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Sufferah: Memoir of a Brixton Reggae Head

Sufferah: Memoir of a Brixton Reggae Head

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Author: Alex Wheatle Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 "One of the big memoirs of the summer" i news "A potent tale of triumph over adversity. Angry but never bitter,...
Once Upon a Raven's Nest: a life on Exmoor in an epoch of change

Once Upon a Raven's Nest: a life on Exmoor in an epoch of change

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Author: Catrina Davies Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 'This is a rich, beautiful and deeply moving book' GEORGE MONBIOT 'I loved this book' CLOVER STROUD Once Upon a Raven's...
Bad Influence: The buzzy debut memoir about growing up online

Bad Influence: The buzzy debut memoir about growing up online

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Author: Oenone Forbat Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 'An ideal summer read' EVENING STANDARD 'Equal parts insightful and entertaining - whatever your take on influencers, Bad Influence is a...
The Ballast Seed: A story of motherhood, of growing up and growing plants

The Ballast Seed: A story of motherhood, of growing up and growing plants

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Author: Rosie Kinchen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 'I loved The Ballast Seed. I couldn't put it down. Beautiful and sad and hopeful all at once - luminous and...
Love, Pamela: Her new memoir, taking control of her own narrative for the first time

Love, Pamela: Her new memoir, taking control of her own narrative for the first time

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Author: Pamela Anderson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 ACTRESS. ICON. ACTIVIST. Her story, in her voice, for the first time. In this honest, layered and unforgettable book that alternates...
Under A Rock

Under A Rock

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Author: Chris Stein Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 ONE OF WATERSTONES BEST ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS OF 2024 'Sometimes fate deals up a wild card. There's a lot to be said...
Starlight Wood: Walking back to the Romantic Countryside

Starlight Wood: Walking back to the Romantic Countryside

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Author: Fiona Sampson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 'A nourishing, occasionally provoking hybrid of group biography, cultural criticism and travelogue that seeks to restore to Romanticism its radicalism, and...
Women of the 1920s: Style, Glamour, and the Avant-Garde

Women of the 1920s: Style, Glamour, and the Avant-Garde

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Author: Thomas Bleitner Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 Experience the glamour and excitement of the Jazz Age, through the lives of the women who defined it. It was a...
Good for a Girl: My Life Running in a Man's World - WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023

Good for a Girl: My Life Running in a Man's World - WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023

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Author: Lauren Fleshman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023 A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST...
Operation Man Hunt: The Hunt for the Richest, Deadliest Criminal in History

Operation Man Hunt: The Hunt for the Richest, Deadliest Criminal in History

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Author: Damien Lewis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 'The Night Manager meets Narcos' Saul David 'To catch this criminal took incredible courage and skill. This is James Bond meets...
Our Stories: 75 Years of the NHS from the People Who Built It, Lived It and Love It

Our Stories: 75 Years of the NHS from the People Who Built It, Lived It and Love It

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Author: Stephanie Snow Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 FOREWORD BY ADAM KAY, AUTHOR OF THIS IS GOING TO HURT Portion of proceeds from sales go to NHS Charities Together...
Who I Am: My Story THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Who I Am: My Story THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

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Author: Melanie C Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 'What a woman and what a book!' Elizabeth Day 'Fabulous!' Zoe Ball 'Sporty Spice telling it like it is.' Independent 'Incredibly...
Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century

Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century

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Author: Simon Kuper Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 From the bestselling author of Chums comes an explorer's tale of a naif getting to understand a complex, glittering, beautiful and...
The Anxiety Project

The Anxiety Project

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Author: Daan Heerma van Voss Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 "The most interesting Dutch writer of his generation" Herman Koch "Vivid and moving. A marvellous hybrid of a book...
Last Word's Uncommon Women

Last Word's Uncommon Women

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Author: Celia Hayley Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Last Word is the popular BBC Radio 4 series broadcast weekly, featuring the lives of several famous people who have recently...
Across Mountains, Land and Sea: One Boy's Extraordinary Journey

