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The Little Big Things: The Inspirational Memoir of the Year by Henry Fraser
RRP: £9.99£6.73THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Henry Fraser is one of the most remarkable people I've ever met' J.K. Rowling'What a story of transformation, inner power and inspiration' Jonny Wilkinson The memoir of the year by Henry Fraser, motivational speaker and mouth... -
The Autists: women on the spectrum by Clara Törnvall
RRP: £12.99£9.34An incisive and deeply candid account that explores autistic women in culture, myth, and society through the prism of the author’s own diagnosis. Until the 1980s, autism was regarded as a condition found mostly in boys. Even in our time, autistic girls... -
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of Virginia Hall, WWII's Most Dangerous Spy by Sonia Purnell
RRP: £9.99£6.73'A METICULOUS HISTORY THAT READS LIKE A THRILLER' BEN MACINTYRE, TEN BEST BOOKS TO READ ABOUT WORLD WAR II An astounding story of heroism, spycraft, resistance and personal triumph over shocking adversity. 'A rousing tale of derring-do' THE TIMES ... -
Lean Fall Stand by Jon McGregor
RRP: £14.99£8.43A WHITE REVIEW BOOK OF THE YEAR 'It leaves the reader moved and subtly changed, as if she had become part of the story' Hilary Mantel 'So moving and delicate and terrifying and haunting' Maggie O'Farrell The highly... -
Somebody I Used to Know by Wendy Mitchell
RRP: £10.99£8.02_______________ A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES SELECTED AS A SUMMER READ BY THE SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, THE TIMES AND... -
Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World by Laura James
RRP: £10.99£7.76What do you do when you wake up in your mid-forties and realize you've been living a lie your whole life? Do you tell? Or do you keep it to yourself?Laura James found out that she was autistic as an adult, after she had forged a career for herself,... -
An Adult with an Autism Diagnosis: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Gillan Drew
£10.79Being diagnosed with autism as an adult can be disorienting and isolating; however, if you can understand the condition and how it affects perceptions, relationships, and your relationship with the world in general, a happy and successful life is... -
Kika & Me: How One Extraordinary Guide Dog Changed My World by Amit Patel
£7.96From the challenges of travelling when blind to becoming a parent for the first time, Kika & Me is the moving, heart-warming and inspirational story of Dr Amit Patel's sight-loss journey and how one guide dog changed his world.'Inspiring and compelling ... -
The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
RRP: £20.95£14.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551528915Author Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-SamarasinhaFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint Arsenal Pulp PressPublisher Arsenal Pulp Press -
Disability Visibility by Alice Wong
RRP: £14.99£9.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984899422Author Alice WongFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Crown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA Inc -
The Broken Boy by Patrick Cockburn
RRP: £12.99£8.88In this expanded edition of a widely praised book, now available for the first time in North America, the renowned journalist Patrick Cockburn looks at his experience of contracting polio as a child in the context of a new pandemic, that of COVID-19. The... -
The PDA Paradox: The Highs and Lows of My Life on a Little-Known Part of the Autism Spectrum by Harry Thompson
RRP: £13.99£13.47Diagnosed with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) in his teenage years, Harry Thompson looks back with wit and humour at the ups and downs of family and romantic relationships, school, work and mental health, as well as his teenage struggle with drugs... -
The Power in You: How to Accept your Past, Live in the Present and Shape a Positive Future by Henry Fraser
RRP: £8.99£6.16From Sunday Times bestselling author... 'Henry Fraser is one of the most remarkable people I've ever met' J.K. Rowling 'What a story of transformation, inner power and inspiration' Jonny Wilkinson Mouth artist, motivational speaker and author of the... -
Amber's Donkey: How a donkey and a little girl healed each other by Julian Austwick
RRP: £14.99£10.95'The first time Shocks saw Amber coming, he lowered his head so she could wrap her arms around his nose. It was as if they understood each other's pain. Like two broken beings, helping each other.' When Shocks the donkey was left for dead on a farm in... -
Late Bloomer by Clem Bastow
£9.97Introducing a bold new voice in Australian nonfiction, Late Bloomer is a heartfelt coming-of-age memoir that will change the way you think about autism.Clem Bastow grew up feeling like she'd missed a key memo on human behaviour. She found the unspoken... -
Still Emily by Emily Owen
RRP: £9.99£7.36Emily Owen was a multi talented teenager with the world at her feet. Highly intelligent, athletic and a gifted musician, she was destined to excel in whichever field she chose to pursue. At the age of 16, Emily was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis Type... -
The World I Fell Out Of by Melanie Reid
RRP: £16.99£10.06The Sunday Times Bestseller From the award-winning writer of The Times Magazine's 'Spinal Column': a deeply moving, darkly funny, inspirational memoir 'It's beautiful - full of love and light... -
Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig
RRP: £11.99£8.11A memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to paint a beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body that looks and moves differently than most.Growing up as... -
The World I Fell Out Of by Melanie Reid 9780008291464
RRP: £9.99£6.89The Sunday Times Bestseller From the award-winning writer of The Times Magazine's 'Spinal Column': a deeply moving, darkly funny, inspirational memoir 'It's beautiful - full of love and light... -
My Brief History by Stephen Hawking 9780857502636
RRP: £8.99£6.70'His clarity, wit and determination are evident, his understand and good humour moving' New ScientistMy Brief History recounts Stephen Hawking's improbable journey, from his post-war London boyhood to his years of international acclaim and celebrity... -
Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust by Michael Hingson
