Fiction-longlisted memoir from beloved music icon Neneh Cherry A SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, NEW STATESMAN, EVENING STANDARD, UNCUT AND ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE...
Thunderclap: A memoir of art and life & sudden death

Thunderclap: A memoir of art and life & sudden death

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From the Sunday Times bestselling author, Laura Cumming, a kaleidoscopic memoir connecting her life as an art critic with the vivid world of her father's paintings and those of the...
The Gold: The real story behind Brink's-Mat: Britain's biggest heist

The Gold: The real story behind Brink's-Mat: Britain's biggest heist

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The definitive account of the Brink's-Mat Robbery to publish alongside a prime-time BBC 1 series. The real story that inspired the BBC drama, The Gold On Saturday, 26 November 1983,...
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard

Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard

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The international runaway bestseller from much-loved Harry Potter star, Tom Felton THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Uproarious memoir packed with anecdotes about the Harry Potter films'...
Be Useful: Seven tools for life

Be Useful: Seven tools for life

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Seven lessons from the international icon on how to live a meaningful, purposeful life, for fans of Atomic Habits and Wim Hof THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER The seven rules...
My Name is Barbra

My Name is Barbra

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The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and THE TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023. The exhilarating and startlingly honest...
Dead Men Don't Tell Tales

Dead Men Don't Tell Tales

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The world's only million-copy-selling truck fitter is back, faster than ever Guy Martin can't sit still. He has to keep pushing - both himself and whatever machine he is piloting...
The Penguin Lessons

The Penguin Lessons

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Now a major film, this is the true story of an unlikely friendship between a flightless bird and a teacher out of his depth. . . When schoolteacher Tom Michell...
A Promised Land

A Promised Land

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A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of...
The Salt Path

The Salt Path

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The bestselling true story of the couple who lost everything and embarked on a journey not of escape but salvation, soon to be a major motion picture starring Golden Globe...
The Light We Carry: Overcoming In Uncertain Times

The Light We Carry: Overcoming In Uncertain Times

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In her bestselling follow-up to the worldwide phenomenon Becoming, Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and insightful reflections to help us find inner strength; create and deepen relationships with others; and...
What I Ate in One Year: (and related thoughts)

What I Ate in One Year: (and related thoughts)

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From the beloved, bestselling, Oscar-nominated author of Taste- a funny, poignant, heartfelt and deeply satisfying serving of memories and meals and an irresistible celebration of the profound role that food...
Shattered

Shattered

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From Hanif Kureishi, author of The Buddha of Suburbia, a memoir about the accident that left him paralysed On Boxing Day 2022, in Rome, Hanif Kureishi had a fall. When...
I Haven't Been Entirely Honest with You

I Haven't Been Entirely Honest with You

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Packed with hard-won wisdoms and gentle truths, this is Miranda's honest exploration of the lessons she has learned on her journey from illness to recovery Hello to you, I am...
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent

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Discover the real Judi Dench through a series of intimate conversations about the love of her life - Shakespeare Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig;...
Can You Make This Thing Go Faster?

Can You Make This Thing Go Faster?

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The eighth volume of Jeremy Clarkson's bestselling The World According to Clarkson series These days, you might know him better as a tractor-driving Gentleman Farmer, but Jeremy Clarkson wasn't always...
The Criminal Mind

The Criminal Mind

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The extraordinary life and work of Britain's leading forensic psychiatrist - A powerful and unforgettable journey into the true nature of good and evil A likeable young girl burns her...
The Lives of Brian: The Sunday Times bestselling autobiography from

The Lives of Brian: The Sunday Times bestselling autobiography from

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The story of AC/DC's legendary front man in his own distinctive voice 'It wasn't me. I didn't do it. And I'll never do it again!' says Brian Johnson of The...
Spare

Spare

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The extraordinary and unflinching memoir from Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex. It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century- two young boys, two princes, walking...
Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows

Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows

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The explosive life story of Special Forces operative Jason Fox, star of Channel 4's 'SAS- Who Dares Wins' and 'Meet the Drug Lords'. Unflinchingly honest, Battle Scars is a breathtaking...
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...
Ready For Absolutely Nothing: 'If you like Lady in Waiting by Anne

Ready For Absolutely Nothing: 'If you like Lady in Waiting by Anne

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An intimate, relatable and funny memoir from Susannah Constantine, our favourite fashion guru and one half of the hugely popular, Trinny and Susannah's What Not to Wear Susannah Constantine, our...
Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells

Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells

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The riveting, powerful, New York Times bestselling memoir Chanel Miller's story changed our world forever. In 2016 Brock Turner was sentenced to just six months in jail after he was...
The Place of Tides

The Place of Tides

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To save the world, we have to start somewhere One afternoon many years ago, James Rebanks met an old woman on a remote Norwegian island. She lived and worked alone...
Educated: The international bestselling memoir

Educated: The international bestselling memoir

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The multi-million copy bestseller and an extraordinary memoir about the transformative power of education THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER A BETWEEN THE COVERS PICK Selected as a book of the year...
Getting Away with Murder: My Unexpected Life on Page, Stage and Screen

Getting Away with Murder: My Unexpected Life on Page, Stage and Screen

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'Screamingly funny and deliciously candid, full of wisdom and joie de vivre, this is memoir with the grip of a thriller' ERIN KELLY 'A rollercoaster ride' THE TIMES 'Fascinating and...
First

First

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Physical Strength Can Only Take You So Far Reigning CrossFit World Champion Rich Froning is The Fittest Man on Earth. Hes fast. Hes strong. And hes incredibly disciplined. But it...
The Intimate Adventures Of A London Call Girl

The Intimate Adventures Of A London Call Girl

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Belle de Jour is the nom de plume of a high-class call girl working in London. This is her story. From the summer of 2003 to the autumn of 2004...
The First Billion is the Hardest

The First Billion is the Hardest

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The man whose corporate takeover attempts and shareholder activism reshaped the oil industry in the 1980s recounts his most awe-inspiring comeback, which saw him net over a billion dollars in...
Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers Edition: One Man's Journey to Change

Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers Edition: One Man's Journey to Change

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With the first cup of tea, you are a stranger. With the second ...a friend. With the third cup of tea, you are family. One day Greg Mortenson set out...
Uptown Girl: A Memoir

Uptown Girl: A Memoir

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In 1974, a twenty-year-old Christie Brinkley was “discovered” outside a Paris phone booth, which set off a meteoric modeling career that would land her on the covers of hundreds of...
By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept

By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept

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Elizabeth Smart's passionate fictional account of her intense love-affair with the poet George Barker, described by Angela Carter as 'Like Madame Bovary blasted by lightening ... A masterpiece'. One day,...
Quartet for the End of Time: On Music, Grief and Birdsong

Quartet for the End of Time: On Music, Grief and Birdsong

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A personal reckoning with grief, doubt, faith and poetry set to one of the most celebrated musical works of the twentieth century, from the award-winning poet and librettist. 'This is...
Inside Out: An Incredible Friendship and Fight for Justice

Inside Out: An Incredible Friendship and Fight for Justice

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Twenty years in jail- Kathleen Folbigg's extraordinary story of wrongful conviction, and how science, advocacy and friendship freed her. In 2003 Kathleen Folbigg was convicted of killing her four babies....
Cactus Pear For My Beloved: A Family Story from Gaza

Cactus Pear For My Beloved: A Family Story from Gaza

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SHORTLISTED, 2025 Stella Prize. Shortlisted for THE AGE Book of the Year. Shortlisted for the NSW Literary Award for Non Fiction. 'If there's a more important or timely book in...
All at Sea: Another Side of Paradise

All at Sea: Another Side of Paradise

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"Sayarer is a precise and passionate writer . . . The vast energy of his commitment to discover, observe and communicate makes for engrossing, often incandescent prose. We need writers...
King Kong - Our Knot of Time and Music: A personal memoir of South

King Kong - Our Knot of Time and Music: A personal memoir of South

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On 2nd February 1959, a musical about the life and times of heavyweight boxing star Ezekiel Dlamini (known as 'King Kong') opened in Johannesburg to a packed audience that included...
The Go-Between: A Portrait of Growing Up Between Different Worlds

The Go-Between: A Portrait of Growing Up Between Different Worlds

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'A beautifully observed and funny book' - Guardian 'Compelling and humane' - Sathnam Sanghera A coming-of-age story set in Birmingham in the 1980s and 1990s, The Go-Between opens a window...
Sink: A Memoir

Sink: A Memoir

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"A brilliant and brilliantly different" (Kiese Laymon), wrenching and redemptive coming-of-age memoir about the difficulty of growing up in a hazardous home and the glory of finding salvation in geek...
Security Mom: An Unclassified Guide to Protecting Our Homeland and

Security Mom: An Unclassified Guide to Protecting Our Homeland and

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It's time to put the "home" back into our homeland. Part prescription and part memoir, this exceptional view of America's security concerns by a leading government Homeland Security advisor, Pulitzer...