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Into the Blue

The Reese's Book Club Pick! The will-they-won't-they love story with intense yearning loved by Taylor Jenkins Reid

by Emma Brodie ...

The Reese's Book Club Pick!'An achingly romantic, compulsively readable love story - with chemistry that burns up every page'TAYLOR JENKINS REID'Smart and romantic, with fine observations about theater and life . . . The final act will stay with me'GABRIELLE ZEVIN*'*The truth is there's no such thing as a normal life. There's just the time you get and how you spend it.'In the summer of 2000, ... Read more

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The Reese's Book Club Pick!'An achingly romantic, compulsively readable love story - with chemistry that burns up every page'TAYLOR JENKINS REID'Smart and romantic, with fine observations about theater and life . . . The final act will stay with me'GABRIELLE ZEVIN*'*The truth is there's no such thing as a normal life. There's just the time you get and how you spend it.'In the summer of 2000,
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What Have I Done?

The Sunday Times bestseller and a frank, witty memoir from a British comedy icon

by Ben Elton ...

The instant Sunday Times bestseller and **critics' pick of the best biographies and memoirs of the year.‘What Have I Done? snaps, crackles and pops with wit, bravado and glorious Ben-ness. A triumph’ – Stephen Fry‘A big life chronicled by truly the Upstart Crow of our generation’ – Dawn French**Ben Elton has done everything and worked with everybody. Now, in this frank, forthright, and hugely ... Read more

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The instant Sunday Times bestseller and **critics' pick of the best biographies and memoirs of the year.‘What Have I Done? snaps, crackles and pops with wit, bravado and glorious Ben-ness. A triumph’ – Stephen Fry‘A big life chronicled by truly the Upstart Crow of our generation’ – Dawn French**Ben Elton has done everything and worked with everybody. Now, in this frank, forthright, and hugely
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Straight Outta Crawley

Memoirs of a Distinctly Average Human Being

by Romesh Ranganathan ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERStraight Outta Crawley is the hilarious and irreverent autobiography from comedian Romesh Ranganathan.'Very, very funny. I can't recommend it highly enough.' Jonathan Ross_________________________________At the age of 9, Romesh Ranganathan delivered his first ever stand-up set at a Pontin's holiday camp talent competition, smashing the other competitor, a ... ... Read more

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERStraight Outta Crawley is the hilarious and irreverent autobiography from comedian Romesh Ranganathan.'Very, very funny. I can't recommend it highly enough.' Jonathan Ross_________________________________At the age of 9, Romesh Ranganathan delivered his first ever stand-up set at a Pontin's holiday camp talent competition, smashing the other competitor, a ...
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If We Tolerate This

How the British establishment made the far right respectable

by Daniel Trilling ...

A short, urgent and illuminating book about the rise of the far right in Britain, and what we can do to stop it.'READ THIS BOOK!' - JAMES O'BRIEN'A LUCID PRIMER ON HOW TO RESIST THE APPEASEMENT OF REFORM' -TLSThe far right is now mainstream in British politics.In 2025 we saw the biggest far-right rally in Britain’s history, after a summer of flag-waving protests. The year before, racist mobs tried ... Read more

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A short, urgent and illuminating book about the rise of the far right in Britain, and what we can do to stop it.'READ THIS BOOK!' - JAMES O'BRIEN'A LUCID PRIMER ON HOW TO RESIST THE APPEASEMENT OF REFORM' -TLSThe far right is now mainstream in British politics.In 2025 we saw the biggest far-right rally in Britain’s history, after a summer of flag-waving protests. The year before, racist mobs tried
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Oscar Wars

A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears

by Michael Schulman ...

The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes Hollywood drama.America does not have royalty. It has the Academy Awards. For nine decades, perfectly coiffed starlets, debonair leading men, and producers with gold in their eyes ... Read more

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The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes Hollywood drama.America does not have royalty. It has the Academy Awards. For nine decades, perfectly coiffed starlets, debonair leading men, and producers with gold in their eyes
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Bloody Foreigners

The Story of Immigration to Britain

by Robert Winder ...

Immigration is one of the most important stories of modern British life, yet it has been happening since Caesar first landed in 53 BC. Ever since the first Roman, Saxon, Jute and Dane leaped off a boat we have been a mongrel nation. Our roots are a tangled web. From Huguenot weavers fleeing French Catholic persecution in the 18th century to South African dentists to Indian shopkeepers; from Jews ... Read more

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Immigration is one of the most important stories of modern British life, yet it has been happening since Caesar first landed in 53 BC. Ever since the first Roman, Saxon, Jute and Dane leaped off a boat we have been a mongrel nation. Our roots are a tangled web. From Huguenot weavers fleeing French Catholic persecution in the 18th century to South African dentists to Indian shopkeepers; from Jews
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Why Immigration Policy Is Hard

And How to Make It Better

by Alan Manning ...

