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Night Song of the Last Tram - A Glasgow Childhood by Robert Douglas
RRP: $23.08$15.98A wonderfully colourful and deeply poignant memoir of growing up in a 'single end' - one room in a Glasgow tenement - during and immediately after the Second World War. Although young Robert Douglas's life was blighted by the cruel if sporadic presence... -
Up The Country: Letters from India by Emily Eden 9780860684404
$29.00Emily Eden was born in 1797 into the charmed inner circle of the English upper class who conducted the country's political life. In 1836 this prominent member of Whig society joined her brother George in India where he was Governor-General. She stayed... -
Between Stone and Sky: Memoirs of a Waller by Whitney Brown 9781472127327 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.08$5.57'This is a book about the stories we tell ourselves and one woman's determination to make hers true' Spectator'A fresh . . . heartfelt book that . . . makes you want to throw away your mobile, run for the hills and learn a traditional craft' The Lady'A... -
Between Stone and Sky: Memoirs of a Waller Whitney Brown 9781472127327
RRP: $23.08$15.98'This is a book about the stories we tell ourselves and one woman's determination to make hers true' Spectator'A fresh . . . heartfelt book that . . . makes you want to throw away your mobile, run for the hills and learn a traditional craft' The Lady'A... -
The View From the Corner Shop: The Diary of a Yorkshire Shop Assistant in Wartime by Kathleen Hey 9781471154010 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.08$4.81A lively diary chronicling the ups and downs of running a grocery shop in a Yorkshire town during the rationing years of the Second World War Kathleen Hey spent the war years helping her sister and brother-in-law run a grocery shop in the Yorkshire town... -
The View From the Corner Shop: The Diary of a Yorkshire Shop Assistant in Wartime by Kathleen Hey
RRP: $23.08$15.14A lively diary chronicling the ups and downs of running a grocery shop in a Yorkshire town during the rationing years of the Second World War Kathleen Hey spent the war years helping her sister and brother-in-law run a grocery shop in the Yorkshire town... -
The Terrible by Yrsa Daley-Ward
RRP: $20.98$15.37**WINNER of the 2019 PEN Ackerley Prize**'A major literary talent . . . speaks about the power and powerlessness that young women are subject to in a wholly fresh, clear-eyed way . . . you'll find it hard to come away from The Terrible without a stab of... -
Belle's Best Bits: A London Call Girl Reveals Her Favourite Adventures by Belle De Jour 9780753827949 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.98$4.81From the summer of 2003 Belle charted her day-to-day adventures on and off the field in a frank, funny and award-winning diaries. She was the first to reveal (among other things) how she became a working girl, what it feels like to do it for money, and... -
Belle's Best Bits: A London Call Girl Reveals Her Favourite Adventures by Belle De Jour
RRP: $20.98$14.70From the summer of 2003 Belle charted her day-to-day adventures on and off the field in a frank, funny and award-winning diaries. She was the first to reveal (among other things) how she became a working girl, what it feels like to do it for money, and... -
In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom 9781783787999 [USED COPY]
RRP: $35.68$5.57Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize for Non-Fiction 2023 New York Times Bestseller A poignant love letter to Bloom's husband and a passionate outpouring of grief, In Love reaffirms the power and value of human relationships. In January 2020,... -
In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss Amy Bloom 9781783787999
RRP: $35.68$23.67Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize for Non-Fiction 2023 New York Times Bestseller A poignant love letter to Bloom's husband and a passionate outpouring of grief, In Love reaffirms the power and value of human relationships. In January 2020,... -
Grace and Grit: A Love Story by Ken Wilber
RRP: $37.78$25.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611808490Author Ken WilberFormat PaperbackPage Count 9Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc -
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind: A Memoir of Madness and Recovery by Dr Barbara K.Lipska
RRP: $20.98$15.37'Completely compelling and powerful, and hard to put down.' Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, prize-winning author of Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain- Who are we if our brain fails?- How do we think?- How do we feel?- How do we move, if we... -
