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John Clarke was best known as Fred Dagg in New Zealand and for 'The Games' and 'Clarke and Dawe' in Australia. He was a performer, actor, writer, satirist and commentator....

An evocatively personal travel guide to one of Italy's most glorious regions, from an Australian who lived and loved it for 18 years. Australian Gourmet Traveller My Amalfi Coast is...

Lindsay de Feliz walked away from an enviable lifestyle - marriage, successful career, expensive holidays, designer clothes, fast cars - to pursue her dream of being a SCUBA diving instructor....

It's two decades since Chris Stewart moved to his farm on the wrong side of a river in the mountains of southern Spain and his daughter Chloe is preparing to...

This work provides a look at Pope's relationship with the leading garden makers of his time. Forever planning and plotting for his own grotto and for his modest five acres...

Bestselling hilarious memoir from New Zealand's most controversial media star. B> aul Henry is a natural-born story teller who spins a great yarn, and who says, 'I'll apologise for hurting...

Passionate birdwatcher and conservationist Derek Moore has been an instrumental figure in British ornithology for more than half a century. Renowned as one of birding's best story-tellers, Derek takes a...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'Tony is a champion who knows the hardest battle is always with yourself. Everyone who reads this book will find a change to...

'Ben Alldis is a force. His attitude and drive are contagious.' - Max La Manna, author of You Can Cook This! 'This is more than a self-help book, it is...

80th ANNIVERSARY EDITION Produced in collaboration with Imperial War Museums Relive the day that changed the course of history. On 6 June 1944, D-Day marked the beginning of a campaign...

Exquisite, timeless and enduring, Rolex is one of the most recognizable and sought-after luxury watch brands in the world. Established in 1905, the British-founded Swiss designer and manufacturer, Rolex, revolutionized...

What if you followed your heart to a life that made you truly happy? When her daughter Emmie was 6 years old, Evie Farrell left her corporate career, sold or...

As a child of a British air force family, Barbara was troubled by the absence of a stable home-life, a difficult relationship with her father, and too many school changes...

Getting roughed up by Islamic fundamentalists, the weekly "feline sex-fest" in Kyiv, bribing Russian police to avoid jail in Mos-cow, sheltering under the sink (with the lizards) when the ammo...

A harrowing, heart-rending first-hand account of one of the most infamous events in history- the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. 'A book that everyone should read' The Times A harrowing, heart-rending...

The must-read memoir of the end of a marriage and the start of a personal revolution, based on the iconic 'Modern Love' essay in the New York Times and perfect...

Just when Glennon Doyle Melton was beginning to feel she had it all figured out - three happy children, a doting spouse, and a writing career so successful that her...

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK 'Every page of this incredible memoir by Christie Tate had me thinking, "I wish I had read this book when I was 25. It would...

The course of one's life never unfolds quite as we imagine it would. While traveling to gain perspective on her life, Mony, a Lebanese-Canadian woman feels called to walk an...

My Pilgrim's Heart is a beautifully written story about simultaneous journeys: a woman's pilgrimage across the landscapes of Italy and Eastern Europe and a marriage on the line. At 48,...

A devastating fire prompts the bestselling author of Narrow Dog to Carcassonne to go on a meandering and very funny narrow boat journey north and look back on his rather...

Rosemary Bailey's enthralling account of her quest to make a 21st century home out of a ruined French medieval monastery. 'I wake to the sun striking gold on a stone...

The husband and wife team behind the popular Earls Family Vlogs share their inspiring love story for the first time, revealing how an expedition to climb Mount Everest deepened their...

Mishna Wolff grew up in a poor black neighbourhood with her single father, a white man who truly believed he was black. He strutted around with a short perm, a...

A witty and humane account of one man, multiple jobs and a driving desire to thrive A Book of the Year in the Guardian, Sunday Times, Economist and the Financial...

From the author of Cider With Rosie, this is a moving, lyrical portrait of the landscape of Laurie Lee's world. 'Living in our valley was like broad beans in a...

A captivating story set in India's vibrant landscape. Explores love, culture, and personal transformation. Rich in evocative descriptions and historical depth. A must-read for lovers of immersive storytelling.

Brilliant, funny, powerfully evocative - the young English author of Duende! and his Spanish wife set out to create a magical garden high in remote Spanish mountains. Jason Webster had...

A beautifully illustrated gift book celebrating the beauty, power, and joy of female friendship. Wingman: a pilot who flies behind and outside the leader of a flying formation. While researching...

Michael Palin recreates the extraordinary life and tragic death of a First World War soldier - his great-uncle Harry. 'I cannot remember the last time I read a book so...

A Times Book of the Year 'Most underrated group? World of Twist.' - LIAM GALLAGHER 'They're a top band. No one could do what World of Twist do, except World...

My mother, my family and Judaism are nested inside each other. I am Jewish and always Jewish; it's analogous with family, however hard it is, and however strained, it can...

'These journals are a revelation, a road map and a gift to us all' TAYARI JONES, author of An American Marriage 'Walker writes beautifully about the push and pull of...

SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 MOJO BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 AN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 A...

In the last half-century George Orwell's Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four have sold over 40 million copies. The adjective 'Orwellian' is now a byword for a particular way of thinking...

The book titled "Daily Telegraph" Book of Obituaries: v.5: 20th Century Lives. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The definitive biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest novelists Born into the English landed gentry, the heir to a substantial country estate, Christopher Isherwood ended up in California,...

People and Places is a delightful collection of 22 articles and reviews written by Richard Cobb over the past ten years. The selections-- many appearing here for the first time--include...

"Truth is always stranger than fiction... A stunning, riveting and extraordinary real-life story of life in the shadows." #1 International Bestselling Author Don Winslow The gripping true story, that reads...

When Will Boast's father dies he is alone in the world: an American with distant English roots, orphaned, and derailed by grief. Everything he thought he knew about his parents...

The 13th century was the golden age of French verse hagiography, and more than half of the 200 extant French saint's lives date from this period. Among the saints exalted...

The book titled The Soldier of Freedom: Roosevelt by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The unofficial history of Australia's national day since the first contentious one, thereby offering 237 other reasons for a day off. 'The nation is grateful. This is an indispensable book....

Autobiography of Vinod Mehta, born 1941, Indian editor and journalist.

In this "irresistible" memoir "as compelling and rousing as a NASA liftoff" (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Rocket Boys takes us deeper into the...

The acclaimed one-volume biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt, praised by Doris Kearns Goodwin as "brilliant...a magnificently readable saga."

The literary love child of Nora Ephron and Jenny Lawson, Una LaMarche shares her hilarious take on life, love, and growing up hairy. In between highbrow and lowbrow, there's Unabrow....