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The Gift of a Radio: My Childhood and other Train Wrecks Justin Webb 9781804990896
RRP: $23.08$16.78'Searingly honest... gripping... fascinating and hugely entertaining.'- Sunday Times'Moving and frank ... A story of a childhood defined by loneliness, the absence of a father and the grim experience of a Quaker boarding school. It is also one of the... -
Defending the Guilty: Truth and Lies in the Criminal Courtroom by Alex McBride
RRP: $23.08$16.78NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES.'Terrific, fascinating, very funny' Daily Mail'Hilarious' Sun'Gripping' Literary ReviewHow do we ensure that the guilty are convicted and the innocent walk free?Shortlisted for the Crime Writers Award Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction,... -
A Dutiful Boy: A memoir of secrets, lies and family love by Mohsin Zaidi
RRP: $23.08$16.78WINNER of the Polari First Book Prize 2021WINNER of the LAMBDA 2021 Literary Award for Best Gay Memoir/BiographyA Dutiful Boy is Mohsin's personal journey from denial to acceptance: a revelatory memoir about the power of love, belonging, and living every... -
Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life by Anna Funder
RRP: $42.00$30.85THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE'A marvellous book . . . I just loved it all, and have a permanently marked-up, dog-eared copy on my shelf for the next generation'... -
Many Different Kinds of Love: A story of life, death and the NHS by Michael Rosen
RRP: $20.98$15.37The instant Sunday Times top ten bestsellerA Guardian Book of the YearAn Evening Standard Book of the YearAn Independent Book of the YearNetgalley's non-fiction Book of the YearA national treasure's journey to the brink and back.'Will I wake up?''There's... -
His Name Is George Floyd: One man's life and the struggle for racial justice by Robert Samuels
RRP: $42.00$37.84*Finalist for the National Book Award for Non-fiction*'His Name Is George Floyd is essential for our times.' Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist'An intimate, unvarnished and scrupulous account of his life...brilliantly revealing.' NEW YORK... -
The Other Side of the Dale by Gervase Phinn 9780140275421 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.08$2.63Take a trip to the country with Gervase Phinn's heartwarming tales of life as a school inspector in Yorkshire'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' Daily Telegraph_______ As the newly appointed County Inspector of Schools in... -
The Other Side of the Dale by Gervase Phinn
RRP: $23.08$16.78Take a trip to the country with Gervase Phinn's heartwarming tales of life as a school inspector in Yorkshire'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' Daily Telegraph_______ As the newly appointed County Inspector of Schools in... -
Personal Writings by Albert Camus
RRP: $23.08$16.78'It was the discovery of the essays celebrating his childhood and youth that altered my perception of Camus, from a thinker to a writer whose intellectual lucidity was a product of the wealth - the sensual immediacy and clarity - that had been heaped on... -
Breaking & Mending: A junior doctor's stories of compassion & burnout by Joanna Cannon
RRP: $18.88$13.97'One of the most beautiful books you will ever read' Kate Mosse In this powerful memoir, Joanna Cannon tells her story as a junior doctor in visceral, heart-rending snapshots. We walk with her through the wards, facing extraordinary and daunting... -
Lifescapes: A Biographer’s Search for the Soul by Ann Wroe 9781787334458
RRP: $39.88$29.02The acclaimed biographer and obituarist for The Economist reflects on a career spent pursuing life and capturing it on the page***A FINANCIAL TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023***** SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT... -
The Nanny State Made Me: A Story of Britain and How to Save it by Stuart Maconie
RRP: $31.48$23.33'He is as funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell' ObserverIt was the spirit of our finest hour, the backbone of our post-war greatness, and it promoted some of the boldest and most brilliant schemes this isle has ever produced: it was the Welfare State,... -
Priestdaddy: A Memoir by Patricia Lockwood
RRP: $23.08$16.78'Priestdaddy caused a sensation when it hit bookshelves in 2017' Vogue 'Glorious' Sunday Times'Laugh-out-loud funny' The Times'Extraordinary' Observer'Exceptional' Telegraph'Electric' New York Times'Snort-out-loud' Financial Times'Dazzling' ... -
Defiant Dreams: The Journey of an Afghan Girl Who Risked Everything for Education by Sola Mahfouz 9780857528803
