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Second Chance: The heartwarming true story of a neglected horse who became a Mounted Police hero

On a hot summer's day in Northern New South Wales, Mounted Police officer Tiffany Williams spotted an advertisement for a horse in the local paper - a Clydesdale-cross for a price almost too good to b..

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Second Helpings: & Last Scrapings (Expanded) (Memoirs #2)

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Shackleton: How the Captain of the newly discovered Endurance saved his crew in the Antarctic

The enthralling life, endurance and incredible leadership of Sir Ernest Shackleton, told by the world's greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes. To write about Hell, it helps if you have be..

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Shakespeare's House: A Window onto his Life and Legacy

In the wide realm of Shakespeare worship, the house in Stratford-upon-Avon where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 - known colloquially as the 'Birthplace' - remains the chief shrine. It's not as r..

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Shakespeare's Sisters: Four Women Who Wrote the Renaissance

This remarkable work about women writers in the English Renaissance explodes our notion of the Shakespearean period by drawing us into the lives of four women who were committed to their craft long be..

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Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent

Britain's beloved Shakespearean actor reveals her secrets in a love letter to the greatest writer in the English language Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig; being painted green a..

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Shepherd's Life: A Tale of the Lake District

This is the Sunday Times Number One Bestseller. Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, he..

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Sing Your Name Out Loud: 15 Rules for Living Your Dream

In his page-turning and inspiring first book, legendary songwriter and recording artist Jason Derulo shares his 15 rules for finding success in any pursuit, and invites everyone-especially artists and..

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Sipping Dom Perignon Through A Straw

'Uncompromising... A masterful writer poised for even more great success' - Forest Whitaker, Academy award-winning actor A memoir, penned with one good finger, about being profoundly disabl..

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Small Fires: An Epic in the Kitchen

Why do we cook? Is it just to feed ourselves and others? Or is there something more revolutionary going on? In Small Fires, Rebecca May Johnson reinvents cooking - that simple act of rolling up o..

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Snow Widows: Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition by the Women Left Behind

'An elegant, densely textured work, like a tapestry ... A welcome contribution to polar studies.' Sara Wheeler, Spectator '[MacInness] handles the whole thing with masterly skill...takes us to th..

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Society of the Snow: The Definitive Account of the World's Greatest Survival Story

It was 13 October 1972. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, carrying a team of young rugby players, their families and friends, took off for the very last time. A deadly miscalculation saw F571 crash dire..

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Sociopath: A Memoir: A journey into the mind of a woman without remorse and her fight to understand her diagnosis

'Your friends would probably describe me as nice. But guess what? I can't stand your friends. I'm a liar. I'm a thief. I'm highly manipulative. I don't care what other people think. I'm capa..

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Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices

"Son of Hamas" is now available in softcover with an all-new chapter about events since the book's release such as the revelation of Mosab's Israeli intelligence handler's true identity, and Homeland ..

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Sons of Beaches

Family, fame and tragedy, the story of Australian Crawl's Bill and Guy McDonough. Founded in 1978, Australian Crawl has sold over 2 million records and been awarded some of Australia's highest m..

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Soundings: Journeys in the Company of Whales

'Beautiful . . . Justifies its place alongside nature writing classics such as H is for Hawk' NEW STATESMAN 'Wonderful ... both frank and fearless' TELEGRAPH BEST TRAVEL BOOKS OF THE YEAR ..

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It was one of the images of the twentieth century: two boys, walking behind their mother, Princess Diana's, coffin. Billions wondered what the princes must be feeling - and how their lives would play ..

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It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century- two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow - and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wal..

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Spare Us!: A Harrody

'All I had ever wanted was privacy. In order to get it, it seemed that an exceptionally detailed 500,000-word book was in order...' He was born into an ancient powerful dynasty and, throug..

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Spinning Out: Climate Change, Mental Health and Fighting for a Better Future

In 2019, climate activist Charlie Hertzog Young attempted suicide, following a succession of breakdowns. He jumped off a six-storey building, resulting in the loss of both legs. He spent a month in a ..

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Splinters: A Memoir

In this blend of memoir and criticism, Leslie Jamison turns her attention to some of the most intimate relationships of her life - her consuming love for her young daughter, and a ruptured marriage on..

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Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story

One of the Most Anticipated Books of the Year: TIME, Oprah Daily, Publishers Weekly, Vulture, The Millions, Kirkus Reviews, Lit Hub, The Story Exchange, The Messenger, Real Simple, How to Be, BookPage..

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Split Decision: Life Stories

Award-winning actor, rapper, and producer Ice-T unveils a compelling memoir of his early life robbing jewelry stores until he found fame and fortune-while a handful of bad choices sent his former crim..

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Square Peg, Round Ball: Football, TV and Me: Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2023

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 - SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 'What Ned hasn't seen on a sports TV channel isn't worth knowing about.' Gabby Logan 'From fal..

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Stable Boy of Auschwitz, The

Of the 2,011 Jews who were rounded up by the Gestapo and deported from Cologne, Henry Oster was one of only 19 German-speaking Jewish boys to emerge alive from the concentration camps after the war. ..

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Stand Up Straight and Sing!: A Memoir

"Norman offers a broad and global perspective on life, the arts, and spirituality . . . Inspiring." - Booklist In Stand Up Straight and Sing!, Jessye Norman recalls in rich detail the strong wom..

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Stay True: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Memoir

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Memoir A Best Book of the Year: New York Times, Vogue, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, TIME, Rolling Stone 'One of the best nonfiction books about friendsh..

