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Andrew Swanston read law at Cambridge, but was inspired to write by his lifelong interest in early modern history. His Thomas Hill novels – The King’s Spy, The King’s Exile and The King’s Return – are set against the backdrops of the English Civil War, Cromwell’s Commonwealth and the early Restoration respectively. He is also the author of Waterloo: The Bravest Man and Beautiful Star and Other Stories. His first historical thriller set during the reign of Elizabeth I – Incendium (published in paperback as The Incendium Plot) – introduced readers to the academic, lawyer and intelligencer Dr Christopher Radcliff, whose adventures continue in Chaos. Andrew Swanston lives in Surrey.

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A. J. BAIME is the New York Times best-selling author of The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War and Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans. Both books are in development for major motion pictures. Baime is a longtime regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Popular Science, and Men’s Journal. He lives in Granite Bay, California. Visit him at facebook.com/ajbaime and trumanbook.com.

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A J Jacobs

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Anthony James Pollard is a British medieval historian, specialising in the fifteenth century and in particular the Wars of the Roses. A leading authority in the field, he is profesor emeritus of Teesside University. His books include North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses, Richard III and the Princes in theTower, Imagining Robin Hood: the Late Medieval Stories in Historical Context and Warwick the kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame.

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A K Benjamin is a clinical neuropsychologist and the author of Let Me Not Be Mad: A Story of Unravelling Minds.

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A. L. Berridge read English at Oxford, and taught for ten years before moving into television, where her production credits range from period drama and thrillers to long-running soaps. She has written two previous novels, Top Ten besteller Honour and the Sword and In the Name of the King. Into the Valley of Death is her third novel.

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Alison Gaylin's first job was as a reporter for a celebrity tabloid, which sparked a lifelong interest in writing about people committing despicable acts. More than a decade later, she wrote and published her Edgar-nominated first novel, HIDE YOUR EYES. 
 
She's since published nine more books, including the USA Today and international bestselling Brenna Spector suspense series, which has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony and Thriller awards and won the Shamus award. 
 
She lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, cat and dog.

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A.S. Webb is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Daughter of Chaos, the first instalment of The Dark Pantheon Trilogy. She is inspired by stories rooted in history and mythology, that push the boundaries of imagination and urge us to reflect on what it means to be human.

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A. A. Dhand is the author of six previous novels, and has been shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award. His DI Harry Virdee novels are currently being adapted for TV by the BBC. He was raised in Bradford and spent his youth observing the city from behind the counter of a small convenience store. After qualifying as a pharmacist, he worked in London and travelled extensively before returning to Bradford to start his own business and begin writing. The history, diversity and darkness of the city have inspired all his novels. For more information about A. A. Dhand and his books, follow him on X @aadhand, and on Instagram @aa_dhand.

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A. B. Poranek grew up sharing her time between Ontario, Canada and rural Poland, and eventually completed a veterinary degree at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. A lover of mythology and history, she enjoys exploring both in her writing. Her debut novel, Where the Dark Stands Still, an instant New York Times bestseller, is an ode to Poland's folktales, while A Treachery of Swans transports readers to a world inspired by 17th century France.

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Professor A. C. Grayling is Principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy, history, science and current affairs. For several years he wrote columns for the Guardian newspaper and The Times and was the chairman of the 2014 Man Booker Prize.

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A.D. Miller is the author of Snowdrops, The Earl of Petticoat Lane and The Faithful Couple. Snowdrops was a bestseller and was shortlisted for many prizes including the Man Booker and the CWA Gold Dagger. It was translated into 25 languages. As Moscow Correspondent of The Economist A.D. Miller has travelled across the former Soviet Union and covered the Orange Revolution in Ukraine; he is now the magazine’s Culture Editor based in London. 
 
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A. Igoni Barrett was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 1979 and lives in Lagos. He is a winner of the 2005 BBC World Service short story competition, the recipient of a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship, a Norman Mailer Center Fellowship, and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency. His short story collection, Love is Power, or Something Like That, was published in 2013. In 2014 he was named on the Africa39 list of sub-Saharan African writers under 40. Blackass is his first novel.

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Vincent Bugliosi

Curt Gentry

THE BEST-SELLING TRUE CRIME BOOK IN HISTORY 
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The shocking true story of the Tate-LaBianca murders, revealed in this harrowing, terrifying book penned by the prosecutor who finally put Charles Manson behind bars. Helter Skelter won a Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award in 1975 for Best Fact Crime Book. 
 
On August 9th 1969, seven people were found shot, stabbed and bludgeoned to death in Los Angeles. America watched in fascinated horror as the killers were tried and convicted. But the real questions went unanswered. How did Manson make his 'family' kill for him? What made these young men and women kill again and again with no trace of remorse? Did the murders continue even after Manson's imprisonment? 
 
No matter how much you think you know about this case, this book will still shock you. For decades, this has been the definitive account of the Manson murders.

Helter Skelter

The True Story of the Manson Murders

Jancee Dunn

Hilarious, candid and actually useful, this book can’t do the washing but it might just save your marriage. 
 
