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IF LOVE WERE ALL.... The Story of Frances Stevenson and David Llo by John Campbell 9780224074643 [USED COPY]
£2.29In the summer of 1911 David Lloyd George, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, hired a young schoolteacher called Frances Stevenson to tutor his daughter in the summer holidays. He was forty-eight, and married with four children. She was twenty-two and had... -
On Beckham by Julie Burchill 9780224061926 [USED COPY]
£2.13No footballer has ever captured the imagination of the world as fast and as furiously as David Beckham. Julie Burchill tracks his rapid ascent from most villified man in Britain to national hero. In 1998 he made two terrible mistakes - he got a red card... -
Memoir of a Thinking Radish by P. B. Medawar 9780192820839 [USED COPY]
RRP: £6.99£1.87The self-deprecating image of man - an amalgam of Pascal's "thinking reed" and Falstaff's "forked radish" - that provides a title for Peter Medawar's autobiography stems from his belief that the professional lives of scientists usually make dull reading... -
Rich Desserts And Captains Thin: A Family and Their Times 1831-1931 by Margaret Forster 9780099748915 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.99£1.87In 1831 John Dodgson Carr, son of a Quaker grocer, set off to walk from his home in Kendal to Carlisle, determined to launch a great enterprise. Within 15 years, Carr's of Carlisle had become one of the largest baking businesses in the world -and is a... -
Innocent: A murdered son. A grieving mother. The fight to clear her name. by Sarah Rose 9780091960407 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£1.94**SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 'I couldn't grieve for him. I couldn't speak to any of my family. It was like I'd been found guilty before I could be proved innocent' Losing a child is any mother's worst nightmare, but how do you grieve when you're being... -
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling 9780091960308 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£1.87Mindy Kaling has found herself at a turning point. So in Why Not Me?, she shares her ongoing journey to find fulfilment and adventure in her adult life, be it falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in unlikely places, or attempting to be the... -
Proud: My Autobiography by Gareth Thomas 9780091958404 [USED COPY]
RRP: £13.99£2.65**Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2014** Gareth Thomas had it all. He was a national hero, a sporting icon. He was a leader of men, captain of Wales and the British Lions. To him, rugby was an expression of cultural... -
Blue Blood by Edward Conlon 9780091937607 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.29'Superb. The most stunning memoir ever written about the cop world' Joseph Wambaugh 'Beautiful and inspiring, terrifying and heartbreaking' James Frey 'More chilling than even the most realistic cop dramas on TV' People 'A great book...with the... -
Good Times! by Justin Lee Collins 9780091932923 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.99£2.29He street jams in spandex and wrestles in lycra. He's been a magician, a ventriloquist and a clown. He's hugged some of the biggest stars in the world, and pretty much anyone else who's crossed his path. He mucks about, wears silly costumes and... -
The Family Friend by Matt Lowe 9780091912253 [USED COPY]
£2.65Matt Lowe was born into a large, loving family who lived in a small holiday resort on the English coast. Yet, unknown to his parents and peers, his life was far from ordinary. For many years, he was abused by a young man who had been welcomed into Lowe... -
Grow Up by Keith Allen 9780091910709 [USED COPY]
£2.29'He'll either win the Victoria Cross or go to prison.' So said Keith Allen's headmaster, back in 1966. A Navy baby, Allen was moved from place to place, always leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. He could have been a footballer if his criminal... -
Into the Light by Richard Mccann 9780091908638 [USED COPY]
£2.29Richard McCann's account of his childhood became a massive UK bestseller. In it he told the harrowing story of how he and his sisters were left motherless when the Yorkshire Ripper killed his first victim, Richard's mother Wilma McCann. "Just A... -
Singing the Life by Elizabeth Bryan 9780091917159 [USED COPY]
£2.29As a result of a genetically-transmitted gene, all three Bryan sisters, Felicity, Elizabeth and Bunny have had cancer. And, unusually, each of them suffered a different cancer; ovarian, breast and pancreatic. As the gene also has a dominant inheritance,... -