They Don't Teach This by Eniola Aluko
RRP: $23.08$16.78*SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS*Eni Aluko: 102 appearances for England women's national football team. First female pundit on Match of the Day. UN Women UK ambassador. Guardian columnist. First class honors law degree. Now an... -
A Midlife Cyclist: My two-wheel journey to heal a broken mind and find joy by Rachel Cullen
RRP: $27.28$18.82'Inspiring... proves anything is possible if you just believe and give it a go' Sun'Masses of heart... frank and funny' Melanie Sykes'Gritty and glorious' Ruth Field'Thrillingly honest and hopeful' Jools... -
The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life by Andy Miller 9780007255764 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.08$4.81A working father whose life no longer feels like his own discovers the transforming powers of great (and downright terrible) literature in this laugh-out-loud memoir. Andy Miller had a job he quite liked, a family he loved and no time at all... -
The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life by Andy Miller
RRP: $23.08$15.67A working father whose life no longer feels like his own discovers the transforming powers of great (and downright terrible) literature in this laugh-out-loud memoir. Andy Miller had a job he quite liked, a family he loved and no time at all... -
A Fort of Nine Towers by Qais Akbar Omar
RRP: $31.48$26.78'To read this book is to understand Afghanistan as it exists today. This haunting memoir traces the unimaginable odyssey of one family whose world has collapsed . . . Poetic, powerful, and unforgettable.' - Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and... -
Aprons and Silver Spoons: The heartwarming memoirs of a 1930s scullery maid by Mollie Moran 9780718159993 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.08$4.81'IF YOU LOVE DOWNTON, THIS IS RIGHT UP YOUR STREET! CloserIf you liked Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs, it's time to discover the true story in Mollie Moran's Sunday Times charming bestselling memoir of life as a 1930s kitchen maid. When young... -
The Education of a British-Protected Child by Chinua Achebe
RRP: $20.98$15.37The pieces here span reflections on personal and collective identity, on home and family, on literature, language and politics, and on Achebe's lifelong attempt to reclaim the definition of 'Africa' for its own authorship. For the first thirty years of... -
10,000 Not Out: The History of The Spectator 1828 - 2020 by David Butterfield 9781912690817
RRP: $52.50$39.00There is no journal with a livelier and richer history than The Spectator. As well as being the world's oldest current affairs magazine, none has been closer to spheres of power and influence in Britain. Since its first appearance in 1828, during the... -
Soldier 'I': the Story of an SAS Hero: From Mirbat to the Iranian Embassy Siege and Beyond by Pete Winner
RRP: $23.08$16.78The true story of a legendary SAS soldier who participated in the battle of Mirbat and assaulted the Iranian Embassy to free the hostages held within. No publicity, no media. We move in silently, do our job, and melt away into the background. If you... -
In Gratitude by Jenny Diski
RRP: $23.08$16.78_______________ 'One of the most inventive, original and disturbing writers of her generation' - Daily Telegraph 'Diski does not do linear, or normal, or boring ... In Gratitude amounts to the inner monologue of a highly intelligent, furiously... -
Red Odyssey: Liverpool FC 1892-2017 by Jeff Goulding
RRP: $39.88$29.02Red Odyssey: Liverpool FC 1892-2017, is a uniquely affectionate and often deeply moving history of one of the greatest sporting institutions on the planet. Born in the fire of boardroom conflict and launched into the humble surroundings of the Lancashire... -
Treblinka: A Survivor's Memory Chil Rajchman 9781849163996
RRP: $23.08$16.78Chil Rajchman, a Polish Jew, was arrested with his younger sister in 1942 and sent to Treblinka, a death camp where more than 750,000 were murdered before it was abandoned by German soldiers. His sister was sent to the gas chambers, but Rajchman escaped... -
Spilling the Beans by Clarissa Dickson Wright
RRP: $27.28$18.54Clarissa was born into wealth and privilege, as a child, shooting and hunting were the norm and pigeons were flown in from Cairo for supper. Her mother was an Australian heiress, her father was a brilliant surgeon to the Royal family. But he was also a... -