'This book can help preserve the greatest gift you will ever give your baby: a loving relationship between the baby's parents.' John Gottman, bestselling author of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work 
 
‘Funny, honest and helpful.’ Grazia 
 
How did I become the ‘expert’ at changing a nappy? Jancee Dunn wondered. 
 
This, combined with a lack of sleep, a suddenly unfair division of household chores and her husband’s new found passion for very long bike rides, meant that Jancee found it hard to look at her well-meaning, clever, funny husband playing with his iPhone without feeling a white-hot rage. 
 
Like many expectant parents, they’d spent weeks researching the safest car seat but little time thinking about the titanic impact the baby would have on their marriage — and the way their marriage would affect their child. 
 
Tired of having the same fights over and over, Dunn consults the latest relationship research, solicits the counsel of renowned sex and couples therapists, canvasses friends and parents, and even consults an FBI hostage negotiator on how to effectively contain an ‘explosive situation’. 
 
Could it be that the person who got her into this position is the ally she'd forgotten she had?

How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids

Surviving the Highs and Lows of Parenting Together

M. Scott Peck

THE MULTI-MILLION COPY SELF-HELP CLASSIC 
 
‘Few writers have touched more lives, and few messages have empowered more people.’ OPRAH WINFREY 
 
'Perfect reading for these spiritually searching times.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 
 
'Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths.' 
 
Confronting and solving problems is a painful process that most of us attempt to avoid. And our very avoidance results in greater pain and an inability to grow both mentally and spiritually. 
 
In this timeless classic in personal development, psychiatrist Dr M. Scott Peck suggests ways in which facing our difficulties - and suffering through the changes - can enable us to reach a higher level of self-understanding. Drawing on his own professional experience, he discusses the nature of loving relationships: how to recognise true compatibility, how to distinguish dependency from love, how to be a more sensitive parent, and how to connect with your true self. 
 
'Sound advice on how to build a happy life.' DAILY MAIL 
 
'The granddaddy of self-help manuals and among the wiser of them.' THE TIMES 
 
'Magnificent . . . This is not just a book but a spontaneous act of generosity.' WASHINGTON POST

The Road Less Travelled

Bryan Burrough

John Helyar

THE BESTSELLER THAT DEFINED AN AGE, NOW WITH A NEW FOREWORD 
 
From two award-winning business journalists comes the rollicking tale of one of the largest corporate takeovers in American history 
 
'The most bizarre financial mock-epic of our age. Read it open-mouthed; wonder and shudder' Independent 
 
‘One of the best business books of all time’ Economist 
 
The fight to control food and tobacco giant RJR Nabisco during October and November of 1988 was more than just the largest takeover in Wall Street history. Marked by brazen displays of ego not seen in American business for decades, it became the high point of a new gilded age, and its repercussions are still being felt. The ultimate story of greed and glory, Barbarians at the Gate is the gripping account of these two frenzied months, of deal makers and publicity flaks, of an old-line industrial powerhouse that became the victim of the ruthless and rapacious style of finance in the 1980s. 
 
Written with the bravado of a novel and researched with the diligence of a sweeping cultural history, here is the unforgettable story of the takeover in all its brutality. 
 
‘A soap opera of greed and clashing egos’ New York Times

Barbarians At The Gate

Peter Ustinov

‘Very amusing’ 
Daily Mirror 
 
Beloved wit and raconteur, star of stage and screen, multitalented writer, director and humanitarian – few stars of the twentieth century were as highly regarded as Sir Peter Ustinov. 
 
From his birth in April 1921, this highly acclaimed autobiography spans Ustinov’s extraordinary career as the star of Spartacus, Quo Vadis, Death on the Nile and many other classics. Eccentric relatives, school masters and manic Hollywood moguls are all brought unforgettably to life alongside encounters with the great and the good, from Sir Laurence Olivier to J. B. Priestley. 
 
This warm and revealing book gives an enthralling portrait of a man whose unique gift of laughter made him one of the most popular and respected entertainers in the world.

Dear Me

Lindsey Davis

In 1989, Lindsey Davis introduced readers to Marcus Didius Falco, the Roman informer, in her first novel in the popular Falco series: The Silver Pigs. Twenty books later, Davies created a Falco companion for her loyal fans. 
 
Only here will you learn about the author’s private background, including her descent from a failed assassin and how atheism improved her knitting. Here, too, are the real glories and heartache involved in the research and creation of her books.This companion covers perennial issues and comes complete with a hundred illustrations and enlightening quotations from the Falco books and eminent sources: Juvenal, through Chandler, to 1066 and All That. 
 
It's time to spill beans on the travertine. . . 
 
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'Her research has been assiduous and detailed, her commitment to the subject is impressive, and the background detail is often eye-opening' Hilary Mantel, Observer 
 
'One of the best writers in this field!' Donna Leon, The Times 
 
' The best historical detective in the business' Daily Telegraph 
 
'Every book in this series is a delight. . . highly recommend!!' Library Journal 
 
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Why Readers Love Lindsey Davis: 
 
'Be careful, if you get the taste for this you'll end up reading them all... I can think of worse ways to pass the time' -- ***** Reader review 
 
'This series is just so addictive!' -- ***** Reader review 
 
'I just could not put it down' -- ***** Reader review 
 
'Engrossing' -- ***** Reader review 
 
Fans of S. J. Parris, Donna Leon, Steven Saylor and C. J. Sansom will absolutely love this gripping page-turner of a historical mystery from multi-million copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis. Full of twists, turns and tension - you will be hooked from page one.

