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Erotic Vagrancy: Everything about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor

Erotic Vagrancy: Everything about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor

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Author: Roger Lewis Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 656 Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were a Sixties supercharged couple in an era of supercharged couples. As a pairing they were...
What Happened to Belen: The Unjust Imprisonment That Sparked a Women's Rights Movement

What Happened to Belen: The Unjust Imprisonment That Sparked a Women's Rights Movement

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Author: Ana Elena Correa Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 "There are many women like Belen whose names we don't know, but whose stories are just as important. An uplifting...
At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House

At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House

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Author: H. R. McMaster Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 An Instant New York Times Bestseller! A revealing account of National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster's turbulent and consequential thirteen months...
Looking at Women, Looking at War

Looking at Women, Looking at War

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Author: Victoria Amelina Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE WITH A FOREWORD FROM MARGARET ATWOOD 'This book would always have been important evidence that the...
Wavewalker: Breaking Free

Wavewalker: Breaking Free

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Author: Suzanne Heywood Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA TIMES BEST MEMOIR OF 2023 'Grippingly vivid and pacey' THE TIMES 'A seven-year old girl on a seventy-foot...
Love & Pain: The epic times and crooked lines of life inside and

Love & Pain: The epic times and crooked lines of life inside and

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Author: Ben Gillies Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 SHORTLISTED FOR THE ABIA BIOGRAPHY BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024 The powerful, untold story of two of the three members...
Sleeping on Islands: A Life in Poetry

Sleeping on Islands: A Life in Poetry

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Author: Sir Andrew Motion Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 Andrew Motion has been close to the centres of British poetry for over fifty years. Sleeping on Islands is his...
Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz

Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz

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Author: Jozsef Debreczeni Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 A lost classic of Holocaust literature translated for the first time - from journalist, poet and survivor Jozsef Debreczeni A lost...
One Love, One Life: Stories from the Stars

One Love, One Life: Stories from the Stars

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Author: Billy Sloan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 October 21, 1971. Billy Sloan's first ever rock concert, and a life changing moment. The impact of seeing The Who within...
My Opposition: The Diary of Friedrich Kellner - A German against the

My Opposition: The Diary of Friedrich Kellner - A German against the

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Author: Friedrich Kellner Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 520 This is a truly unique account of Nazi Germany at war and of one man's struggle against totalitarianism. A mid-level official...
The Leadership Genius of Elon Musk: A biography of the pioneering

The Leadership Genius of Elon Musk: A biography of the pioneering

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Author: Dennis Kneale Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 An admiring portrait of the pioneering entrepreneur from the former CNBC host and Forbes editor. One of the most influential figures...
Stronger than Death: Hart Crane's Last Year in Mexico

Stronger than Death: Hart Crane's Last Year in Mexico

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Author: Francesca Bratton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 'Poignant and fiercely intelligent, this is the best work of creative non-fiction I have read in years' FIONA MOZLEY 'Profound, moving...
The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham

The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham

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Author: Lucy Hughes-Hallett Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 640 *PLUTARCH AWARD FOR THE BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2024* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE* 'SUBLIME' A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE...
What's That Lady Doing?: False starts and happy endings

What's That Lady Doing?: False starts and happy endings

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Author: Lou Sanders Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 The new memoir from Lou Sanders
I Seek a Kind Person: My Father, Seven Children and the Adverts that

I Seek a Kind Person: My Father, Seven Children and the Adverts that

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Author: Julian Borger Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'I SEEK A KIND PERSON WHO WILL EDUCATE MY INTELLIGENT BOY, AGED 11.' In 1938, Jewish families are scrambling to flee...
The Stirrings: Winner of the 2024 TLS Ackerley Prize

The Stirrings: Winner of the 2024 TLS Ackerley Prize

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Author: Catherine Taylor Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 'Part poignant memoir of time and place. Part record of the violence, and indifference, against which most girls grow up. The...
Nature and Empire in Ottoman Egypt: An Environmental History

