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The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives

The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives

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Author: Jude Rogers Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'Too often we treat popular music as wallpaper surrounding us as we live our lives. Jude Rogers shows the emotional and...
On the High Wire: With an introduction by Paul Auster

On the High Wire: With an introduction by Paul Auster

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Author: Philippe Petit Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 144 TRANSLATED AND INTRODUCED BY PAUL AUSTER 'A book of instructions to those who will dare one day the impossible. I bow...
Ian Fleming: The man who created James Bond

Ian Fleming: The man who created James Bond

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Author: Andrew Lycett Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 528 The definitive biography of author Ian Fleming Ian Fleming's life was just as dramatic as that of his fictional creation, James...
The Life Scientific: Inventors

The Life Scientific: Inventors

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Author: Anna Buckley Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 What does it take to be an inventor? Judging by the ingenious individuals who have come into The Life Scientific studio...
The Life Scientific: Virus Hunters

The Life Scientific: Virus Hunters

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Author: Anna Buckley Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 BBC Radio 4's celebrated THE LIFE SCIENTIFIC has featured some of the world's most renowned experts in the field of deadly...
Don't Let My Past Be Your Future: A Call to Arms

Don't Let My Past Be Your Future: A Call to Arms

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Author: Harry Leslie Smith Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 'Harry Leslie Smith is a vital and powerful voice speaking across generations about the struggle for a just society' Jeremy...
Dearest Jane...: My Father's Life and Letters

Dearest Jane...: My Father's Life and Letters

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Author: Jane Torday Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 As the eldest daughter of a prolific letter writer, Jane Torday received hundreds of letters from her father over the years....
Soldier, Spy: A Survivor's Tale

Soldier, Spy: A Survivor's Tale

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Author: Victor Gregg Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Beginning in 1946, when Victor Gregg was demobbed after the end of the Second World War and deposited in London Paddington,...
Buzzin': The Nine Lives of a Happy Monday

Buzzin': The Nine Lives of a Happy Monday

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Author: Bez Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 At the height of his initial, turn-of-the-1990's infamy as the maraca-wielding dancer with 'Madchester' giants Happy Mondays, the pop-eyed Mark Berry, forever...
The Secret to Happy: How to build resilience, banish self-doubt and live the life you deserve

The Secret to Happy: How to build resilience, banish self-doubt and live the life you deserve

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Author: Vicky Pattison Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 THE IMMEDIATE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The debut self-help book from Vicky Pattison, on how to quash your inner doubts, overcome fear...
My Nonidentical Twin: One ordinary girl. One life-changing condition. How Tourette's changes your world.

My Nonidentical Twin: One ordinary girl. One life-changing condition. How Tourette's changes your world.

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Author: Evie Meg - This Trippy Hippie Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 'My life was changing and I didn't like it. Everything was so out of my control, even...
Truly Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier and the Romance of the Century

Truly Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier and the Romance of the Century

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Author: Stephen Galloway Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 A sweeping Hollywood biography of the passionate, turbulent marriage of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh based on new research, including exclusive...
Remember Me?: Discovering My Mother as She Lost Her Memory

Remember Me?: Discovering My Mother as She Lost Her Memory

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Author: Shobna Gulati Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Afterword by Alzheimer's Research UK. 'Shobna Gulati is the Northern heroine of a nation' - Lemn Sissay 'Lucid and probing' -...
The Familia Grande: A family's silence weighs on everyone

The Familia Grande: A family's silence weighs on everyone

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Author: Camille Kouchner Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 THE LITERARY SENSATION THAT STORMED THE WORLD, THE PHENOMENAL FRENCH BESTSELLER HAS SOLD 350,000 COPIES THE BOOK THAT SPARKED THE VIRAL...
GROW: Motherhood, mental health & me

GROW: Motherhood, mental health & me

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Author: Frankie Bridge Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 'Open, honest, straight talking on mental health and motherhood.' - Tik Tok's Dr Julie 'I absolutely love it - it doesn't...
Granta 161: Sister, Brother

Granta 161: Sister, Brother

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Author: Sigrid Rausing Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 232 Psychoanalysis famously privileges the vertical relationship between a child (the patient) and their parents over the seemingly equal and unproblematic horizontal...
Stanley I Resume: Further Recollections of an Exuberant Life

