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I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes With Death

The Breathtaking Number One Bestseller

by Maggie O'Farrell ...

**The Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling memoir from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAITWith an introduction by Ann Patchett*AS FEATURED ON: DESERT ISLAND DISCS, BIG SCOTTISH BOOK CLUB, THE ZOE BALL BOOKCLUB**A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, GUARDIAN, IRISH TIMES, OBSERVER, RED and THE TELEGRAPH**SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE FOR MEMOIR AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY 2018*</p. ... Read more

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**The Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling memoir from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAITWith an introduction by Ann Patchett*AS FEATURED ON: DESERT ISLAND DISCS, BIG SCOTTISH BOOK CLUB, THE ZOE BALL BOOKCLUB**A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, GUARDIAN, IRISH TIMES, OBSERVER, RED and THE TELEGRAPH**SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE FOR MEMOIR AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY 2018*</p.
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Nature's Last Dance

Tales of wonder in an age of extinction

by Natalie Kyriacou ...

Amidst the tragedy of wild species extinction lies a hidden world of survival and wonder. Conservationists are embroiled in a high-stakes clash with a drug cartel to save a porpoise. Scientists are fighting to save a flightless bird that romances rocks. Unconventional animals are upending 21st century beauty standards, and financiers are betting on whale poo to make its debut on Wall Street.This ... Read more

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Amidst the tragedy of wild species extinction lies a hidden world of survival and wonder. Conservationists are embroiled in a high-stakes clash with a drug cartel to save a porpoise. Scientists are fighting to save a flightless bird that romances rocks. Unconventional animals are upending 21st century beauty standards, and financiers are betting on whale poo to make its debut on Wall Street.This
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When the Body Says No

the cost of hidden stress

by Gabor Maté ...

Can a person literally die of loneliness? Is there a connection between the ability to express emotions and Alzheimer’s disease? Is there such a thing as a ‘cancer personality’?Drawing on deep scientific research and Dr Gabor Maté’s acclaimed clinical work, When the Body Says No provides the answers to critical questions about the mind-body link – and the role that stress and our emotional makeup ... Read more

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Can a person literally die of loneliness? Is there a connection between the ability to express emotions and Alzheimer’s disease? Is there such a thing as a ‘cancer personality’?Drawing on deep scientific research and Dr Gabor Maté’s acclaimed clinical work, When the Body Says No provides the answers to critical questions about the mind-body link – and the role that stress and our emotional makeup
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The Combat Doctor

by Dr Dan Pronk ...

'I had seen dozens of people die horrible deaths ... This time was different. This time it was a friend of mine dying in the dirt in front of me, and it was my job to save him.'Dr Dan Pronk served on over 100 combat missions in Afghanistan as a frontline special forces combat doctor, where the casualties he treated were his fellow SAS soldiers and commandos, local civilians and even the enemy.The ... Read more

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'I had seen dozens of people die horrible deaths ... This time was different. This time it was a friend of mine dying in the dirt in front of me, and it was my job to save him.'Dr Dan Pronk served on over 100 combat missions in Afghanistan as a frontline special forces combat doctor, where the casualties he treated were his fellow SAS soldiers and commandos, local civilians and even the enemy.The
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In a Flight of Starlings

The Wonder of Complex Systems

by Giorgio Parisi ...

Translated by Simon Carnell ...

**From the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, a remarkable journey into the practice of groundbreaking science'Giorgio Parisi is renowned for his scientific creativity, originality, and power. In this exhilarating little book, he shows his human side, too. By its end, readers will feel they've made a charming, witty new friend' Frank Wilczek**The world is shaped by complexity. In this ... Read more

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**From the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, a remarkable journey into the practice of groundbreaking science'Giorgio Parisi is renowned for his scientific creativity, originality, and power. In this exhilarating little book, he shows his human side, too. By its end, readers will feel they've made a charming, witty new friend' Frank Wilczek**The world is shaped by complexity. In this
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Just Mercy

a story of justice and redemption

by Bryan Stevenson ...

