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Goethe: A Very Short Introduction by Ritchie Robertson 9780199689255
RRP: $17.53$12.58In 1878 the Victorian critic Matthew Arnold wrote: 'Goethe is the greatest poet of modern times... because having a very considerable gift for poetry, he was at the same time, in the width, depth, and richness of his criticism of life, by far our... -
Mom and Me and Mom by Maya Angelou
RRP: $17.53$12.09'In the first decade of the twentieth century, it was not a good time to be born black, or woman, in America.' So begins this stunning portrait of Vivian Baxter Johnson: the first black woman officer in the Merchant Marines, purveyor of a gambling... -
Under the Rock: Stories Carved From the Land by Benjamin Myers
RRP: $19.48$12.97**Shortlisted for the Portico Prize 2019**; The astonishing new work of non-fiction from the prize-winning author of The Gallows Pole and The Offing.; Under the Rock is about badgers, balsam, history, nettles, mythology, moorlands, mosses, poetry, bats,... -
The Lives of the Poets: A Selection by Samuel Johnson 9780199226740
RRP: $27.28$19.01'If a man is to write A Panegyrick, he may keep vices out of sight; but if he professes to write A Life, he must represent it really as it was.' In the last of his major writings, Samuel Johnson looked back over the previous two centuries of English... -
Parallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages by Phyllis Rose
RRP: $23.38$15.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911547525Author Phyllis RoseFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Daunt BooksPublisher Daunt Books -
Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing by Robert A Caro
RRP: $21.43$15.15Robert A. Caro is one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation, whose landmark biographies are widely hailed as masterpieces.This is the captivating account of his life as a writer, describing the sometimes staggering lengths to which he has gone... -
Untold Stories by Alan Bennett
RRP: $29.23$19.11Here, at last, is the astonishing sequel to Alan Bennett's classic Writing Home, updated for paperback. Untold Stories contains significant previously unpublished work, including a poignant memoir of his family and of growing up in Leeds, together with... -
Shakespeare by Bill Bryson
RRP: $21.43$14.14From bestselling author Bill Bryson comes this compelling short biography of William Shakespeare, our greatest dramatist and poet. Examining centuries of myths, half-truths and downright lies, Bill Bryson makes sense of the man behind the... -
The Diary of Virginia Woolf: Volume 2: 1920-1924 by Virginia Woolf 9781783788699
RRP: $58.50$38.42With an introduction by Adam Phillips Monday 17 July 1922. Back from Garsington, & too unsettled to write - I meant to say read; but then this does not count as writing. It is to me like scratching; or, if it goes well, like having a bath - which of... -
A Frozen Woman by Annie Ernaux
RRP: $25.33$18.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781888363388Author Annie ErnauxFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S. -
Smash Cut: A Memoir of Howard & Art & the '70s & the '80s by Brad Gooch 9780062354969
$22.97The author of the acclaimed City Poet returns with a searing memoir of life in 1980s New York City-a colorful and atmospheric tale of wild bohemians, glamorous celebrity, and complicated passions-with cameo appearances by Madonna, Robert Mapplethorpe,... -
Agatha Christie by Laura Thompson
RRP: $25.33$16.77'Laura Thompson's outstanding biography . . . is a pretty much perfect capturing of a life' - Kate MosseIt has been 100 years since Agatha Christie wrote her first novel and created the formidable Hercule Poirot. In this biography, Laura Thompson... -
Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books by Cathy Rentzenbrink
RRP: $19.48$13.40From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last Act of Love, Cathy Rentzenbrink's Dear Reader is the ultimate love letter to reading and to finding the comfort and joy in stories.'Exquisite' - Marian Keyes, author of Grown Ups'A warm, unpretentious... -
The Necessary Aptitude: A Memoir by Pam Ayres
RRP: $25.33$17.73'Next, I applied to work in the accounts department, a sealed room where women operated clattering machines like enormous typewriters. After I had catastrophically and erroneously applied all the wrong information to several trolley loads of documents... -
The Illustrated Letters of Jane Austen: Selected and Introduced by Penelope Hughes-Hallett by Penelope Hughes-Hallet
RRP: $35.00$23.54A beautifully illustrated account of the letters and correspondence of Jane Austen. It has been said that Jane Austen the woman and Jane Austen the author are all of a piece, and nowhere is this more evident to the lovers of her novels than in the pages... -
Novelist as a Vocation: A charmingly idiosyncratic look at writing from the internationally acclaimed author of NORWEGIAN WOOD by Haruki Murakami
RRP: $37.03$26.54A unique look at the craft of writing from a bestselling master of storytelling. The perfect gift for all book lovers.In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts... -
Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation by Rachel Cusk
RRP: $21.43$14.27In the winter of 2009, Rachel Cusk's marriage of ten years came to an end. Candid and revelatory, Aftermath chronicles the perilous journey as the author redefines herself and creates a new version of family life for her daughters. Written in the months... -
The Little Book of J.R.R. Tolkien: Wit and Wisdom from the creator of Middle Earth by Orange Hippo!
