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Tony Greig: A Reappraisal of English Cricket's Most Controversial Captain by David Tossell
RRP: £12.99£9.09Tony Greig is remembered as the colourful captain who led cricket into its biggest crisis of the last century. An all-rounder who mixed boldness with belligerence, he was the first South African to skipper England, restoring national pride with victory... -
The Women Who Flew for Hitler: The True Story of Hitler's Valkyries by Clare Mulley
RRP: £10.99£7.77A riveting double biography of Nazi Germany's most highly decorated women test pilots - Hitler's personal Valkyries.Hanna Reitsch and Melitta von Stauffenberg were talented, courageous and strikingly attractive women who fought convention to make their... -
Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith by John Szwed 9780374282240
RRP: £25.99£17.38He was an anthropologist, a filmmaker, a painter, a folklorist, a mystic, and a walking encyclopedia. He taught Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe about the occult, swapped drugs with Timothy Leary, jammed with Thelonious Monk, lived with Allen... -
Isaac Newton by James Gleick 9780007163182
RRP: £10.99£7.25From one of the best writers on science, a remarkable portrait of Isaac Newton. The man who changed our understanding of the universe, of science, and of faith. Isaac Newton was the chief architect of the modern world. He answered the ancient... -
Never Will I Die by Toby Gutteridge
RRP: £20.00£14.29PRAISE FOR NEVER WILL I DIE'Toby's sheer grit and determination is a powerful testament to his character. His story demonstrates the true nature of inner strength and courage. I think he's an inspiration to all of us.'Tom Hardy'Inspirational. An amazing... -
An Extra Pair of Hands: A story of caring, ageing and everyday acts of love by Kate Mosse
RRP: £8.99£6.45'Inspiring' GUARDIAN 'Heartbreaking' INDEPENDENT 'I loved it' ADAM KAY 'Beautiful' MATT HAIG 'Luminous' NICCI GERRARD 'Essential reading' MADELEINE BUNTING 'A celebration' CHRISTIE WATSON ----- A Best Book for Summer in The Times, Guardian... -
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand 9780007580576
RRP: £10.99£7.89The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER In 1943 a bomber crashes into the Pacific Ocean. Against all odds, one young lieutenant... -
Hope Not Fear: Finding My Way from Refugee, to Filmmaker to NHS Hospital Cleaner by Hassan Akkad
RRP: £18.99£13.61A poignant and powerful memoir from BAFTA award-winning filmmaker, Syrian refugee, hospital cleaner and activist, Hassan Akkad.I've experienced the best and worst of humanity. I've been detained and beaten, and welcomed and respected. And yet, this story... -
Letters on England by Francois Voltaire
RRP: £12.99£9.09Also known as the Lettres anglaises ou philosophiques, Voltaire's response to his exile in England offered the French public of 1734 a panoramic view of British culture. Perceiving them as a veiled attack against the ancien regime, however, the French... -
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport by Deborah Oppenheimer
RRP: £14.99£10.95___________________ BASED ON THE ACADEMY AWARD WINNING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY ___________________ 'Wonderfully moving ... a noble story, beautifully told' - Daily Mail With a preface by Lord Richard Attenborough, this is a moving collection of... -
Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
RRP: £10.99£7.25In this exuberant book, the incomparable Ray Bradbury shares the wisdom, experience, and excitement of a lifetime of writing. The first thing a writer should be is - excited Author of the iconic FAHRENHEIT 451, THE ILLUSTRATED MAN... -
Stranger On A Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America by Jenny Diski
RRP: £11.99£6.99'I was so absorbed by her writing it was unreal . . . I find myself hungry to find the next morsel of who Jenny was and what her life was like' EMILIA CLARKE (on Why Didn't You Just Do What You Were Told?)In spite of the fact that her idea of travel is... -
Old Man on a Bike by Simon Gandolfi
RRP: £10.99£7.25A Septuagenarian Odyssey Simon Gandolfi has never been one to grow old gracefully and following two heart attacks he decides not to rest up, as many might, but to ride the length of Hispanic America on a 125cc motorbike. And why not? ... -
All My Wild Mothers: Motherhood, loss and an apothecary garden by Victoria Bennett
