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Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace by Scott Thorson
RRP: £7.99£5.79Scott Thorson, a poor boy from a succession of foster homes, met Liberace when he was just 16 years old. Liberace, aged 57, took Scott under his wing as 'the son he'd never had'. By the time Scott was 17, he was also Liberace's lover. Liberace lived... -
Wounded Shepherd: Pope Francis and His Struggle to Convert the Catholic Church by Austen Ivereigh
RRP: £23.99£18.89This deeply contextual biography centers on the tensions generated by the pope's attempt to turn the Church away from power and tradition and outwards to engage humanity with God's mercy. Through battles with corrupt bankers and worldly cardinals, in... -
Iran Awakening: A memoir of revolution and hope by Shirin Ebadi
RRP: £16.99£12.28In this remarkable book, Shirin Ebadi, Iranian human rights lawyer and activist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, tells her extraordinary life story.Dr Ebadi is a tireless voice for reform in her native Iran, where she argues for a new interpretation of... -
A Dark Secret by Casey Watson 9780008298616
RRP: £9.99£5.41Just when Casey thinks her foster care duties are done, she's asked to look after Sam, a troubled nine-year-old with a violent streak who drove his previous guardians to release him of their care. It soon unfolds, however, that this is no simple case. ... -
Macbeth: The True Story by Fiona Watson
RRP: £12.99£8.60Thanks to Shakespeare, the name Macbeth has become a byword for political ambition realised by bloody violence. Fiona Watson has uncovered, buried beneath the layers of myth, a history that is entirely different from, but just as extraordinary as, that... -
Hitler's Last Day: Minute by Minute Jonathan Mayo 9781780722771
RRP: £12.99£8.60On 30th April 1945 Germany is in chaos...Russian troops have reached Berlin. All over the country, people are on the move - concentration camp survivors, Allied PoWs, escaping Nazis - and the civilian population is fast running out of food. The man who... -
Mary Queen of Scots: Film Tie-In by John Guy 9780008304904
RRP: £12.99£8.48Now a major film, this is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians of this period. Who was the real Mary Queen of Scots? The most enigmatic ruler of England lived... -
Time and Tide by Charlie Bird
RRP: £16.99£11.47A poignant and introspective memoir from Irish journalist and broadcaster Charlie Bird. In 2021, Charlie Bird was diagnosed with motor neurone disease - a man whose voice was so synonymous with his career faced losing it completely. Yet... -
Ian McKellen: The Biography by Garry O'Connor 9781474608534
RRP: £10.99£7.77'[A] fascinating voyage round McKellen' Simon Callow, Guardian'Surely the definitive McKellen biography' Alexander Larman, Observer'A well-researched, eminently readable book' Benedict Nightingale, The TimesFew actors achieve in their lifetime what Sir... -
Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain by Portia De Rossi 9780857204110
RRP: £9.99£6.41"I didn't decide to become anorexic. It snuck up on me disguised as a healthy diet, a professional attitude. Although there was a certain glamour to anorexics, I didn't want to be one. I just wanted to excel in dieting. And weighing in at 80 pounds on... -
Memories, Dreams, Reflections by C G Jung 9780679723950
RRP: £19.00£11.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679723950Author Carl G. JungFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 312gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Cotton; Cricket and Football: Billy Cook, the Life of a Lancashire League Legend Paul Kaye, DSS 9781801504997
RRP: £19.99£14.28Cotton, Cricket and Football: Billy Cook, the Life of a Lancashire League Legend is the colourful story of one of Lancashire's greatest sportsmen of the pre-war era, told from the perspective of his daughter, a mill-worker in Burnley. Billy Cook played... -
A Spectacle of Dust: The Autobiography Pete Postlethwaite 9781780220031
RRP: £9.99£6.80Vibrant and candid memoirs of the late, great British character actor, Pete Postlethwaite.After training as a teacher, Pete Postlethwaite started his acting career at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre where his colleagues included Bill Nighy, Jonathan... -
Charles I's Private Life by Mark Turnbull 9781399082907
