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Free Spirit: A Memoir of an Extraordinary Life Tanya Sarne 9781784728465
RRP: $42.00$31.31"I read Free Spirit all in one go as I literally couldn't put it down.Tanya Sarne's courage and resilience are utterly awe-inspiring.You could read no better book than this on the zeitgeist of London and Hollywood in the Sixties and Seventies and the... -
Another Day, Another Collar: My Life Training Dogs Steve Mann 9781788705998
RRP: $42.00$27.43From the simple joys of owning rescue dogs to handling life-saving riot dogs, Steve Mann has seen and trained them all. Every day, he sees the power of dogs to change lives and help people, in all sorts of ways. Now, for the first time, he shares stories... -
And Then What?: Despatches From the Heart of 21st-Century Diplomacy, From Kosovo to Kiev by Baroness Catherine Ashton 9781783967117
RRP: $23.08$16.15Financial Times - BEST BOOKS OF 2023 'And Then What? is breathless and conversational - and all the more readable for that. But while her tone is down-to-earth, the events that Ashton played a part in were dramatic and often historic.' Gideon... -
The Mountains of My Life by Walter Bonatti
RRP: $27.28$19.61From one of the most daring mountaineers of modern times, Walter Bonatti's The Mountains of My Life is an account of years spent conquering the most intimidating peaks on Earth, translated and with a foreword by Robert Marshall in Penguin Modern Classics... -
A Portrait of the Piss Artist as a Young Man by Tadhg Hickey 9781804183595
RRP: $35.68$24.70It 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... -
Le Loop: How to Cycle the Tour de France by Ceri Stone 9781801501156
RRP: $27.28$19.61Le Loop: How to Cycle the Tour de France is the incredible tale of how one man took on the world's toughest bike race. Ceri Stone is an ordinary guy. He wanted to do something extraordinary just once in his life. This book is the exhilarating story of... -
Let's Roll: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage by Lisa Beamer 9780842374187
RRP: $34.65$28.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Gold Medallion Book Awards (Biography/Autobiography) 2003.Book InformationISBN 9780842374187Author Lisa BeamerFormat PaperbackPage Count 317Imprint Tyndale House... -
Stressed, Unstressed: Classic Poems to Ease the Mind by Jonathan Bate
RRP: $23.08$15.67Can you be re-lit by poetry? This little book offers everyone one of the oldest of all remedies for stress: the reading of poetry. Intended to help you endure some of your stressful moments and painful experiences,... -
New Yorkers: A City and Its People in Our Time Craig Taylor 9781848549722
RRP: $23.08$15.39Over the last 20 years, New York City has been convulsed by enormous challenges: terrorist attack, blackout, hurricane, recession, pandemic. New Yorkers is a grand portrait of the irrepressible city and a hymn to the vitality and resilience of its people... -
Inferno: A Memoir by Catherine Cho
RRP: $20.98$15.37______________________ '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 ... -
The Factory of Facts by Luc Sante 9780679746508
RRP: $39.90$30.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679746508Author Lucy SanteFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 289gDimensions(mm) 200mm * 132mm... -
Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life by Alan Cumming 9781838856670 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.08$4.47Baggage is the story of Alan Cumming's life in Hollywood, taking us through the highs and lows of his career, from his struggle with mental health and failed relationships to encounters with legends (Liza! X Men! Gore Vidal! Kubrick! Spice Girls!)... -
Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life by Alan Cumming 9781838856670
RRP: $23.08$15.83Baggage is the story of Alan Cumming's life in Hollywood, taking us through the highs and lows of his career, from his struggle with mental health and failed relationships to encounters with legends (Liza! X Men! Gore Vidal! Kubrick! Spice Girls!)... -
12 Birds to Save Your Life: Nature's Lessons in Happiness by Charlie Corbett
RRP: $23.08$15.39Discover the healing power of nature through the stories of these characterful birds, whose song is never far away . . .LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE'A lyrical and life-affirming book that teaches us as much about birds as it does ourselves -... -
