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The last action heroes
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From the editor of Empire magazine, this is the behind-the-scenes story of the larger-than-life action stars who ruled 80s and 90s Hollywood, from Sly Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger to J...
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The Heart of the Woods
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The Heart of the Woods blends crafted narrative with stunning nature photography. An eye-opening study of trees, humankind and the natural world.
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The eagle in the mirror
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Part biography, part forensic jigsaw puzzle, part cold-case detective investigation, ‘The Eagle in the Mirror’ is the story of Charles Howard ‘Dick’ Ellis. The longest-servi...
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Politics on the edge
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Over the course of a decade from 2010, Rory Stewart went from being a political outsider to standing for prime minister – before being sacked from a Conservative Party that he had come to bar...
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Paris
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Updated edition including new material

Heiress. Party girl. Problem child. Model. Reality star. Self-created. Icon.

“”The future belongs to girls who re...
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Fearless
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Louise Minchin went from presenting BBC Breakfast to competing for the GB Team in triathlon in World and European championships, a journey she charted in her first book ‘Dare to Tri’. I...
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My family and other rock stars
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Rockfield Studios is a place of legend, the recording location of some of the most famous rock albums of all time. With her mother installed as the resident Cordon Bleu chef, Tiffany Murray grew up...
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Thunderclap
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On the morning of 12th October 1654, in the Dutch city of Delft, a sudden explosion was followed by a thunderclap that could be heard more than seventy miles away. Carel Fabritius – now known...
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Bothy
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LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE

‘The bothy embrace is addictive’ ADAM NICOLSON

‘Will have you reaching for your boots&#...
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Everything is everything
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‘I’ve realised that my skin colour, and the sensibilities acquired living in a white dominated world, have given me an interesting perspective on a myriad of topics and issues…...
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Rebel rising
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From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes a refreshingly candid, hilarious and inspiring book about an unconventional journey to Hollywood succes...
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Track record
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George the Poet knows better than anybody the importance of reading your surroundings. Born to Ugandan parents on the St Raphael’s Estate in Neasden, north-west London, he began rapping when ...
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Knife
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Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12th, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power of words to make...
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The outrun
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When Amy returns to Orkney after more than a decade away, she is drawn back to the sheep farm where she grew up. Approaching the land that was once home, memories of her childhood merge with the re...
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Abroad in Japan
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When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he’d made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he was abo...
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All down darkness wide
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Here is a luminous and haunting memoir from the prize-winning poet – a story of love, heartbreak and coming of age, and a fearless exploration of queer identity and trauma. When SeÃ¡n meets...
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Wayward
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In 1968, Vashti Bunyan gave up everything and everybody she knew in London to take to the road with a horse, wagon, dog, guitar and her then partner. They made the long journey up to the Outer Hebr...
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The draw of the sea
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Wyl Menmuir’s The Draw of the Sea is a book about the fisherman, surfers, swimmers, beachcombers, conservationists, sailors and boatbuilders who make their living on the Cornish Coast....
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Taste
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Before Stanley Tucci became a household name with The Devil Wears Prada, The Hunger Games, and the perfect Negroni, he grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the table....
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And Away…
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The shapeless unease
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Samantha Harvey’s insomnia arrived, seemingly, from nowhere; for a year she has spent her nights chasing sleep that rarely comes. She’s tried everything to appease it. Nothing is helpin...
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Where the hornbeam grows
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It wasn’t long after Beth Lynch moved to Switzerland that she realised that the sheer will to connect with people would not guarantee a happy relocation. Out of place and lonely, Beth knows t...
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The life and rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah
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The stunning autobiography of the poet, writer, lyricist and activist, Benjamin Zephaniah.

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Everything I Know About Love
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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 comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming a grow...
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The Penguin Lessons
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Tom Michell is in his roaring 20s: single, free-spirited and seeking adventure. He has a plane ticket to South America, a teaching position in a prestigious Argentinian boarding school and endless ...
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