RRP: $11.68$8.58A renowned scholar of the English language, Tolkien is today celebrated as the father of the high fantasy genre. Drawing on his knowledge of languages, mythology and legend, he created an entire alternative reality, Middle Earth, and populated it with... -
Dylan Thomas: A New Life by Andrew Lycett
RRP: $29.23$19.11The definitive biography of the poet who was almost as notorious for his 'rock 'n' roll' lifestyle as his artistic workDylan Thomas was a romantic and controversial figure; a poet who lived to excess and died young. An inventive genius with a gift for... -
Trans-Atlantyk: An Alternate Translation by Danuta Borchardt
RRP: $27.28$23.89A brilliant, semiautobiographical satirical novel from one of the foremost figures in twentieth-century Polish literature, now in a new English translation Considered by many to be among the greatest writers of the past hundred years, Polish novelist... -
The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen
RRP: $39.00$25.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250829788Author Tove DitlevsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 135mm * 28mm -
The Mystery of Charles Dickens by A. N. Wilson
RRP: $23.38$15.46A Book of the Year in The Times & Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Spectator, Irish Times and TLS. 'Superb' Daily Mail, 'Book of the Week''Brilliant' The Times, 'Book of the Week''[A] vivid, detailed account' Guardian, 'Book of the Week''Hugely enjoyable' Daily... -
Hungry Heart: A Story of Food and Love by Clare Finney
RRP: $33.13$22.50The Times Food Book of the Year. A soul-searching memoir for foodies everywhere. Let award-winning food writer Clare Finney take you on a passionate exploration of food and love. From family feasts to comfort food, first dates to office cake; how does... -
Rooms of Their Own: Where Great Writers Write by Alex Johnson
RRP: $38.98$26.81Rooms of Their Own travels around the world examining the unique spaces, habits and rituals in which famous writers created their most notable works. The perennial question asked of all authors is, 'How do you write?'. What do they require of their room... -
Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters by John Steinbeck
RRP: $25.33$17.73This collection of letters forms a fascinating day-by-day account of Steinbeck's writing of EAST OF EDEN, his longest and most ambitious novel. The letters, ranging over many subjects - textual discussion, trial flights of workmanship, family matters -... -
Out of Sheer Rage: In the Shadow of D. H. Lawrence by Geoff Dyer
RRP: $19.48$13.07Sitting down to write a book about his hero D.H. Lawrence, Geoff Dyer finds himself compelled to write about anything else. He is in fact compelled to do more or less anything else instead of write. In Sicily he is too preoccupied by his hatred of... -
Memoirs by Kingsley Amis
RRP: $29.23$21.35Elegant, provocative and hugely entertaining, Kingsley Amis's memoirs are filled with anecdotes, experiences and portraits of famous friends, family, acquaintances (and a few eminent foes). From his childhood days to Oxford and army life, his travels... -
Conversations with Goethe by Johann Peter Eckermann
RRP: $25.33$17.73A perceptive introduction to the mind of one of German's greatest writers, in a new translation for the first time in 150 years'The best German book there is' Nietzsche By the turn of the nineteenth century, the poet, novelist and thinker Johann... -
Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
RRP: $19.50$12.97A devastating essay on loss and the people we love from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun. 'Grief is a cruel kind of education. You learn how ungentle mourning can... -
Conversations with Joe R. Lansdale by Andrew J. Rausch
RRP: $48.65$29.72Joe R. Lansdale (b. 1951), the award-winning author of such novels as Cold in July (1989) and The Bottoms (2000), as well as the popular Hap and Leonard series, has been publishing novels since 1981. Lansdale has developed a tremendous cult audience... -
A Confession and Other Religious Writings by Leo Tolstoy 9780140444735
RRP: $21.43$15.15Describing Tolstoy's crisis of depression and estrangement from the world, A Confession (1879) is an autobiographical work of exceptional emotional honesty. By the time he was fifty, Tolstoy had already written the novels that would assure him of... -
Friends and Enemies: A Memoir by Barbara Amiel 9781472134219
RRP: $48.75$33.89Included in The Times and Daily Telegraph Book of the Year round-ups'Friends and Enemies is an extraordinary read showing unflinching candour from a truly remarkable woman' Elton John 'Blistering . . . shockingly candid . . . stiletto-sharp memoir of the... -
Portrait Of A Marriage: Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson by Nigel Nicolson
RRP: $19.48$13.26The classic story of the relationship between Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, and a unique portrait of the Bloomsbury Group.'A brilliantly structured account of the dramas, infidelities and deep emotional attachments' GUARDIAN'An intimate and... -
Eternity's Sunrise: The Imaginative World of William Blake by Leo Damrosch
RRP: $31.18$27.73In this richly illustrated portrait, a prize-winning biographer surveys the entire sweep of William Blake's creative work while telling the story of his life William Blake, overlooked in his time, remains an enigmatic figure to contemporary readers... -
Confessions: A Life of Failed Promises by A. N. Wilson
RRP: $39.00$28.65Known for his journalism, biographies and novels, A. N. Wilson turns a merciless searchlight on his own early life, his experience of sexual abuse, his catastrophic mistakes in love (sacred and profane) and his life in Grub Street - as a prolific writer... -
A Horse at Night: On Writing by Amina Cain 9781914198373
RRP: $19.48$13.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914198373Author Amina CainFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Daunt BooksPublisher Daunt Books -
Avid Reader: A Life by Robert Gottlieb 9781250141057
$27.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250141057Author Robert GottliebFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 23mm -
Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
RRP: $21.43$14.27The #1 New York Times BestsellerAn Entertainment Weekly Top Ten Book of the YearNow a Major Motion PictureThis is the true story of a boy who wanted to grow up with the Brady Bunch, but ended up living with the Addams Family. Augusten Burroughs's mother... -
Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence by Joseph Berger
RRP: $39.00$31.06An intimate look at Elie Wiesel, author of the seminal Holocaust memoir Night and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, Biography category "An indispensable touchstone."-Julia M. Klein, Forward As an orphaned... -
The Notebook by Jose Saramago
RRP: $38.98$32.02Thought-provoking and lyrical, The Notebook records the last year in the life of Jose Saramago. In these pages, beginning on the eve of the 2008 US presidential election, he evokes life in his beloved city of Lisbon, revisits conversations with friends,...