RRP: $35.68$26.19'I began to grow up the day my mother warned me to stop laughing''Stories like this inspire me. Seeing the way people like Sola Mahfouz think about the world reinforces my optimism about the future.' BILL GATESAt age eleven, Sola Mahfouz was told she... -
The Village by Alice Taylor 9780863224201 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.78$5.73The third volume of Alice Taylor's unique memoir of life in the Irish countryside. A massive bestseller with universal appeal.About the AuthorAlice Taylor lives in the village of Innishannon in County Cork, in a house attached to the local supermarket... -
The Village by Alice Taylor
$19.40The third volume of Alice Taylor's unique memoir of life in the Irish countryside. A massive bestseller with universal appeal.About the AuthorAlice Taylor lives in the village of Innishannon in County Cork, in a house attached to the local supermarket... -
The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition by Anne Frank 9780670919796
RRP: $42.00$30.47One of the most famous accounts of living under the Nazi regime of World War II comes from the diary of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, Anne Frank. Today, The Diary of a Young Girl has sold over 25 million copies world-wide; this is the definitive... -
In Black and White: A Young Barrister's Story of Race and Class in a Broken Justice System Alexandra Wilson 9781913068318
RRP: $18.88$13.42**PAPERBACK FEATURES NEW CONTENT. NOW WITH AFTERWORD AND READING GROUP QUESTIONS**'A compelling and courageous memoir forcing the legal profession to confront uncomfortable truths about race and class. Alexandra Wilson is a bold and vital voice. This is... -
Look who it is!: My Story by Alan Carr
RRP: $20.98$14.36The brilliantly funny Sunday Times top ten bestseller. Alan Carr tells his life story in his own words, from growing up in a football-mad family in Northampton to his rise as one of Britain's best-loved comedians. 'Puberty had been... -
Down in the Valley: A Writer's Landscape by Laurie Lee
RRP: $18.88$13.97A moving portrait of the landscape that shaped the life of Laurie Lee, the beloved author of Cider With Rosie 'Before I left the valley I thought everywhere was like this. Then I went away for 40 years and when I came back I realized that nowhere was... -
Country Life: A story of peaks and troughs by Giles Wood
RRP: $37.78$27.20The Nutty IdyllAre you considering escaping the city for a blissful new way of life in the countryside? Estate agents may be feeding you with persuasive visions of Arcadia, but realities are more helpful. Read on.Former townies Giles and Mary have... -
The Clatter of Forks and Spoons by Richard Corrigan
RRP: $73.50$50.86A cookbook with memoirs and opinions by Richard Corrigan, presenter of the BBC's Full on Food and one of Britain's leading chefs. Richard Corrigan is one of Britain's most respected and outspoken chefs. He has been a key pioneer in the... -
A Pocketful of Holes and Dreams by Jeff Pearce
RRP: $23.08$16.78The poor boy who made his fortune . . . not just once but twice.Little Jeff Pearce grew up in a post-war Liverpool slum. His father lived the life of an affluent gentleman whilst his mother was forced to steal bread to feed her starving children. Life... -
The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk and Going Beyond Limits to Climb the Dawn Wall by Tommy Caldwell
RRP: $31.48$23.33THE STORY BEHIND THE HARDEST CLIMB IN HISTORY & ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY 'DAWN WALL' 'Heart-stopping, absorbing' Daily Mail 'The most daring free climber on the planet' The Times__________ In 2015, climber Tommy Caldwell took on the hardest challenge of... -
A Nurse's Story: My Life in A&E During the Covid Crisis by Louise Curtis
RRP: $23.08$17.12Moving, honest and inspiring - this is a nurse's true story of life in a busy A&E department during the Covid-19 crisis.Working in A&E is a challenging job but nurse Louise Curtis loves it. She was newly qualified as an advanced clinical practitioner,... -
Encore Provence by Peter Mayle 9780140242669
RRP: $23.08$16.78The third spellbinding volume in the series begun by A Year in Provence, ENCORE PROVENCE continues the account of an English couple's life abroad. Among other curiosities, explore a school for noses in Haute Provence, the mysterious death of an oversexed... -
Jordan Henderson: My Autobiography by Jordan Henderson
RRP: $52.50$37.00You've seen him become a Liverpool legend, watched as he and Jude Bellingham lead England through the world cup - now get to know the real Jordan Henderson, both on off the pitch . . .'A brilliantly told story with a uniquely vivid sense of what it is... -