WINNER OF THE 2015 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTIONWINNER OF THE 2015 DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZEWINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTIONNow a major motion-picture starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, and Brie Larson.#1 New York Times bestseller, and a widely acclaimed and multi-award–winning book, this is a powerful, true story about the pot... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE 2015 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTIONWINNER OF THE 2015 DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZEWINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTIONNow a major motion-picture starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, and Brie Larson.#1 New York Times bestseller, and a widely acclaimed and multi-award–winning book, this is a powerful, true story about the pot...
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW ADAPTED INTO A HBO FILM STARRING OPRAH WINFREY & ROSE BYRNE"No dead woman has done more for the living . . . A fascinating, harrowing, necessary book" Hilary Mantel, The GuardianHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Born a poor black tobacco farmer, her cancer cells - taken without her knowledge - became a multimillion-dollar industry and ... Read more

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW ADAPTED INTO A HBO FILM STARRING OPRAH WINFREY & ROSE BYRNE"No dead woman has done more for the living . . . A fascinating, harrowing, necessary book" Hilary Mantel, The GuardianHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Born a poor black tobacco farmer, her cancer cells - taken without her knowledge - became a multimillion-dollar industry and
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A Child Called It

From international bestseller Dave Pelzer, the book that broke a million hearts

by Dave Pelzer ...

A harrowing and inspiring true story of a young boy's abusive childhood, from international bestseller Dave Pelzer.'A story where love, kindness, patience and endurance triumph' Daily Mail*****Brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable and alcoholic mother, Dave became a slave; he was no longer a boy, but an 'it'. His bed was an old army cot in the basement, his clothes torn and unwa. ... Read more

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A harrowing and inspiring true story of a young boy's abusive childhood, from international bestseller Dave Pelzer.'A story where love, kindness, patience and endurance triumph' Daily Mail*****Brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable and alcoholic mother, Dave became a slave; he was no longer a boy, but an 'it'. His bed was an old army cot in the basement, his clothes torn and unwa.
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Hunt, Gather, Parent

What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about Raising Children

by Michaeleen Doucleff ...

In this ground-breaking book, Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff looks back to our ancestors for solutions to our failing modern-day parenting theories.When Dr Michaeleen Doucleff became a mother, she examined the studies behind modern parenting guidance and found that the evidence was frustratingly limited, and the conclusions often ineffective. She began to wonder if an opposite approach was needed – one ... Read more

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In this ground-breaking book, Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff looks back to our ancestors for solutions to our failing modern-day parenting theories.When Dr Michaeleen Doucleff became a mother, she examined the studies behind modern parenting guidance and found that the evidence was frustratingly limited, and the conclusions often ineffective. She began to wonder if an opposite approach was needed – one
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Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman

Adventures of a Curious Character

by Richard P Feynman ...

WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY BILL GATESIn this warm, insightful portrait of the Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, we see the wisdom, humour and curiosity of Richard Feynman through a series of conversations with his friend Ralph Leighton.Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was one of the world's greatest theoretical physicists, but he was also a man who fell, ... Read more

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WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY BILL GATESIn this warm, insightful portrait of the Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, we see the wisdom, humour and curiosity of Richard Feynman through a series of conversations with his friend Ralph Leighton.Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was one of the world's greatest theoretical physicists, but he was also a man who fell,
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The Innocent Man

A gripping crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of mystery and suspense

by John Grisham ...

***NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES***__________________A gripping true-crime story of a shocking miscarriage of justice, from international bestselling thriller author John Grisham, author of A Time to Kill, The Firm and The Whistler.In the baseball draft of 1971, Ron Williamson was the first player chosen from Oklahoma. Signing with Oakland, he said goodbye to his small home town and left for C... ... Read more

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***NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES***__________________A gripping true-crime story of a shocking miscarriage of justice, from international bestselling thriller author John Grisham, author of A Time to Kill, The Firm and The Whistler.In the baseball draft of 1971, Ron Williamson was the first player chosen from Oklahoma. Signing with Oakland, he said goodbye to his small home town and left for C...
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How I Learned to Understand the World

BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK

by Hans Rosling ...

Translated by Dr Anna Paterson ...

BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK*The moving, playful memoir of Hans Rosling - Swedish statistics mastermind, researcher extraordinaire and author of the global bestseller, Factfulness.This is a book that contains very few numbers. Instead, it is about meeting people who have opened my eyes.*It was facts that helped him explain how the world works. But it was curiosity and commitment that made the late ... Read more

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BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK*The moving, playful memoir of Hans Rosling - Swedish statistics mastermind, researcher extraordinaire and author of the global bestseller, Factfulness.This is a book that contains very few numbers. Instead, it is about meeting people who have opened my eyes.*It was facts that helped him explain how the world works. But it was curiosity and commitment that made the late
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Beyond the Buffalo River

A South African Story

by Geoff and Barb Solarsh, Barb Solarsh ...

