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The Man I Knew: The Amazing Comeback Story of George H.W. Bush's Post-Presidency

The Man I Knew: The Amazing Comeback Story of George H.W. Bush's Post-Presidency

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Author: Jean Becker Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 As chief of staff, Jean Becker had a ringside seat to the never-boring story of George Herbert Walker Bush's life post-presidency,...
The Great Peace: A Memoir

The Great Peace: A Memoir

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Author: Mena Suvari Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 THE GREAT PEACE is a harrowing, heartbreaking coming-of-age story set in Hollywood, in which young teenage model-turned-actor Mena Suvari lost herself...
That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix by the first CEO and co-founder Marc Randolph

That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix by the first CEO and co-founder Marc Randolph

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Author: Marc Randolph Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 In the tradition of Phil Knight's SHOE DOG comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company...
Love Letters of Kings and Queens

Love Letters of Kings and Queens

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Author: Daniel Smith Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 Tender, moving, heartfelt and warm (and sporadically scandalous and outrageous too), these are the private messages between people in love. Yet...
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: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 *Order now to read the long-awaited debut book from the huge TikTok sensation Evie Meg | This...
Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia Gentileschi

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Author: Jonathan Jones Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 Artemisia Gentileschi was the greatest female artists of the Baroque age. In Artemisia Gentileschi, critic and historian Jonathan Jones discovers how...
Curious: True Stories and Everyday Absurdities

Curious: True Stories and Everyday Absurdities

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Author: Rebecca Front Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Sometimes things are more ordinary than you think. And sometimes they're a whole lot odder than you can possibly imagine ....
The Erratics: 2019 Stella Prize Winner

The Erratics: 2019 Stella Prize Winner

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Author: Vicki Laveau-Harvie Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Dark, sharp, blackly funny and powerful, this is memoir, wielded as weapon, with the tightly compressed energy of an explosive device....
World of Christopher Marlowe

World of Christopher Marlowe

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Author: David Riggs Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 This is the definitive book about the man who revolutionised English drama and English poetry - and was murdered in his...
Pessoa: An Experimental Life

Pessoa: An Experimental Life

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Author: Richard Zenith Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 1088 A monumental biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest and most enigmatic writers For many thousands of readers Fernando Pessoa's...
Life: My Story Through History

Life: My Story Through History

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Author: Pope Francis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 For the first time, Pope Francis tells the story of his life as he looks back on the momentous world events...
The Family Outing: A Memoir

The Family Outing: A Memoir

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Author: Jessi Hempel Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 "Fascinating, funny, and wise, The Family Outing is an affirmation to all of us who know the pain and shame of...
Leslie F*cking Jones: A Memoir

Leslie F*cking Jones: A Memoir

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Author: Leslie Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 "You are Black; you are female," Leslie Jones' father once said. "But if you work harder and you're better than everybody...
The Times Lives Less Ordinary: Obituaries of the eccentric, unique and undefinable

The Times Lives Less Ordinary: Obituaries of the eccentric, unique and undefinable

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Author: Nigel Farndale Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 Discover the lives of some of the most fascinating and unconventional characters of recent times, with 85 obituaries carefully curated from...
The Women's Pages

The Women's Pages

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Author: Victoria Purman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 From the bestselling author of The Land Girls comes a beautifully realised novel that speaks to the true history and real...
The Green Lady: A Spirit, A Story, A Place

The Green Lady: A Spirit, A Story, A Place

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Author: Sally Bayley Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 From the critically acclaimed author Sally Bayley, The Green Lady is a poignant, brilliant exploration of the relationships between children and...
My Mother and I

My Mother and I

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Author: Ingrid Seward Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 A vivid and revealing portrait of the real relationship between King Charles III and his mother, by the esteemed royal biographer...
Aung San Suu Kyi: Politician, Prisoner, Parent

