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Autobiographies, Biographies & True Stories

Autobiographies, Biographies & True Stories

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  • A Gypsy In Auschwitz: How I Survived the Horrors of the 'Forgotten Holocaust'

    Otto Rosenberg
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    Otto Rosenberg is 9 and living in Berlin, poor but happy, when his family are first detained. All around them, Sinti and Roma families are being to...

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  • Hermit: A Memoir of Finding Freedom

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  • You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience and the Black Experience: An anthology

    Ebury Publishing
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    Tarana Burke and Dr. Brene Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organisers, artists, academics and cultural figures to discuss th...

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  • Becoming a crime scene investigator

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  • Mandela: A Biography

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    Fully revised and updated, in a biography the Sunday Timesdescribed as 'a fitting epitaph to an extraordinary career', Martin Meredith details the ...

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  • The South African Gandhi

    Wordsworth Books
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  • Kingsmead

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  • Gatsha Buthelezi Chief with a Double Agenda

    Mzala Nxumalo
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    Author: Mzala Nxumalo / Supplier: Central Books Ltd

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  • Fragile (Paperback)

    Schalk van der Merwe
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  • Letting The Cat Out Of The Bag

    Sion Rowlands
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  • War Dogs

    Shane Bryant; Tony Park
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    Author: Shane Bryant; Tony Park / Supplier: Blue Weaver

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  • The Little Book of Mark Twain: Wit and wisdom from the great American writer

    Welbeck Publishing Group
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    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name of Mark Twain, is one of the most famous writers in American (and world) literature. Twain h...

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  • Churchill's Wit

    Wordsworth Books
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    Led Zeppelin: The Biography

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  • Charlies's Good Night

    Wordsworth Books
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  • Taylor Swift: The Whole Story

    Taylor Swift: The Whole Story

    Chas Newkey-Burden
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    The updated story of Taylor Swift's stratospheric rise to fame; all any dedicated Swifty needs to know about the pop superstar who's taking over th...

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  • Big Book of Su Doku Book 1

    Richardson
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  • Becoming A Mermaid Sister (Paperback)

    Debi Thomas Hawkins
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    Why is cold-water swimming so addictive? How can we all experience the benefits? This slice-of-life memoir focuses on the courage Debi found to swi...

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  • My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future (Paperback)

    Indra Nooyi
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    The inspiring memoir by Indra Nooyi, the trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo'A must-read for working women and the men who work with us, love us and...

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  • Vladimir Putin: The World's Most Dangerous Man?

    Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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    Following the celebrations of the Millennium and our entry into the 21st century, it was to be hoped that the days when a brutal dictator could bri...

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  • All Down Darkness Wide: A Memoir

    Vintage Publishing
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    A luminous memoir from the prize-winning poet - a story of love, heartbreak and coming of age, and a tender exploration of queer identity.'Beautifu...

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  • Boustene 25 Jaar se idees Vir Die Toekoms

    Afriforum Uitgewers
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  • Novak Djokovic: The Greatest of All Time (Hardcover)

    Dominic Bliss
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    Explore the incredible life of Novak Djokovic - from his boyhood in war-torn Serbia to his 24th Grand Slam title at the 2023 US Open. Find out more...

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  • The Near North

    Ivan Vladislavic
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    The Near North is a vivid account of life in Johannesburg in times of crisis. From the stony ridges of Langermann Kop in Kensington to the tree-lin...

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    Hunting Evil: Inside the Ipswich Serial Murders

    Paul Harrison, David Wilson
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    The definitive account of a national tragedy: by the journalist who broke the story and the UK's 'Number One Expert on Serial Killing' - with full ...

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  • Eagles - Dark Desert Highway: How America's Dream Band Turned into a Nightmare

    Orion Publishing Co
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    'This could be heaven or this could be hell...'So sings Don Henley on their biggest hit, 'Hotel California', and it is true that the Eagles story w...

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  • A Brilliant Life: An Unforgettable Memoir of Love, Loss and the Ability of the Heart to Heal

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    'A delicate, evocative story of strength and survival that turns on one of the most powerful forces in the known universe: a mother's love.' - Jona...

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  • Putin's Prisoner: My Time as a Prisoner of War in Ukraine

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    Brought to you by Penguin.Aiden Aslin joined the Ukrainian marines in 2018, compelled to defend his adopted homeland from the growing threat of Rus...

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  • Artists Who Changed History

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    This visual celebration of the world's most celebrated thinkers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and pioneering ideas.Artists Who Chang...

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  • Writers Who Changed History

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    This visual celebration of the world's most celebrated thinkers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and pioneering ideas.Writers Who Chang...

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  • Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter

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  • 'What Do You Care What Other People Think?': Further Adventures of a Curious Character

    Richard P Feynman
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    What Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures of a Curious Character is a captivating collection of reminiscences from freewheeling ...

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  • The Big Book Of 1980s Serial Killers: A Collection of the Most Infamous Killers of the '80s, Including Jeffrey Dahmer, the Golden State Killer, the BTK Killer, Richard Ramirez, and More

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  • Riding The Edge

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  • The Box with the Sunflower Clasp: Uncovering a Jewish Family's Flight to Wartime Shanghai

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    'A transfixingly readable amalgam of memoir and history... Superbly written and researched.... [Meller] has turned the raw material of her life int...

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  • Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius

    Harry Freedman
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    'Leonard Cohen taught us that even in the midst of darkness there is light, in the midst of hatred there is love, with our dying breath we can stil...

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  • God's Ghostwriters

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    From an award-winning biblical scholar, the untold story of how enslaved people created, gave meaning to, and spread the word of the New Testament,...

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  • The Long and Winding Road (Trade Paperback)

    Lesley Pearse
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    'I couldn't put this book down. Although harrowing at times, Lesley's indomitable spirit shines through. What an inspiration, what a book!' Katie F...

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  • Shirley: The Life Of A Botanical Adventurer (Hardcover)

    Dr Shirley Sherwood; Ivan Fallon
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    Shirley, The Life of a Botanical Adventurer is the remarkable story of Dr Shirley Sherwood, scientist, author, travel writer and gardener. Followin...

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  • Masters of the Lost Land: Murder and Corruption in the Amazon Rainforest

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    'Powerful and Important' Guardian'Powerful' Financial Times'More twists and turns than a Hollywood spy thriller' Spectator'A story we all need to h...

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  • Kaplyn

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  • Kompas

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  • Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Everest Disaster

    Jon Krakauer
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    Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm an...

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  • Unbroken

    Laura Hillenbrand
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    The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ...

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  • The Hidden World: How Insects Sustain Life on Earth Today and Will Shape Our Lives Tomorrow

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    'George McGavin is a rarity.' Sir David AttenboroughInsects conquered Earth long before we did and will remain long after we're gone. Outnumbering ...

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  • Unstoppable (Paperback)

    Mark Hughes
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    WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF 2023: SPORTA definitive and intriguing biography of Max Verstappen, Formula 1's superstar, Lewis Hamilton's great rival ...

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    Highly Desirable: Tales of London's super-prime property from the Secret Agent

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    'A hugely fun tale of how the super-rich buy their super-prime lairs - I was absolutely boggled throughout. Toto, I have a feeling we're not on Rig...

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  • The Scent Of Flowers At Night

    Leila Slimani
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    FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LULLABY, AND TRANSLATED BY SAM TAYLOR'A revelation - I have never felt more seen by a book, nor have...

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