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Earth to Moon: A Memoir

Earth to Moon: A Memoir

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A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Jaw-dropping [and] intensely evocative' SUNDAY TIMES 'Moon is a sublime writer who dips her pen in Nora Ephron's ink' OBSERVER 'Gripping, hilarious and...
Hometown Tales: Wales

Hometown Tales: Wales

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Original tales by remarkable writers Hometown Tales is a series of books pairing exciting new voices with some of the most talented and important writers at work today. Some of...
Dear Michael, Love Dad: Letters, laughter and all the things we leave

Dear Michael, Love Dad: Letters, laughter and all the things we leave

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'Wonderful, moving, humorous ... extremely poignant' Charlie Mortimer, Dear Lupin 'Iain's love for his son shines through every sentence of this affecting account, as does his guilt. He blames himself...
Rambling Man: My Life on the Road

Rambling Man: My Life on the Road

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THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING HILARIOUS NEW BOOK FROM THE NATION'S FAVOURITE COMEDIAN, BILLY CONNOLLY Being a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be, to live the way I...
Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and

Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and

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"A Marie Kondo for the modern moment" GUARDIAN " Inner Excellence is for anyone who wants to win at life without losing themselves " MARIE FORLEO TRAIN YOUR HEART AND...
Accessory: Former Miss Australia. Convicted drug trafficker. Gangland

Accessory: Former Miss Australia. Convicted drug trafficker. Gangland

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Behind every criminal man is a young, glamorous woman profiting from his crimes. Or, at least, so the media suggests. Felicia Djamirze is a counsellor, an advocate for women's justice,...
Is it just me? (confessions of an over-sharer)

Is it just me? (confessions of an over-sharer)

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From weight to wee, children to crap dates, nothing is off limits for Chrissie Swan, self-confessed 'over-sharer'. Celebrity, friendship, love, being a working mum, 'having it all' and the general...
The Spirit of the Rainforest: How indigenous wisdom and scientific

The Spirit of the Rainforest: How indigenous wisdom and scientific

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*As featured in the NEW YORK TIMES* 'Every page feels alive with passion' - Sophie Pavelle, author of 'Forget Me Not' 'A beautiful book' - Levison Wood, author of 'Walking...
Your Pace or Mine?: What Running Taught Me About Life, Laughter and

Your Pace or Mine?: What Running Taught Me About Life, Laughter and

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From the co-author of the best-selling Running Made Easy , with a foreword by running legend Kathrine Switzer. Lisa Jackson is a surprising cheerleader for the joys of running. Formerly...
The Rolling Stones Rare and Unseen: Foreword by Keith Richards,

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,...
Idiot Wind: A Memoir

Idiot Wind: A Memoir

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In 1987 a massive snowstorm hits New York as Peter Kaldheim flees the city, owing drug debts to a dealer who is no stranger to casual violence. Leaving behind his...
Be Patient: Life, loss and laughter from behind the hospital curtain

Be Patient: Life, loss and laughter from behind the hospital curtain

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'Darkly funny as well as deeply shocking, [Be Patient] is an antidote to This is Going to Hurt ... This is what it's like to be on the other side...
A Place for Lost Souls: A psychiatric nurse's stories of hope and

A Place for Lost Souls: A psychiatric nurse's stories of hope and

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'Ultimately, my experiences as a mental health nurse have taught me that we should judge less and open our hearts more.' Belinda Black was just seventeen years old when she...
The Epic City: The World on the Streets of Calcutta

The Epic City: The World on the Streets of Calcutta

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A masterful and entirely fresh portrait of great hopes and dashed dreams in a mythical city from a major new literary voice Everything that could possibly be wrong with a...
XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love,

XOXO, Cody: An Opinionated Homosexual's Guide to Self-Love,

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Cody Rigsby has a lot of opinions: Kevin is the hottest Backstreet Boy; grape jelly is a crime against nature; if you wear flip-flops in New York City, you do...
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 All Come Home Alive: A Life in Shocks