The Prince Rupert Hotel for the Homeless: A True Story of Love and Compassion Amid a Pandemic by Christina Lamb 9780008487584
RRP: $23.08$15.67'There will be an avalanche of books about the pandemic. None will be as eye-opening or humane or moving as Lamb's' DAILY TELEGRAPH A story of poverty, generosity and worlds colliding in modern Britain When... -
Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark by Cassandra Peterson 9780306874383
RRP: $31.48$29.88At only eighteen months old, Cassandra Peterson reached for a pot on the stove and doused herself in boiling water, resulting in third-degree burns over 35 percent of her body. She miraculously survived, but burned and scarred, the impact would stay with... -
A Purposeful Life: What I’ve Learned About Breaking Barriers and Inspiring Change by Dawn Butler 9781911709329
RRP: $39.88$26.21'Dawn Butler is a history-making, game-changing, ceiling-smashing politician.This powerful book offers a fascinating insight into both the personal and political sides of her journey.'Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London'When I was younger my parents taught me to... -
Committed: A Love Story by Elizabeth Gilbert
RRP: $23.08$16.78________________ 'Like Eat, Pray, Love, her follow-up ... feels irresistibly confessional ... I found myself guzzling Committed, reading it in mighty chunks, far into the night. Whenever I put it down, it was pinched by my mother or sister' - Sunday... -
Nigel: my family and other dogs by Monty Don 9781473641716 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.08$4.47THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERNIGEL - One of Britain's favourite dogs! MONTY DON - One of Britain's favourite presenters. When Monty Don's golden retriever Nigel became the surprise star of BBC Gardeners' World inspiring huge interest, fan mail and his own... -
Nigel: my family and other dogs Monty Don 9781473641716
RRP: $23.08$16.78THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERNIGEL - One of Britain's favourite dogs! MONTY DON - One of Britain's favourite presenters. When Monty Don's golden retriever Nigel became the surprise star of BBC Gardeners' World inspiring huge interest, fan mail and his own... -
Better Broken Than New: A Fragmented Memoir by Lisa St Aubin de Teran 9781914278129
RRP: $41.90$26.96Following a successful career as an award-winning, best-selling novelist, in 2004 Lisa St Aubin de Teran retreated to a remote village in northern Mozambique. There she found her own African roots, founded a charity, and confronted new challenges. Much... -
A Year on Our Farm: How the Countryside Made Me by Matt Baker 9780241542743 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.08$4.81Escape into nature with Matt Baker's fascinating journey through the natural year and family life on the farm'A delight' Countryfile Magazine_______Matt Baker finds his calm on the farm.Surrounded by nature with his family, dogs, array of sheep,... -
A Year on Our Farm: How the Countryside Made Me by Matt Baker
RRP: $23.08$15.39Escape into nature with Matt Baker's fascinating journey through the natural year and family life on the farm'A delight' Countryfile Magazine_______Matt Baker finds his calm on the farm.Surrounded by nature with his family, dogs, array of sheep,... -
A Dog Called Dez: The true story of how one amazing dog changed his owner's life by John Tovey 9781784180072 [USED COPY]
RRP: $18.88$4.39When John Tovey lost his sight at the age of 42, he thought his life was over. But he was wrong - it was just beginning. John had followed a bad path, drifting in and out of trouble, sent to improvement schools, a young offenders' institution and,... -
Congo by David van Reybrouck
RRP: $31.48$20.92FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL PRIZE FOR HISTORY 'Not only deserves the description "epic", in its true sense, but the term "masterpiece" as well' Independent This gripping epic tells the story of one of the world's most critical failed... -
Stuart: A Life Backwards Alexander Masters 9780007200375
RRP: $23.08$15.67'Stuart does not like the manuscript. He's after a bestseller, "like what Tom Clancy writes". "But you are not an assassin trying to frazzle the president with anthrax bombs," I point out. You are an ex-homeless, ex-junkie psychopath, I do not add.' ... -
My Twenty-Five Years In Provence by Peter Mayle
RRP: $29.38$21.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101974285Author Peter MayleFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc