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A girl grows up in poverty with a single-parent mother in a deprived, '70s mining town. She is faced with the bigotry of peers and teachers alike but things take a turn for the worse when her mum meets a local man who turns out to be a controlling, ..
12.77£
In 2019, the NFL issued a list of football's one hundred greatest game-changers, and among the legendary athletes and coaches was one broadcaster: Phyllis George. The first female anchor of a major network sports show, George broke the glass ceiling..
36.79£
Brand: Icon Books
Nicholas Whittaker's much-loved classic recollects the long sunny days of his childhood when, notepad in hand, jam sandwiches in the duffel bag, he happily spent his time jotting down train numbers during the Indian summer of steam and the heyday of..
12.00£ 12.50£
In 2010, Alan Rusbridger, the editor of the Guardian, set himself an almost impossible task: to learn, in the space of a year, Chopin's Ballade No. 1 - a piece that inspires dread in many professional pianists. His timing could have been better. The..
15.59£
Brand: ECW Press
Kamal Gupta chronicles his journey from a professional gambler to a money manager at some of the world's largest hedge funds. From New Delhi to Las Vegas to New York, Play It Right is a real-life account of the author's darkly comic struggle for sur..
29.63£
'POPism reads like a novel... Social history of the rarest kind, set down in ultra-sharp focus by someone who helped shape the events he describes' The New YorkerA cultural storm swept through the 1960s - Pop Art, Bob Dylan, psychedelia, underground..
15.17£
"I am exploring the mindset that leads adventurous people into taking risks. Why did I have to climb the Everest, or hang from a rock wall, or run swelling white-water rapids." James Ramsey Ullman wrote: "Risk is essential, there is no growth in wha..
17.98£
Brand: Y Lolfa
The autobiography of well-known character, Goronwy Evans, who has served as a minister for fifty years, and who is one of Lampeter's unique characters. ISBN: 9781800990425Publisher: Y LolfaImprint: Y LolfaPublished date: 12 Nov 2021DEWEY: 283.3092DE..
17.30£
It all begins with a box of duck eggs - and so too does this collection of tales of everyday rural life: in a restored sixteenth century country cottage, the joys of duck rearing and ownership, the mischievous antics of the resident Jack Russells, a..
11.21£
Have you ever felt like life was melodramatic, yet awakened with every twist and turn that you just know there has to be a reason for all of this? Welcome to my life. One minute everything that's known to me as 'my life' is going cool, the next minu..
15.98£
As an adult, Ina harboured a secret that she had kept from almost everyone but her close family and childhood friends. A confession of sorts, Pussified is an honest outpouring as Ina courageously comes out. After a childhood diagnosis of mixed gonad..
11.36£
This volume tells the story in words and pictures of the legendary rock band Queen, told by its founding member Brian May. ISBN: 9781838164522Publisher: The London Stereoscopic CompanyImprint: The London Stereoscopic CompanyPublished date: 28 Oct 20..
30.19£
A GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, EVENING STANDARD AND COSMOPOLITAN BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR 2021'A jaw-dropping story, told deftly . . . a gripping, thought-provoking book' Sunday TimesGeorgina Lawton was born to two white parents. Despite her brown skin, her ..
13.73£
The whole world knows the face of the young man with the bright black eyes. He is in the process of becoming an icon, a symbol, similar to the famous photo of Che Guevara. The face is that of Raif Badawi, who was nominated for the 2015 Nobel Peace P..
11.87£ 17.05£
A unique, revealing and entertaining insight into the political dramas of recent times.Rachel Johnson was born into what has been described by some as the UK's most famous political family, and by others as 'Poundshop Kennedys'. She was always keen ..
11.88£
A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK'An affectionate and revealing account … Funny, sad, real, rueful.' The Times'Warm, rambling and self-aware' GuardianThe long-awaited, rambling, tender, and very funny memoir from Adam BuxtonRamble/'ramb(?)l/Verb1. walk for..
14.17£
Brand: Gill Books
'The path I have travelled, the things I have done and the people I have met in crisis situations have given me a window into those qualities that make us perform. My military training created a mindset, an outlook and skills that can be channelled ..
16.61£
Tough-minded and typically idiosyncratic, here is Chandler on Chandler, the mystery novel, writing, Hollywood, TV, publishing, cats, and famous crimes. This skillfully edited selection of letters, articles, and notes also includes the short story "A..
29.16£
This is a collection of events, happenings and scrapes that have taken place over the years of my travelling, making music and by living life to the full. It's an example of what can happen to you if you just head out there and go for it. It's not a..
10.97£
'THE BOOK CHINA DOESN'T WANT YOU TO READ' CNN 'READS LIKE A THRILLER' FINANCIAL TIMES, BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2021 In the headline-making and bestselling tradition of Bill Browder's Freezing Order comes a unique and incendiary memoir from an entrepr..
13.13£
New York Times Bestseller  Winner of the 2015 WOMEN'S WAY Book Prize  Goodreads Best of 2014 Semi-Finalist  Books for a Better Life Award Finalist  Lambda Literary Award Finalist  Time Magazine "30 Most Influential People on the Internet"  Ame..
13.76£
An entertaining and informative reflective biographical account of the times and life of actor William 'Bill' Roache that will have enduring appeal beyond Bill's fame as an individual. ISBN: 9781801062831Publisher: AtebolImprint: AtebolPublished dat..
23.43£
As a young girl on the idyllic Milky Way Farm, author Karen Vanderlaan initially believes life is full of magic, wonder, and horses. All too quickly, however, her innocence is lost when her mother gets involved with an abusive, manipulative woman na..
21.13£
______________________THE #MERKY STORY SO FAR Edited and co-written by Jude YawsonContributions by Team #MerkyImages by Kaylum Dennis'It's been a long time coming, I swear...' In four years Stormzy has risen from one of the most promising musicians ..
13.31£
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