RRP: £25.00£17.62The execution of King Charles I is one of the well-known facts of British history, and an often-quoted snippet from our past. He lost the civil war and his head. But there is more to Charles than the civil war and his death. To fully appreciate the... -
A Memoir Of The Warsaw Uprising by Miron Bialoszewski
RRP: £16.99£12.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590176658Author Madeline LevineFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)... -
Strong Brave True: Great Scots Who Changed the World . . . And How You Can Too by Mairi Kidd
RRP: £12.99£9.09Incredible stories of the great Scots who changed the world we live in. Let the lives of these artists, explorers, poets, philosophers and engineers inspire YOU! DID YOU KNOW THAT... WILLIAMINA FLEMING was an astronomer who discovered hundreds... -
Among the Wolves of Court: The Untold Story of Thomas and George Boleyn by Lauren Mackay 9781350147058
RRP: £12.99£9.79The tragic story of Anne Boleyn has been retold over the centuries, yet two key figures in Anne's life-her father Thomas and brother George- are often relegated to the margins of the history of Henry VIII's turbulent reign. Well before Anne's coronation... -
Michael Buble: The biography Juliet Peel 9780749941437
RRP: £12.99£8.60Michael Buble is an international singing sensation. Since his debut in 2003, he has sold 18 million albums, won numerous awards (including a Grammy), reached the top 10 in the UK charts with his first album, 'Michael Buble', and the top 50 of the... -
Sagittarius: The Art of Living Well and Finding Happiness According to Your Star Sign Sally Kirkman 9781473676862
RRP: £8.99£6.20You are a Sagittarius. You are the explorer and truth seeker of the zodiac.The signs of the zodiac can give us great insight into our day-to-day living as well as the many talents and qualities we possess. But in an increasingly unpredictable world, how... -
Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe John Julius Norwich 9781473632981
RRP: £12.99£8.60'Never before had the world seen four such giants co-existing. Sometimes friends, more often enemies, always rivals, these four men together held Europe in the hollow of their hands.' Four great princes - Henry VIII of England, Francis I of France,... -
A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee by Danny Fingeroth 9781471185748
RRP: £20.00£17.62Stan Lee invented SPIDER-MAN! And IRON MAN! And the HULK! And the X-MEN! And more than 500 other iconic characters! His name has appeared on more than a billion comic books, in 75 countries, in 25 languages. His creations have starred in... -
Charles M. Schulz: The Creator of PEANUTS in 100 Objects Charles M. Schulz Museum 9781681888606
RRP: £40.00£27.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681888606Author Charles M. Schulz MuseumFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Weldon OwenPublisher Weldon Owen -
England's Mistress: The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton by Kate Williams
RRP: £12.99£9.09A dramatic, sparkling tale of sex, glamour, intrigue, romance and heartbreak, England's Mistress traces the rise and rise of the gorgeous Emma Hamilton.Born into poverty, she clawed her way up through London's underworlds of sex for sale to become... -
Ernest Hemingway: Artifacts From a Life by Michael Katakis
RRP: £25.00£16.84For many, Ernest Hemingway remains more a compilation of myths than a person: soldier, sportsman, lover, expat and, of course, writer. But the actual life beneath these various legends remains elusive; what did he look like as a laughing child or young... -
Nothing Sacred: Selected Writings by Angela Carter
RRP: £9.99£6.80In the pursuit of magnificence, nothing is sacred,' says Angela Carter, and magnificence is indeed her own achievement. One of the most acclaimed novelists of her generation, her work as a journalist and critic was no less original. Long... -
Mrs Delany: A Life by Clarissa Campbell Orr
RRP: £35.00£29.97The first comprehensive biography of Mary Granville Delany - the artist and court insider whose flower collages, in particular, continue to inspire widespread admiration Mrs Delany is best remembered for her captivating paper collages of flowers, but... -
Darker Than The Deepest Sea: The Search for Nick Drake Trevor Dann 9780749951337
RRP: £11.99£6.99When singer-songwriter Nick Drake died of a drug overdose in the autumn of 1974, he left behind only three well-received but modest selling albums. Today, he is recognised as one of true geniuses of English folk music, with millions of fans worldwide and... -