Immigration policy is hard, involving difficult decisions and trade-offs. But, as Alan Manning – former chair of the UK's Migration Advisory Committee – makes clear, this doesn't mean that we can't do much better.We should start, Manning says, by ditching simplistic views that frame immigration as either wholly good or wholly bad. We will always have, and need, some level of immigration. But, just ... Read more

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Immigration policy is hard, involving difficult decisions and trade-offs. But, as Alan Manning – former chair of the UK's Migration Advisory Committee – makes clear, this doesn't mean that we can't do much better.We should start, Manning says, by ditching simplistic views that frame immigration as either wholly good or wholly bad. We will always have, and need, some level of immigration. But, just
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The Complete Yes Minister

by Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay ...

'We have had diaries from other Cabinet Ministers, but none Ithink which have been quite so illuminating... It is afascinating diary... It is shorter than Barbara Castle's... andalthough it is rather more accurate than Dick Crossman's, itis distinctly funnier' - Lord Allen of Abbeydale (formerlyPermanent Secretary at the Home Office) in The Times'It has an entertainment and educational value which ... Read more

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'We have had diaries from other Cabinet Ministers, but none Ithink which have been quite so illuminating... It is afascinating diary... It is shorter than Barbara Castle's... andalthough it is rather more accurate than Dick Crossman's, itis distinctly funnier' - Lord Allen of Abbeydale (formerlyPermanent Secretary at the Home Office) in The Times'It has an entertainment and educational value which
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The Golden Age of Children's TV

The shows we loved growing-up, the perfect gift

by Tim Worthington ...

'Sincere love, detailed memory and deep knowledge make this dive into children's TV history truly joyful' - SAMIRA AHMED'I love this book. It's important, invaluable and oddly emotional' - GRACE DENT'A fabulous deep dive into an Atlantis of nostalgia' - DAVID QUANTICK'Tim Worthington is the acknowledged master of this kind of entertaining but authoritative media scholarship' - STU... ... Read more

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'Sincere love, detailed memory and deep knowledge make this dive into children's TV history truly joyful' - SAMIRA AHMED'I love this book. It's important, invaluable and oddly emotional' - GRACE DENT'A fabulous deep dive into an Atlantis of nostalgia' - DAVID QUANTICK'Tim Worthington is the acknowledged master of this kind of entertaining but authoritative media scholarship' - STU...
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The Snakehead

A powerful investigative account of organised crime in New York's Chinatown, from the bestselling author of London Falling

by Patrick Radden Keefe ...

****Patrick Radden Keefe's new book, London Falling, is on sale now**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION‘Reads like a mashup of The Godfather and Chinatown, complete with gun battles, a ruthless kingpin and a mountain of cash. Except that it’s all true’ – Time**In this thrilling story of real-life events, the bestselling author of Empire of Pain investigates a secret world run ... Read more

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****Patrick Radden Keefe's new book, London Falling, is on sale now**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION‘Reads like a mashup of The Godfather and Chinatown, complete with gun battles, a ruthless kingpin and a mountain of cash. Except that it’s all true’ – Time**In this thrilling story of real-life events, the bestselling author of Empire of Pain investigates a secret world run
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Melissa Explains It All

Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life

by Melissa Joan Hart ...

The beloved actress presents "a delightful and refreshingly honest memoir about growing up Melissa/Clarissa/Sabrina" (Delia Ephron, New York Times–bestselling author of Left on Tenth).Melissa Joan Hart explained it all—from dating to bullies—in her groundbreaking role as Clarissa Darling on Clarissa Explains It All. She cast a spell on millions as Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Now, in Melissa ... Read more

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The beloved actress presents "a delightful and refreshingly honest memoir about growing up Melissa/Clarissa/Sabrina" (Delia Ephron, New York Times–bestselling author of Left on Tenth).Melissa Joan Hart explained it all—from dating to bullies—in her groundbreaking role as Clarissa Darling on Clarissa Explains It All. She cast a spell on millions as Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Now, in Melissa
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The Forest and the EcoGothic

The Deep Dark Woods in the Popular Imagination

by Elizabeth Parker ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This book offers the first full length study on the pervasive archetype of The Gothic Forest in Western culture. The idea of the forest as deep, dark, and dangerous has an extensive history and continues to resonate throughout contemporary popular culture. The Forest and the EcoGothic examines both why we fear the forest and how exactly these fears manifest in our stories. It draws on and furthers ... Read more

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This book offers the first full length study on the pervasive archetype of The Gothic Forest in Western culture. The idea of the forest as deep, dark, and dangerous has an extensive history and continues to resonate throughout contemporary popular culture. The Forest and the EcoGothic examines both why we fear the forest and how exactly these fears manifest in our stories. It draws on and furthers
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Voices of the Border

Testimonios of Migration, Deportation, and Asylum

by Jorge A. Andrade Galindo, Cecilia Guadalupe Espinosa Martinez, David Hill, Marla Conrad, Joanna Williams, Samuel L. de los Santos ...