Across Mountains, Land and Sea: One Boy's Extraordinary Journey

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Author: Arman Azadi Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Arman is just a boy when he is forced to leave his home and embark on the most extraordinary journey. Separated...
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...
Re-Sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti

Re-Sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti

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Author: Cosey Fanni Tutti Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 In 2018, boundary-breaking visual and sonic artist Cosey Fanni Tutti received a commission to write the soundtrack to a film...
Tom Stoppard: A Life

Tom Stoppard: A Life

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Author: Professor Dame Hermione Lee Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 992 In this gripping narrative, Hermione Lee builds a unique portrait of one of our greatest playwrights. Her biography is...
The Rooster House: A Ukrainian Family Memoir

The Rooster House: A Ukrainian Family Memoir

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Author: Victoria Belim Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Radio 4 Book of the Week 'A beautiful insight into a nation beyond war headlines' Independent 'A captivating family memoir spanning...
The Queen: The Life and Times of Elizabeth II

The Queen: The Life and Times of Elizabeth II

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Author: Catherine Ryan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II has reigned for 64 years, longer than any British monarch in history. During that time...
Mad Girl: A Happy Life With A Mixed Up Mind: A celebration of life with mental illness from mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon

Mad Girl: A Happy Life With A Mixed Up Mind: A celebration of life with mental illness from mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon

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Author: Bryony Gordon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the iconic Sunday Times number one bestseller Mad Girl, with this stunning new edition. Mad Woman,...
The Worlds of Sherlock Holmes: The Inspiration Behind the World's Greatest Detective

The Worlds of Sherlock Holmes: The Inspiration Behind the World's Greatest Detective

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Author: Andrew Lycett Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 Questing was Sherlock Holmes's business. He famously adopted the latest forensic techniques, channelled the Victorian passion for enquiry, kept abreast of...
The Unfamiliar: A Queer Motherhood Memoir

The Unfamiliar: A Queer Motherhood Memoir

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Author: Kirsty Logan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 An unconventional, unexpectedly funny, brutally honest memoir about infertility, pregnancy and motherhood 'You and your partner want a baby. But your...
A Hard Kick in the Nuts: What I've Learned from a Lifetime of Terrible Decisions

A Hard Kick in the Nuts: What I've Learned from a Lifetime of Terrible Decisions

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Author: David Peisner Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Stephen "Steve-O" Glover-social media icon, comedy-touring stalwart, and star of Jackass-delivers a hilarious and practical guide to recovery, relationships, career, and...
The Real Prime Suspect: Crime. Sexism. Corruption. The Real-Life Inspiration for Jane Tennison

The Real Prime Suspect: Crime. Sexism. Corruption. The Real-Life Inspiration for Jane Tennison

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Author: Jackie Malton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 HIGHLY COMMENDED FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2023 'Jaw-dropping' -Val McDermid 'A police memoir like no...
Paris: The Memoir

Paris: The Memoir

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Author: Paris Hilton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 Updated edition including new material Heiress. Party girl. Problem child. Model. Reality star. Self-created. Icon.""The future belongs to girls who refuse...
Constable: A Portrait

Constable: A Portrait

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Author: James Hamilton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 496 ONE OF THE TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES' BEST BOOKS FOR 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2023 'Eye-opening...
I Shouldn't Be Telling You This

I Shouldn't Be Telling You This

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Author: Chelsea Devantez Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'I kept going and here I am.' There are things Chelsea Devantez probably shouldn't be telling you. Many of them are...
Desolation: A Heavy Metal Memoir

Desolation: A Heavy Metal Memoir

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Author: Ben Opipari Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 A gritty, revealing heavy metal memoir by Lamb of God's lead guitarist and co-lyricist, which explores both his life in music...
Heartbreak is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music

Heartbreak is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music

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Author: Rob Sheffield Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 You know the songs by heart. You've traded the friendship bracelets. You've worn the cowboy boots and the bejewelled bodysuits. Now,...
Answered Prayers: England and the 1966 World Cup

Answered Prayers: England and the 1966 World Cup

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Author: Duncan Hamilton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 A Financial Times Book of the Year 2023 A Daily Express Book of the Year 2023 'Magnificent, moving, often funny and...
Answered Prayers: England and the 1966 World Cup