A Sort Of Life by Graham Greene
RRP: $20.98$15.37Graham Greene's 'long journey through time' began in 1904, when he was born into a tribe of Greenes based in Berkhamstead at the public school where his father was headmaster. In A Sort of Life Greene recalls schooldays and Oxford, adolescent encounters... -
Lessons From The Mountain by Mary McDonough 9780758263674
RRP: $27.28$20.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780758263674Author Mary McDonoughFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington PublishingWeight(grams) 368g -
Dinner with Edward: A Story of an Unexpected Friendship by Isabel Vincent 9781911590187 [USED COPY]
RRP: $18.88$4.14With its delicious food, warm jazz, and stunning views of Manhattan, Edward's home was a much-needed refuge for reporter Isabel Vincent. Her recently widowed ninety-something neighbour would prepare weekly meals for her, dinners Isabel would never cook... -
Dinner with Edward: A Story of an Unexpected Friendship by Isabel Vincent
RRP: $18.88$13.19With its delicious food, warm jazz, and stunning views of Manhattan, Edward's home was a much-needed refuge for reporter Isabel Vincent. Her recently widowed ninety-something neighbour would prepare weekly meals for her, dinners Isabel would never cook... -
Romeo and Juliet in Palestine - Teaching Under Occupation Tom Sperlinger 9781782796374
RRP: $20.98$18.52Is 'Romeo and Juliet' really a love story, or is it a play about young people living in dangerous circumstances? How might life under occupation produce a new reading of 'Julius Caesar'? What choices must a group of Palestinian students make, when... -
The Test: My Autobiography by Brian O'Driscoll
RRP: $23.08$16.78The bestselling autobiography of the greatest rugby player of our time: Brian O'Driscoll.Since 1999, when he made his international debut, there has been no greater player in world rugby than Brian O'Driscoll. In 2010 Rugby World magazine named him its... -
More Myself: A Journey Alicia Keys 9781529046069
RRP: $42.00$30.01In her intimate memoir, More Myself, Alicia Keys shares her quest for truth: about herself, her past, and her shift from sacrificing her spirit to celebrating her worth.One of the most celebrated musicians of our time, Alicia Keys has enraptured the... -
Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up by Selma Blair 9780349013848
RRP: $23.08$15.98**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **'Funny and frank, a chance to spend time with a brave and big-hearted woman who's grown up to be not so mean, after all' JENNIFER LARUE, WASHINGTON POST'Grabs you by the collar and says listen to all that I have... -
Sculptor's Daughter: A Childhood Memoir by Tove Jansson
RRP: $20.98$14.81Tove Jansson's first book for adults drew on her childhood memories to capture afresh the enchantments and fears of growing up in Helsinki in the nineteen tens and twenties. Described as both a memoir and 'a book of superb stories' by Ali Smith, her... -
Then It Fell Apart by Moby 9780571339419
RRP: $23.08$15.83*Featured in The Times' 'Best Books of the Year So Far'*What do you do when you realise you have everything you think you've ever wanted but still feel completely empty? What do you do when it all starts to fall apart? The second volume of Moby's... -
Mummy, Please Don't Leave by Casey Watson
RRP: $23.08$16.78A heartbreaking true story of a broken family and the foster carer who wants to keep them together... The Watsons are no strangers to sibling placements but when Casey takes the call from her supervising social worker one frosty January... -
No One Listens to Your Dad's Show by Christian O'Connell 9781838952907
RRP: $20.98$14.49'Christian has achieved something very beautiful and funny with this book, weaving ordinary life and every day sadness into something hopeful and profound. I loved it.' Russell BrandAs a radio DJ in London, Christian O'Connell appeared to have it all. He... -
Striking Back: The Untold Story of an Anti-Apartheid Striker by Mary Manning
RRP: $27.28$24.76`Young shopworkers on Henry Street in Dublin, who in 1984 refused to handle the fruits of apartheid, provided me with great hope during my years of imprisonment, and inspiration to millions of South Africans.' Nelson Mandela Dunnes Stores cashier... -
Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History by Adam Nicolson
RRP: $31.48$20.92A fascinating account from award-winning author Adam Nicolson of the history of Nicolson's own national treasure, his family home: Sissinghurst. Sissinghurst is world-famous as a place of calm and beauty, a garden slipped into the ruins of a...