We All Come Home Alive: A Life in Shocks

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'Profoundly affecting' GUARDIAN 'Extraordinary. It made me cry' MELISSA HARRISON 'Wise and beautifully written' SINEAD GLEESON 'Made me feel that I too was more alive' LUCY CALDWELL A life is...
Free: My Search for Meaning

Free: My Search for Meaning

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Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn't commit - and became a notorious tabloid story in the process. Though...
Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope

Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope

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'Amanda's story underscores the lasting power of speaking your truth, building a movement, and never losing sight of your dreams' Melinda French Gates A brave and imaginative memoir by the...
Highly Desirable: Tales of London's super-prime property from the

Highly Desirable: Tales of London's super-prime property from the

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'A hugely fun tale of how the super-rich buy their super-prime lairs - I was absolutely boggled throughout. Toto, I have a feeling we're not on Rightmove anymore . ....
Losing Jonathan

Losing Jonathan

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When Bob and Linda Waxler received a phone call warning them their beloved and accomplished son Jonathan was taking heroin, they began a journey that took them through the detox...
The Lady's Handbook For Her Mysterious Illness

The Lady's Handbook For Her Mysterious Illness

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'A visceral, scathing, erudite read that digs deep into how modern medicine continues to fail women and what can be done about it' Booklist The darkly funny memoir of Sarah...
Lovely One: A Memoir

Lovely One: A Memoir

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Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, chronicles her life story and her extraordinary path to becoming a jurist on America's...
World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed

World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed

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What makes us fall in love with a song? What makes us want to write our own songs? Do songs help? Do songs help us live better lives? And do...
A House in Flanders

A House in Flanders

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In 1951 Michael Jenkins, then 14 years old, spent the summer with 'the aunts in Flanders'. His 'aunts' were a group of elderly women whose connection to his family had...
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...
Lost in Motherhood: The Memoir of a Woman who Gained a Baby and Lost

Lost in Motherhood: The Memoir of a Woman who Gained a Baby and Lost

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Previously published as Mum Face . Best described as The Wrong Knickers for mums, in this wry, resonant and darkly funny memoir, journalist Grace Timothy explores motherhood as an issue...
A Glasgow Girl: A memoir of growing up and finding your voice

A Glasgow Girl: A memoir of growing up and finding your voice

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SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION 'I loved this book . . . incredibly moving' Reverend Richard Coles 'A treasure of a book' Fern Britton 'Full of beauty,...
Down and Out: Surviving the Homelessness Crisis, by the 2023 Orwell

Down and Out: Surviving the Homelessness Crisis, by the 2023 Orwell

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***Shortlisted for the 2023 Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness*** ***Winner of an RSL Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction*** 'Part memoir, part howl of fury' GUARDIAN 'Enrich[es] our impoverished sociological...
My Cousin Maria Schneider

My Cousin Maria Schneider

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"Lovingly written" Deborah Harry "An exquisite portrait of a tragic heroine" Violaine Huisman A spare, heartbreaking memoir and tribute to Maria Schneider, the 1970s movie starlet who catapulted to fame...
Why It's OK to Talk About Trauma: How to Make Sense of the Past and

Why It's OK to Talk About Trauma: How to Make Sense of the Past and

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"In her new book Why It's OK to Talk About Trauma , she forges a new path for all survivors of trauma, as well as breathing much-needed humour into a...
A Fabulous Disaster: From the Garage to Madison Square Garden, the

A Fabulous Disaster: From the Garage to Madison Square Garden, the

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From prolific metal guitarist and songwriter for Exodus (and formerly Slayer) Gary Holt comes an entertaining and deeply personal memoir of Holt's "destruction-laden" life, along with a firsthand account of...
Unforgettable: Winner of the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year

Unforgettable: Winner of the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year

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In 2003, England won the Rugby World Cup. Steve Thompson was there, in England's front row, at the heart of the match, and at the heart of the scrum -...
Behind the Gates of Gomorrah: Life inside one of America's largest

