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Later: My Life at the Edge of the World

Later: My Life at the Edge of the World

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Free to Fly

Free to Fly

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Testament of Friendship

Testament of Friendship

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Another Bloody Love Letter

Another Bloody Love Letter

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Stories I Might Regret Telling You: A Memoir

Stories I Might Regret Telling You: A Memoir

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A singer-songwriter's heartfelt memoir about growing up in a bohemian musical family and her experiences with love, loss, motherhood, divorce, the music industry, and more. Born into music royalty, the...
Behind the Door: The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel

Behind the Door: The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel

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The disturbing true story of the notorious Cecil Hotel in downtown LA, by its general manager for a decade and star of the controversial Netflix documentary series Crime Scene: The...
The Stars Will Still Be There: What my daughter taught me about love, life and loss

The Stars Will Still Be There: What my daughter taught me about love, life and loss

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'Heartbreaking and inspiring in equal measure. A must-read.' Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester 'Nicola is a beautiful human being and her story is full of the joys and sorrows...
Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence

Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence

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A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS A TABLET BOOK OF THE YEAR 'One of the best memoirs I've read in years' SATHNAM SANGHERA 'Beautifully...
Approach Without Caution: The 5-Step Plan to Take Control of Your Life

Approach Without Caution: The 5-Step Plan to Take Control of Your Life

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Is there always someone else to blame for your failures? Afraid of putting the real work in to achieve your goals? Are you sick of just being average and do...
I Am Still With You: The Story of a Missing Person in the Nigerian Civil War

I Am Still With You: The Story of a Missing Person in the Nigerian Civil War

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'A lyrical investigation ... both powerful and transcendent' CHIGOZIE OBIOMA'Acutely observed, hauntingly rendered and deeply affecting' AMINATTA FORNA'Both epic and intimate' MARGO JEFFERSON An astonishing search for a missing person,...
Emotional Female

Emotional Female

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A passionate account of the toxic culture of bullying and overwork that junior doctors can experience in the workplace as part of their training. Yumiko Kadota was every Asian parent's...
Deep Blue: My Ocean Journeys

Deep Blue: My Ocean Journeys

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From bestselling author and internationally popular TV presenter Steve Backshall, an Underland for oceans - a remarkable exploration of aquatic life from one of Britain's most renowned naturalists. Take a...
12 Birds to Save Your Life: Nature's Lessons in Happiness

12 Birds to Save Your Life: Nature's Lessons in Happiness

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Discover the healing power of nature through the captivating stories of twelve birds in this powerful memoir Recognising his perspective on life was slipping following his mother's untimely death, Charlie...
The Garden of the Gods

The Garden of the Gods

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A new standalone edition of the third book in the trilogy that inspired ITV''sThe Durrells In the concluding volume of the Corfu trilogy, telling of the Durrell family's five-year sojourn...
Birds, Beasts and Relatives

Birds, Beasts and Relatives

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A new standalone edition of the second book in the trilogy that inspired ITV''sThe Durrells In this second collection of tales concerning the Durrell family on the island of Corfu,...
I'm Not as Well as I Thought I Was

I'm Not as Well as I Thought I Was

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An honest exploration of mental health and how to overcome the unanticipated challenges it can bring Checking into a psychiatric institution wasn't exactly on Ruby Wax's agenda for 2022 -...
Chosen: Lost and Found between Christianity and Judaism

Chosen: Lost and Found between Christianity and Judaism

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A unique and moving memoir from the maverick former Canon of St Paul's Cathedral It was one of the most startling moments in the history of the City of London....
In/Out: A scandalous story of falling into love and out of the church

In/Out: A scandalous story of falling into love and out of the church

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'Steph takes you into her world with refreshing honesty. Her voice is that rare combination of conviction and vulnerability' Kumi Taguchi 'With In/Out , Steph Lenz shows that if love...
Fridge Magnets Are Bastards

Fridge Magnets Are Bastards

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Mad at the modern world? Meet Mark Dapin ... your new best friend Modern life: advertorials, obscenely cheerful breakfast tV hosts, celebrity chefs, call centres, smiling charity collectors. Brands, highly...
Frederick: A Story of Boundless Hope

Frederick: A Story of Boundless Hope

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"My God won't let me do that." These seven words of boundless hope would irreversibly change the life of the teenage boy who spoke them. On April 7, 1994 the...
True North

True North

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"True North" is the inspirational Canadian Chapter of Jill Ker Conway's life story, which began with her much love, bestselling memoir, "The Road from Coorain." Beginning with her departure from...
Breaking Through the Pain Barrier: The Extraordinary Life of Dr Michael J. Cousins

Breaking Through the Pain Barrier: The Extraordinary Life of Dr Michael J. Cousins

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In 1964 a junior doctor saw two critically burned boys run into a Sydney hospital begging for help. He saved their lives but struggled to reduce their suffering because few...
The Discomfort Zone

The Discomfort Zone

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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year The Discomfort Zone is Jonathan Franzen's tale of growing up, squirming in his own uber-sensitive skin, from a "small and fundamentally...
My James: The Heart-rending Story of James Bulger by His Father

My James: The Heart-rending Story of James Bulger by His Father

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A powerful, heartfelt and moving account of his son's murder and his fight for justice by Ralph Bulger James Bulger was just a few weeks shy of his third birthday...
Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power

Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power

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This epic biography, with its remarkable new research and vivid, fast-paced writing, will delight anyone who wants to understand the tangled history of politics and the press in modern America."...
The Midwife's Here!: The Enchanting True Story of One of Britain's Longest Serving Midwives