RRP: £16.99£11.54'Lyrical and beautiful and feels like a haven in a cynical world - exactly the book we all need to read right now' Catherine Simpson, author of One Body: A Retrospective, When I Had A Little Sister and Truestory'A book of passionate resistance to... -
Kenneth Williams: Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams by Christopher Stevens
RRP: £12.99£8.60Kenneth Williams was the stand-out comic actor of his generation. Beloved as the manic star of Carry On films and as a peerless raconteur on TV chat shows, he was also acclaimed for serious stage roles. Born Brilliant will include much previously unseen... -
Mayfly by Mike James 9781035812363
RRP: £9.99£7.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035812363Author Mike JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams)... -
Broken: In the Best Possible Way by Jenny Lawson
RRP: £14.99£13.45'A new book from Jenny Lawson is always cause for celebration, and Broken is the party of the year . . . I loved it' - Sarah Knight, bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ckHilarious, heart-warming and honest, Broken (in the... -
The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness by Joel Ben Izzy
RRP: £13.99£9.20"Wonderful!" (Grace Paley)."Heartwarming and smart and wonderfully written" (Detroit Free Press)."Provides edifying advice, intimately given, like the best-selling Tuesdays with Morrie" (the Dallas Morning News)."Altogether original" (Dr. Laura... -
Coffee with Hitler: The British Amateurs who Tried to Civilise the Nazis by Charles Spicer
RRP: £20.00£14.29How the British might have handled Hitler differently remains one of history's greatest 'what ifs'... A TELEGRAPH AND SPECTATOR HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR Coffee with Hitler tells the astounding true story of a handful of amateur British intelligence... -
The American Duchess: The Real Wallis Simpson by Anna Pasternak
RRP: £12.99£8.48'Draws startling parallels with Meghan ... Both were 34 when they met their princes, both are adored children of strong, single mothers, both have a pared-down style and an electric presence and both are evidently worshipped by their Royal partners.' S... -
King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV by Philip Mansel 9780226690896
£42.35Louis XIV was a man in pursuit of glory. Not content to be the ruler of a world power, he wanted the power to rule the world. And, for a time, he came tantalizingly close. Philip Mansel's King of the World is the most comprehensive and up-to-date... -
The Beatles - All These Years: Volume One: Tune In by Mark Lewisohn 9780316729604
RRP: £40.00£27.75The Beatles have been at the top for fifty years, their music remains exciting, their influence is still huge, their acclaim and achievements cannot be surpassed. But who really were the Beatles, and how did they and everything else in the 1960s fuse so... -
When A Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin
RRP: £10.99£7.93Peter Godwin, an award-winning writer, is on assignment in Zululand when he is summoned by his mother to Zimbabwe, his birthplace. His father is seriously ill; she fears he is dying. Godwin finds his country, once a post-colonial success story,... -
The Knife's Edge: The Heart and Mind of a Cardiac Surgeon by Stephen Westaby
RRP: £9.99£6.64A TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2019 An intimate and compelling exploration into the unique psyche of the heart surgeon, by one of the profession's most eminent figures. Although Professor... -
Noisy at the Wrong Times by Michael Volpe
RRP: £9.99£6.80'Hugely entertaining and inspiring' The Sunday TimesOne of The Sunday Times' 100 biographies to loveThe inspirational and colourful memoir of Michael Volpe, the general manager of Opera Holland Park. The son of Italian immigrants, he and his brothers... -
The New York Times Book of Sports Legends: Profiles of 50 of This Century's Greatest Athletes by the Legendary Sportwrit Who Covered Them by Joseph J Vecchione 9780671760397
£19.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671760397Author Joseph J VecchioneFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Fireside BooksPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 586gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Wine Girl: A sommelier's tale of making it in the toxic world of fine dining by Victoria James