Falco: The Official Companion

Dan Heath

Chip Heath

'This book is a gift to anyone who needs to get a message across and make it stick.' New Statesman 
 
'Smart, lively . . . such fun to read.' Guardian 
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Mark Twain once observed, 'A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on.' His observation rings true: urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus news stories circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas - entrepreneurs, teachers, politicians, and journalists - struggle to make them 'stick'. 
 
In Made to Stick, Chip and Dan Heath reveal the anatomy of ideas that stick and explain how to make ideas stickier, such as applying the Velcro Theory of Memory, using the human scale principle and creating curiosity gaps. Along the way, they reveal that sticky messages of all kinds - from the infamous 'kidney theft ring' hoax, to a coach's lessons on sportsmanship, to a vision for a new product at Sony - draw their power from the same six traits. 
 
Made to Stick reveals the vital principles behind winning ideas - and tells us how we can apply these rules to making our own messages stick. It will transform the way you communicate. 
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'Anyone interested in influencing others . . . can learn from this book.' Washington Post 
'This is great for anyone planning a speech or trying to get their message across at work.' Psychologies

Made to Stick

Why some ideas take hold and others come unstuck

Thomas A. Harris

OVER 15 MILLION COPIES SOLD 
 
'Illuminating. An accessible and powerful book to help you find the freedom to change.' 
PHILIPPA PERRY 
 
 
We all have an internal voice that determines how we make decisions and view the world. We are either guided by our inner Child, Parent or Adult, and this has a huge impact on our relationships, family, work and life. 
 
In this classic book, one of the world's best psychiatrists, Thomas A. Harris, explains the fundamentals of Transactional Analysis and reveals how our interactions with others hold the key to understanding ourselves. It will teach you how the human mind operates, why we do what we do, and how to break old patterns in order to gain control of yourself and your future.

I'm Ok, You're Ok

A Practical Approach to Human Psychology

A practical guide to Transactional Analysis

Susie Orbach

'A classic that will help you face the demands of 21st century living' Stylist 
 
'Revolutionary' The Times 
 
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Susie Orbach's seminal work, now established as a worldwide classic, shows how fat is not about food, but rather about politics, defiance, protection, sex, strength, assertion, anger, love. 
 
This edition includes a new introduction that explores how the landscape of bodies and food has shifted in our online age, bringing this iconic book to a new generation of readers. 
 
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'Groundbreaking in 1978, Orbach's original exploration of the body fascism of diets and body obsession is even more relevant today' Guardian 
 
'A pioneering feminist text' Vice

Fat Is A Feminist Issue

Robert Harris

'Impossible to stop reading' OBSERVER 
'Thrilling, intricate and hilarious' DAILY MAIL 
 
APRIL 1945: From the ruins of Berlin, a Luftwaffe transport plane takes off carrying secret papers belonging to Adolf Hitler. Half an hour later, it crashes in flames. 
 
APRIL 1983: In a bank vault in Switzerland, a German magazine offers to sell more than 50 volumes of Hitler's secret diaries. The asking price is $4 million. 
 
40 years from the alleged discovery, Robert Harris chronicles the gripping tale of one of the biggest frauds in history. 
 
'Brilliantly chronicled' NEW STATESMAN 
'A masterly account' LITERARY REVIEW

Selling Hitler

40th Anniversary Special Edition

The Story of the Hitler Diaries

Lorna Byrne

THE PHENOMENAL SUNDAY TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 
 
'The world has discovered a modest mystic that it might do well to listen to' Daily Mail 
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When she was a child, people wondered why Lorna Byrne didn't seem present in the world around her. 
They never knew she was seeing angels. 
 
In her own words, Lorna tells the story of her life, and the remarkable visions that have shaped it. Through her eyes the reader meets creatures from the spirit worlds who, in our own world, watch over us and protect us - including angels of an astonishing beauty and variety, the prophet Elijah, an Archangel, and even the spirits of people who have died. 
 
Many of us have often felt like a guardian angel must be watching over us - but Lorna Byrne has seen them with her own eyes. This extraordinary document is the personal testimony of a woman who sees things that nobody else does. Lorna has looked past the range of our everyday experience, and this incredible book, is our window to a world beyond. 
 