Answered Prayers: England and the 1966 World Cup

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Author: Duncan Hamilton Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 'Magnificent, moving, often funny and deeply researched account . . . Is this just a book for those who know football?...
The Abuse of Power: Confronting Injustice in Public Life

The Abuse of Power: Confronting Injustice in Public Life

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Author: Theresa May Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER 'So boldly different it creates a mini-genre all of its own' - ANDREW MARR As...
Paused in Cosmic Reflection: The definitive, fully illustrated story of The Chemical Brothers

Paused in Cosmic Reflection: The definitive, fully illustrated story of The Chemical Brothers

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Author: The Chemical Brothers Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 Paused in Cosmic Reflection is the definitive story of The Chemical Brothers....
Power and Glory - As seen on Channel 4's Edward vs George: Elizabeth II and the Rebirth of Royalty

Power and Glory - As seen on Channel 4's Edward vs George: Elizabeth II and the Rebirth of Royalty

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Author: Alexander Larman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 The book that inspired the major documentary Edward vs George: The Windsors at War Power and Glory begins with the fallout...
A Man of Two Faces: Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2024

A Man of Two Faces: Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2024

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Author: Viet Thanh Nguyen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024 'A triumphant memoir' Cathy Park Hong, author of MINOR FEELINGS, finalist...
The Thirty-Six Immortal Women Poets

The Thirty-Six Immortal Women Poets

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Author: Andrew Pekarik Format: Paperback Number of Pages: Andrew Pekarik's "The Thirty-Six Immortal Women Poets" is an exceptionally beautiful and useful publication that celebrates in art and text the work...
Enchanted Islands: A Mediterranean Odyssey - A Memoir of Travels through Love, Grief and Mythology

Enchanted Islands: A Mediterranean Odyssey - A Memoir of Travels through Love, Grief and Mythology

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Author: Laura Coffey Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 "A magical and hugely captivating journey - filled with such beauty, wonder and surprise. A simply marvellous read, hugely recommended" -...
Wish I Was Here: 'The best writer you've never heard of' - Sunday Times

Wish I Was Here: 'The best writer you've never heard of' - Sunday Times

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Author: M. John Harrison Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 'Wish I Was Here is a masterpiece' Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk 'It will surprise you, sometimes...
Same Old Girl: 'a relatable read by a phenomenal writer' The Face

Same Old Girl: 'a relatable read by a phenomenal writer' The Face

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Author: Sylvia Patterson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'Patterson is one of the great comic writers of the last quarter century' THE HERALD 'Unsparing but ultimately uplifting, every sentence...
Kipling

Kipling

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Author: Jad Adams Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 218 Joseph Rudyard Kipling was the greatest writer in a Britain that ruled the largest empire the world has known, yet he...
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...
Horace Jones: Architect of Tower Bridge

Horace Jones: Architect of Tower Bridge

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Author: David Lascelles Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 Sir Horace Jones (1819-1887) was the architect of Tower Bridge, designed in collaboration with John Wolfe Barry. But while some of...
The Secret Life of John le Carre

The Secret Life of John le Carre

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Author: Adam Sisman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 Secrecy came naturally to John le Carr, and there were some secrets that he fought fiercely to keep. Adam Sisman's definitive...
Everything That Makes Us Human: Case Notes of a Children's Brain Surgeon

Everything That Makes Us Human: Case Notes of a Children's Brain Surgeon

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Author: Jay Jayamohan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 'There are two ways to open a child's head. The pretty way and the quick way. Usually I shave the hair,...
There Will Be No Miracles Here: A memoir from the dark side of the American Dream

There Will Be No Miracles Here: A memoir from the dark side of the American Dream

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Author: Casey Gerald Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Casey Gerald's story begins at the end of the world: on New Year's Eve 1999, Casey gathers with the congregation of...
Misadventures

Misadventures

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Author: Sylvia Smith Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Misadventures is a unique ensemble of mishaps and anecdotes revealing the ups and downs of one woman's life in twentieth-century London....