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Figures in a Landscape: People and Places by Paul Theroux
RRP: £10.99£7.77A rich feast of travel writing, literary essays and fascinating interviews from Sunday Times bestselling travel author Paul Theroux'Wonderful... Evidence of both the breadth of Theroux's interests and his skill in bringing them to life' Sunday Times... -
A Frog in the Fjord: One Year in Norway by Lorelou Desjardins 9788230349199
RRP: £24.99£17.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788230349199Author Lorelou DesjardinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint North PressPublisher North PressWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *... -
Ex Friends: Falling Out with Allen Ginsberg, Lionel and Diana Trilling, Lillian Hellman, Hannah Arendt, and Norman Mailer by Norman Podhoretz 9781893554177
RRP: £12.99£11.91"Ex-Friends" is filled with brilliant portraits of some of the cultural icons who defined our time. While it has some of the elements of a personal diary, it is also a journal de combat describing the intellectual and social turbulence of the 60s and 70s... -
All Because of Henry by Nuala Gardner 9781845027070
RRP: £9.99£7.55All 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... -
It Takes Blood and Guts by Skin 9781471194948
RRP: £9.99£6.41'One of the most important females in British music of my lifetime.' Colin Murray 'A beautiful, raw and exhilarating book that will leave you feeling empowered.' Fearne Cotton 'The pioneering Skunk Anansie frontwoman's memories offer a very different... -
To be a Gay Man by Will Young
RRP: £9.99£7.11In To Be a Gay Man, Will Young speaks out about gay shame, revealing the impact it had on his own life, how he learned to deal with it, and how he can now truthfully say he is gay and happy.We know Will as a multi-platinum recording artist,... -
Midlife: Humanity's Secret Weapon by Andrew Jamieson
RRP: £14.99£12.55Only two species of mammal have a post-reproductive life that lasts longer than their reproductive life: the killer whale, whose elders are able to sniff out food supplies over vast oceanic distances to keep their pods fed, and the Homo sapien. While the... -
Quilt on Fire: The Messy Magic of Friends, Sex & Love by Christie Watson
RRP: £10.99£7.77A frank, funny and inspiring new memoir from the bestselling author of The Language of Kindness about the search for meaning in midlife'Brilliant... Like having an honest conversation with a smart and funny friend' Cathy RentzenbrinkAm I a terrible... -
Confidence: The Secret by Katie Piper
RRP: £10.99£7.40'Confidence is about empowerment. It's about valuing who you are, not what you want to do or how you look. It's about finding the courage to live the life you want, the way you want. Don't look for happiness in other people, find it in yourself.' Katie... -
Openhearted: Eighty Years of Love, Loss, Laughter and Letting Go by Ann Ingle
RRP: £14.99£10.95SHORTLISTED FOR TWO IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021'Something they don't tell you about getting older is that you fall. Oh, you hear about it in passing, of course, "She had a fall, poor thing". Falling is not something you ever think about as a younger woman... -
Any Ordinary Day: Blindsides, Resilience and What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life by Leigh Sales 9781760893637
RRP: £11.99£8.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760893637Author Leigh SalesFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Penguin Random House AustraliaPublisher Penguin Random House Australia -
Dalvi: Six Years in the Arctic Tundra by Laura Galloway 9781911630685
RRP: £9.99£6.70An ancestry test suggesting she shared some DNA with the Sami people, the indigenous inhabitants of the Arctic tundra, tapped into Laura Galloway's wanderlust; an affair with a Sami reindeer herder ultimately led her to leave New York for the tiny town... -
A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: from the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube by Patrick Leigh Fermor
RRP: £16.99£11.54'Nothing short of a masterpiece' JAN MORRIS'[This] gloriously ornate account of that epic journey is a classic' ROBERT MACFARLANE'Not only is this journey one of physical adventure but of cultural awakening. Architecture, art, genealogy, quirks of... -