Beyond the Buffalo is a personal memoir by two young and idealistic health professionals, who in the aftermath of the 1976 Soweto riots, made the decision to move to a small rural hospital in a black homeland, at the height of apartheid in South Africa. At this time of social and political upheaval, they felt called to go to a place where they might be able to make a small difference and better ... Read more

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Beyond the Buffalo is a personal memoir by two young and idealistic health professionals, who in the aftermath of the 1976 Soweto riots, made the decision to move to a small rural hospital in a black homeland, at the height of apartheid in South Africa. At this time of social and political upheaval, they felt called to go to a place where they might be able to make a small difference and better
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A Life on the Line

A MICA Flight Paramedic's Story

by Darren Hodge ...

When the author was a kid, a big white sleek ambulance squatted like a lion in the driveway next door, always ready to go, and sometimes it did, roaring down the street. Today he is a MICA Flight Paramedic with decades of varied experience in 'a life of extremes' in an Australian ambulance service. He does shifts at base on-call, and teaches another generation of paramedics now. Loves his job.A ... Read more

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When the author was a kid, a big white sleek ambulance squatted like a lion in the driveway next door, always ready to go, and sometimes it did, roaring down the street. Today he is a MICA Flight Paramedic with decades of varied experience in 'a life of extremes' in an Australian ambulance service. He does shifts at base on-call, and teaches another generation of paramedics now. Loves his job.A
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The Blood Says Otherwise: A fascinating and heart-breaking story of life as a forensic scientist

by Ruben Miller ...

Absorbing true crime account of years at the frontline of crime scene reconstruction - from cold-blooded killings and gang wars to cold cases revived by a single clue.A compelling account of Ruben Miller's years working as a forensic scientist, visiting crime scenes and gathering evidence. His detailed descriptions of what he sees are often heart-breaking. The behaviour of the people he meets - ... Read more

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Absorbing true crime account of years at the frontline of crime scene reconstruction - from cold-blooded killings and gang wars to cold cases revived by a single clue.A compelling account of Ruben Miller's years working as a forensic scientist, visiting crime scenes and gathering evidence. His detailed descriptions of what he sees are often heart-breaking. The behaviour of the people he meets -
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The Emperor of All Maladies

by Siddhartha Mukherjee ...

WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2011WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2011‘Profound, eloquent and searching’ SUNDAY TIMES‘Essential reading’ INDEPENDENT‘Masterly’ GUARDIAN‘Extraordinary’ NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWAN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY SO FAR</p... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2011WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2011‘Profound, eloquent and searching’ SUNDAY TIMES‘Essential reading’ INDEPENDENT‘Masterly’ GUARDIAN‘Extraordinary’ NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWAN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY SO FAR</p...
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The Year I Met My Brain

A travel companion for adults who have just found out they have ADHD

by Matilda Boseley ...

Matilda Boseley’s adult ADHD diagnosis was a massive, earth-shattering event. She was given a prescription but had no idea what ADHD meant for her identity, her relationships or her future.Twelve months of confusion later, journalist Matilda embarked on an epic voyage to figure out what’s really happening in the stormy seas of the ADHD brain and write the guide she wished she’d had.The Year I Met ... Read more

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Matilda Boseley’s adult ADHD diagnosis was a massive, earth-shattering event. She was given a prescription but had no idea what ADHD meant for her identity, her relationships or her future.Twelve months of confusion later, journalist Matilda embarked on an epic voyage to figure out what’s really happening in the stormy seas of the ADHD brain and write the guide she wished she’d had.The Year I Met
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Mary Penfold: The true story of the great Australian winemaker, from the bestselling award-winning author of SISTER VIV and MR AND MRS GOULD

by Grantlee Kieza ...

The inspiring story of Mary Penfold, the mother of the Australian wine industry - a self-taught vintner and business genius who emigrated to a frontier settlement and built her family's small vineyard into one of the world's most respected winemakersBestselling author and biographer Grantlee Kieza turns his focus to the birth of the Australian wine industry and the mother, business leader and ... Read more

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The inspiring story of Mary Penfold, the mother of the Australian wine industry - a self-taught vintner and business genius who emigrated to a frontier settlement and built her family's small vineyard into one of the world's most respected winemakersBestselling author and biographer Grantlee Kieza turns his focus to the birth of the Australian wine industry and the mother, business leader and
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Back On My Feet: From doctor to patient, a moving and inspirational memoir of traumatic injury, faith and hope, for readers of Turia Pitt and Emma Carey

by Olivia Ong ...

