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In Pursuit of Happiness: Mating, Marriage, Motherhood, Money, Mayhem
'Engaging, honest and funny...Stacey could write about Farrow & Ball paint drying - not to mention the breakdown of a marriage and a lifetime's dreams - and make it funny....
Fracture: Stories of How Great Lives Take Root in Trauma
A Times Biography of the YearAda Lovelace. Frederick Douglass. Vladimir Lenin. Marie Curie. Frieda Kahlo. Carl Jung. Tupac Shakur. All geniuses who changed the world in ways that still influence...
Tiger Woman: A Wild Life
Dancer, singer, gang member, cocaine addict and artist's favourite: Betty May - aka the Tiger Woman - was a woman like no other.Born into abject poverty in Limehouse, Betty May...
Time on Rock: A Climber's Route into the Mountains
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE AND THE BOARDMAN TASKER AWARD FOR MOUNTAIN LITERATUREWith great lyricism, Anna Fleming charts two parallel journeys: learning the craft of traditional rock climbing and the...
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
'When I was a child in Scotland, I was fond of everything that was wild, and all my life I've been growing fonder and fonder of wild places and wild...
Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, A Memoir
Everyone deals with grief in their own way. Helen Macdonald found solace in training a wild gos hawk. Cheryl Strayed found strength in hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. For Carol...
brother. do. you. love. me.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH SHORTLISTED FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDSReuben, aged 38, was living in a home for adults...
The Pill That Steals Lives - One Woman's Terrifying Journey to
When Katinka Blackford Newman was prescribed a common anti-depressant drug by her doctor, she could never have predicted the almost fatal consequences it would have.Shortly after she began taking the...
The Intimate Adventures Of A London Call Girl
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 Belle...
Handmade: Learning the Art of Chainsaw Mindfulness in a Norwegian Wood
Humans have always used their hands to create the world around them. But now most of us have gone from being practitioners to theorists, from being producers to consumers. What...
Theft by Finding: Diaries: Volume One
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'He's like an American Alan Bennett, in that his own fastidiousness becomes the joke, as per the taxi encounter, or his diary entry about waiting...
Top To Bottom: A Memoir and Personal Guide Through Phalloplasty
'Radical, honest and timely' FOX FISHER'Fascinating' ASH PALMISCIANO'A cracking read' MEG-JOHN BARKER"This book is about my penis. This is my story of going through lower surgery, specifically phalloplasty, and the...
A History of the 20th Century: Conflict, Technology & Rock 'N' Roll
Author: Jeremy Black & Alex Wolf Format: Hardback Number of Pages: Ranging from the world wars to the traumas of decolonization and the technological triumphs of the space race, A...
Wish I Was Here: 'The best writer you've never heard of' - Sunday
'Wish I Was Here is a masterpiece' Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk'It will surprise you, sometimes astound you, and leave you profoundly changed' Jonathan Coe, author of...
Where the Waves Turn Back: A 40-Day Pilgrimage Along the California
After the death of his mother, grief-stricken Tyson Motsenbocker retraces the forgotten footsteps of 18th century priest Father Junipero Serra along his road between the California missions. Where the Waves...
Clay: A Human History
'Clay contains infinite possibilities in its transmutations, evidenced on the shelves of our homes, our galleries and museums. Every time we make something with clay, we engage with the timelines...
The Yorkshire Forager: A Wild Food Survival Journey
Alysia Vasey's earliest memories are of walking alongside her grandfather as they explored the West Yorkshire moors that they called home. As an adult, this love for wild things stayed...
Once Upon a Raven's Nest: a life on Exmoor in an epoch of change
'This is a rich, beautiful and deeply moving book' GEORGE MONBIOT'I loved this book' CLOVER STROUDOnce Upon a Raven's Nest is the story of a working class man, one Thomas...
I Am a Drug Lord: The Last Confession of a Real-Life Underworld
A unique and unbelievable first-hand account of how one man fought his way to the top of the criminal underworld... and what he needed to do to stay there.As you...
Friendaholic: Confessions of a Friendship Addict
THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW WITH AN EXTRA CHAPTER!'Essential reading' Guardian'A joyful read' Sunday Times'Disarmingly honest' Daily Mirror 'Bravely revealing' Bernardine Evaristo'Filled with relatable insights' Daily Mail'Funny, moving, helpful...
Comfort in Darkness
A masterwork from the world's greatest Jiu Jitsu fighter and international bestselling author of BREATHE. A mythic figure in fighting and a legendary member of the "first family of martial...
Helpless: Are Riley and his two little siblings in danger?
The 32nd fostering memoir from international bestseller Cathy Glass Struggling to cope with three young children, Janie turns to experienced foster carer Cathy Glass. Helping the family each morning, Cathy...
