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Waiting for the Monsoon

Waiting for the Monsoon

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By the New York Times 's legendary war correspondent, written while battling terminal brain cancer: a life-affirming memoir of high adventure, deep wisdom, and finding true happiness amid the unlikeliest...
A Bookshop of One's Own: How a group of women set out to change the

A Bookshop of One's Own: How a group of women set out to change the

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Shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards, Christopher Bland Prize and The People's Book Prize A Waterstones Best Memoir of 2024 An Independent and Stylist Best Non-Fiction Book The captivating true...
Animal Joy: A Book of Laughter and Resuscitation

Animal Joy: A Book of Laughter and Resuscitation

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Laughter shakes us out of our deadness. An outburst of spontaneous laughteris an eruption from the unconscious that, like political resistance, poetry, orself-revelation, expresses a provocative, impish drive to burst...
King Kong Theory

King Kong Theory

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'I write from the realms of the ugly, for the ugly, the frigid, the unfucked and the unfuckables, all those excluded from the great meat market of female flesh, and...
Dysphoria Mundi

Dysphoria Mundi

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In Dysphoria Mundi, Paul B. Preciado has written a mutant text assembled from essays, philosophy, poetry and autofiction that captures a moment of profound change and possibility. Rooted in the...
The Book Against Death

The Book Against Death

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In 1937, Elias Canetti began collecting notes for the project that 'by definition, he could never live to complete', as translator Peter Filkins writes in his afterword. The Book Against...
In Memory of Memory

In Memory of Memory

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With the death of her aunt, Maria Stepanova is left to sift through an apartment full of faded photographs, old postcards, letters, diaries, and heaps of souvenirs: a withered repository...
Women Who Win: Celebrating courage, conviction and change

Women Who Win: Celebrating courage, conviction and change

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Across history, women were told to sit down, smile and stay quiet. Spoiler alert- they didn't. They spoke out, stood tall - and ruined the patriarchy's day. Because of them,...
Out of the Blue: The inside story of the unexpected rise and rapid

Out of the Blue: The inside story of the unexpected rise and rapid

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Liz Truss's journey from schoolgirl revolutionary to Britain's shortest-serving Prime Minister The Sunday Times Politics Book of the YearA Guardian Politics Book of the Year 2023 'An insightful and at...
To Love and Be Loved: A Personal Portrait of Mother Teresa

To Love and Be Loved: A Personal Portrait of Mother Teresa

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From a trusted advisor and devoted friend of Mother Teresa comes a "powerful" ( The Washington Free Beacon ) firsthand account of the miraculous woman behind the saint and a...
Drawing Hell: The Life of War Artist - Alan Moore

Drawing Hell: The Life of War Artist - Alan Moore

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"From the sweltering battlefields of the South Pacific to the devastated cities of Europe, Alan Moore witnessed the greatest war in human history-not with a rifle, but with a paintbrush."...
Greyhound

Greyhound

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In 2006, in the wake of several miscarriages, Joanna Pocock travelled by Greyhound bus across the US from Detroit to Los Angeles. Seventeen years later, now in her 50s, she...
Bless the Messy: Life Lessons from a Work in Progress

Bless the Messy: Life Lessons from a Work in Progress

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For readers of Hyperbole and a Half and Am I There Yet ?, Bless the Messy is a compassionate, distinctive, and voice-driven illustrated personal growth book, one that gives readers...
It's (Almost) Always Sunny in Philadelphia: How Three Friends Spent

It's (Almost) Always Sunny in Philadelphia: How Three Friends Spent

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In the bestselling traditions of Seinfeldia and Top of the Rock comes a fascinating deep dive into the longest-running live-action sitcom in television history, from its humble beginnings to its...
In Harm's Way: The memoir of a child protection lawyer from the most

In Harm's Way: The memoir of a child protection lawyer from the most

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'Should be required reading for those who care about how society treats our most vulnerable citizens.' - Louise Allen When the system fails the parents, how can it protect the...
Joyful Recollections of Trauma