Stanley I Resume: Further Recollections of an Exuberant Life

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Author: Stanley Johnson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Stanley Johnson: one-time spy, politician, animal rights crusader - and irresistibly brilliant raconteur. From his career as a Member of the...
What Makes Us Stronger

What Makes Us Stronger

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Author: Freya Lewis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'Freya Lewis is extraordinary' Katie Piper 'A love letter to the NHS' Lorraine Kelly 'An unflinching story of grief, survival and...
In Bed with the Blueshirts

In Bed with the Blueshirts

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Author: Shane Ross Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 Cabinet minister Shane Ross reveals the bitter internal battles fought with the old Blueshirts the crises when the coalition came close...
The Queen: 1926-2022

The Queen: 1926-2022

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Author: Andrew Morton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 Following her death in September 2022, the outpouring of affection and admiration for the Queen was as touching as it was...
Ed Sheeran: Divide and Conquer

Ed Sheeran: Divide and Conquer

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Author: David Nolan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Since his emergence into the music industry, Ed Sheeran has gone on to become a household name, with sell-out tours and...
Letters to Sarah

Letters to Sarah

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Author: Sara Payne Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 0 After Sarah's body was found, abducted and murdered by convicted paedophile Roy Whiting, her mother, Sara, spoke of how she had...
Wreck: A Story of Art and Survival

Wreck: A Story of Art and Survival

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Author: Tom de Freston Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 An artist's obsession with Gericault's monumental painting The Raft of the Medusa, and an intensely personal reckoning that delves deep...
Any Girl: A Memoir of Sexual Exploitation and Recovery

Any Girl: A Memoir of Sexual Exploitation and Recovery

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Author: Mia Doering Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 "It became untenable for me to remain silent about a part of my life I had long kept secret. I had...
Access All Areas: A Backstage Pass Through 50 Years of Music And Culture

Access All Areas: A Backstage Pass Through 50 Years of Music And Culture

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Author: Barbara Charone Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 First as a journalist and then a publicist at Warner Brothers Records for nearly twenty years, Barbara Charone has experienced, first-hand,...
My Unapologetic Diaries

My Unapologetic Diaries

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Author: Joan Collins Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 'As brutal, withering and funny as you'd expect' Julian Clary 'A rollicking read, packed with wit and old-school glamour' Sunday Telegraph...
Pride and Passion: My Autobiography

Pride and Passion: My Autobiography

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Author: Warren Gatland Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 SHORTLISTED FOR RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2020 TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS. 'excellent' Donald McRae, The Guardian 'Gatland is...
The Yellow House: WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION

The Yellow House: WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION

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Author: Sarah M. Broom Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION 'A major book that I suspect will...
When Marilyn Met the Queen: Marilyn Monroe's Life in England

When Marilyn Met the Queen: Marilyn Monroe's Life in England

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Author: Michelle Morgan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'England? It seemed to be raining the whole time . . . Or maybe it was me' MARILYN MONROE In July...
Buzzin': The Nine Lives of a Happy Monday

Buzzin': The Nine Lives of a Happy Monday

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Author: Bez Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 At the height of his initial, turn-of-the-1990's infamy as the maraca-wielding dancer with 'Madchester' giants Happy Mondays, the pop-eyed Mark Berry, forever...
Beyond Supervet: How Animals Make Us The Best We Can Be: The perfect gift for animal lovers

Beyond Supervet: How Animals Make Us The Best We Can Be: The perfect gift for animal lovers

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Author: Professor Noel Fitzpatrick Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 In this inspiring, uplifting and heart-warming memoir, world-renowned veterinary surgeon Professor Noel Fitzpatrick shares some of the most personal and...
Undoctored: The brand new No 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the author of 'This is Going to Hurt'

Undoctored: The brand new No 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the author of 'This is Going to Hurt'

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Author: Adam Kay Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW INCLUDING BRAND NEW MATERIAL THIS IS GOING TO HURT was the bestselling non-fiction...
Driving Forwards: An inspirational memoir of resilience and empowerment after life-changing injury

Driving Forwards: An inspirational memoir of resilience and empowerment after life-changing injury