Once Upon a Raven's Nest: a life on Exmoor in an epoch of change by Catrina Davies
RRP: $39.88$26.78'This is a rich, beautiful and deeply moving book' GEORGE MONBIOT'I loved this book' CLOVER STROUDOnce Upon a Raven's Nest is the story of a working class man, one Thomas Hedley of Exmoor, and of the planet during the period of its great acceleration... -
The Long Shot: The Inside Story of the Race to Vaccinate Britain by Kate Bingham
RRP: $39.88$29.02A Sunday Times bestseller and Financial Times Book of the Year. The unmissable inside story of the race against the virus. Catapulted into an international crisis, Kate Bingham knew the odds were heavily stacked against a workable Covid-19 vaccine... -
Darcey Bussell: Evolved by Darcey Bussell
RRP: $31.48$23.90The first book from Darcey Bussell in over six years, retired darling of the British Ballet and beloved judge of Strictly Come Dancing, this publishing extravaganza coincides with the superstar ballerina's 50th birthday.Exquisitely produced, the book is... -
Fifty-one Moves by Ben Ashcroft 9781904380245 [USED COPY]
RRP: $21.00$4.47It is shocking that although just one per cent of children are taken into care by local authori-ties, almost 30 per cent of prisoners have been in care. Ben Ashcroft's heart-rending account of abandonment, loneliness and rejection in family life, the... -
Fifty-one Moves by Ben Ashcroft 9781904380245
$22.01It is shocking that although just one per cent of children are taken into care by local authori-ties, almost 30 per cent of prisoners have been in care. Ben Ashcroft's heart-rending account of abandonment, loneliness and rejection in family life, the... -
The Whispering Land by Gerald Durrell 9780241955840
RRP: $27.28$19.61'When you have a large collection of animals to transport from one end of the world to the other you cannot, as a lot of people seem to think, just hoist them aboard the nearest ship and set off with a gay wave of your hand.'Gerald Durrell and his wife... -
World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music by Jeff Tweedy 9780571385799
RRP: $31.48$21.13What makes us fall in love with a song? What makes us want to write our own songs? Do songs help? Do songs help us live better lives? And do the lives we live help us write better songs? Following publication of Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) and How To... -
A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage and My Life by Ayelet Waldman
RRP: $23.08$16.78'Ayelet Waldman is fearless' Rebecca Solnit'Relentlessly honest and surprisingly funny' Washington Post'Genuinely brave and human' New York Times'Wildly brilliant' ElleThe true story of how a renowned writer's struggle with mood storms led her to try a... -
The Heath: My Year on Hampstead Heath by Hunter Davies
RRP: $23.08$16.78An engaging portrait of Hampstead Heath - a place rich not just in natural wonders but in history and monuments, emotions and memories, people and places. 'I enjoyed every inch of the way, from Parliament Hill to the Pergola... A late-life little... -
Man Enough to Be a Woman Jayne County 9781788166539
RRP: $27.28$19.61'If you stay alive long enough, people eventually catch up' Born in rural Georgia in 1947, Jayne moved to New York and became part of the 60s art scene surrounding Andy Warhol's Factory. Jayne's story follows the arc of LGBT liberation in the US - she... -
The Truth About St. Kilda: An Islander's Memoir by Donald Gillies
RRP: $20.98$15.12The Truth about St Kilda is a unique record of the isolated way of life on St Kilda in the early part of the twentieth century, based on seven handwritten notebooks written by the Rev. Donald Gillies, containing reminiscences of his childhood on the... -
Autofellatio: A Memoir by James Maker 9780995534650
RRP: $20.98$15.12Apart from herpes and Lulu - everything is eventually swept away Just one shimmering pearl of wisdom from popstar and polymath James Maker, whose worldly observations will (like herpes) once again be on everyone's lips thanks to his award-winning... -
The Magic in the Tin: From the author of the critically acclaimed THE BOY ON THE SHED by Paul Ferris