Nature and Empire in Ottoman Egypt: An Environmental History

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Author: Alan Mikhail Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 0 Based on both the local records of various towns and villages in rural Egypt and the imperial orders of the Ottoman...
When You Lose It: Two voices. One true story. A mother and daughter on the edge. 'A very important subject' - ITV's This Morning

When You Lose It: Two voices. One true story. A mother and daughter on the edge. 'A very important subject' - ITV's This Morning

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Author: Roxy Longworth Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 'Read this book. Then talk to your sons. It is essential reading' Jamie Theakston 'An extraordinary and important book. Read it...
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: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 'Wish I Was Here is a masterpiece. Formally inventive, constantly surprising, M John Harrison has written an archaeology of fragments...
Dua Lipa: The Unauthorized Biography

Dua Lipa: The Unauthorized Biography

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Author: Caroline Sullivan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Discover the fascinating story behind the rise of a new pop icon: Dua Lipa. When Dua Lipa was eleven, her music...
I Fight, You Fight: Life isn't about the hand you're dealt, but how

I Fight, You Fight: Life isn't about the hand you're dealt, but how

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Author: Alex Noble Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 The inspiring story from 2025 NSW Young Australian of the Year Nominee, Alex Noble, whose wisdom and strength can teach us...
Samurai Jack Hardcover Ruled Journal

Samurai Jack Hardcover Ruled Journal

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Author: Insight Editions Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 Commemorate Samurai Jack's epic battle against the evil Aku with this hardcover journal featuring imagery from Cartoon Network's popular animated series...
Harry Potter: Dumbledore's Army Hardcover Ruled Journal

Harry Potter: Dumbledore's Army Hardcover Ruled Journal

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Author: Insight Editions Format: Notebook / blank book Number of Pages: 192 Record your magical adventures with the Harry Potter Dumbledore's Army Hardcover Ruled Journal, a new addition to Insight...
Great Rides According to G

Great Rides According to G

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Author: Geraint Thomas Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Across the UK, into Europe and further afield, these are the training rides, races and journeys closest to his heart. From...
On Days Like These: The Lost Memoir of a Goalkeeper

On Days Like These: The Lost Memoir of a Goalkeeper

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Author: Tim Rich Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 'Emotional, insightful, beautifully written. A story of making saves and being saved. The best football book I have read this year.'...
Did I Ever Tell You?: The most moving memoir of 2024

Did I Ever Tell You?: The most moving memoir of 2024

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Author: Genevieve Kingston Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 '[A] heartfelt memoir' New York Times 'Compelling and heartbreaking' Ann Napolitano A deeply moving memoir of a young daughter, her dying...
Fast Forward: The Autobiography: The Hard Road to Football Success

Fast Forward: The Autobiography: The Hard Road to Football Success

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Author: Andrew Cole Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 2021 'A moving chronicle of a journey' - Mail on...
Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes: words, wit, wisdom, one-liners and rants

Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes: words, wit, wisdom, one-liners and rants

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Author: Jeremy Hardy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 The best of the best from the Comedians' Comedian 2020 'If you loved Jeremy Hardy, or if you know anyone who...
Apparently There Were Complaints: A Memoir

Apparently There Were Complaints: A Memoir

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Author: Sharon Gless Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Emmy Award-winning actress Sharon Gless tells all in this laugh-out-loud, juicy, "unforgettably memorable" (Lily Tomlin) memoir about her five decades in...
The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing

The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing

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Author: Thomas Harding Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 After arriving in London just before the Second World War as a penniless and friendless Austrian-Jewish refugee, George Weidenfeld went on...
About A Son: A Murder and A Father's Search for Truth

About A Son: A Murder and A Father's Search for Truth

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Author: David Whitehouse Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 As heard on the HOW TO FAIL podcast with Elizabeth Day 'I was utterly floored by the emotional depth of About...
The Cure for Sleep: A book with the power to change your life

The Cure for Sleep: A book with the power to change your life

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Author: Tanya Shadrick Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 'Moving and inspiring, courageous and true: real art. Just reading her is pleasure' Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun What happens...
Types and Shadows: Diaries 2004-2015

