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Autobiographies, Biographies & True Stories

Autobiographies, Biographies & True Stories

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  • Down and Out in Paris and London (Collins Classics)

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    Three francs will feed you till tomorrow, and you cannot think further than that... As a young man struggling to find his voice as a writ...

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  • Down 2nd Avenue

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  • Dr Abdullah Abdurahman: South Africa's First Elected Black Politician (Paperback)

    Martin Plaut
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    Dr Abdullah Abdurahman (1872–1940) was the first person of colour ever to be elected to political office in South Africa. He represented some of th...

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  • Dr James Barry: A Woman Ahead of Her Time

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    A Sunday Times Book of the Year As featured on the BBC Radio 2 Book Club Dr James Barry: Inspector General of Hospitals, army surgeon, duellist, ...

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  • DRAGONS, THE GIANT, THE WOMEN HB

    MOORE, WAYÉTU
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    When Wayetu Moore turns five years old, her father and grandmother throw her a big party at their home in Monrovia, Liberia, but all she can think ...

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  • DREAM HORSE PB

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    The moving true story of an ordinary Welsh woman who dreamed of breeding a race horse, and Dream Alliance, who defied the odds to become a champion...

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  • Dream. Believe. Achieve. My Autobiography

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    'If I had to lose my record to anyone, I couldn't be happier that it was Jonathan. Family connections aside, there is nobody more tale...

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  • Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

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    An international bestseller which has sold over a million copies in the UK, Dreams From My Father is a refreshing, revealing portrait of a young ma...

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    Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder (Audiobook)

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    THE NATIONAL AUDIO BESTSELLER Procrastination. Disorganization. Distractibility. Millions of adults have long considered these the hallmarks of a ...

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  • Dutiful Boy

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    A Guardian Best Book of the Year A GQ Best Book of the Year A New Statesman Best Book of the YearGrowing up in a devout shia Muslim household, it...

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  • Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter's Love Story in Black and White (Hardcover)

    Kitt Shapiro
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    A luminous and inspiring portrait of a Black pioneer and artistic force-Eartha Kitt-and one of the most moving mother/daughter stories in Hollywood...

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  • Eat, Drink, Run.: How I Got Fit Without Going Too Mad

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    The new hilarious and inspirational memoir from Sunday Times no. 1 bestselling author Bryony Gordon.'A courageous account that will inspire us all ...

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  • Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)

    Elizabeth Gilbert
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    It's 3 a.m. and Elizabeth Gilbert is sobbing on the bathroom floor. She's in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, they're trying for a baby - ...

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    Ed Sheeran

    Sean Smith
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    'Compelling new biography' Daily Express 'Fascinating stories' Daily Mirror ...

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    Ed Sheeran: Divide and Conquer

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    Self-described as a 'spotty, chubby, ginger teenager' with a love for Damien Rice and Nizlopi, Ed Sheeran was never an obvious bet to become a glob...

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    Eden's Exiles

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    Eddie Jones: Rugby Maverick (Paperback)

    Mike Colman
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    The first biography of the enigmatic coach who has completely transformed the England rugby team.After Eddie Jones began coaching England's rugby t...

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  • Eggs To Lay, Chickens To Hatch: A Memoir (Paperback)

    Chris Van Wyk
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    Agnes, the Van Wyks’ Zulu housekeeper, had a special friendship with young Chris in the late sixties to early seventies. He would defend her whenev...

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    Einstein (Paperback)

    Walter Isaacson
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    NOW A MAJOR SERIES 'GENIUS' ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, PRODUCED BY RON HOWARD AND STARRING GEOFFREY RUSH Einstein is the great icon of our age: the k...

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  • Einstein's Greatest Mistake: The Life of a Flawed Genius

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    Widely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionised our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory of relati...

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  • Elders

    Erns Grundling
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  • El Diego: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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    'Operatically emotional...exceptionally vivid' Martin Amis, GuardianCelebrate the life of one of the world's greatest footballers. Diego Maradona. ...

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  • El Infierno: Drugs, Gangs, Riots and Murder: My time inside Ecuador's toughest prisons

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    "Gato's head snapped back... We could make out the shots of several 9mms, a couple of 38s and one or two 45s. I hurled myself through the doorway a...

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  • Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher: Hunting a Serial Killer at the Dawn of Modern Criminology

    Max Allan Collins
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    In the spirit of Devil in the White City comes a true detective tale of the highest standard: the haunting story of Eliot Ness's forgotten final ca...