Joyful Recollections of Trauma

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED A 2024 BOOK OF THE YEAR BY VULTURE AND BOOKLIST AN AUDIE AWARD FINALIST "Paul Scheer delivers a deeply funny, personal and moving account of...
A Very Private School

A Very Private School

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THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Times , Spectator and Waterstones Book of the Year 'Shocking and moving' Guardian 'Top marks for its searing frankness, framed in wistfully beautiful prose'...
Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section

Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section

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An incisive yet personal look at the science and history of the most common surgery performed in America-the cesarean section-and an expose on the disturbing state of maternal medical care...
Sonita: My Journey from Child Bride to Global Changemaker

Sonita: My Journey from Child Bride to Global Changemaker

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Winner of the American Library Association Alex Award One woman's extraordinary journey from child bride to global changemaker At just 10 years old, Sonita Alizada was nearly sold into marriage....
Never Had a Dad: Adventures in Fatherlessness

Never Had a Dad: Adventures in Fatherlessness

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Fatherless, friendly 31yoF looking for intrepid M50s-70s who wants to try being a father figure (not sugar daddy). Georgie Codd never had a dad. And she didn't think that would...
An Apartment on Uranus

An Apartment on Uranus

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Uranus is the coldest planet in the solar system, a frozen giant named after a Greek deity. It is also the inspiration for Uranism, a concept coined by the writer...
Manual Not Included

Manual Not Included

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In thoughtful, candid, and often funny vignettes, Hilaria Baldwin-mother, wellness expert, and star of TLC's The Baldwins -reveals the highs and lows and unpredictable outtakes from her different and not-so-different...
Bandidos: Past, Present and Future

Bandidos: Past, Present and Future

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This is the story of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club, penned by their National Presidente, Tony Vartiainen of Australasia and is a look at how the club started through to the...
In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some

In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some

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In Gad We Trust is a heartfelt and hilarious collection of essays, pairing scenes from Josh's life and career in the entertainment industry with "pontifications" on evergreen yet topical issues...
Hollywood's Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A.

Hollywood's Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A.

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The goddaughter of Igor Stravinsky and a graduate of Hollywood High, Eve Babitz posed in 1963, at age twenty, playing chess with the French artist Marcel Duchamp. She was naked;...
Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives

Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives

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A New York Times Editors' Choice One of NPR's Best Books of the Year "A beautifully wrought ode to life...a precious gift to the world." - The Washington Post From...
Tell Me Why: The Story of My Life and My Music

Tell Me Why: The Story of My Life and My Music

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A powerful memoir of a true Australian legend: stolen child, musical and lyrical genius, and leader. Not many have lived as many lives as Archie Roach - stolen child, seeker,...
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the

What My Mother and I Don't Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the

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"You will devour these beautifully written-and very important-tales of honesty, pain, and resilience" (Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and City of Girls ) from...
How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't

How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't

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The former Sex & Relationships Editor for Cosmopolitan and host of the wildly popular comedy show Tinder Live with Lane Moore presents her poignant, funny, and deeply moving first book....
Accidental Feminists

Accidental Feminists

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How one generation became feminists-by accident Women over fifty-five are of the generation that changed everything. We didn't expect to. Or intend to. We weren't brought up much differently from...
The Paris Trilogy: A Life in Three Stories

The Paris Trilogy: A Life in Three Stories

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The Paris Trilogy is celebrated French author Colombe Schneck's first English language publication, translated by Lauren Elkin and Natasha Lehrer. Writing in response to Annie Ernaux and in conversation with...
First, We Make The Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety

First, We Make The Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety

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New York Times Bestseller "Probably the best book on living with anxiety that I've ever read." - Mark Manson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of...
Women Who Wear Only Themselves: Four Travelers on Their Sacred

Women Who Wear Only Themselves: Four Travelers on Their Sacred

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In this inspiring book of divine discovery, poet and seeker Arundhathi Subramaniam gives us a glimpse into the lives of four self-contained, unapologetic female spiritual travelers. "Among the finest pieces...
The City and the World

