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Beautiful - Katie Piper

''I heard a horrible screaming sound, like an animal being slaughtered ... then I realised it was me.''When Katie Piper was 24, her life was near perfect. Young and beautiful, she was well on her…

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An Actor's Life in 12 Productions - Oliver Ford Davies

Winner of the Society for Theatre Research Theatre Book Prize 2023The director Peter Dews prophesied: “You’ll be alright when you’re forty, and even better when you’re fifty.” It turns out that Peter Dews was right,…

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Eruption - Brannigan Paul

''The game changing guitar legend gets the biography he deserves ... Diligently researched, perceptive and well-written.'' 8/10, Classic Rock''An affectionate and unflinching portrait of metal guitar''s Mount Everest.'' MojoArriving in California as a young boy…

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Without You, There Is No Us - Suki Kim

It is 2011, and all universities in North Korea have been shut down for an entire year, except for the all-male Pyongyang University of Science and Technology. This is where Suki Kim has accepted a…

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Sunday Afternoons and Other Times Remembered - Ben Ewell

On the afternoon of Easter Sunday, 1992, Ben Ewell''s brother, sister-in-law, and niece were all murdered. While trying to make sense of this staggering tragedy, Ben can''t help but think back through his life: the…

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Reagan - Professor Iwan Morgan

Ronald Reagan is arguably the most successful post-war American president. A transformational leader, he is broadly credited with renewing American prosperity after the stagflation-hit 1970s, laying the foundations for Cold War victory and bringing about…

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The Third Gilmore Girl - Kelly Bishopová

Beloved award-winning actress Kelly Bishop, famous for playing the iconic Emily Gilmore in Gilmore Girls, tells the captivating story of her six decades in show business. Kelly Bishop’s storied career has been defined by landmark…

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The Half Bird - Susan Smillie

Discover one woman''s solo journey from Land’s End to Greece, embracing solitude, self-discovery, and resilience**Good Housekeeping recommended ''20 uplifting memoirs by remarkable women'', June 2024****Wanderlust magazine best travel books of 2024**''A lesson on how to…

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Jimmy Anderson: Finding the Edge: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2025 - Jimmy Anderson

THE MUST-HAVE AUTOBIOGRAPHY FROM CRICKET LEGEND, JIMMY ANDERSONSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARDS'Revealing and often moving' - Guardian'Brilliant, emotive' - Daily Mail21 years, 188 Test Matches, 704 Test Wickets.This is Jimmy's story:…

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Bimbo - Ashley James

The bold, inspiring, and empowering new book on the possibility of modern womanhood - helping you to ditch the labels, find your voice, and reclaim your confidence. 'Ashley is a much-needed force.' Jameela Jamil'The book…

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Jane Austen - Claire Tomalin

Jane Austen is the definitive biography of one of Britain''s best-loved novelists, from the acclaimed author of Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self, Charles Dickens: A Life and The Invisible Woman''As near perfect a life of…

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The Last Englishman - Roland Chambers

Arthur Ransome was, from 1930 to the early 1960s, what J.K. Rowling is today: author of a series of children''s books which shaped the imagination of a generation. Rooted in the heyday of the British…

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Little Bird of Auschwitz - Jacques Peretti

''That nickname . . .''''"Little bird." It wasn''t mine. I found out later he gave it to every little girl that came in to be injected. "Little Bird" didn''t mean anything. It was a trick.…

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Dolly Parton, Songteller - Dolly Parton, Robert K. Oermann

A beautifully-illustrated celebration of the remarkable life and career of country music legend Dolly Parton. ''A goldmine of little-seen photos and personal anecdotes'' - Washington Post*The New York Times bestseller**A show-stopping must-have for every Dolly…

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Crazy - Chris Lewis

‘In that split second, perhaps the first sobering thoughts I have had in months become so obvious and apparent, and when that officer returns after having checked the cans and found cocaine I know that,…

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Cabin - Patrick Hutchison

A backwoods memoir for anyone who has ever dreamed of escaping to the wild‘Funny and thoughtful … You feel his desire to be back in the woods, working with his hands. Don’t we all?’ –…

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Manners and Mischief - Anne Glenconnerová

An A–Z of Royal Tales and Surprising Wisdom from Princess Margaret's Lady in Waiting

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The Life of Mahatma Gandhi - Louis Fischer

‘A monumental yet intimate biography, a vivid portrait of the man, the statesman and the saint’ The TimesMahatma Gandhi became a legend in his own time. A tireless fighter for human rights and for Indian…

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Urban Outlaw - Magnus Walker

**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**Magnus Walker is one of life’s originals. Serial entrepreneur, fashion designer, TV presenter, motivational speaker and one of the world’s most prolific Porsche collectors, the dreadlocked, tattooed hoarder of individual creativity is a…

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The Dragons, the Giant, the Women - Wayetu Moore

A powerful and poignant memoir of survival and resistance by the critically acclaimed author of She Would Be King, about her family's dramatic escape from the Liberian Civil War, and how they were eventually reunited.

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Small Bodies of Water - Nina Mingya Powles

''Remarkable'' Robert Macfarlane''Gorgeous'' Amy Liptrot''Urgent and nourishing'' Jessica J. LeeNina Mingya Powles first learned to swim in Borneo - where her mother was born and her grandfather studied freshwater fish. There, the local swimming pool…

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How Not To Be a Boy - Robert Webb

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERRobert Webb tried to follow the rules for being a man: Don''t cryDrink beerPlay rough Don''t talk about feelingsLooking back over his life he asks whether these rules are actually…

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The Real Beatrix Potter - Nadia Cohen

Since Victorian convention considered educating girls to be pointless, Beatrix learnt about the anatomy of animals by sneaking them into the nursery of their Kensington mansion, where she gassed and dissected them herself.

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The Fry Chronicles - Stephen Fry

Spanning 1979-1987, The Fry Chronicles charts Stephen Fry''s arrival at Cambridge up to his thirtieth birthday. ''Heartbreaking, a delight, a lovely, comfy book'' The Times ''Perfect prose and excruciating honesty. A grand reminiscence of college…

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