Here's what Angels in My Hair has meant to Lorna's readers: 
'A wonderful book full of hope, love, positive energy and many happy thoughts' 
'Enlightening and inspiring' 
'An absolutely brilliant book, full of joy and inspiration' 
'Convincing and sincere' 
'She tells her story so simply, so truthfully. It feels like a conversation between friends' 
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'A solid gold sensation' DAILY EXPRESS 
 
'A winner' SUNDAY TIMES 
 
'Challenging and inspirational' IRISH TIMES 
 
'The world has discovered a modest mystic that it might do well to listen to' DAILY MAIL 
 
'An amazing book by an incredible woman' JIM CORR, The Corrs 
 
'The rare testimony of a modern-day mystic' IRISH CATHOLIC 
 
'Managed to grip me emotionally (tears were shed) and made me reflect' INDEPENDENT on Sunday

Angels in My Hair

15th Anniversary Edition of the International Bestseller

The phenomenal Sunday Times bestseller

John Grisham

Playing for Position 
 
Rick Dockery is an NFL quarterback who can’t catch a break. One huge mistake makes him a national laughing stock overnight, and no team will touch him. 
 
Playing for Pizza 
 
But all Rick knows is football, and he needs to find a team. Against all odds, Rick gets his break – as star quarterback for the Panthers… of Parma, Italy. 
 
Playing for Pride 
 
Rick doesn’t speak a word of Italian, and the crowds there aren’t exactly NFL-standard. But football americano is about more than fame, and home comes in the most unlikely of packages.

Playing for Pizza

Robin Norwood

THE INTERNATIONAL NO.1 BESTSELLER HELPING MILLIONS OF WOMEN FIND HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIPS 
 
'A life-changing book' ERICA JONG 
 
'Really brilliant. I absolutely related to it.' MARIAN KEYES 
 
'Revelatory, groundbreaking' DAILY MAIL 
 
Is your relationship the most important thing in your life? Are you constantly thinking and talking about your partner, or finding excuses for their bad behaviour? 
 
If you have ever found yourself obsessing over an undeserving partner, this book was written for you. Many women are repeatedly drawn into unhappy and destructive relationships, and then struggle to make these doomed relationships work. In this bestselling psychology book, leading relationship and marriage therapist Robin Norwood reveals why we get into unhealthy relationships and how powerfully addictive they are - and shares her effective framework for finding and sustaining love. 
 
First published in 1985 and translated into dozens of languages, Women Who Love Too Much has changed the lives of millions of women around the world. Let it change yours too. 
 
Updated edition with a new introduction 
 
What readers are saying: 
'A must read for everyone, women and men alike' 
'One of the best self-help books I have read' 
'A life changing book - brutally honest and straightforward - yet full of love and compassion' 
'Such an insightful read' 
'Brilliant, life-changing'

Women Who Love Too Much

Tara Mohr

'At last. At last this very important book has been written . . . It will empower legions of women to step into their greatness.' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of EAT, PRAY, LOVE 
 
What could you achieve if you were confident enough to take risks? How much more fulfilled would you be if you ignored other people's perceptions and forged your own path? 
 
All too often talented women feel unable to share their opinions, challenge the norm or take the lead. But now it's time to play big. 
 
As the founder of a global leadership programme for women, Tara Mohr has spent her career teaching exceptional women to find their voice and their confidence. In Playing Big she shares her proven techniques for mastering self-doubt, dealing with criticism and communicating with authority. She also demonstrates how to become self-assured enough to stop planning and take a leap forward so that you can achieve the things you want most. 
 
'The perfect catalyst for any woman who wants to go outside her comfort zone, find her voice and embrace the biggest possibilities of her life.' Kelly McGonigal, PhD, author of The Willpower Instinct

Playing Big

For Women Who Want to Speak Up, Stand Out and Lead

Matt Morsia

EATING PIZZA WON'T MAKE YOU FAT. 
EATING A SALAD WON'T MAKE YOU SKINNY. 
LOSING LOADS OF WEIGHT IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS ISN'T A GOOD THING. 
 
Diets don't work but the things I tell you in this book do. 
 
AS SEEN IN BBC ONE'S GLADIATORS TV SERIES AS LEGEND AND AUTHOR OF FITNESS UNLOCKED. 
 
As someone who has a degree in Sports Therapy and Exercise Physiology, and who has competed internationally in both athletics and powerlifting (with over fifteen years' experience as a sports coach and personal trainer), I'm going to give you the knowledge and skills you need to make permanent changes to your life. 
By understanding how calories work and the impact different types of exercise have on your body, you won't need to be constantly flicking through the pages of this or any other book. Once you've read it you'll be ready to achieve whatever fitness or body goal you set your mind to. 
 
This advice is not a short term fix - it's about learning how to live your life in a more healthy, sustainable and happy way - and how to maintain that 24/7. Forever.

The 24/7 Body

The Sunday Times bestselling guide to diet and training

James Patterson

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'Incredibly tense and thriller-like . . . I totally recommend it' LEE CHILD 
 
'The dialogue is punchy, cinematic . . . we get inside the mind of Patterson's villain, the delusional Chapman, through periodic chapters from his point of view as he works up the courage to pull the trigger on Lennon' GQ 
 
'Pure Patterson: fast-paced, no-frills' SUNDAY TIMES 
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The greatest true-crime story in music history. 
 
A GLOBAL SUPERSTAR 
 
In the summer of 1980, ten years after the break-up of the Beatles, John Lennon signed with a new label, ready to record new music for the first time in years. Everyone was awestruck when Lennon dashed off '(Just Like) Starting Over'. Lennon was back in peak form, with his best songwriting since 'Imagine'. 
 
