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Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher 9781847397836
RRP: $11.60$7.51'Wishful Drinking is a touching and incisive account of bipolarity, addiction and motherhood.' Independent 'No motive is pure. No one is good or bad - but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away.' Carrie Fisher in... -
A Piece Of Cake by Cupcake Brown 9780553818178 [USED COPY]
RRP: $14.18$3.95'Phenomenal woman' The Oprah Magazine'Dazzles you with the amazing change that is possible in one lifetime.' Washington Post-This is the heart-wrenching true story of a girl named Cupcake Brown.Orphan, runaway, addict, all before she was twenty. That's... -
A Piece Of Cake by Cupcake Brown
RRP: $14.18$10.02'Phenomenal woman' The Oprah Magazine'Dazzles you with the amazing change that is possible in one lifetime.' Washington Post-This is the heart-wrenching true story of a girl named Cupcake Brown.Orphan, runaway, addict, all before she was twenty. That's... -
Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence by Luke Jackson
RRP: $21.92$20.54Part of the Reading Well scheme. 27 books selected by young people and health professionals to provide 13 to 18 year olds with high-quality support, information and advice about common mental health issues and related conditions.Winner of the NASEN & TES... -
One Last Goodbye: Sometimes only a mother's love can help end the pain by Kay Gilderdale 9780091939144 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.63$2.30Watching her child die is the hardest thing a mother can ever do. But for Kay Gilderdale, saying a final goodbye to her only daughter Lynn was exceptionally painful: she'd played a part in her death.Lynn was just 14 when she was struck down by the... -
The Beach Boys: Pet Tracks by Michael Francis Taylor 9781912587988
RRP: $25.79$21.80"The Beatles will be remembered, and rightly so, as the sociological phenomenon of the Sixties...but if you're talking about music, it has to be Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. That's who they'll be studying." (anonymous fan) The Beach Boys are... -
The Real James Herriot: The Authorized Biography by Jim Wight
RRP: $16.76$11.73Take a trip down memory lane and read about the life of Britain's most beloved vet, who charmed us all with his bestselling tales of veterinary life in Yorkshire.'A wonderful, glorious insight into the life of the man behind the books' 5***** Reader... -
Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter Isaacson 9781471138805
RRP: $14.18$9.03Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovatorsis Walter Isaacson's story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution and a guide to how innovation really... -
The Pike: Gabriele d'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War by Lucy Hughes-Hallett
RRP: $24.50$16.40THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE DECADE WINNER OF THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION WINNER OF THE 2013 COSTA BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR ... -
The Tiger by John Vaillant 9780340962589
RRP: $16.76$11.09**From the author of the 2023 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction winning Fire Weather**'An unbelievable tale, expertly told' Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain'A superb book ' Daily Mail * 'Masterful . . . mesmerising, rangy and... -
Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight by Naoki Higashida
RRP: $14.18$9.55*The Sunday Times bestseller*'Wise and witty... The evolution of Higashida's insights is at times almost unbearably moving' Financial Times'The invitation to step inside Higashida's mind is irresistible' Evening StandardNaoki Higashida met international... -
Let Sleeping Vets Lie by James Herriot
RRP: $14.18$10.23From the author whose books inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small, Let Sleeping Vets Lie is the third volume of James Herriot's classic memoirs; a book for all those who find laughter and joy in animals, and who know and understand the... -
Bobby Fischer Goes to War by David Edmonds
RRP: $14.18$9.44PERFECT FOR FANS OF NETFLIX'S THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT'Gripping.' SUNDAY TIMES'Pure drama.'INDEPENDENT'Compelling.'NEW YORK TIMESBobby Fischer Goes to War by David Edmonds and John Eidinow details the occasion when Bobby Fischer met Boris Spassky in one of the... -
Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco and Destiny by Nile Rodgers
RRP: $16.76$11.09You will hear a Nile Rodgers song today. It will make you happy. Legendary producer and co-founder of Chic, Nile wrote 'We are Family' for Sister Sledge and 'I'm Coming Out' for Diana Ross, and then produced Let's Dance for David Bowie and Like a Virgin... -
Losing My Virginity by Sir Richard Branson 9780753519554 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.76$2.95This is the worldwide bestselling autobiography of iconic entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, featuring his take on his latest business ventures, personal achievements and intrepid adventures.In Losing my Virginity, you'll discover how Sir Richard is... -
Losing My Virginity by Sir Richard Branson
RRP: $16.76$11.73This is the worldwide bestselling autobiography of iconic entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, featuring his take on his latest business ventures, personal achievements and intrepid adventures.In Losing my Virginity, you'll discover how Sir Richard is... -
Gypsy Boy: The bestselling memoir of a Romany childhood by Mikey Walsh
RRP: $12.89$8.77Mikey was born into a Romany Gypsy family. They live in a closeted community, and little is known about their way of life. After centuries of persecution Gypsies are wary of outsiders and if you choose to leave you can never come back.This is something... -
John by Cynthia Lennon
RRP: $14.18$9.55'Fascinating' The Sunday Times'Engaging . . . offers a fascinating glimpse into an altogether more innocent age' Independent'Vivid and engaging . . . refreshingly free of bitterness' Mail on Sunday* * *Cynthia and John Lennon's relationship spanned ten... -
Naples '44: An Intelligence Officer in the Italian Labyrinth by Norman Lewis 9780907871729
RRP: $16.76$11.09Norman Lewis arrives in war-torn Naples as an intelligence officer in 1944. The starving population has devoured all the tropical fish in the aquarium, respectable women have been driven to prostitution and the black market is king. Lewis finds little... -
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace
RRP: $15.47$11.09A collection of insightful and uproariously funny non-fiction by the bestselling author of INFINITE JEST - one of the most acclaimed and adventurous writers of our time. A SUPPOSEDLY FUN THING... brings together Wallace's musings on a wide range of... -