Drunk Mom: A Memoir by Jowita Bydlowska
RRP: £16.99£10.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143126508Author Jowita BydlowskaFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
The Plot to Save South Africa: The Week Mandela Averted Civil War and Forged a New Nation by Justice Malala
RRP: £25.00£16.24'Superbly reported, compelling . . . wonderfully captures the spirit of that time' Financial Times'Gripping and important' Observer __________________________________________________________________________ Nine days that set the course of a nation..... -
The Infiltrator: Undercover in the World of Drug Barons and Dirty Banks by Robert Mazur
RRP: £12.99£9.09Robert Mazur spent five years undercover infiltrating the criminal hierarchy of Colombia's drug cartels. The dirty bankers and businessmen he befriended knew him as Bob Musella, a wealthy, mob-connected big shot living the good life. Together they... -
Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton and Me by Bernie Taupin 9781800960787
RRP: £16.99£13.38*THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER**A Times Best Music Book of 2023*'This is the most glorious of books. I am besotted by the life I never knew he had.' -Elton John'Every page of Scattershot is a delight, a joy, a name-dropper fan's delight. Divine. I... -
Ooh! What a Lovely Pair: Our Story - from Saturday Night Takeaway's award-winning presenters by Ant McPartlin
RRP: £8.99£6.45Ant and Dec have spent 30 years working together on TV. They've won over 100 awards, become national treasures and through it all they've remained best friends. From jungles to pubs, youth clubs to blind school, a wealth of behind-the-scenes anecdotes... -
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner 9780393340662
RRP: £14.99£12.31Selected as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, this landmark work gives us a definitive account of Lincoln's lifelong engagement with the nation's critical issue: American slavery. A master historian, Eric Foner draws Lincoln... -
How Good Do You Want to Be?: A Champion's Tips on How to Lead and Succeed at Work and in Life by Nick Saban
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345500847Author Nick SabanFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 255gDimensions(mm) 233mm *... -
Holding the Baby: Milk, sweat and tears from the frontline of motherhood Nell Frizzell 9781787635944
RRP: £16.99£12.28'My favourite person on the politics of parenthood' Pandora Sykes'Exhilarating, infuriating, urgent and human' Daisy Buchanan'A blazing, brilliant read ... compassionate, convincing, funny!' Amy Liptrot'Honest, unflinching and necessary' Sara... -
Ziggyology by Simon Goddard
RRP: £16.99£12.28He came from Outer Space...It was the greatest invention in the history of pop music - the rock god who came from the stars - which struck a young David Bowie like a lightning bolt from the heavens. When Ziggy the glam alien messiah fell to Earth, he... -
This Is It!: The Secret Lives of Dr. Conrad Murray and Michael Jackson by Conrad Murray 9780692741078
RRP: £20.99£14.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692741078Author Conrad MurrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint Bruce Farr Creative PublishingPublisher Bruce Farr Creative PublishingWeight(grams)... -
The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins and the fight for women in science by Kate Zernike
RRP: £20.00£12.96'Outstanding' Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in ChemistryThe remarkable untold story of how a group of sixteen determined women used the power of the collective and the tools of science to inspire ongoing radical change. This is a... -
Heat: Extreme Adventures at the Highest Temperatures on Earth by Sir Ranulph Fiennes 9781471137976
RRP: £10.99£7.00Fresh from finishing the Marathon des Sables, Ranulph Fiennes has become the oldest Briton to complete this ultimate endurance test. The world's greatest living explorer, has travelled to some of the most remote, dangerous parts of the globe. Well-known... -
Of All That Ends by Gunter Grass
RRP: £8.99£6.45The final work of Nobel Prize-winning writer Gunter Grass - a witty and elegiac series of meditations on writing, growing old, and the world.Suddenly, in spite of the trials of old age, and with the end in sight, everything seems possible again: love...