RRP: £13.99£10.00An instant New York Times bestseller, Thunder Dog tells the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the life-changing power of faith and trust in the face of terror. When one of four hijacked planes flew into the World Trade Center's North Tower on... -
Hearing Happiness: Deafness Cures in History by Jaipreet Virdi
RRP: £16.00£14.47Weaving together lyrical history and personal memoir, Virdi powerfully examines society's-and her own-perception of life as a deaf person in America. At the age of four, Jaipreet Virdi's world went silent. A severe case of meningitis left her alive but... -
All Because of Henry by Nuala Gardner 9781845027070
£7.58All Because of Henry picks up the lead from the international bestseller, A Friend Like Henry, which traced the childhood journey of Dale, the Gardner family and, of course, their amazing golden retriever Henry, who has finally helped Dale to communicate... -
What Makes Us Stronger by Freya Lewis 9781841883489
RRP: £9.99£6.73'Freya Lewis is extraordinary' Katie Piper 'A love letter to the NHS' Lorraine Kelly 'An unflinching story of grief, survival and love' Daily Mail's YOU Magazine, _________ The Manchester Arena attack nearly destroyed her. Love and courage saved her. ... -
Deaf Utopia: A Memoir-and a Love Letter to a Way of Life by Nyle DiMarco
RRP: £27.99£18.63NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA heartfelt and inspiring memoir and celebration of Deaf culture by Nyle DiMarco, actor, producer, two-time reality show winner, and cultural icon of the international Deaf communityBefore becoming the actor, producer, advocate,... -
A Place for Everything by Anna Wilson
RRP: £9.99£6.07'Painful, raw and with an honesty that rings clear as a bell' Catherine Simpson, author of When I Had a Little Sister A searing account of a mother's late-diagnosis of autism - and its reaching effects on a whole family. ... -
Life Unseen: A Story of Blindness by Selina Mills 9781848856905
£14.98Imagine a world without sight. Is it dark and gloomy? Is it terrifying and isolating? Or is it simply a state of not seeing, which we have demonised and sentimentalized over the centuries? And why is blindness so frightening? In this fascinating... -
Go the Way Your Blood Beats by Emmett de Monterey
RRP: £18.99£12.48AN EXTRAORDINARILY MOVING AND ORIGINAL MEMOIR OF GROWING UP GAY AND DISABLED IN 1980s LONDONSHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2023 When Emmett de Monterey is eighteen months old, a doctor diagnoses him with cerebral palsy. Words too... -
Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma
RRP: £19.99£12.18Haben grew up spending summers with her family in the enchanting Eritrean city of Asmara. There, she discovered courage as she faced off against a bull she couldn't see, and found in herself an abiding strength as she absorbed her parents' harrowing... -
Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths About Disability by Melissa Blake 9780306830426
RRP: £29.00£17.76Well-known disability activist and social media influencer, Melissa Blake, offers a frank, illuminating memoir and a call to action for disabled people and allies.In the summer of 2019, journalist Melissa Blake penned an op-ed for CNN Opinion. A... -
A Pony in the Bedroom: A Journey Through Asperger's, Assault, and Healing with Horses by Susan Dunne
£13.47Susan Dunne's life changed forever when a chance question from a doctor led her back to horses, an unfulfilled childhood passion. Detached and isolated due to undiagnosed autism, Susan had already survived rape, battled eating disorders and self-harm,... -
A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story about Schizophrenia by Sandra Allen 9781501134043
RRP: £18.00£11.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501134043Author Sandra AllenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book Company -
Portrait of the Artist's Mother: Dignity, Creativity and Disability by Fiona Place 9781925581751
RRP: £17.95£11.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925581751Author Fiona PlaceFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Spinifex PressPublisher Spinifex Press -
Beryl: The Making of a Disability Activist by Dustin Galer 9781771136372
£16.09Beryl Potter was a reserved working-class mother of three living a decent life, or so it seemed, when a harmless slip and fall marked the unravelling of everything that she had known about herself and the world around her. Over the course of six years,... -
She Danced with Lightning: My Daughter's Struggle with Epilepsy and Her Boundless Will to Live by Marc Palmieri
RRP: £18.00£11.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637584200Author Marc PalmieriFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Post Hill PressPublisher Post Hill PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 209mm * 142mm... -
Keep Clear: my adventures with Asperger’s by Tom Cutler
RRP: £9.99£7.36A revealing memoir about living with Asperger’s syndrome that is by turns laugh-out-loud funny and achingly sad. It is only when he is diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, at the age of 55, that Tom Cutler’s life starts to make sense — his accidental... -
Beautiful Child: The True Story of a Child Trapped in Silence and the Teacher Who Refused to Give Up on Her by Torey Hayden
£12.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062662743Author Torey HaydenFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 198mm *... -
Mrs. Beaton's Question: My Nine Years at the Halifax School for the Blind by Robert Mercer
RRP: £16.95£11.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773660349Author Robert MercerFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Acorn PressPublisher Acorn PressWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 196mm * 135mm * 13mm -
I Know What You Are: The true story of a lonely little girl abused by those she trusted most by Taylor Edison 9780008148027
RRP: £10.99£8.02The moving true story of a little girl with Asperger syndrome, controlled and abused by the one person she called her friend. Taylor had always struggled to make friends - she felt 'different'. Taylor never knew her father and her mother... -
Metamorphosis: Who We Become after Facial Paralysis by Faye Linda Wachs 9781978805316
£26.84Losing her smile to synkinesis after unresolved Bell’s palsy changed how Faye Linda Wachs was seen by others and her internal experience of self. In Metamorphosis, interviewing over one hundred people with acquired facial difference challenged her...