Powerful personal accounts from migrants crossing the US–Mexico border provide an understanding of their experiences, as well as the consequences of public policyMigrants, refugees, and deportees live through harrowing situations, yet their personal stories are often ignored. While politicians and commentators mischaracterize and demonize, herald border crises, and speculate about who people are ... Read more

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Powerful personal accounts from migrants crossing the US–Mexico border provide an understanding of their experiences, as well as the consequences of public policyMigrants, refugees, and deportees live through harrowing situations, yet their personal stories are often ignored. While politicians and commentators mischaracterize and demonize, herald border crises, and speculate about who people are
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The Closest Thing to Crazy

My Life of Musical Adventures

by Mike Batt ...

'Fabulously readable' STEPHEN FRY'Wildly entertaining' DAILY EXPRESS'Rollicking ... ebullient ... Christmas present problems are instantly solved' MAIL ON SUNDAYNominated for the 2025 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound ResearchDescribed variously as a 'polymath', a 'renaissance man' and 'one of the most colourful characters in the mu... ... Read more

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'Fabulously readable' STEPHEN FRY'Wildly entertaining' DAILY EXPRESS'Rollicking ... ebullient ... Christmas present problems are instantly solved' MAIL ON SUNDAYNominated for the 2025 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound ResearchDescribed variously as a 'polymath', a 'renaissance man' and 'one of the most colourful characters in the mu...
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The Politics of Immigration

Contradictions of the Liberal State

by James Hampshire ...

Immigration is one of the most contested issues on the political agenda of liberal states across Europe and North America. While these states can be open and inclusive to newcomers, they are also often restrictive and exclusionary. The Politics of Immigration examines the sources of these apparently contradictory stances, locating answers in the nature of the liberal state itself.The book shows ... Read more

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Immigration is one of the most contested issues on the political agenda of liberal states across Europe and North America. While these states can be open and inclusive to newcomers, they are also often restrictive and exclusionary. The Politics of Immigration examines the sources of these apparently contradictory stances, locating answers in the nature of the liberal state itself.The book shows
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The Repair Shop: Tales from the Workshop of Dreams

by Karen Farrington ...

We all have treasures hidden away in the attic, well-loved and well-worn belongings that have been passed down from generation to generation. They may be damaged or no longer working, but we can't bear to part with them. The expert craftspeople of hit BBC series The Repair Shop are dedicated to restoring and conserving these heirlooms. They know that the true worth of these possessions doesn't lie ... Read more

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We all have treasures hidden away in the attic, well-loved and well-worn belongings that have been passed down from generation to generation. They may be damaged or no longer working, but we can't bear to part with them. The expert craftspeople of hit BBC series The Repair Shop are dedicated to restoring and conserving these heirlooms. They know that the true worth of these possessions doesn't lie
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Gladiators: Ready!

THE COMPANION BOOK TO THE UK'S FAVOURITE GAMESHOW

by The Gladiators ...

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS ACCESS-ALL-AREAS PASS ONTO THE SET OF THE UK'S MUCH-LOVED ENTERTAINMENT GAMESHOW?Do you want to know absolutely everything about the show's Gladiators, and what it takes to be a superhero? In Gladiators: Ready!, the Gladiators open up like never before. From Apollo and Diamond to Fire and Viper, you'll find out what makes them unbeatable, but also what makes them generous ... Read more

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ARE YOU READY FOR THIS ACCESS-ALL-AREAS PASS ONTO THE SET OF THE UK'S MUCH-LOVED ENTERTAINMENT GAMESHOW?Do you want to know absolutely everything about the show's Gladiators, and what it takes to be a superhero? In Gladiators: Ready!, the Gladiators open up like never before. From Apollo and Diamond to Fire and Viper, you'll find out what makes them unbeatable, but also what makes them generous
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Take Nothing for Granted

Tales from an Unexpected Life

by Ross Kemp ...