A DANGEROUSLY OBSESSED FAN 
 
In the years after Lennon left the Beatles, becoming a solo artist and making a life with Yoko Ono in New York City, Mark David Chapman had become fixated on murdering his former hero. He was convinced that Lennon had squandered his talent and betrayed his fans. In December 1980, Chapman boarded a flight from Hawaii to New York with a handgun stowed in his luggage. He was never going home again. 
 
A MURDER THAT STUNNED THE WORLD 
 
Enriched by exclusive interviews with Lennon's friends and associates, including Paul McCartney, The Last Days of John Lennon is a true-crime drama about two men who changed history. One whose indelible songs enliven our world to this day, and the other who ended the music with five pulls of a trigger.

The Last Days of John Lennon

‘I totally recommend it’ LEE CHILD

These are the brutally honest stories usually only shared amongst comrades in arms; stories of life-and-death decisions, and learning how to live with the effects of horrific injuries, both physical and mental. In the voices of the men and women who've fought overseas, from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, this is a rare eye-opening look into what it's really like to wear the uniform, fight in combat, lose friends and come home.

Walk in My Combat Boots

True Stories from the Battlefront

David Jason

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: a hilarious and heartfelt new autobiography from the national treasure Sir David Jason 
 
'There are British telly icons and then there is Sir David Jason. This book is such gold . . . an absolute delight' ZOE BALL 
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'During my life and career I have been given all sorts of advice and learned huge amounts from some great and enormously talented people. I've been blessed to play characters such as Derek Trotter, Granville, Pop Larkin and Frost, who have changed my life in all sorts of ways, and taught me lessons that go far beyond the television set. And I've worked a few things out for myself as well, about friendship, ambition, rejection, success, failure, adversity and fortune. 
 
With any luck, some of these thoughts and observations will chime with episodes and challenges you have faced, or are facing, in your own life. And if they don't. . . well, hopefully, at the very least you'll get to have a good old laugh at my expense. 
 
So lean back, pour yourself a glass, and try not to fall through the bar flap . . .' 
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'An absolute delight . . . a romp with so much detail. Offers wisdom in difficult times . . . like being invited into his living room' BBC BREAKFAST 
 
'It's beautifully written . . . so conversational and chatty . . . it's so lovely and warm' CHRIS MOYLES

A Del of a Life

The hilarious #1 bestseller from the national treasure

Sara Dallin

Keren Woodward

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'Engaging, entertaining, brilliantly recounted' Mirror 
 
'Captivating . . . an incredible story' i paper 
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MUSIC, FAME AND A LIFELONG FRIENDSHIP 
 
Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward met in the school playground when they were four. They went on to become international stars and inspired a generation with their music, DIY-style and trailblazing attitudes. 
 
Told with humour and authenticity, and filled with never-before-seen photos, Really Saying Something takes us behind the scenes of their early days, the world tours, party games with George Michael, a close friendship with Prodigy's Keith Flint, and hanging out with Andy Warhol in New York. 
 
This is a celebration of a life-affirming friendship, with an unbeatable soundtrack. 
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'Like something from a movie' Dermot O'Leary 
 
'A brilliant autobiography' Martin Kemp 
 
'A blast' Metro 
 
'What a nostalgia-fest' Kate Thornton

Really Saying Something

Sara & Keren – Our Bananarama Story

Tim Peake

The inspirational autobiography of Britain’s beloved astronaut Tim Peake, the #1 bestselling author of Hello, is this Planet Earth? and Ask an Astronaut 
 
As heard on BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs 
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'What surprised me was how entirely serene I felt. I was weightless, no forces exerting themselves on my body. To my left was the Space Station. Below me, gradually going into shadow, was the Earth. And over my right shoulder was the universe.' 
 
In fascinating and personal detail, and drawing on exclusive diaries and audio recordings from his mission, astronaut Tim Peake takes readers closer than ever before to experience what life in space is really like: the sights, the smells, the fear, the sacrifice, the exhilaration and the deep and abiding wonder of the view. 
 
Warm, inspiring and often funny, Tim also charts his surprising road to becoming an astronaut, from a shy and unassuming boy from Chichester who had a passion for flight, to a young British Army officer, Apache helicopter pilot, flight instructor and test pilot who served around the world. Tim's extensive eighteen-year career in the Army included the command of a platoon of soldiers in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, deployment in Bosnia, and operations in Afghanistan. 
 
Full of life lessons for readers of all ages, Limitless is the story of how ordinary can become extraordinary. 
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'For someone who has literally been out of this world Tim's an incredibly down to earth guy and I think you'll be amazed at some of the things he has done ... it's so inspiring to know that even going into space didn't change him as much as being a parent did.' JOE WICKS 
 
'Tim is one of our nation's good guys - and his story is a testament to his courage, kindness and a never-give-up spirit.' BEAR GRYLLS 
 
'Full of courage, camaraderie and daring escapades, this reads like a Boys' Own adventure' MIRROR 
 
'A fantastic book' PIERS MORGAN 
 
'Fasten your seatbelt for an exhilarating read ... His accounts of blasting into orbit at 25 times the speed of sound and floating, weightless, around the space station are enthralling.' EXPRESS 
 
Bestseller in the UK, Sunday Times, October 2020

Limitless: The Autobiography

The bestselling story of Britain’s inspirational astronaut

Elke Wiss

The international bestseller that will sharpen your mind, broaden your perspective and transform your relationships. 
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WHY ARE WE SO BAD AT ASKING GOOD QUESTIONS? 
 