The City and the World

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In The City and the World Gregor Hens considers the phenomenon of the contemporary city and our place within it. Hens travels the world - from Berlin to Las Vegas...
This is My Sea: The Number 1 Bestseller

This is My Sea: The Number 1 Bestseller

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'Prose written with the pen of a poet' - Desmond Morris, author of The Naked Ape 'Full of wisdom and poetry and epic emotion, This is My Sea explores grief,...
Turning to Stone

Turning to Stone

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WINNER OF THE 2025 JOHN BURROUGHS MEDAL FOR DISTINGUISHED NATURAL HISTORY WRITING 'Vast and arresting' SPECTATOR 'A remarkably human take on the geological world' NEW STATESMAN Rocks are the record...
The Power in You: How to Live and Love Your Life

The Power in You: How to Live and Love Your Life

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Your guide to finding your inner power and living a life you LOVE Finding light in the dark can be hard when life takes you on a rollercoaster of highs...
Acid for the Children: A Memoir

Acid for the Children: A Memoir

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With "virtuosic vulnerability" (The Atlantic), the iconic bassist and Red Hot Chili peppers co-founder pens a New York Times bestselling love letter to his wild Los Angeles youth in his...
Four Stars: A Life. Reviewed.

Four Stars: A Life. Reviewed.

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The second book from acclaimed writer and journalist Joel Golby 'There's no one funnier than Joel Golby' GREG JAMES 'I love this book' DOLLY ALDERTON How much of your life...
Surviving White Island: An inspiring memoir of physical and mental

Surviving White Island: An inspiring memoir of physical and mental

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Surviving the unsurvivable. Healing from the unhealable. This is an inspiring memoir of physical and mental recovery, from someone who lived through the Whakaari White Island volcanic eruption. "I heard...
Becoming a Gardener: What Reading and Digging Taught Me About Living

Becoming a Gardener: What Reading and Digging Taught Me About Living

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A beautifully designed, full-color personal account of what it means to become a gardener, filled with specially commissioned color photography, watercolors, and fine art. To make her new house in...
Letters to My Younger Queer Self: Inspiring, influential voices from

Letters to My Younger Queer Self: Inspiring, influential voices from

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'The compelling stories in this book are funny, uplifting and at times poignant and sad, but always honest. I learned such a lot. ' - Lorraine Kelly 'A beautifully heartfelt...
Nefarious: A life in crime - my life with Joey Pyle, the Krays and

Nefarious: A life in crime - my life with Joey Pyle, the Krays and

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A Daily Mail Book of the Week Prolific armed robber. Close ally of Joey Pyle. Friend and fellow inmate of the Kray twins. Last man to stand trial with a...
The Shetland Way: Community and Climate Crisis on my Father's Islands

The Shetland Way: Community and Climate Crisis on my Father's Islands

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'Fascinating' Observer 'Engrossing' i News 'Elegant' Sunday Telegraph 'Profound and poignant' Sunday Post 'Remarkable and complex' George McGavin A memoir and investigation exploring loss, community and the climate crisis in...
Peach Street to Lobster Lane: Coast to coast in search of real

Peach Street to Lobster Lane: Coast to coast in search of real

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'A glorious freewheel through the culinary quirks and delights of the USA - an unmissable treat!' - Tim Spector When the nation's 'taster-in-chief' Felicity Cloake announced her dream to cycle...
Flower

Flower

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'I like eating cold, clammy wraps from big pharmacies that are open late and sell just a few foods like protein bars and powders.' Flower is a book of realistic...
Memories of a Catholic Girlhood

Memories of a Catholic Girlhood

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Blending memories and family myths, Mary McCarthy takes us back to the 1920s, when she was orphaned into a world of relations as colourful, potent and mysterious as the Catholic...
Precarious Lease

Precarious Lease

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In her extraordinary non-fiction debut, Jacqueline Feldman tells the story of Le Bloc, a legendary squat situated at the far edge of Paris, near where the banlieue begins. Opened in...