Types and Shadows: Diaries 2004-2015

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Author: Sir Roy Strong Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 544 'Roy Strong's diaries are a treasure . . . magnificently readable' THE TIMES 'Essential reading' TATLER 'When it comes to...
Love from the Pink Palace: Memories of Love, Loss and Cabaret through the AIDS Crisis, for fans of IT'S A SIN

Love from the Pink Palace: Memories of Love, Loss and Cabaret through the AIDS Crisis, for fans of IT'S A SIN

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Author: Jill Nalder Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 *SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE 2023* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE 2023* 'I read the book in...
Lightning Can Strike Twice: My Life as a Fury

Lightning Can Strike Twice: My Life as a Fury

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Author: Tommy Fury Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 In his first book professional boxer and social media star, Tommy Fury, reveals what life is like juggling his many identities:...
Alan Partridge: Big Beacon: The hilarious new memoir from the nation's favourite broadcaster

Alan Partridge: Big Beacon: The hilarious new memoir from the nation's favourite broadcaster

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Author: Alan Partridge Format: CD-Audio Number of Pages: 0 In Big Beacon, Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the odds. TWICE. Using an innovative 'dual narrative'...
Behind The Shoulder Pads - Tales I Tell My Friends: The perfect [...]

Behind The Shoulder Pads - Tales I Tell My Friends: The perfect [...]

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Author: Joan Collins Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'The stories, the gossip, the glamour! Discover it all and more' Woman & Home '[A] hugely engaging and riveting memoir' The...
Among You Taking Notes...

Among You Taking Notes...

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Author: Naomi Mitchison Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 'As in a good novel, the people, their feelings and reactions are instantly recognisable and as fresh and immediate today as...
Unravelling Us

Unravelling Us

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Author: Renee McBryde Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 0 In 2017 Renee McBryde published her best-selling memoir in which she learned she was daughter of a convicted murderer, a secret...
The Ticking is the Bomb

The Ticking is the Bomb

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Author: Nick Flynn Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 In 2007, during the months before Flynn's daughter is born, his growing outrage and obsession with torture - exacerbated by the...
You've Changed: Fake Accents, Feminism, and Other Comedies from Myanmar

You've Changed: Fake Accents, Feminism, and Other Comedies from Myanmar

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Author: Pyae Moe Thet War Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 'A fresh and insightful debut' New York Times 'Incisive and exciting' Shondaland In this electric debut essay collection, a...
The Uptown Local: a memoir of Joy, Death, and Joan Didion

The Uptown Local: a memoir of Joy, Death, and Joan Didion

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Author: Cory Leadbeater Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 'A persuasive case for the argument that writers should write about writers' FINANCIAL TIMES 'A beautifully written and deeply moving memoir'...
Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths About Disability

Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths About Disability

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Author: Melissa Blake Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Well-known disability activist and social media influencer, Melissa Blake, offers a frank, illuminating memoir and a call to action for disabled...
Legends and Soles: Business, Creativity and Basketball - A Memoir of

Legends and Soles: Business, Creativity and Basketball - A Memoir of

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Author: Sonny Vaccaro Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 The brilliant autobiography from the 'saviour of Nike' If you're a sneaker head, you know him as the Savior of Nike....
A Very Private School

A Very Private School

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Author: Charles Spencer Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Times, Spectator and Waterstones Book of the Year 'Shocking and moving' Guardian 'Top marks for...
Friendaholic: Confessions of a Friendship Addict

Friendaholic: Confessions of a Friendship Addict

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Author: Elizabeth Day Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW WITH AN EXTRA CHAPTER! 'Essential reading' Guardian 'A joyful read' Sunday Times 'Disarmingly honest' Daily...
Wallis in Love: The untold true passion of the Duchess of Windsor

Wallis in Love: The untold true passion of the Duchess of Windsor

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Author: Andrew Morton Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Sunday Times bestselling author Andrew Morton reveals new information and sources that totally transform our perception...
The Windsor Diaries: A childhood with the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret

The Windsor Diaries: A childhood with the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret

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Author: Alathea Fitzalan Howard Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 **SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020** **TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020** **SUNDAY EXPRESS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020** **A...