In an increasingly polarized world, asking better questions in our daily and working lives is a radical shortcut to personal and professional success. It can create space for us to rethink our positions, find answers together, and even change our minds for the better. 
 
Drawing on the lessons of Socrates and other great thinkers, practical philosopher Elke Wiss lays out an essential toolkit to help you: 
· Transform debates into dialogues 
· Embrace your doubts like a true philosopher 
· Ditch your ego and become an active listener 
· Discover an open and curious Socratic attitude 
· Learn Sherlock Holmes's powers of observation 
· Open conversations up or dig down deeper with key question types 
· Explore thorny issues and avoid classic question pitfalls 
· Face your fear of asking and start connecting 
 
The right questions can unlock the answers to anything - and help you know everything, without being a know-it-all. 
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: 
'Read this book, it will enrich your life!' 
'A disarming and urgent book in today's world!' 
'A great book for anyone who wants to better understand themselves and others!' 
'Everyone should read this. What fascinating conversations we would have then!' 
'A clear and practical book for brave thinkers who want to start having better, deeper conversations.' 
'I found this book so valuable! A real enrichment to my daily life.' 
 'What a gem this book is!' 
'Highly recommended for anyone who usually gets bogged down in discussions, quarrels, disagreements that lead to nothing.' 
'A ray of hope in a time of dispute and polarization.' 
 'Elke Wiss makes practical philosophy manageable for everyone. A must read!' 
'A cheerful, unconventional book.' 
 'An inspiring, easy-to-read book, full of practical exercises to get yourself started right away. For me it's a must read!' 
'Its powerful message urges us to connect more with each other and with ourselves.' 
'Some books can actually change your worldview or your daily actions, and as far as I'm concerned this is one of them. I recommend it to everyone.'

How to Know Everything

Ask better questions, get better answers

Nick Pettigrew

'Anti-Social is brutally honest, exceptionally funny and terribly sad - a scything indictment of broken 21st century Britain. I could not put it down.' THE SECRET BARRISTER 
 
'A fascinating insight into a job that stitches together the cracks in compassion in our communities' RENI EDDO-LODGE, bestselling author of Why I Am No Longer Talking To White People About Race 
 
'Superb. This hysterically funny and moving memoir of an anti-social behaviour officer is a real eye-opener that hits all the right notes' FRANKIE BOYLE 
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Anti-Social is the diary of a disillusioned local authority worker whose job it is to keep people happy, or at least away from each other's throats. That's hard enough at the best of times, but when your day features secret hoarders, violent disputes over dance music and litigious arms dealers, the total breakdown of local society is never far away. The only thing keeping it together are the chronically underfunded officers charged with patching the fraying threads of civilisation, and they have a hard enough time keeping themselves together. 
 
 This is an urgent, timely but, most of all, hysterically funny memoir of a life spent working with the people society wants to forget and the problems that nobody else can resolve. This book will make you laugh, cry and boil with rage, all within a single sentence. 
 
 Updated with a new chapter for the paperback edition 
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'Get this book ... I'm telling you now, you will absolutely love this guy, what he has to say and the book that he has written. In equal parts devastating and dark and incredibly funny.' NIHAL ARTHANAYAKE 
 
'Laugh-out-loud funny. The delivery is punchy and the humour dark - think Irvine Welsh minus the Scottish vernacular' EXPRESS 
 
'Think Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt but with more dead bodies ... It's a gloriously cynical read but it's also sympathetic and deeply empathetic.' KATHY BURKE 
 
'Riveting and brilliantly written... a potent cocktail of heartbreak and horror; wickedly funny, wearily endearing and absolutely enraging' CAROLINE SANDERSON, Bookseller 
 
'A funny, thoughtful look into one of the toughest jobs I can imagine' SHAPPI KORSANDI 
 
'I absolutely loved it. It reads like a novel, has that page-turning quality everyone looks for in a good book but it delivers the punch that only true life can - funny obviously but with humanity and warmth for people at the edges of society most in need of our understanding and compassion' KIT DE WAAL, author of My Name Is Leon 
 
'Brilliant. This deserves to be a huge success - funny, sad and heartbreaking' LORRAINE KELLY 
 
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Reader reviews for Anti-Social: 
 
'The timing of this book could not be better' 
'Politicians of all hues should be made to read this book' 
'Readable and compulsive' 
'Well written and stunningly well observed' 
'The author and all his long-suffering, dedicated colleagues deserve dustbin lid-sized medals' 
'It had me in stitches, it had me in tears' 
'Top-drawer stuff ... utterly riveting' 
'I don't often take the time to review books here, but would very much recommend Anti-Social.'

