Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.

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James Veitch

"Dear valued recipient, My late father was Gold and Diamond merchant and he has merchandise (250kgs Gold Dust) for safe keep. I am here seeking an assistance of a reliable and trustworthy person to take these goods out for investment."We&#39;ve all had those blatant scamming emails: un-claimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safety deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. Standard procedure is to delete on sight.Dot Con is the story of what happened when comedian James Veitch decided to play the scammers at their own game. Packed full of Nigerian princes, can&#39;t-miss investment opportunities and eligible Russian brides, his correspondence leads to surprising, bizarre and hilarious results.

Dot Con

The Art of Scamming a Scammer

Danie Couchman

Danie Couchman grew up on the move, her family never staying still long enough for her to say where she&rsquo;s from. At twenty-five, and living in her seventeenth home, she finds herself drowning in the rush of London life, and makes an impulsive decision: to buy a narrowboat and make it her home.Surrounded by an eclectic and itinerant community in the uncharted territory of the capital&rsquo;s urban wilderness, Danie becomes fully immersed in this hidden world. Each day onboard her boat Genesis is an adventure full of disaster and magic. Over five years of living off-grid, nomadic Danie learns to survive the many highs and lows of boat life alone, keeping herself, and her steel home, afloat.A captivating debut, Afloat is the story of a young woman&rsquo;s desire to escape an ever more isolated city existence and reconnect with nature, discovering what is important in life.

Afloat

A Memoir

Fred Sirieix

WITH A FOREWORD BY MICHEL ROUX JRA great restaurant is as much about the service as the food. It&rsquo;s about the smile when you arrive, the way you&rsquo;re seated at your table, the glass of your favourite wine appearing as if by magic. Nothing is too much trouble. The art of perfect service may seem&amp; effortless but what&rsquo;s really going on behind the scenes...?From belligerent Michelin-starred chefs to Bollinger-swigging managers, Britain&rsquo;s best-known, best-loved maitre d&rsquo; is here to lift the lid on life behind the scenes of the world&rsquo;s best restaurants. With over 25 years&rsquo; experience of charming guests, Fred Siriex has seen and heard it all, and as always, he&rsquo;s here to help.In Secret Service Fred shares his hilarious and hair-raising tales of life front-of-house, divulging his philosophy about how to ensure a first-class restaurant experience, and showing who&rsquo;s ultimately in control in the dining room. Pull up a chair, settle in and prepare for the juiciest meal of your life as Fred reveals the highs, the lows and the keys to life on the other side of the table, all in his own inimitable style.

Secret Service

Lifting the Lid on the Restaurant World

Melanie Brown

Louise Gannon

&#39;Utterly absorbing and deeply affecting&#39;&#160;&ndash; The Guardian 
 
As a Spice Girl, TV talent show judge and Broadway star, Mel B a.k.a Scary Spice, has been a global icon since her twenties. But behind the glittering fa&ccedil;ade of fame, the struggles and pain of this working-class, mixed-race girl from Leeds are laid bare in her critically acclaimed best-selling memoir, Brutally Honest. With deep personal insight, remarkable frankness and trademark Yorkshire humour, the book tells how she went from Girl Power to girl powerless during her ten-year emotionally abusive marriage. Tracing a path through the key moments in her life, she reflects on her childhood, rise to fame and her chilling downward spiral before she finally broke free. In this expanded edition, written with Louise Gannon, Mel brings her story up to date. With her trademark honesty, she tells the unfiltered story of piecing herself back together, dealing with trauma and new heartbreak whilst becoming a champion for survivors of abuse, performing once more with the Spice Girls and receiving her MBE from Prince William.

Brutally Honest

Ovie Soko

Whatever&rsquo;s happened before is in the past. Just do your thing.Don&rsquo;t fight yourself, because that will make you more frustrated than anythingAt the end of the day, it&rsquo;s the small gestures that speak the loudestOvie Soko won hearts all over the world during his time on Love Island UK with his openness and wise insights. Now, he has a message for everyone:YOU 
ARE 
DOPEYou, yes, YOU, are exactly where you&rsquo;re meant to be right now. You&rsquo;re ready for what life is going to throw at you and you&rsquo;re ready to embrace life in all of its glorious complications.This book will help you find your way to peace and teach you to cherish the small moments that are a part of our big lives. Most importantly, it will show you how to love who you are right now and embrace who you are going to be.

You Are Dope

Let the Power of Positive Energy Into Your Life

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