Iggy Pop: Open Up And Bleed: The Biography by Paul Trynka 9780751538106 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.76$3.13Iggy Pop's life has been one of extraordinary highs and terrifying lows. Infamous for his wild ways, he is also a towering figure of the rock scene - hugely influential, charismatic and provocative. Every 'mad, bad, dangerous to know' rock star owes a... -
Iggy Pop: Open Up And Bleed: The Biography by Paul Trynka
RRP: $16.76$11.73Iggy Pop's life has been one of extraordinary highs and terrifying lows. Infamous for his wild ways, he is also a towering figure of the rock scene - hugely influential, charismatic and provocative. Every 'mad, bad, dangerous to know' rock star owes a... -
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer
RRP: $16.76$11.04Pat Tillman was well-known to American sports fans: a chisel-jawed and talented young professional football star, he was on the brink of signing a million dollar contract when, in 2001, al-Qaeda launched terrorist attacks against his country. Driven by... -
A Likely Lad by Peter Doherty 9781408715451
RRP: $14.18$9.55Peter Doherty's is the last of the great rock 'n' roll stories - bad boy and public enemy. To his devoted fans, he is a cult hero, a modern-day Rimbaud. Musically, he has defined the past twenty years of indie rock with his sound, lyrics, lifestyle and... -
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass
RRP: $10.31$7.47'I was born in Tuckahoe I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their ages as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my... -
Khalifman: My Life and Games by Alexander Khalifman
RRP: $21.92$18.21This book provides an inside account of Khalifman's life and chess career, describing his emergence from promising junior to FIDE World Champion.About the AuthorGennady Nesis has worked with Alexander Khalifman since his junior days and was part of his... -
My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir by Clarence Thomas 9780060565565
RRP: $15.47$14.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060565565Author Clarence ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)... -
Escaping Hitler: A Jewish Boy's Quest for Freedom and His Future by Phyllida Scrivens 9781473843646
RRP: $32.25$23.25Escaping Hitler is the true story, covering ninety years, of a fourteen-year-old boy Gunter Stern who, when Adolf Hitler threatened hisfamily, education and future, resolved to escape from his rural village of Nickenich in the German Rhineland. In July... -
An Independent Man: The Autobiography by Eddie Jordan
RRP: $14.18$9.55The hugely entertaining, and extremely candid, autobiography of one of the most colourful characters in motor sportEddie Jordan gave Michael Schumacher his first drive, and helped groom a whole series of drivers early in their careers, including Damon... -
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
RRP: $14.18$10.02The bestselling, much-loved classic account of an English couple escaping to enjoy the fruits of French rural summer living - an irresistible feast of humour and heart.Peter Mayle and his wife did what most of us only imagine doing when they made their... -
One Day in My Life by Bobby Sands
RRP: $15.47$10.87Bobby Sands was twenty-seven years old when he died. He spent almost nine years of his life in prison because of his Irish republican activities. He died, in prison, on 5 May 1981, on the sixty-sixth day of his hunger strike at Long Kesh, outside Belfast... -
Chanel: Her life, her world, and the woman behind the legend she herself created by Edmonde Charles-Roux 9781906694241 [USED COPY]
RRP: $21.92$3.42***Now the subject of a major sell-out exhibition at London's Victoria & Albert Museum***She revolutionized how women looked. She banned corsets, shortened skirts and scented the world with Chanel No.5. Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel was an icon. But how... -
Chanel: Her life, her world, and the woman behind the legend she herself created by Edmonde Charles-Roux
RRP: $21.92$14.89***Now the subject of a major sell-out exhibition at London's Victoria & Albert Museum***She revolutionized how women looked. She banned corsets, shortened skirts and scented the world with Chanel No.5. Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel was an icon. But how... -
Manet: His Life and Work in 500 Images by Nigel Rodgers 9780754828945
RRP: $21.92$17.13This is an illustrated exploration of the artist, his life and context, with a gallery of 300 of his greatest works. It is a lively but expert account of Edouard Manet, one of the greatest French artists, whose striking realism has led to him being... -
The Cold Fix: Drawing strength from cold water swimming and immersion by Sara Barnes
RRP: $19.29$14.33'The cold water has given me the key to unlock myself within a place I didn't know existed: the community of cold-water swimmers right around the world. What binds us all together is the cold and how it makes us feel: brave enough to tackle even the... -
Joe Jackson On Track: Every Album, Every Song by Richard James 9781789521894
RRP: $20.63$14.98Joe Jackson is a singer, songwriter, composer, and performer who has twisted and turned his career through numerous genres, and continues to release excellent albums forty years after his initial breakthrough success. For some he's the 'Angsty Young... -
The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho 9780007251872
RRP: $12.89$8.57From one of the world's best loved storytellers, Paulo Coelho, comes a riveting novel tracing the mysterious life and disappearance of Athena dubbed 'the Witch of Portobello'. This is the story of Athena, or Sherine,... -
Communion: A True Story by Whitley Strieber
RRP: $16.76$12.19On December 26th, 1985, Whitley Strieber was woken in his isolated cabin in upstate New York, he saw a creature in his bedroom. His next memory is sitting in the woods around the cabin. Hypnosis revealed that Whitley Strieber had been abducted by... -
Moondust by Andrew Smith
RRP: $12.89$9.89A revised and updated edition of the classic work to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing 'It left me spellbound ... belongs to the same tradition as Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff' Sunday Times 'Fascinating. A wonderful book'... -
Letters written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark by Mary Wollstonecraft
RRP: $11.60$8.32'If ever there was a book calculated to make a man in love with its author, this appears to me to be the book.' William Godwin, the author's future husband, was not alone in admiring Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway, and...