Anti-Social

the Sunday Times-bestselling diary of an anti-social behaviour officer

Paul Tough

'Indelible and extraordinary, a powerful reckoning with just how far we've allowed reality to drift from our ideals.' Tara Westover, New York Times Book Review 
 
We're told that universities are our greatest driver of social mobility. But it's a lie. 
 
The Inequality Machine is a damning exposé of how the university system ingrains injustice at every level of American society. 
 
Paul Tough, bestselling author of How Children Succeed, exposes a world where small-town colleges go bust, while the most prestigious raise billions every year; where overstretched admissions officers are forced to pick rich candidates over smart ones; where black and working-class students are left to sink or swim on uncaring campuses. Along the way, he uncovers cutting-edge research from the academics leading the way to a new kind of university - one where students succeed not because of their background, but because of the quality of their minds. 
 
The result is a call-to-arms for universities that work for everyone, and a manual for how we can make it happen. 
 
'Humanizes the process of higher education . . . Fascinating stories about efforts to remediate class disparities in higher education' New Yorker

The Inequality Machine

How universities are creating a more unequal world - and what to do about it

JAMES PATTERSON'S NON-FICTION MASTERPIECE 
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Kennedys were always taught to win at all costs. And they did - but the price they paid was unimaginable . . . 
 
Across decades and generations, the Kennedys have been a family of charismatic adventurers, raised to take risks and excel. Their name is synonymous with American royalty. Their commitment to public service is legendary. But, for all the successes, the family has been blighted by assassinations, fatal accidents, drug and alcohol abuse and sex scandals. 
 
To this day, the Kennedys occupy a unique, contradictory place in the world's imagination: at once familiar and unknowable; charmed and cursed. The Kennedy Curse is a revealing, fascinating account of America's most famous family, as told by the world's most trusted storyteller. 
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Also published as The House of Kennedy in the US. 
 
'When I wrote my first novel after several non-fiction works about politics, James Patterson lovingly lambasted me for infringing on his thriller territory. Now I know how he feels as he crosses into non-fiction politics with this juicy and entertaining look at a political family that continues to wield power and influence. He's too good - it isn't fair!' JAKE TAPPER, CNN anchor and author of The Hellfire Club

The Kennedy Curse

The shocking true story of America’s most famous family

Stephen Fry

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The original bestselling autobiography by comedian, novelist and national treasure Stephen Fry. 
 
Few people serve time in prison before studying at Cambridge. You might be surprised to know that Stephen Fry is one of them. 
 
Moab is My Washpot, the remarkable story of Stephen Fry's tumultuous early life, is by turns funny, shocking, tender, delicious, sad, lyrical, bruisingly frank and addictively readable. 
 
It's the story of a boy sent to a boarding school 200 miles from home at the age of seven, who survives beatings, misery, love, ecstasy, carnal violation, expulsion, imprisonment, criminal conviction, probation and catastrophe to emerge, at eighteen, ready to try and face the world in which he had always felt a stranger. 
 
Fry writes with the wit and warmth which have become his hallmark, but with shocking candour too. For anyone seeking to understand one of Britain's greatest cultural treasures, this book is utterly essential reading.

Moab Is My Washpot

If you can speak and read English, you can write poetry. 
 
The trick is knowing where to start. Stephen Fry, who has long written poems, and indeed has written long poems, for his own private pleasure, invites you to discover the incomparable delights of metre, rhyme and verse forms. 
 
Whether you want to write a Petrarchan sonnet for your lover's birthday, an epithalamion for your sister's wedding or a villanelle excoriating the government's housing policy, The Ode Less Travelled will give you the tools and the confidence to do so. 
 
Brimful of enjoyable exercises, witty insights and simple step-by-step advice, The Ode Less Travelled guides the reader towards mastery and confidence in the Mother of the Arts.

The Ode Less Travelled

A guide to writing poetry

Unlocking the Poet Within

Tyson Fury

AS SEEN ON NETFLIX'S AT HOME WITH THE FURYS 
 
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AND AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR 
 
** TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR ** 
DOUBLE WINNER: BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY &amp; BEST OVERALL SPORTS BOOK OF 2020 
 
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'Incredible stories... you don't have to be a boxing fan to enjoy it' SCOTT MILLS, BBC RADIO 1 
'One of sport's most heart-warming stories' SUNDAY TIMES, SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 
'A must-read for any boxing fan.' WORLD BOXING NEWS 
'If you know someone who is a fan of the People's Champion then they'll love this.' TALKSPORT XMAS GIFT GUIDE 
 
The extraordinary story of the rise and fall and rise again of Tyson Fury... 
 
THE GYPSY KING. 
 
A Manchester lad from Irish Traveller stock, born three months premature and weighing just a pound at birth, Tyson (named after his father's boxing hero) grew up to become one of the most unlikely heavyweight champions in history. This 'dream come true' soon turned to nightmare, however, as alcohol and cocaine abuse took hold and Tyson was stripped of his titles. What followed was the darkest moment of his life - detailed in this book for the first time - in which he came within seconds of ending everything. 
 
THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION. 
 
Like all the greatest stories, though, there is redemption and Tyson defies all the odds and literally drags himself to his feet. 10 million people around the globe watched Fury fight Wilder in the biggest fight of the boxing calendar. Speaking candidly about his struggles with mental health, this is Tyson Fury as you have never seen him before. 
 
A BRITISH ICON. 
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Behind the Mask is an unflinching story from the greatest boxer of our time and a man who has demonstrated strength of a very different kind by conquering his demons. 
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'It's a great book, if I could read, I'd buy it' BILLY JOE SAUNDERS, WBO World Super-Middleweight Champion 
 
'I didn't believe boxers could be role models, but Tyson Fury has changed my mind... This 30-year-old Mancunian has made us all think twice about the possibilities of redemption.' 
SIMON KELNER, INDEPENDENT 
 
'Tyson Fury has become Britain's most unlikely inspirational figure... the sight of a broken Fury caught a mood with the public. Never was the epithet &quot;People's Champion&quot; more apt' 
RON LEWIS, THE TIMES 
 
'Tyson Fury is an amazing real-life champion' SYLVESTER STALLONE, star of Rocky 
 
'You may not have any interest in boxing at all and you will find this story about Tyson's life fascinating' BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 
 
'An unusual, heartening story, nicely told. There is much to amaze and admire' SUNDAY TIMES

Behind the Mask

Winner of the Telegraph Sports Book of the Year

Kevin Dutton

'A surprising, absorbing and perceptive book. I found it altogether fascinating' PHILIP PULLMAN 
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Psychopath. No sooner is the word out than images of murderers, rapists, suicide bombers and gangsters flash across our minds. 
 
But unlike their film and television counterparts, not all psychopaths are violent, or even criminal. Far from it. In fact, they have a lot of good things going for them. Psychopaths are fearless, confident, charismatic, ruthless and focused - qualities tailor-made for success in twenty-first-century society. 
 
In this groundbreaking adventure into the world of psychopaths, renowned psychologist Kevin Dutton reveals a shocking truth: beneath the hype and the popular stereotype, psychopaths have something to teach us. 
 
With a new introduction from the author 
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'Highly original . . . provocative and humorous' V. S. RAMACHANDRAN 
 
'This startling study considers whether or not we have anything to learn from psychopaths . . . it's good to know that rubbing shoulders with such dangerous characters hasn't destroyed his sense of humour.' THE TIMES 
 
'Inspiring and revelatory. Dutton's book gave me an insight into who I really am' ANDY McNAB 
 
'Dutton's curiosity takes him from boardrooms and law courts to neurological labs . . . Psychopaths, we learn, are the ultimate optimists; they always think things will work in their favour' GUARDIAN 
 
'The Wisdom of Psychopaths is captivating. Dr. Dutton's book invigorated my consideration of not just a certain television character, but slow-pulsed overachievers everywhere' MICHAEL C HALL (Dexter)

The Wisdom of Psychopaths

From the hit TV series come two true-crime stories where the bonds of matrimony and love can tear you brutally apart 
 
TILL MURDER DO US PART 
(with Andrew Bourelle) 
 
Kathi Spiars can't believe she's found such a good man to marry as Steven Marcum. Twelve years later, she starts to suspect that he isn't who he says he is. As she digs into his past, she doesn't realise that learning the truth will lead to a lifetime of fear and hiding. 
 
RAMP UP TO MURDER 
(with Max DiLallo) 
 
Brandi McClain, a young, beautiful teenager, moves to California from Arizona, to model and live with her new boyfriend, a professional skateboarder. But her perfect life is about to turn on its head. In San Diego, investigators hunt for a missing girl. It's a case that seems to be plagued by dead ends. But once the truth emerges, it's more haunting than they could have imagined.

Till Murder Do Us Part

(Murder Is Forever: Volume 6)

Eric Jager

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
Now a major motion picture directed by Ridley Scott starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer. 
 
In 1386, a few days after Christmas, a massive crowd gathered at a Paris monastery to watch two men fight a duel to the death. A trial by combat to prove which man's cause was right in God's sight. 
 
The dramatic story of the knight, the squire and the lady unfolds during the tumultuous fourteenth century. A time of war, plague and anarchy, as well as of honour, chivalry, and courtly love. 
 
The notorious quarrel appears in many histories of France, but no writer has recounted it in full, until now. 
 
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'Succeeds brilliantly in combining page-turning intensity with eye-opening insights' Sunday Times 
 
'Suspenseful and well written' Spectator

The Last Duel

Now a major film starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer

The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. Discover the 1Q84 Trilogy by Haruki Murakami.

1Q84

365 Days of Art

A BBC Christmas

A Black Book Thriller

A Box Full of Murders

A Cal Leandros Novel

A Christmas Mystery

The intelligent and capable police commissioner Guido Brunetti confronts crime in and around his home town of Venice.

A Commissario Brunetti Mystery

A DC Smith / Kings Lake Investigation Series

A Daisy Story

Chronicling the lives of over three hundred characters, unrivalled for its scope and humour, this is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England.

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