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Discover the lives behind the headlines and the moments that shaped history. Our Biography & True Stories collection features remarkable individuals, untold personal journeys, and gripping real-life accounts — from cultural icons and political leaders to everyday heroes and extraordinary events. Honest, inspiring, and often unforgettable.
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Little People Big Dreams Groundbreaking Women 5 Books Gift Set By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara - Ages 7-9 - Hardback
Frances Lincoln Publishers LtdLittle People Big Dreams Groundbreaking Women 5 Books Gift Set By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara Ages 7-9 - Hardback Little People Bi...
View full detailsCall the Midwife Series By Jennifer Worth 4 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback
W&NCall the Midwife Series By Jennifer Worth 4 Books Collection Set Format: Paperback Titles in Set: Call The Midwife ...
View full detailsLittle People, Big Dreams Trailblazing Men 5 Books by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara - Ages 7-9 - Hardback
Frances Lincoln Publishers LtdLittle People, Big Dreams Trailblazing Men 5 Books by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara Ages: 7-9 Format: Hardback Titles in the Set: Muhammad Ali ...
View full detailsKaleb Cooper 3 Books Collection Set - Non Fiction - Hardback
HachetteKaleb Cooper 3 Books Collection Set - Non Fiction - Hardback Titles in this set: The World According to Kaleb Britain...
View full detailsEverything I Know About Love
Penguin Books LtdA celebration of our female friendships, of our messy years, and of growing up together. Glittering with wit, heart, and humour, it’s a book to sha...
View full detailsOllie Ollerton 2 Books Collection Set - Non Fiction - Paperback
Blink PublishingOllie Ollerton 2 Books Collection Set - Non Fiction - Paperback Titles In the Set: Break Point Battle Ready ...
View full detailsPrince Philip Revealed: A Man of His Century and The Duke: 100 Chapters in the Life of Prince Philip 2 Books Collection Set - Hardcover
Simon & SchusterPrince Philip Revealed: A Man of His Century and The Duke: 100 Chapters in the Life of Prince Philip 2 Books Collection Set - Hardcover ...
View full detailsJon Ronson 4 Books Collection Set - Non-Fiction - Paperback
Pan MacmillanJon Ronson 4 Books Collection Set - Non-Fiction - Paperback Titles in this set: The Psychopath Test So You've Been Pu...
View full detailsThe Penguin Lessons
Penguin Books LtdNOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING STEVE COOGAN AND JONATHAN PRYCETHIS IS THE TRUE STORY OF THE UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN A FLIGHTLTESS BIRD AND A TEACHER...
View full detailsIf In Doubt, Wash Your Hair
Bloomsbury Publishing PLCTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER''I''ve been waiting for this book all my life and everyone needs to read it'' Claudia WinklemanAnya Hindmarch is a moth...
View full detailsThe Tick of Two Clocks
Little, Brown Book Group''An inspiration to anyone who still finds old age too distressing a prospect to take seriously'' The TimesOld age is no longer a blip in the calen...
View full detailsBetween the Stops
Little, Brown Book GroupBetween the Stops is a sort of a memoir, my sort. It''s about a bus trip really, because it''s my view from the Number 12 bus (mostly top deck, the...
View full detailsHumble Pie
HarperCollins PublishersEveryone thinks they know the real Gordon Ramsay: rude, loud, pathologically driven, stubborn as hell. But this is his bestselling real story…Humbl...
View full detailsLewis Hamilton: My Story
HarperCollins PublishersLewis Hamilton’s explosive arrival on the Formula 1 scene has made front-page headlines. In My Story, for the first time Lewis opens up about his s...
View full detailsI Think You’ll Find It’s a Bit More Complicated Than That
HarperCollins PublishersThe very best journalism from one of Britain’s most admired and outspoken science writers, author of the bestselling Bad Science and Bad Pharma.In ...
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HarperCollins Publishers''Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but never forgets to have fun. An immensely likeable ...
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HarperCollins PublishersThe new Lean In, from the multi-award-winning Founder and CEO of national non-profit Girls Who Code and New York Times bestselling author Reshma Sa...
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HarperCollins PublishersHow a New York Times bestselling author and New Yorker contributor parlayed a strong grasp of the science of human decision-making and a woeful ign...
View full detailsRaising Boys in the 21st Century
HarperCollins PublishersA word-of-mouth bestseller which has become one of the best loved and most successful books in the parenting field. With around 20% new material, S...
View full detailsThe Everyday Hero Manifesto
HarperCollins PublishersAim for IconicRise to LegendaryMake HistoryFor over twenty-five years, leadership legend and personal mastery trailblazer Robin Sharma has mentored...
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HarperCollins Publishers‘Fascinating’ Greta Thunberg‘Extraordinary’ Merlin Sheldrake‘A must-read’ New Scientist‘Enthralling’ George Monbiot‘Brilliant’ Philip HoareWildlife...
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HarperCollins PublishersTHE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘Bravely revealing’ BERNARDINE EVARISTO‘Funny, moving, helpful and true, Friendaholic deserves a massive audience’ ...
View full detailsThe Patriarchs
HarperCollins PublishersSHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023A WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR FOR POLITICS 2023‘I learned something new on every page of th...
View full detailsThe Madness
HarperCollins PublishersBBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK An Irish Times book of the year 2022A powerful, probing book about PTSD.As a journalist Keane has covered conflict and...
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