The Face Pressed Against a Window: A Memoir by Sir Tim Waterstone
RRP: £9.99£6.70Chosen as one of the Daily Mail's Memoirs of the YearTim Waterstone is one of Britain's most successful businessmen, having built the Waterstone's empire that started with one small bookshop in 1982. In this charming and evocative memoir, he recalls the... -
The Mother Project by Sophie Beresiner
RRP: £14.99£7.82"Impossible to put down, makes you laugh and cry, Sophie's story is inspirational. It gives us so much hope and encouragement. I don't think we would be where we are on our own journey without her advice." OLLIE... -
Gross Anatomy by Mara Altman
RRP: £9.99£7.11'Here is a book that will set you free, wake you up, and get you on your own team.' Chelsea Handler 'I love how Gross Anatomy delightfully reveals Mara Altman's upbeat and life-affirming obsession with the human body - our loveliness and... -
Miss, What Does Incomprehensible Mean? by Fran Hill 9780281081998
RRP: £10.99£7.77A funny, life-affirming memoir, in diary form. Set in the manic world of a busy teacher, and based on real experiences, Fran Hill's account of one typical year shows it's not just the pupils who misbehave. English teacher 'Miss' starts the Autumn term... -
Cacophony of Bone by Kerri ni Dochartaigh
RRP: £16.99£11.58LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITINGA WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: NATURE AND TRAVELA COUNTRYFILE CHRISTMAS GIFT BOOKTwo days after the Winter Solstice in 2019 Kerri and her partner M moved to a small, remote railway cottage in the... -
A Portrait of the Piss Artist as a Young Man by Tadhg Hickey 9781804183816
RRP: £13.99£9.75It was love at first taste for fifteen-year-old Tadhg Hickey when he drank a can of Scrumpy Jack on the night of his exam results. Straight away it provided a cure for that constant feeling of 'something wrong, something not quite right', a way of... -
Becoming Sister Wives: The Story of an Unconventional Marriage by Kody Brown
RRP: £10.99£7.00The uncensored, New York Times bestselling memoir by the polygamist stars of the hit show Sister Wives, Kody and his four wives openly discuss what it's like living in a plural marriage.A SINGULAR STORY OF PLURAL MARRIAGE Since TLC first launched its... -
Inferno: A Memoir by Catherine Cho
RRP: £9.99£7.11______________________ 'A beautifully written account of postpartum psychosis, and the ties, blessings and burdens of family' - NIGELLA LAWSON SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE ... -
Making a Scene by Constance Wu
RRP: £16.99£11.08From influential and iconic star Constance Wu, a powerful and poignant memoir-in-essays full of funny and intimate observations that will resonate with readers everywhere. 'Like her, the book is bold, emotional and unexpurgated; the story of an Asian... -
The Best of Health: Tales out of Medical School by John A. T. Duncan
RRP: £9.99£7.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398413276Author John A. T. DuncanFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers -
Coming Undone: A Memoir by Terri White 9781786896780 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£2.29'BREATHTAKING' Dolly Alderton, 'REMARKABLE' Marian Keyes, 'LIFE-CHANGING' Emma Jane Unsworth, 'COMPELLING' Amy Liptrot, 'STUNNING' Cathy Rentzenbrink, 'EXTRAORDINARY' Sali HughesTo everyone else, Terri White appeared to be living the dream, named one of... -
Coming Undone: A Memoir by Terri White 9781786896780
RRP: £14.99£10.95'BREATHTAKING' Dolly Alderton, 'REMARKABLE' Marian Keyes, 'LIFE-CHANGING' Emma Jane Unsworth, 'COMPELLING' Amy Liptrot, 'STUNNING' Cathy Rentzenbrink, 'EXTRAORDINARY' Sali HughesTo everyone else, Terri White appeared to be living the dream, named one of... -
The Education of a Gardener by Russell Page
RRP: £14.99£10.95A fabulous book about designing gardens great and small, packed with wisdom on the abiding principles of gorgeous garden design.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALAN TITCHMARSHRussell Page was one of the most legendary gardeners and landscapers of the last... -
Born to be Mild: Adventures for the Anxious by Rob Temple
RRP: £9.99£6.80'If you're looking to ease yourself back into normality after lockdown, Born to be Mild should be top of your reading list' Mail OnlineA funny, life-affirming memoir from the creator of social media empire Very British Problems, about how to start again... -