RRP: $23.08$18.08'Unmissable: please read this extraordinary book.' - Daily Mail 'Genius... A difficult, deeply personal story beautifully told.' – The Athletic 'All men should read this book - important and brilliantly written.' - Alan Shearer 'A fantastic read…... -
The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz by Eti Elboim 9780008645960
RRP: $20.98$14.11'You are no longer a number' Poland, 1944 The train slowed and halted with a squeal of the breaks. It felt like we waited in the carriage for an eternity, but eventually, the heavy doors opened, directly into the... -
The Seven Ages of Death: A Forensic Pathologist's Journey Through Life by Dr Richard Shepherd
RRP: $48.28$35.03The heart-wrenchingly honest and fascinating new book from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES, Dr Richard ShepherdA TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Each chapter is like a finely-crafted detective story . . . Shepherd... -
Living with a Spinal Cord Injury: My life as a Quadriplegic Joseph English 9781032554402
RRP: $50.38$44.77Joseph English was living his best life when a car accident changed everything. He suffered life changing injuries, and the doctors told him there was no chance of recovery. Facing life as a quadriplegic, Joe lost his business, his romantic partner, and,... -
All Down Darkness Wide: A Memoir by Seán Hewitt 9781529114478
RRP: $23.08$16.78A luminous memoir from the prize-winning poet - a story of love, heartbreak and coming of age, and a tender exploration of queer identity.'Beautiful' Colm Toibin'Rapturous' New York Times'Extraordinary' Observer'Stunning' Sunday TimesWhen Sean meets... -
The Year of Magical Thinking: A Play by Joan Didion based on her Memoir by Joan Didion
RRP: $27.28$19.61'This happened on December 30, 2003. That may seem a while ago but it won't when it happens to you...' In this adaptation of her award-winning, bestselling memoir, Joan Didion transforms the story of the sudden and unexpected loss of her... -
A Last Kiss for Mummy: A teenage mum, a tiny infant, a desperate decision by Casey Watson 9780007510702
RRP: $23.08$17.89Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson tells the heartbreaking true story of a teenage mother and baby in need of a safe and loving home. At fourteen, Emma is just a child herself - and one who's never been properly mothered. She has... -
A Last Kiss for Mummy: A teenage mum, a tiny infant, a desperate decision by Casey Watson 9780007510702 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.08$4.73Bestselling author and foster carer Casey Watson tells the heartbreaking true story of a teenage mother and baby in need of a safe and loving home. At fourteen, Emma is just a child herself - and one who's never been properly mothered. She has... -
Aegean Dream by Dario Ciriello 9780983731306
RRP: $27.20$24.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983731306Author Dario CirielloFormat PaperbackImprint Panverse PublishingPublisher Panverse PublishingWeight(grams) 540g -
Enough by Cassidy Hutchinson 9781668028285
RRP: $42.00$27.43Cassidy Hutchinson's desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American history. Now, she provides a riveting account of her extraordinary experiences as an idealistic young woman thrust into the middle of a national crisis,... -
Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up by Naya Rivera
RRP: $48.30$30.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399184987Author Naya RiveraFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1g -
Too Few Too Far: The True Story of a Royal Marine Commando by George Thomsen
RRP: $23.08$15.67British Commando George Thomsen's action-filled account of combat during the Falklands War. Seen through the eyes of Section Commander George Thomsen, this inspiring first-hand account, tells of the tension-packed lead up, and the heroic stand, by a tiny... -
A Memoir Of The Warsaw Uprising by Miron Bialoszewski
RRP: $35.68$26.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590176658Author Madeline LevineFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)... -
Channel of Peace: Stranded in Gander on 9/11 Kevin Tuerff 9781487005139
RRP: $27.28$18.63One of the inspirations for the smash hit Broadway musical Come From Away, Channel of Peace is an unforgettable memoir of the extraordinary kindness afforded to passengers whose flights were re-routed to Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11, 2001.When...