What Did I Do Last Night? by Tom Sykes 9780091916541 [USED COPY]
£1.92From an early age Tom Sykes liked to drink. In fact, he loved it. Booze offered an escape from the drudge of school and the hurt of his rapidly disintegrating family. Though his troubled adolescence was littered with direction less toxic indulgence, it... -
The Road Taken by Michael Buerk 9780091799670 [USED COPY]
£2.29Michael Buerk occupies a unique position in British public life. From The Choice to The Moral Maze he combines the serious with the popular. Famous as a newscaster on the nightly news, he made his name in the toughest of journalistic environments and few... -
Paul Scott: A Life by Hilary Spurling 9780091739843 [USED COPY]
£12.28Shortly before his death in 1978, Paul Scott won the Booker Prize for Fiction. In this biography, the author explores Scott's family background in North London, his war years in India and the Far East, the development of his fiction and the characters on... -
Only When I Laugh: My Autobiography by Paul Merton 9780091957315 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£2.65Known for his intelligent and often surreal humour, Paul Merton's weekly appearances on BBC1's Have I Got News For You - as well as Radio 4's Just A Minute and his travel documentaries - have seen him become an artfully rebellious fixture in our lives... -
Ben by Kerry Needham 9780091950873 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£2.29'It's amazing how some people can light up a room just by stepping into it. Ben was twenty-one months old and full of smiles. He spread happiness simply by being there.' In 1991 Kerry and her son Ben followed Kerry's parents to live on the Greek island... -
Hard Knocks & Soft Spots by Paddy Doherty 9780091948429 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£2.29I am proud of who I am and what I am. I teach my children to be proud too. Because being a traveller means everything to me. It's not just a label, it goes much deeper. It's an identity that is burned into my heart.' Paddy Doherty loves his life as an... -
What Daddy Did by Donna Ford 9780091924027 [USED COPY]
£2.29In this haunting and frank account, Donna Ford, bestselling author of The Step Child, returns to the horrific abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepmother. As a tiny girl of five, and for six long years, Donna was physically, mentally and sexually... -
On the Farm by Jimmy Doherty 9780091897857 [USED COPY]
£2.29From Delia to Michael Palin, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to Alan Titchmarsh, David Attenborough to Jamie Oliver, the TV tie-ins that sell books are those with charismatic presenters. When you meet Jimmy you'll realise that this is television's big new... -
Picklehead by Rohan Candappa 9780091897789 [USED COPY]
£2.29Rohan Candappa, author of bestselling humour books such as the "Little Book of Stress" and "The Curious Incident of the Weapons of Mass Destruction", is the son of a Sri Lankan father and Burmese mother. He grew up small and round in... -
Cad: Confessions of a Toxic Bachelor by Rick Marin 9780091895402 [USED COPY]
£2.20You know him. He's the funny, sweet guy with the great eyes who asks you a million questions and seems mesmerized by every reply. He takes you on the greatest, longest date of your life. He swears he loves cats and cuddling. And his apartment is so clean... -
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Children on 25 Words or Less by Terry Ryan 9780091891275 [USED COPY]
£2.29The heroine of this nostalgic, moving and sweetly funny memoir is Evelyn Ryan - the author's mother - who supports her ten children and unhelpful husband by winning competitions. Terry Ryan recounts with warmth and love how her mom wrote rhymes,... -
On The Run by Gregg & Gina Hill 9780091796594 [USED COPY]
£2.29Henry Hill's business partner, Jimmy Burke has whacked every person who could possibly implicate him in the infamous Lufthansa robbery at JFK airport. On his way to prison, lifelong ganster Henry is given two options: sleep with the fishes, or enter the... -
Jonathan Swift by Victoria Glendinning 9780091791964 [USED COPY]
£2.65Poet, polemicist, pamphleteer and wit, Swift is best known as the author of "Gulliver's Travels". In this biography, Victoria Glendinning investigates the main events and relationships of Swift's life and provides a portrait set in a tapestry... -
Yours, Plum: The Letters of P.G.Wodehouse by P. G. Wodehouse 9780091746391 [USED COPY]