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Author: Sophie L Morgan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'A book that'll change your perspective on life. You'll not be able to put it down.' Fearne Cotton 'Everyone should...
Yearbook: A hilarious collection of true stories from the writer of Superbad

Yearbook: A hilarious collection of true stories from the writer of Superbad

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Author: Seth Rogen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 THE NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Hi! I'm Seth! I was asked to describe my book, Yearbook, for the...
Rising to the Surface: 'Moving and honest' OBSERVER

Rising to the Surface: 'Moving and honest' OBSERVER

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Author: Lenny Henry Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 'The king of character comedy.' Good Housekeeping'A lynchpin of British comedy.' Alan MooreThe nation's favourite comedian opens up about two extraordinary...
Something More: A Spiritual Misfit's Search for Meaning

Something More: A Spiritual Misfit's Search for Meaning

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Author: Siobhan Curham Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Have you ever wondered if there might be something more to life? When Siobhan Curham decided to write a book about...
Stop the Clocks: Thoughts on What I Leave Behind

Stop the Clocks: Thoughts on What I Leave Behind

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Author: Joan Bakewell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Joan Bakewell has led a varied, sometimes breathless life: she has been a teacher, copywriter, studio manager, broadcaster, journalist, the government's...
Something More: A Spiritual Misfit's Search for Meaning

Something More: A Spiritual Misfit's Search for Meaning

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Author: Siobhan Curham Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Have you ever wondered if there might be something more to life? When Siobhan Curham decided to write a book about...
Samuel Johnson: A Life

Samuel Johnson: A Life

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Author: David Nokes Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 Johnson, born weak and half-blind, shambolic and poverty-stricken, became the most admired and quoted man in the eighteenth century. Thrown out...
In the Company of Heroes: The Inspiring Stories of Medal of Honor Recipients from America's Longest Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq

In the Company of Heroes: The Inspiring Stories of Medal of Honor Recipients from America's Longest Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq

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Author: James Kitfield Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 An award-winning military journalist tells the amazing stories of twenty-five soldiers who've won the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military...
Howards End is on the Landing: A year of reading from home

Howards End is on the Landing: A year of reading from home

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Author: Susan Hill Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 Early one autumn afternoon in pursuit of an elusive book on her shelves, Susan Hill encountered dozens of others that she...
Hope: Read the inspirational life behind Tom Parker

Hope: Read the inspirational life behind Tom Parker

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Author: Tom Parker Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 THE POWERFUL AND UPLIFTING NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER In March 2022, much-loved pop star, father and son Tom Parker died...
At the Loch of the Green Corrie

At the Loch of the Green Corrie

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Author: Andrew Greig Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 A homage to a remarkable poet and his world. 'At The Loch of Green Corrie is more than merely elegant, more...
About A Son: A Father's Search for Truth

About A Son: A Father's Search for Truth

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Author: David Whitehouse Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 'A book that reaches so deeply into the human experience that to read it is to be forever changed' ELIZABETH DAY...
Sins of My Father: A Guardian Book of the Year 2022 - A Daughter, a Cult, a Wild Unravelling

Sins of My Father: A Guardian Book of the Year 2022 - A Daughter, a Cult, a Wild Unravelling

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Author: Lily Dunn Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 'An extraordinary story' CLOVER STROUD 'Astonishing and valuable' THE SPECTATOR 'Beautifully written' DAILY MAIL 'Intensely gripping . . . as brutal...
Pride and Passion: My Autobiography

Pride and Passion: My Autobiography

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Author: Warren Gatland Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 SHORTLISTED FOR RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2020 TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS. 'excellent' Donald McRae, The Guardian 'Gatland is...
Can I Have My Ball Back?: A memoir of masculinity, mortality and my right testicle from the British comedian

Can I Have My Ball Back?: A memoir of masculinity, mortality and my right testicle from the British comedian

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Author: Richard Herring Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'Very funny, moving and heartwarming' BOB MORTIMER 'A bollockbuster!' ADAM BUXTON If we are cowardly, we are told to grow some...
Scar Tissue

Scar Tissue

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Author: Anthony Kiedis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 In SCAR TISSUE Anthony Kiedis, charismatic and highly articulate frontman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, recounts his remarkable life story,...