GEEZERS: Up Close and Personal: On Camp with the SAS by Monica Lavers 9781903360446 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£2.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903360446Author Monica LaversFormat HardbackImprint Orphans PublishingPublisher Orphans Publishing -
GEEZERS: Up Close and Personal: On Camp with the SAS by Monica Lavers
RRP: £16.99£7.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903360446Author Monica LaversFormat HardbackImprint Orphans PublishingPublisher Orphans Publishing -
The Bitterest PLC To Swallow by Neil J Moore 9781035809301
RRP: £12.99£9.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035809301Author Neil J MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams)... -
Ace in a Day: The Memoir of an Eighth Air Force Fighter Pilot in World War II by Wayne Blickenstaff 9781838068738
RRP: £25.00£17.62Wayne K. Blickenstaff, known as "Blick," was a stalwart of the 350th Fighter Squadron of the 353rd Fighter Group based at Goxhill, Metfield and Raydon, England as part of the Eighth Air Force prosecuting the strategic air campaign against Germany. As an... -
Burning Heresies: A Memoir of a Life in Conflict, 1979-2019 by Kevin Myers
RRP: £17.99£14.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785372612Author Kevin MyersFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
The Travels of Reverend Olafur Egilsson (Reisubok Sera Olafs Egilssonar): The story of the Barbary corsair raid on Iceland in 1627 by Karl Smari Hreinsson
RRP: £24.95£23.86In the summer of 1627, Barbary corsairs raided Iceland, killing dozens of people and abducting close to four hundred to sell into slavery in North Africa. Among those taken were the Lutheran minister Reverend Olafur Egilsson.Reverend Olafur (born in the... -
Know Your Place by Faiza Shaheen 9781398505377
RRP: £16.99£11.08‘A stunning and devastating indictment of a society scarred and defined by inequality, by one of the most charismatic and compelling voices in politics today’ Owen Jones ‘Faiza’s work is living proof that you don’t have to choose between focusing on... -
The Great Ormond Street Hospital Nurse: The life of a trainee nurse at GOSH in the 1960s by Vanessa Martin
RRP: £8.99£6.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787399105Author Vanessa MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 370Imprint Welbeck Publishing GroupPublisher Welbeck Publishing Group -
Saving Buddy: The heartwarming story of a very special rescue by Nicola Owst 9781912624669 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.29'In my darkest hour, I reached for a hand and found your paw'When Nicola found Buddy, abandoned and broken, she vowed to do all she could to help save him. What she didn't know at the time was that this little dog would in turn save her.This is the story... -
A View From The Foothills: The Diaries of Chris Mullin by Chris Mullin 9781846682308
RRP: £12.99£9.09'It is said that failed politicians make the best diarists. In which case I am in with a chance.' Chris Mullin Chris Mullin has been a Labour MP for twenty years, and despite his refusal to toe the party line - on issues like 90 days detention, for... -
A View From The Foothills: The Diaries of Chris Mullin by Chris Mullin 9781846682308 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.31'It is said that failed politicians make the best diarists. In which case I am in with a chance.' Chris Mullin Chris Mullin has been a Labour MP for twenty years, and despite his refusal to toe the party line - on issues like 90 days detention, for... -
Life After Life: A Guildford Four Memoir by Paddy Armstrong
RRP: £17.99£13.35Looking back over the last six, almost seven decades, the images that flash through my mind are hardly believable - sometimes, it feels like I'm remembering someone else's life. The truth is, I've lived three very different lives: the one before prison;... -
Up in Smoke - My True Story of Life as a Firefighter: 'Fascinating, moving' Richard Herring by Leigh Hosy-Pickett
RRP: £9.99£6.80'Firefighters are a unique breed. It takes a certain kind of individual to enter a burning building to rescue someone they have never met before.' A third-generation firefighter, Leigh Hosy-Pickett has seen it all in his twenty-five years in the job...