£2.65A collection of letters full of Wodehousian expressions. Every aspect of Wodehouse's career is covered, including his experiences during the war concerning the Berlin Broadcasts and his subsequent dealings with Cassandra who unfairly attacked him.Book... -
My Life in Orange by Tim Guest 9781862077201 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.99£1.78Imagine growing up with 200 mothers and 200 fathers. What would it feel like to dress entirely in orange? What would it be like to grow up in a commune with daily chants, meditation and muesli on the menu? What would it be like to swap your mother for a... -
Like Farmer, Like Son by Adam Henson 9781785940712 [USED COPY]
RRP: £18.99£2.29'People say "Like father, like son", and the story of my life has mirrored my father's to a quite uncanny degree. Right from when I was a little boy, he was my rock; my mentor; my hero. It is no exaggeration to say that he taught me virtually... -
Thicker Than Water: History, Secrets and Guilt: A Memoir by Cal Flyn 9780008126605 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£8.81A compelling and beautifully written memoir about dark and shameful family secrets, and one young Scottish woman's pilgrimage to Australia to attempt to lay the past to rest. In 1837 Angus McMillan left the Scottish Highlands for the other side of the... -
Still Got It, Never Lost It!: My Story by Louie Spence 9780007447701 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£2.65'I did everything my sisters did, that's how my dancing days started - they went dancing, I went dancing and I just kept on dancing.' Still Got It, Never Lost It! tells the story of Louie Spence, star of Pineapple Dance Studios and Louie Spence's... -
Home Truths: Life Around My Father by Penny Junor 9780007102136 [USED COPY]
RRP: £18.99£2.65The life of John Junor, Fleet Street legend, is explored in movingly honest detail in this work by his daughter, the journalist and broadcaster Penny Junor. John Junor was a brilliant newspaperman. As editor of "The Sunday Express" for 32 years he... -
Fish of the Seto Inland Sea by Ruri Pilgrim 9780002570879 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£2.65Ruri Pilgrim tells the story of her family from the 1870s to the 1950s. She begins with the formality and security of the arrangements of life for a Japanese middle-class family, living in a walled compound with their servants, following exactly the... -
The Prefab Kid: A Postwar Childhood in Kent by Gregory Holyoake 9781857701753 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.95£2.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857701753Author Gregory HolyoakeFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint SB PublicationsPublisher SB Publications -
Fighting for Peace: Bosnia, 1994 by Michael Rose 9781860465123 [USED COPY]
£2.29An analysis of the problems faced by the UN and NATO in the post-Cold War era, this text is an account of peacekeeping in Bosnia in 1994. Taken from a diary, contemporary documents and photographs collected at the time, January 1994 to January 1995, this... -
Athina: The Last Onassis by Chris Hutchins 9781857823813 [USED COPY]
RRP: £5.99£2.29Athina Onassis is one of the richest children in the world, having inherited great wealth from her mother Christina Onassis. This book explores the legend of Athina's grandfather, the shipping magnate, Aristotle Onassis, and examines the legacy that is... -
Q&A: Picasso by Neil Cox 9781907486630 [USED COPY]
RRP: £6.99£3.42The dialogues in this book take place during the last decade of Pablo Picasso's life in his last home, at Mougins in the south of France. As well as reported conversations, they are based on the artist's published statements and a small number of... -
Can I Carry Your Bags?: The Life of a Sports Hack Abroad by Martin Johnson 9781472111937 [USED COPY]
RRP: £18.99£2.65In nearly 25 years as a sports journalist for the Independent, Daily Telegraph, and The Sunday Times, Martin Johnson has covered sporting events all over the world, including cricket and tennis in Australia, golf in America, Formula One in Kuala Lumpur,... -
The King of White-Collar Boxing by David Lawrence 9780983478331 [USED COPY]
RRP: £15.00£10.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983478331Author David LawrenceFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Rain Mountain PressPublisher Rain Mountain PressWeight(grams) 476g -
White City by Donald James Wheal 9781846050855 [USED COPY]
£2.29On the morning of 24th February 1944 following a devastating Luftwaffe raid, Donald Wheal and his family were homeless refugees with bulging suitcases and faces blackened by soot blast. In "World's End", the first part of his bestselling...