Memoirs

My Life, Our Times [9781847924971]

This is Gordon Brown's candid, poignant and deeply relevant story.  As former Prime Minister and our longest-serving Chancellor, Gordon Brown ha…

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This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor [9781509858613]

As soon as Adam Kay set foot on a hospital ward for the first time, he realized there's quite a lot they don't teach you at medical school ...His diar…

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The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken [9781509841103]

I'm a barrister, a job which requires the skills of a social worker, relationship counsellor, arm-twister, hostage negotiator, named driver, bus fare-…

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Somebody I Used to Know [9781408893364]

A phenomenal memoir - the first of its kind - it is both a heart-rending tribute to the woman Wendy once was, and a brave affirmation of the woman dem…

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Life in the Garden [9780241319628]

The two central activities in my life - alongside writing - have been reading and gardening. Penelope Lively has always been a keen gardener. This bo…

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Secrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions and Life Lessons [9781785036804]

When I feel like I'm going mad, I write. A lot of my worst fears have come true; fears that felt so big I could barely hold them in my head. I was con…

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Everything I Know About Love [9780241322710]

A spot-on, wildly funny and sometimes heart-breaking book about growing up, growing older and navigating all kinds of love along the way. When it come…

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The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story [9781784741976]

A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week Christie Watson was a nurse for twenty years. Taking us from birth to death and from A&E to the mortuary, The Lang…

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The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits [9780718183394]

A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite's El Capitan On Januar…

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A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess [9781447295266]

Every day at Ravenseat, a remote Yorkshire hill farm, brings new adventures for shepherdess Amanda Owen, her husband Clive and their children. In her …

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The Salt Path [9780241349649]

Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years is terminally ill, their home and livelihood is taken away. With nothing left and lit…

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Fragile Lives: A Heart Surgeon's Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table [9780008196769]

An incredible memoir from one of the world's most eminent heart surgeons and some of the most remarkable and poignant cases he's worked on. Grim Reape…

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A Life in Questions [9780008128302]

The witty, incisive and frank memoirs from the legend of Newsnight and long-standing quiz master of University Challenge. Filled with views, opinions…

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The Stranger on the Bridge: My Journey from Despair to Hope [9781509846429]

In 2008, twenty year-old Jonny Benjamin stood on Waterloo Bridge, about to jump. A stranger saw his distress and stopped to talk with him - a decision…

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Soldier Spy [9780718184841]

In the boot were six homemade pipe bombs, all linked to detonate at the same time from a single call on a brand-new pay-as-you-go phone found on the t…

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Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens [9780718181727]

'I had never heard of Eddie Izzard before, but judging by this delightful memoir, he has a glittering career ahead of him' - John Cleese 'Eddie Izzard…

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Cruel to be Kind: Saying No Can Save a Child's Life [9780008252007]

One remarkable woman. Over 25 years of fostering. Carer to more than 150 children. Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered b…

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So Here It Is: How the Boy From Wolverhampton Rocked the World With Slade [9781783524204]

Slade's music and style dominated and defined the 1970s. With six consecutive number one singles they were the UK's number one group and sold millions…

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A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like [9780062667946]

One of the most outspoken voices gracing the cover of magazines today encourages women to be their most confident selves, recognize their personal bea…

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What Happened [9781471166945]

'In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net. Now I'm letting my g…

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