From Under the Truck: A Memoir
From Josh Brolin, a unique and decidedly un-celebrity memoir, by turns affecting, funny, uncanny, and unforgettable. A remarkable and an unforgettable read. Weaving a latticework of different strands, moving back...
The Flying Vet: The extraordinary inspiring true story of life as a
My journey to the skies and the people and animals of the Australian outback'Scott is devoted to bringing veterinarian services to the vast outback plains she calls home with her...
Why We Travel
Why We Travel asks why humans yearn to travel, what motivates us and what we can gain from venturing out into the world. INDEPENDENT BEST TRAVEL BOOK OF 2024Good Housekeeping...
Who's That Girl?
The definitive autobiography from Eve, the multiplatinum, Grammy Award (R)-winning, Emmy (R)-nominated rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, mother, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. In 1999, Eve Jihan Cooper made history with her solo debut...
Wayfarer: Love, loss and life on Britain's ancient paths
Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year 2025A Financial Times best summer travel book of 2024'A powerfully delicate book of love, loss and discovery, along paths of...
Zig-Zag Boy: A Mother's Love & A Journey Through Madness
'[A] moving, beautifully written book about love and mental health and life' BOB ODENKIRK'Fiercely intelligent, humane and necessary' NATHAN FILER, author of THE SHOCK OF THE FALL'At its heart a...
Inshallah United: A story of faith and football
Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Awards 2023 'There was always hope. There was always next season. Inshallah.'Inshallah United is about growing up as a strictly...
A Very Private School
THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA Times, Spectator and Waterstones Book of the Year'Shocking and moving' Guardian'Top marks for its searing frankness, framed in wistfully beautiful prose' The Times At eight...
The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go
Triumphs and disasters in the deep seaThis is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet. We do not see...
Little Girl Lost: Amelia just wants a home she feels safe in...
The new fostering memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down...
Two Sisters
'Tender, vivid and achingly sad' GUARDIAN, BOOK OF THE YEARTWO SISTERS publishes on the 30th anniversary of Blake Morrison's ground-breaking book And When Did You Last See Your Father? which...
Birding to Change the World: A Memoir
In this uplifting memoir, a professor and activist shares what birds can teach us about life, social change, and protecting the environment.Trish O'Kane is an accidental ornithologist. In her nearly...
A Bookshop of One's Own: How a group of women set out to change the
A Waterstones Best Memoir of 2024An Independent and Stylist Best Non-Fiction Book for 2024The captivating true story of an underdog business - a feminist bookshop founded in Thatcher's Britain -...
Damaged: Jodie's parents were supposed to protect her...
The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller. At just eight years old, Jodie is violent, aggressive and extremely challenging. Five carers in four months have been unable to cope, but there...
How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to
If life were a house, then every room holds a story. What do we do when a room we're in is no longer a room where we belongWhat do you...
Straight from the Heart: BONNIE TYLER'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY
You know the name and you can't mistake the voice. Now you can read the incredible story of how a shy, music-loving teenager called Gaynor Hopkins morphed into legendary international...
A Woman's Place is in the Kitchen: 'Fantastic, exciting deep dive into
'Sally really tells it how it is . . . This book will be a go to for those needing that bit of bravery and resilience in a world that...
Snowflake: Breaking Through Mental Health Stereotypes and Stigma
'Sensitively and seriously exploring mental health stereotypes' StylistThis is NOT a book of rules or statistics. It will NOT tell you what you can and can't say to someone with...
Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's
Discover the true story of a self-taught surgeon and trailblazing figure in medical history-Madame Restsell, a revolutionary surgeon who fought for women's rights and healthcare in Gilded Age New York.?An...
Sufferah: Memoir of a Brixton Reggae Head
"One of the big memoirs of the summer" i news"A potent tale of triumph over adversity. Angry but never bitter, Wheatle's compassion shines through the pain" Observer"Alex is a truly...
Over the Top
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Over The Top [is] a lightning bolt - devastating and stirring ... generous and frank.' The ObserverWho gave Jonathan Van Ness permission to be the radiant human...
To Love and Be Loved: A Personal Portrait of Mother Teresa
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 book that...
Pandemic, Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While
"This startling, vital book deserves our attention." -San Francisco Chronicle For fans of War Dogs and Bad Blood, an explosive look inside the rush to profit from the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Split Decision: Life Stories
Award-winning actor, rapper, and producer Ice-T unveils a compelling memoir of his early life robbing jewelry stores until he found fame and fortune-while a handful of bad choices sent his...
Based on a True Story
From poker to poetry, poisoners to princes, opera to the Oscars, Shakespeare to Olivier, Mozart to Murdoch, Anthony Holden seems to have rolled many writers' lives into one. Author of...
Rise: Life Lessons in Speaking Out, Standing Tall & Leading the Way
Gina Miller came to prominence when she brought one of the most significant constitutional cases ever to be heard in the British Supreme Court. Gina successfully challenged the UK government's...