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Stay, Daughter

We did not stay in our houses. Not in the way our grandmothers had, or our mothers. We went out a little more and veiled ourselves a little less. Some of us longed for more learning and dreamed about ..

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Steph Curry: Life Lessons from a Legend

Living legend Steph Curry's principles on and off the basketball court Steph Curry is making history in front of our eyes. In this next edition of our successful sports biography series, basketb..

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Stone is Most Precious Where It Belongs, A: A Memoir of Uyghur Loss, Exile and Hope

A powerful and urgent memoir by Uyghur activist Gulchehra Hoja - a remarkable woman who went from being a beloved star on Chinese children's TV to a journalist whose reporting on the oppression of her..

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Stone Will Answer: A Journey Guided by Craft, Myth and Geology

A beautiful memoir, travelogue, and meditation on stone and the transformative power of craft, by young stone mason Beatrice Searle. A beautiful memoir, travelogue, and meditation on stone by art..

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Stone Will Answer: A Journey Guided by Craft, Myth and Geology

A beautiful memoir, travelogue, and meditation on stone and the transformative power of craft, by young stone mason Beatrice Searle. A beautiful memoir, travelogue and meditation on stone by arti..

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Story of Beatrix Potter: Her Enchanting Work and Surprising Life

This highly illustrated biography looks at the iconic work and fascinating life of one of our national treasures - Beatrix Potter. This illustrated biography of the beloved writer has been a strong se..

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Strength of Hope, The :  Holocaust Survivor's Guide to Love and Life, A

The day Abram and his mother arrived at Auschwitz death camp they both knew it would be her last. In their final moment together, Abram's mum urged her nineteen-year-old son to 'do everything humanly ..

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Strong Female Character: Winner Nero Book Awards 2023

WINNER, NON FICTION BOOK 2023, BOOKS ARE MY BAG AWARDS SHORTLIST, NERO BOOK AWARDS SHORTLIST, BOOKSHOP.ORG INDIE CHAMPIONS SHORTLIST, AMAZON NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTL..

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Suddenly Single at Sixty

Dumped by her husband of twenty-five years, Jo Peck-smart, successful and sixty-is totally floored. There's the complete bombshell of the news, the cliche of a younger woman-a much younger wom..

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Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character

A portrait of the Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, we see the wisdom, humour and curiosity of Richard Feynman through a series of conversations with his friend Ralph Leighton. Winne..

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Surf When You Can: Lessons On Life And Leadership From A Career In The U.S. Navy

Amid one of the darkest times in American history, it was a moment that captured the attention of the nation. Brett Crozier, captain of the most powerful and prestigious aircraft carrier in the United..

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Taylor Swift: The Whole Story

The full story of Taylor Swift's stratospheric rise to fame; all any dedicated Swifty needs to know about the pop superstar who's taking over the world A small-town girl with incredible talent - an..

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Teachers: The Ones I Can't Forget

Teachers are the people Martin Fletcher met throughout his work as a news correspondent, often on the worst day of their lives. He watched as they picked up the pieces following personal tragedy and d..

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Tell Her She's Dreamin'

This book is a love letter to women longing to break free of the boxes their postcode, skin colour, gender and bank balance put them in. Its title is a rebel yell to ambitious women and girls hungry f..

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Tell No One

Brendan Watkins was eight years old when his parents told him he was adopted. When he was in his late twenties, he started searching for his birth parents and eventually discovered the identity of his..

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Teller of the Unexpected: The Life of Roald Dahl, An Unofficial Biography

Book of the Week on Radio 4, and in the Observer, Sunday Times, Daily Mail and The Week 'Riveting, and immaculately written' Sunday Telegraph 'A superb psychological study of a literary geniu..

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Ten Steps to Nanette: A memoir situation

Multi-awardwinning Hannah Gadsby transformed comedy with their show Nanette, even as they declared that they were quitting stand-up. Now, Gadsby takes us through the defining moments in their life tha..

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Terra Nova

'A riveting account about Scott of Antarctica and the machinations of his demise. Of the food depots that were diminished and the rescue that never came.' - Peter Hillary, mountaineer and explorer ..

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Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography

An insightful and moving biography detailing the extraordinary life of award-winning and bestselling author Terry Pratchett, written by Rob Wilkins, his friend, former assistant, and now head of the a..

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The Absent Moon: A Memoir of a Short Childhood and a Long Depression

'A beautiful work that is in turn haunting, touching and redemptive' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE 'Generous in spirit, devoid of self-pity, and an authentic literary achievement' ANDREW SOLOMON ----..

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The Abuse of Power: Confronting Injustice in Public Life

As Prime Minister for three years and Home Secretary for six years, Theresa May confronted a series of issues in which the abuse of power led to devastating results for individuals and significantly d..

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The Accidental Duchess: From Farmer's Daughter to Belvoir Castle

The Duchess does indeed seem a remarkable woman . . . this is an engaging book' - Lynn Barber, Daily Telegraph When Emma Watkins, the pony-mad daughter of a Welsh farmer, imagined her future, she..

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The Ambassador: Joseph P. Kennedy at the Court of St. James's 1938-1940

Acclaimed biographer Susan Ronald reveals the truth about Joseph P. Kennedy's deeply controversial tenure as Ambassador to Great Britain on the eve of World War II. On February 18, 1938, Joseph..

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The Archaeology of Loss

A stunning blend of the personal and professional, The Archaeology of Loss is Sarah Tarlow's first memoir. An accomplished archaeologist, much of Sarah's work is concerned with the ritual and belief b..

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