Behind the Gates of Gomorrah: Life inside one of America's largest

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Psychiatrist Stephen Seager was no stranger to locked psych wards when he accepted a job at California's Napa State hospital, known locally as 'Gomorrah', but nothing could have prepared him...
One Last Lunch: A Final Meal with Those Who Meant So Much to Us

One Last Lunch: A Final Meal with Those Who Meant So Much to Us

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A few years ago, Erica Heller, daughter of novelist Joseph Heller, realized how universal the longing is for one more moment with a lost loved one. It could be a...
Saltwater Mansions: The Woman Who Disappeared and Other Untold Stories

Saltwater Mansions: The Woman Who Disappeared and Other Untold Stories

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Margate is in the grip of a heatwave when David Whitehouse stumbles across the mysterious story of a local woman who lived on the ground floor of Saltwater Mansions, a...
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls

Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls

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'Utterly gorgeous' Lauren Groff, author of Fates and Furies 'Sad, funny, juicy and prickly with deep and secret thoughtful places' Mary Gaitskill, author of This is Pleasure _____ As a...
The Lady's Handbook For Her Mysterious Illness

The Lady's Handbook For Her Mysterious Illness

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'A visceral, scathing, erudite read that digs deep into how modern medicine continues to fail women and what can be done about it' Booklist The darkly funny memoir of Sarah...
Under the Hornbeams: A true story of life in the open

Under the Hornbeams: A true story of life in the open

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'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...
Main Character: Lessons from a Real-life Romcom

Main Character: Lessons from a Real-life Romcom

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A SHEERLUXE READING LIST PICK FOR 2025 ' Fans of Bridget Jones will love Lizzie Frainier's tales from the dating front line' Sunday Times Style 'Lizzie Frainier is admirably frank...
Ninette's War: A Jewish Story of Survival in 1940s France

Ninette's War: A Jewish Story of Survival in 1940s France

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Ninette Dreyfus was a cosseted scion of one of France's most prominent Jewish families - a cousin to Albert Einstein and family friend to Colette. But when the Second World...
Sigrid Rides: The Story of an Extraordinary Friendship and An

Sigrid Rides: The Story of an Extraordinary Friendship and An

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'A one-man, one-cat mission to cheer people up' - The Mirror When Travis Nelson arrived in London, he expected to embark on a new life and a new job. Coming...
The Annie Effect: Changing lives one run at a time-you Can Too!

The Annie Effect: Changing lives one run at a time-you Can Too!

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p>Ever thought about running a marathon, doing an ocean swim, training for a triathlon? If you think those things might be beyond you, think again! In this intensely personal memoir,...
Cast Catch Release: The inspiring and uplifting memoir about fishing,

Cast Catch Release: The inspiring and uplifting memoir about fishing,

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AS FEATURED ON ITV'S THIS MORNING, BBC RADIO 4 WOMAN'S HOUR AND BBC RADIO 2 WITH JEREMY VINE 'Marina's writing is as exquisite as her casting.' - PAUL WHITEHOUSE 'Unique...
The Blink of an Eye: How I Died and Started Living

The Blink of an Eye: How I Died and Started Living

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'As gripping as a thriller' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Heartbreaking and life-affirming' MAX PEMBERTON, author of TRUST ME, I'M A (JUNIOR) DOCTOR 'The most spellbinding and harrowing story I believe I have...
A Heart That Works: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER as heard on R4's

A Heart That Works: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER as heard on R4's

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In this memoir of loss, acclaimed writer and comedian Rob Delaney grapples with the fragile miracle of life, the mysteries of death, and the question of purpose for those left...
Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and

Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and

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"A Marie Kondo for the modern moment" GUARDIAN " Inner Excellence is for anyone who wants to win at life without losing themselves " MARIE FORLEO TRAIN YOUR HEART AND...
Mad Woman: Binge Eating. Menopause. OCD: How To Survive a World That

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

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'Bryony Gordon is a terrific, compassionate writer' Elizabeth Day In the hotly anticipated follow-up to her SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*, MAD GIRL, Bryony Gordon shares her experiences of binge eating disorder...