The Midwife's Here!: The Enchanting True Story of One of Britain's Longest Serving Midwives

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The Sunday Times bestseller 'Delivering my first baby is a memory that will stay with me forever. Just feeling the warmth of a newborn head in your hands, that new...
By Your Side: My Life Loving Barbara Windsor

By Your Side: My Life Loving Barbara Windsor

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A warm, colourful and heartfelt tribute to Barbara Windsor's rich, varied and remarkable life from the man who knew her best. 'I'm so glad you had the life you did,...
The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love and Olive Oil in the South of France

The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love and Olive Oil in the South of France

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NOW A MAJOR NEW TV SERIES: CAROL DRINKWATER'S SECRET PROVENCE The first in Carol Drinkwater's bestselling series set on a Provencal olive farm. 'She writes so well you can almost...
Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography

Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography

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The official biography of the award-winning and bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett, written by Rob Wilkins, his former assistant, friend and now head of the author's literary estate. WINNER OF...
True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee

True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee

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The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee, an artist and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture--at a steep personal cost. The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics...
In Their Own Write: Legends and Their Words

In Their Own Write: Legends and Their Words

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Legends are not born. They are made. And some write their way into the league of extraordinary people. This notebook is an ode to the great writers, who have added...
Beyond Imagination: Persecuted for Their Ideals

Beyond Imagination: Persecuted for Their Ideals

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This notebook is a tribute to all the thinkers and scientists who dared to be different. People who struggled to hold their ground in the face of adversity. People who,...
Let's Talk About Hard Things: death, sex, money, and other difficult conversations

Let's Talk About Hard Things: death, sex, money, and other difficult conversations

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Death. Sex. Money. Tricky subjects we're taught to avoid in polite conversation. Here, the host of a hit podcast reveals how to talk about difficult things, and why it might...
From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor: Front-Line Dispatches from the Advertising War

From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor: Front-Line Dispatches from the Advertising War

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In 1970 Jerry Della Femina wrote this gossip-filled, insider's account of working on Madison Avenue during the golden age of advertising. It caused a sensation, became a bestseller and established...
Tragic Shores: A Memoir of Dark Travel

Tragic Shores: A Memoir of Dark Travel

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'I have come to thank dark places for the light they bring to life.' Thomas Cook has always been drawn to dark places, for the powerful emotions they evoke and...
The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush's Post-Presidency

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

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As chief of staff, Jean Becker had a ringside seat to the never-boring story of George Herbert Walker Bush's life post-presidency. Full of heart and wisdom, THE MAN I KNEW...
Brown Baby: A Memoir of Race, Family and Home

Brown Baby: A Memoir of Race, Family and Home

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'Brown Baby is a beautifully intimate and soul-searching memoir. It speaks to the heart and the mind and bears witness to our turbulent times.' - Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl,...
Tree-spotting: A Simple Guide to Britain's Trees

Tree-spotting: A Simple Guide to Britain's Trees

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Botanist and ecologist Ros Bennett has spent a lifetime helping people understand and identify plants, all the while nurturing her daughter Nell's love for them too, helping Nell to discover...
Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

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From the iconic, award-winning artist and designer, a graphic memoir of leaving Cuba, becoming American, and fighting for freedom, here and there. 'Exhilarating, immensely powerful, gorgeous' PHILIPPE SANDS 'Belongs in...
Step By Step: The perfect gift for the adventurer in your life

Step By Step: The perfect gift for the adventurer in your life

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Shortlisted for the 2019 Edward Stanford Award 'My goodness, it is brilliant. Searingly honest, warm, bursting with humanity. Such brave and inspiring writing.' Kate Humble '[Simon] begins to fill in...
Will This House Last Forever?: 'Heartbreaking, beautifully written' The Times

Will This House Last Forever?: 'Heartbreaking, beautifully written' The Times

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'Completely original, raw and warm' Evening Standard Books of the Summer 'Poignant... written with intelligence and tears' Ben Okri 'Nuanced, absorbing and moving... extraordinary' Observer 'Raw, poetic, beautifully formed' Daisy...
HOPEFUL - an autobiography

HOPEFUL - an autobiography

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Omid Djalili's childhood was unconventional, to say the least. He was raised in a beautiful, chaotic, cramped, colourful and legally dubious guesthouse where his parents fed and watered Iranian nationals...
All the Young Men: How One Woman Risked It All To Care For The Dying

All the Young Men: How One Woman Risked It All To Care For The Dying

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"A renegade Florence Nightingale cares for the ill in a remarkable tale of compassion and combating prejudice" The Guardian ' Breath-taking courage and compassion [...]a beautiful book' The Sunday Times...
All in My Head: A memoir of life, love and patient power

All in My Head: A memoir of life, love and patient power

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All In My Head is a memoir by a woman who in her early fifties received a life-shattering diagnosis. It is about her determined search for effective treatment, the birth...
My Boy Will Die of Sorrow: A Memoir of Immigration from the Front Lines

My Boy Will Die of Sorrow: A Memoir of Immigration from the Front Lines

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INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD WINNER - The Raul Yzaguirre Best Political/Current Affairs Book This deeply personal perspective from a human rights lawyer--whose work on the front lines of the fight...
My Broken Language: A Memoir

My Broken Language: A Memoir

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"Quiara Hudes is in her own league. Her sentences will take your breath away. How lucky we are to have her telling our stories." - Lin-Manuel Miranda From the Pulitzer-prize...