Aung San Suu Kyi: Politician, Prisoner, Parent

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Author: Wendy Law-Yone Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 80 POLITICIAN * PRISONER * PARENT A portrait of one of the most charismatic, but unknown, world leaders Aung San Suu Kyi,...
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

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Author: Dave Grohl Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 THE INTERNATIONAL NO 1 BESTSELLER * ONE OF NME's BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF 2021 * ONE OF VARIETY'S BEST MUSIC BOOKS...
Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life

Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life

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Author: Justine Picardie Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 SLEEK. CHIC. NOTORIOUSLY GUARDED. WELCOME TO THE SECRET WORLD OF COCO CHANEL. Justine Picardie's definitive biography explores the dark mysteries hidden...
Anthems We Love: 29 Iconic Artists on the Hit Songs That Shaped Our Lives

Anthems We Love: 29 Iconic Artists on the Hit Songs That Shaped Our Lives

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Author: Steve Baltin Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 "Anthems We Love is not just a tale of artistic adventure, it's also a manual for artists and fans alike. There...
Confidence: The Secret

Confidence: The Secret

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Author: Katie Piper Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'Confidence is about empowerment. It's about valuing who you are, not what you want to do or how you look. It's...
Mister Good Times

Mister Good Times

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Author: Norman Jay Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 THE LIFE STORY OF THE LEGENDARY BRITISH DJ, NORMAN JAY MBE 'Full of the heart and spirit Norman Jay brings to...
Clothes... and other things that matter: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A beguiling and revealing memoir from the former Editor of British Vogue

Clothes... and other things that matter: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A beguiling and revealing memoir from the former Editor of British Vogue

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Author: Alexandra Shulman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 Chosen by Evening Standard as one of the best books to look forward to in 2020. 'a must-read memoir for even...
Cecil Beaton: The Authorised Biography

Cecil Beaton: The Authorised Biography

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Author: Hugo Vickers Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 832 Cecil Beaton was one of Britain's greatest cultural icons - not just as a photographer capturing some of the most celebrated...
Letters To Poseidon

Letters To Poseidon

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Author: Laura Watkinson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 I had been looking for someone to write to for a long time, but how does a man write letters to...
Managing Expectations: A Memoir

Managing Expectations: A Memoir

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Author: Minnie Driver Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 When I was six, I wrote my first short essay. The title given by the teacher was: 'When I grow up,...
Say It Again in a Nice Voice: The funny and relatable memoir about motherhood from the Women's Prize shortlisted author of Sorrow & Bliss, for readers of Ann Patchett and Dolly Alderton

Say It Again in a Nice Voice: The funny and relatable memoir about motherhood from the Women's Prize shortlisted author of Sorrow & Bliss, for readers of Ann Patchett and Dolly Alderton

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Author: Meg Mason Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 From the author of the much-acclaimed novels Sorrow and Bliss and You Be Mother, Meg Mason, comes a hilarious and endearing...
100 Letters that Changed the World

100 Letters that Changed the World

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Author: Colin Salter Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 A collection of the most inspiring and powerful letters of all time. The written word has the power to inspire, astonish...
Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret

Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret

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Author: Craig Brown Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 The funny and tragic, bestselling biography of The Queen's sister, Princess Margaret, perfect for fans of Netflix's The Crown. A GUARDIAN...
Total Recall

Total Recall

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Author: Arnold Schwarzenegger Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 656 In his signature larger-than-life style, Arnold Schwarzenegger's Total Recall is a revealing self-portrait of his illustrious, controversial and truly unique life....
Young Bloomsbury: the generation that reimagined love, freedom and self-expression

Young Bloomsbury: the generation that reimagined love, freedom and self-expression

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Author: Nino Strachey Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 In the 1920s a new generation stepped forward to invigorate the Bloomsbury Group -- creative young people who tantalised the original...
How I Learned to Understand the World: BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK

How I Learned to Understand the World: BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK

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Author: Hans Rosling Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 The moving, playful memoir of Hans Rosling - Swedish statistics mastermind, researcher extraordinaire and author of the global bestseller, Factfulness. This...
The Island of Doctor Moreau (Collins Classics)

The Island of Doctor Moreau (Collins Classics)

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Author: H. G. Wells Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. "That these man-like creatures were in truth only...
This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

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Author: Sophia Gholz Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 40 Bob Ross continues to inspire young and old alike with his public television painting program, "The Joy of Painting," almost 30...
The Lick of Love: How dogs changed my life

The Lick of Love: How dogs changed my life

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Author: Julian Clary Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 From one of Britain's best-loved comedians comes this wonderfully funny, sharp and touching memoir and a celebration of the bond between...
Philip: The Final Portrait - THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Philip: The Final Portrait - THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

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Author: Gyles Brandreth Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 528 This is the story of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - the longest-serving consort to the longest-reigning sovereign in British history....
Workhorse: My Sublime and Absurd Years in New York City's Restaurant Scene

Workhorse: My Sublime and Absurd Years in New York City's Restaurant Scene

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Author: Kim Reed Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 By day, Kim Reed was a social worker to the homebound elderly in Brooklyn Heights. By night, she scrambled into Manhattan...
Party like a Rockstar: The Crazy, Coincidental, Hard-Luck, and Harmonious Life of a Songwriter

Party like a Rockstar: The Crazy, Coincidental, Hard-Luck, and Harmonious Life of a Songwriter

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Author: J.T. Harding Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 In PARTY LIKE A ROCKSTAR, J.T. Harding charts his life from a kid growing up in Michigan to a chart-topping songwriter...
Kangaroo Dundee

Kangaroo Dundee

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Author: Chris Barns Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Brolga (aka Chris Barns) is the 6ft 7in strong but sensitive Aussie star of the extraordinary BBC series Kangaroo Dundee. Brolga...
Under the Camelthorn Tree: The Impact of Trauma on One Family

Under the Camelthorn Tree: The Impact of Trauma on One Family

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Author: Kate Nicholls Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Kate Nicholls left England to raise her five children in Botswana: an experience that would change each of their lives. Living...
Golem Girl: A Memoir - 'A hymn to life, love, family, and spirit' DAVID MITCHELL

Golem Girl: A Memoir - 'A hymn to life, love, family, and spirit' DAVID MITCHELL

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Author: Riva Lehrer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 'A hymn to life, love, family, and spirit' DAVID MITCHELL, author of Cloud Atlas The vividly told, gloriously illustrated memoir of...
Rudolf Nureyev: The Life

Rudolf Nureyev: The Life

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Author: Julie Kavanagh Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 800 The incredible story of the 20th century's superstar ballet dancer, soon to be a major film by Ralph Fiennes Born on...
Last Stop Auschwitz: My story of survival from within the camp

Last Stop Auschwitz: My story of survival from within the camp

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Author: Eddy de Wind Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 An Auschwitz prisoner's remarkable account of suffering and survival, an international bestseller and the only complete book written inside the...
My Life in Dire Straits: The Inside Story of One of the Biggest Bands in Rock History

My Life in Dire Straits: The Inside Story of One of the Biggest Bands in Rock History

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Author: John Illsley Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 The first and only inside story of the global music phenomenon Dire Straits, with a foreword by Mark Knopfler. Dire Straits...
Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level

Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level

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Author: Leander Kahney Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 An intimate look at the man who led Apple to be the world's first two-trillion-dollar company In 2011, Tim Cook took...
Fall: Winner of the Costa Biography Award 2021

Fall: Winner of the Costa Biography Award 2021

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Author: John Preston Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 A dramatic, gripping account of the rise and fall of the notorious business tycoon Robert Maxwell In February 1991, Robert Maxwell...
The Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun

The Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun

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Author: The Countess of Carnarvon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of priceless treasure in this revelatory...