True stories

Failures of State: The Inside Story of Britain's Battle with Coronavirus [9780008430528]

The extraordinary inside story of the UK's response to the coronavirus pandemic from the country's most reputable investigative journalist unit at The…

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Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows [9780552176019]

This is a true story. The events depicted took place during the last decade in an unnamed warzone. The names and locations have been redacted to prot…

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Remarkable People: A Celebration of Goodness, Kindness and Humanity [9781472278890]

Dan Walker, the host of BBC1's Breakfast, shines a light on the kindliness, compassion and selflessness which characterises so many people and their a…

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No Way Out: The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege [9781509864706]

'Fiercely immersive. Truly heroic.' Tom Marcus, bestselling author of Soldier Spy 'Vivid and brilliantly written: a pulsating account of the battle f…

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My Hero Theo [9780008385224]

PC Gareth Greaves first met Theo, a German Shepherd, when he was a 14-month-old puppy. Since then they have been inseparable. The best partner Gareth'…

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Three Women: The #1 Sunday Times Bestseller [9781526611642]

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER All Lina wanted was to be desired. How did she end up in a marriage with two children and a…

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Written In Bone [9780857526908]

From the bestselling author of ALL THAT REMAINS Our bones are the silent witnesses to the lives we lead. Our stories are marbled into their marrow. …

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Just A Child: Britain's Biggest Child Abuse Scandal Exposed [9781788700078]

Sammy Woodhouse was just 14 when she met Arshid Hussain. Ten years older, he promised to take care of her. Sammy thought she was in love, but in reali…

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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland [9780008159269]

`A must read' Gillian Flynn `Breathtaking in its scope and ambition... Keefe has produced a searing examination of the nature of truth in w…

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The Disappearing Act: The Impossible Case of Mh370 [9780008381530]

'The affair was weird when seen from afar, but seen close-up, it was Kafkaesque: it was not possible in 2014 for a Boeing 777 to have simply disappear…

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The Choice [9781846045127]

Even in hell, hope can flower In 1944, sixteen-year-old Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. There she endured unimaginable experiences, including being…

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The Code Breaker [9781398502314]

The best-selling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns.In 2012, Nobel Prize winning scientist Jennifer Doudna hit upon an invention that …

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999 - My Life on the Frontline of the Ambulance Service [9781471184420]

Dan Farnworth brings vividly to life his astonishing experiences as a medic working on the frontline of the UK Ambulance Service. When the 999 call g…

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Our Bodies Their Battlefield: What War Does to Women [9780008300005]

From award-winning war reporter and co-author of I Am Malala, this is a searing, angry reckoning of a book that exposes the unheard stories of women d…

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Above the Clouds: How I Carved My Own Path to the Top of the World [9780008412128]

The most accomplished mountain runner of all time contemplates his record-breaking climb of Mount Everest in this profound and free-flowing memoir-an …

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Girl A: The Truth About the Rochdale Sex Ring by the Victim Who Stopped Them [9780091951344]

What do they find attractive about me? An underage girl who just lies there, sobbing, looking up at them...as they come to me one by one. This is the…

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The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast [9780062449177]

Michael Scott Moore, a journalist and the author of Sweetness and Blood, incorporates personal narrative and rigorous investigative journalism in this…

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Appetite: A Memoir in Recipes and Family and Food [9781398504745]

Appetite is a memoir with a twist: each chapter is a recipe that tells a story. Ed Balls was just three weeks old when he tried his first me…

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Nurse's Story, A: My Life in A&E in the Covid Crisis [9781529058932]

Moving, honest and inspiring - this is a nurse's story of life in a busy A&E department during the Covid-19 crisis. Working in A&E is a chall…

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Kika & Me: How one extraordinary guide dog changed my world [9781529021226]

'I live an ordinary life thanks to one extraordinary dog. Kika opened up the world to me again. She's made what once seemed impossible possible.' In …

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