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Autobiographies, Biographies & True Stories

Autobiographies, Biographies & True Stories

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  • THAT WILL NEVER WORK BPB

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    'Engaging and insightful.' Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix 'Charming, fascinating and very funny. Marc Randolph demystifies the world of Silicon V...

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  • The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train and Three American Heroes

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    The 15:17 to Paris is an amazing true story of friendship and bravery, of near terrorist attack averted by three young men who found the heroic uni...

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  • The Addison Diaries: Natal Carbineer, Gunner, Pioneer Farmer - the Life and Times of Frederick Addison (1894-1969)

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    Frederick Addison came from a family with a strong military tradition, and it is not surprising that he, his two brothers, and two cousins all join...

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  • The Accidental President

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    'The story of Truman's accession to the presidency is worthy of a Hollywood melodrama, and A J Baime's zippy, well-judged and hugely readable book ...

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    The ANC Spy Bible: Surviving Across Enemy Lines (Paperback)

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    When Zuma made spy allegations against fellow members of the ANC at the State Capture (Zondo) Commission in July 2019, political analyst Thando Dot...

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  • The Animal Victoria Cross: The Dickin Medal

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    Sixty-three animals have won the Dicken Medal, the highest award for animal bravery. Their inspiring stories are told, for the first time in one bo...

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  • The Art of Determination

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  • The Art of Exploration: Lessons in Curiosity, Leadership and Getting Things Done

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    'Forget routine; now is the time to embrace the unknown, step out of your comfort zone and open the gateway to the Art of Exploration.''Britain's b...

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  • The Autobiography: The Sunday Times Bestseller

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    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEARWhile we wait for cricket to return to our screens and stadiums, get to know England's...

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  • The Barefoot Coach: Life-Changing Insights From Coaching The World's Best Cricketers (Paperback)

    Paddy Upton
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    In 2008, a few days after being selected to coach the Indian cricket team, local cricketing legend Gary Kirsten and South African ‘mental condition...

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  • The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb

    Sam Kean
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    Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely in history have scientific secrets been as vital as they were during World War II. In the midst of ...

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  • The Beautiful Ones

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    THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Times, Sunday Times and Telegraph Book of the Year______________________________________________'A triumph ... a ...

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  • The Blackridge House

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  • The Black Girl's Guide to Corporate South Africa

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    This timely memoir-cum-guide includes the insights of black women at various stages of their career as they navigate the pitfalls of the corporate ...

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  • The Blink of an Eye: How I Died and Started Living

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    At the age of 38, Rikke Schmidt Kjaergaard, a Danish scientist, wife and mother of three, is struck down by an acute bout of bacterial meningitis. ...

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  • The Book of Queer Prophets: 24 Writers on Sexuality and Religion

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    'A fascinating and thoughtful exploration of faith in the modern world. If you're wondering why it matters and how to make sense of it...

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  • The Book of Rosy: A Mother's Story of Separation at the Border (Paperback)

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    "Offers hope in the face of desperate odds" - ELLE Magazine, ELLE's Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2020"[D]isturbing and unforgettable memoir...T...

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    The Bosasa Billions: How the ANC Sold its Soul (Paperback)

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    Just as South Africans were starting to come to grips with the staggering cost of state capture, the Bosasa bombshell hit the country. This grand-s...

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  • The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

    William Kamkwamba
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    NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURED DIRECTED BY AND STARRING CHIWETEL EJIOFOR - AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX When William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old, his fami...

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  • The Boys In The Boat: An Epic Journey to the Heart of Hitler's Berlin

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    Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, this is the bestselling story about a rowing team's quest for Olympic gold in Nazi German...

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  • The Bridge Ladies: A Memoir

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    For the past fifty years, Monday afternoons in New Haven have always been the same: Roz, Rhoda, Bea, Jackie and Bette - the Bridge Ladies. A card ...

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  • The Buddhist on Death Row

    David Sheff
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    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, an extraordinary story of redemption in the darkest of places. Jarvis Jay Masters's early ...

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  • The Central Park Five: A story revisited in light of the acclaimed new Netflix series When They See Us, directed by Ava DuVernay

    Sarah Burns
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    The case of the Central Park Five is being revisited with a new acclaimed Netflix limited series on the subject, When They See Us, directed by Ava ...

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  • The chapter we wrote: The City Press story

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  • The Choice (Paperback)

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    The eminent psychologist and Holocaust survivor guides us through a universal journey of redemption and healing, after her experiences in Auschwitz...

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  • The Churchill Factor (Paperback)

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    As the country navigates a national crisis once again, read how Britain's Prime Minister was inspired by Winston Churchill.One man can make all the...

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    The class of '79: Three students who risked their lives to destroy apartheid

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    Out of the class of 1979 at Rhodes University one of the quietest girls in the class, Marion Sparg joined the armed wing of the African National Co...

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  • The Code: The Power of "I Will" (Paperback)

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    The twelve stories in this book, taken from Shaun Tomson's own life experiences in and out of the surfing world, offer the simple message "I will" ...

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  • The Collected Schizophrenias

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    'Dazzling ... in her kaleidoscopic essays, memoir has been shattered into sliding and overlapping pieces ... mind-expanding' The New York Times Boo...

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  • The Corfu Trilogy (Paperback)

    Gerald Durrell
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    *The classic trilogy set in sun-soaked Corfu that inspired ITV's acclaimed TV series The Durrells*Three classic tales of childhood on an island par...

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  • The Crime Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

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    Investigate 100 of the world's most notorious crimes, including the Great Train Robbery, the Lindbergh kidnapping, and the murders of serial killer...

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  • The Crown in Crisis: Countdown to the Abdication

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    In December 1936, Britain faced a constitutional crisis that was the gravest threat to the institution of the monarchy since the execution of Charl...

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  • The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found: The Costa Book of the Year 2018

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    WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2018A SUNDAY TIMES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2019'A ma...

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  • The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found: The Costa Book of the Year 2018

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    WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2018'Luminous, elegant, haunting - I read it...

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  • The Dalai Lama: The Biography

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    'Impressive in its clarity this biography [is] the most detailed and accurate to date. Written in an engaging prose, [it] ends with an insightful p...

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  • The Day the Nazis Came: My childhood journey from Britain to a German concentration camp

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    By the time he was six years old, Stephen Matthews had been bombarded by the Luftwaffe and deported from occupied Guernsey, along with his family, ...

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