RRP: £9.99£6.80Winner of the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards Drink Book Award 2021Longlisted for the Andre Simon Food & Drink Book Awards 2020'Hugely entertaining' Jay Rayner'A brilliantly Bourdain-ish tale of a young woman making her way through the sexist... -
Bunnyman: A Memoir by Will Sergeant
RRP: £20.00£13.75The Sunday Times bestsellerA Daily Telegraph Music Memoir of the YearGrowing up in Liverpool in the 1960s and '70s, when skinheads, football violence and fear of just about everything was the natural order of things, a young Will Sergeant found the... -
Wicked Girl by Jeanie Doyle
RRP: £7.99£5.79How do you teach a mother to love her child, when she's still a child herself?Jeanie Doyle nurtures, teaches and cares for young and dysfunctional mums, showing them how to care for their newborn babies, sometimes even taking the mother into foster care... -
The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance by Nathaniel Zinsser
RRP: £10.99£7.77You don't have to be born confident. You can learn to be confident. Here's how.Dr Nate Zinsser works with the cream of the US military to prepare them mentally for leadership and for action. He also trains top sportsmen and women to develop the... -
When I Was a Nipper: The Way We Were in Disappearing Britain by Alan Titchmarsh
RRP: £14.99£10.95In When I Was a Nipper Alan Titchmarsh goes on a personal and nostalgic journey through post-War Britain in search of treasured values and traditions that were once the soul of society. With characteristic wit, warmth and humour he draws on the... -
Land Girls: Women's Voices from the Wartime Farm by Joan Mant
RRP: £9.99£6.64The Women's Land Army was actually founded in 1917, but it was during the Second World War that it attracted the kind of attention which assured its place in the annals of the British war effort. The Services' demands on manpower created a gap which the... -
The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert
RRP: £12.99£9.09_____________ 'It is almost impossible not to fall under the spell of Eustace Conway ... his accomplishments, his joy and vigor, seem almost miraculous' - New York Times Review of Books 'Gilbert takes a bright-eyed bead on Eustace, hitting him... -
Preachin' the Blues: The Life and Times of Son House by Daniel Beaumont 9780195395570
RRP: £23.49£19.04In June of 1964, three young, white blues fans set out from New York City in a Volkswagen, heading for the Mississippi Delta in search of a musical legend. So begins Preachin' the Blues, the biography of American blues signer and guitarist Eddie James... -
Law & Disorder:: Inside the Dark Heart of Murder with the Fbi's Legendary Mindhunter by John Douglas
RRP: £13.99£9.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806541839Author John DouglasFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Citadel Press Inc.,U.S. -
The Secret Queen: Eleanor Talbot, the Woman Who Put Richard III on the Throne by John Ashdown-Hill 9780750968461
RRP: £12.99£9.62When Edward IV died in 1483, the Yorkist succession was called into question by doubts about the legitimacy of his sons (the 'Princes in the Tower'). The crown therefore passed to Edward IV's undoubtedly legitimate younger brother, Richard, Duke of... -
Live. Laugh. Love.: Lessons I've Learned by Coleen Nolan
RRP: £16.99£9.58Since bursting into the spotlight aged nine, Coleen Nolan has experienced more highs and lows than most people have had hot dinners. Now she's ready to share the lessons she's learned along the way. From the good, the bad and the ugly (otherwise known as... -
Winning Is Not Enough by Sir Jackie Stewart
RRP: £12.99£8.60Sir Jackie Stewart is one of the most highly regarded names in global sport - winner of three F1 World Championships, 27 Grands Prix and ranked in the top five drivers of all time. On retiring from the circuit, he went on to build an equally impressive... -
Strange Fascination: David Bowie: The Definitive Story by David Buckley
RRP: £19.99£14.28The Sunday Times bestseller.David Bowie was arguably the most influential artist of his time, reinventing himself again and again, transforming music, style and art for over five decades. David Buckley's unique approach to unravelling the Bowie enigma,... -
Cider With Roadies by Stuart Maconie
RRP: £16.99£12.28Cider with Roadies is the true story of a boy's obsessive relationship with pop. A life lived through music from Stuart's audience with the Beatles (aged 3); his confessions as a pubescent prog rocker; a youthful gymnastic dalliance with northern soul;...