The inspirational story of how a rehabilitation doctor overcame her devastating spinal injury with faith and determination, and changed her life and practice as a result.In September 2008, Dr Olivia Ong was struck by a car and suffered a catastrophic spinal injury. Her prognosis was devastating – she would never walk again. The future she had envisioned – practising medicine, having children and ... Read more

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The inspirational story of how a rehabilitation doctor overcame her devastating spinal injury with faith and determination, and changed her life and practice as a result.In September 2008, Dr Olivia Ong was struck by a car and suffered a catastrophic spinal injury. Her prognosis was devastating – she would never walk again. The future she had envisioned – practising medicine, having children and
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Bring on the Empty Horses (Hodder Great Reads

by David Niven ...

Here is Niven at his best. He and Errol Flynn were filming The Charge of the Light Brigade for a director, Michael Curtiz, 'whose Hungarian-orientated English was a joy to us all'. High on the rostrum he decided the moment had come to order the arrival on the scene of a hundred riderless chargers. "Okay," he yelled into a megaphone, "Bring on the empty horses!" 'BRING ON THE EMPTY HORSES is the ... Read more

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Here is Niven at his best. He and Errol Flynn were filming The Charge of the Light Brigade for a director, Michael Curtiz, 'whose Hungarian-orientated English was a joy to us all'. High on the rostrum he decided the moment had come to order the arrival on the scene of a hundred riderless chargers. "Okay," he yelled into a megaphone, "Bring on the empty horses!" 'BRING ON THE EMPTY HORSES is the
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You Called an Ambulance for What?

by Tim Booth ...

Tim Booth is shocked when his first emergency callout for someone short of breath turns out to be an adult man with a blocked nose. Far from beginner's luck, this turns out to be an omen for the rest of his paramedic career.Between the obligatory stories of objects lodged in body cavities and grown men who can't look after themselves when their wives are away, Tim finds that the promised life ... Read more

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Tim Booth is shocked when his first emergency callout for someone short of breath turns out to be an adult man with a blocked nose. Far from beginner's luck, this turns out to be an omen for the rest of his paramedic career.Between the obligatory stories of objects lodged in body cavities and grown men who can't look after themselves when their wives are away, Tim finds that the promised life
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Under the Wig

A Lawyer's Stories of Murder, Guilt and Innocence

by William Clegg ...

'This is a gripping memoir from one of our country's greatest jury advocates, offering a fascinating, no-holds-barred tour behind the scenes of some of the most famous criminal cases of modern times' The Secret Barrister'Gripping' - The Times'Mixes the excitement of the courtroom and some practical tips on the advocacy with the more mundane life of the working lawyer' - Sunday Times'Between such ... Read more

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'This is a gripping memoir from one of our country's greatest jury advocates, offering a fascinating, no-holds-barred tour behind the scenes of some of the most famous criminal cases of modern times' The Secret Barrister'Gripping' - The Times'Mixes the excitement of the courtroom and some practical tips on the advocacy with the more mundane life of the working lawyer' - Sunday Times'Between such
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Trees Of South India

by Paul Blanchflower, Marie Demont ...

Trees of South India is a result of over fifty years of dedicated work of restoring and researching theforests and native trees of the Coromandel Coast of South India, all the way to the lower reaches of theWestern Ghats, and on to the hillocks of the Eastern Ghats-a contiguous woodland until a few thousandyears ago. Geographically, this range covers the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra ... Read more

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Trees of South India is a result of over fifty years of dedicated work of restoring and researching theforests and native trees of the Coromandel Coast of South India, all the way to the lower reaches of theWestern Ghats, and on to the hillocks of the Eastern Ghats-a contiguous woodland until a few thousandyears ago. Geographically, this range covers the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra
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Joseph Banks

by Patrick O’Brian ...

Botanist, explorer, President of the Royal Society and one of Australia’s founding fathers.Sir Joseph Banks was among the most influential figures of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. As a young man he accompanied Captain Cook on his voyage of discovery to Australia, in later years he was instrumental in establishing Kew Gardens as the greatest botanical centre in the world and he knew just ... Read more

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Botanist, explorer, President of the Royal Society and one of Australia’s founding fathers.Sir Joseph Banks was among the most influential figures of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. As a young man he accompanied Captain Cook on his voyage of discovery to Australia, in later years he was instrumental in establishing Kew Gardens as the greatest botanical centre in the world and he knew just
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