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  • Elizabeth & Margaret: The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters (Paperback)

    Andrew Morton
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    They were the closest of sisters and the best of friends. But when, in a quixotic twist of fate, their uncle Edward VIII decided to abdicate the th...

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  • Elizabeth: The Biography of Elizabeth Taylor

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    Elizabeth Taylor is known internationally as one of the most beautiful and talented women ever to grace the silver screen. She has won two Academy ...

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  • Elon Musk (Paperback)

    Ashlee Vance
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    South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet;...

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  • Elton John: Illustrated Biography

    Jane Benn
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  • Endings and beginnings

    Redi Tlhabi
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    Two years after her father's death, 11-year-old Redi Tlhabi meets Mabegzo: handsome, charming, and smooth, but also a rumored gangster, murderer, a...

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  • Enemy of the people: How Jacob Zuma stole South Africa and how the people fought back

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  • ENDURANCE TPB

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    'Gripping pulse-racing adventure by a true legend. Louis Rudd's courage and determination is admirable' - Andy McNab_____________________In 2018 Ca...

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  • Endurance: SAS Soldier. Polar Adventurer. Decorated Leader

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    'Gripping pulse-racing adventure by a true legend. Louis Rudd's courage and determination is admirable' - Andy McNab_____________________In 2018 Ca...

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  • 'n Enkele Verhaal (Paperback)

    Deon Wigget
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    In November 2019 het My Only Story, Deon Wiggett se sensasionele weeklikse podsending, Suid- Afrika meegevoer in sy jag op die pedofiel wat hom as ...

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  • Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog: 'Will make you laugh, cry and stroke your dog (or any dog)' -Sarah Millican

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      'I loved this book so much. It's hard to overpraise. So funny and so sad and so hopeful' Neil Gaiman 'A wonderful and very special book' A...

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  • EVERYONE VERSUS RACISM PB

    HUTCHINSON, PATRICK
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    'The best of England' The New Statesman 'A powerful open letter about racism' The Sun ...

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  • Everyone Versus Racism: A Letter to My Children

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  • Everyday Madness: On Grief, Anger, Loss and Love

    Lisa Appignanesi
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    'You will find all of life in this' Deborah Levy After the death of her partner of thirty-two years, Lisa Appign...

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  • Everything I Know About Love (Paperback)

    Dolly Alderton
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    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WITH A NEW CHAPTER ON TURNING THIRTY'There is no writer quite like Dolly Alderton working today and very soon the world...

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  • EVERYTHING THAT MAKES US HUMAN

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    'There are two ways to open a child's head. The pretty way and the quick way. Usually I shave the hair, use a scalpel to nick the skin then apply a...

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    Everything Is Possible: Finding the Faith and Courage to Follow Your Dreams

    Jen Bricker
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  • Evil Beyond Belief: The True Story of Harold Shipman, Britain's most prolific serial killer

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    This is the shocking story of a doctor who was addicted to murder: a man who wickedly abused the trust of his patients with horrifying results. H...

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  • Exposure

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    ERIN BROCKOVICH meets SILENT SPRING in this astounding true story of a lawyer who spent two decades building a case against one of the world's larg...

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  • Eyebags & Dimples

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    In this beautifully written work, Bonnie Henna makes a remarkable transition from actress to author with ease and flair. A shockingly naked chronic...

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    Eye Of The Beholder

    Laura J. Snyder
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    By the early 17th century the Scientific Revolution was well under way. Philosophers and scientists were throwing off the yoke of ancient authority...

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  • Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter

    Adeline Yen Mah
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    The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese DaughterThe story of an unwanted Chinese daughter growing up during the Communist Revolution, blamed for her ...

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    Fat Cow, Fat Chance

    Jenni Murray
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    At sixty-four, Jenni Murray's weight had become a disability. She avoided the scales, she wore a uniform of baggy black clothes, refused to make co...

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  • Faster, Higher, Farther: The Inside Story of the Volkswagen Scandal

    Jack Ewing
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    A shocking expose of Volkswagen's fraud by the New York Times reporter who covered the scandal. Updated with a New Afterword by the Author. W...

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    Fatherhood: Now a Major Motion Picture on Netflix

    Matt Logelin
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    ***Now a major motion picture on Netflix, starring Kevin Hart***'It will make you cry... for the beauty of love and its miraculous power to heal.' ...

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