Famous for his portrayal of the iconic hardman Grant Mitchell and as the presenter of various documentaries exploring the most dangerous people and places on the planet, BAFTA-winning actor Ross Kemp is one of the UK's most-loved TV stars. Here, for the first time ever, Ross shares tales from his remarkable life.From a childhood in Essex, most of which was spent in his mum's hairdressing salon and ... Read more

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Famous for his portrayal of the iconic hardman Grant Mitchell and as the presenter of various documentaries exploring the most dangerous people and places on the planet, BAFTA-winning actor Ross Kemp is one of the UK's most-loved TV stars. Here, for the first time ever, Ross shares tales from his remarkable life.From a childhood in Essex, most of which was spent in his mum's hairdressing salon and
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Lame of Thrones

The Final Book in a Song of Hot and Cold

by The Harvard Lampoon ...

From Harvard's legendary humor publication comes an outrageous, uproariously funny parody of Game of Thrones, in the tradition of their previous bestselling parody book classics Bored of the Rings, Nightlight, and The Hunger Pains.An affectionate but take-no-prisoners send-up of the massive literary and television franchise, Lame of Thrones offers fans a way of reentering the fictional world they ... Read more

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From Harvard's legendary humor publication comes an outrageous, uproariously funny parody of Game of Thrones, in the tradition of their previous bestselling parody book classics Bored of the Rings, Nightlight, and The Hunger Pains.An affectionate but take-no-prisoners send-up of the massive literary and television franchise, Lame of Thrones offers fans a way of reentering the fictional world they
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Into the Uncanny

by Danny Robins ...

**'A wonderfully entertaining ride' - Mark Gatiss, co-creator of *Sherlock'*A brilliant book, engaging and filmic' - Reece Shearsmith, co-creator of Inside No. 9'Scarily good!' - Danny Wallace, author of Yes Man‘The ghosts of today don’t live in castles or stately homes, they’re in normal houses and workplaces, witnessed by people just like you and me. But are they the dead returning from the “und ... Read more

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**'A wonderfully entertaining ride' - Mark Gatiss, co-creator of *Sherlock'*A brilliant book, engaging and filmic' - Reece Shearsmith, co-creator of Inside No. 9'Scarily good!' - Danny Wallace, author of Yes Man‘The ghosts of today don’t live in castles or stately homes, they’re in normal houses and workplaces, witnessed by people just like you and me. But are they the dead returning from the “und
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All the Pieces Matter

THE INSIDE STORY OF THE WIRE

by Jonathan Abrams ...

The definitive oral history of the iconic and beloved TV show The Wire, as told by the actors, writers, directors, and others involved in its creationSince its final episode aired 10 years ago, the acclaimed crime drama The Wire has only become more popular and influential. The issues it tackled, from the failures of the drug war and criminal justice system to systemic bias in law enforcement and ... Read more

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The definitive oral history of the iconic and beloved TV show The Wire, as told by the actors, writers, directors, and others involved in its creationSince its final episode aired 10 years ago, the acclaimed crime drama The Wire has only become more popular and influential. The issues it tackled, from the failures of the drug war and criminal justice system to systemic bias in law enforcement and
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The World According to Cunk

An Illustrated History of All World Events Ever, Space Permitting

by Philomena Cunk ...

Romans! Madrigals! The Dark Ages! Evolutions! Trumpets! The Oranges of The First World War!All of this (except trumpets) and more is covered in this deﬁnitive, illustrated, easy-clean history of all world history so far, written by the twenty-ﬁrst century's leading historian, philosopher and thought-thinker, Philomena Cunk.Focusing on the inventions, art and brainboxes that made the modern world ... Read more

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Romans! Madrigals! The Dark Ages! Evolutions! Trumpets! The Oranges of The First World War!All of this (except trumpets) and more is covered in this deﬁnitive, illustrated, easy-clean history of all world history so far, written by the twenty-ﬁrst century's leading historian, philosopher and thought-thinker, Philomena Cunk.Focusing on the inventions, art and brainboxes that made the modern world
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Mud, Sweat and Tears

The Phenomenal Number One Bestseller

by Bear Grylls ...

'Well told, personable, fast-paced, and undoubtedly a fascinating read' Daily TelegraphGripping, moving and wildly exhilarating, Mud, Sweat and Tears is a must-read for adrenalin junkies and armchair adventurers alike.Bear Grylls is a man who has always sought the ultimate in adventure. Growing up on the Isle of Wight, he was taught by his father to sail and climb at an early age. As a teenager he ... Read more

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'Well told, personable, fast-paced, and undoubtedly a fascinating read' Daily TelegraphGripping, moving and wildly exhilarating, Mud, Sweat and Tears is a must-read for adrenalin junkies and armchair adventurers alike.Bear Grylls is a man who has always sought the ultimate in adventure. Growing up on the Isle of Wight, he was taught by his father to sail and climb at an early age. As a teenager he
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Tall Tales and Wee Stories

The Best of Billy Connolly

by Billy Connolly ...

80TH BIRTHDAY EDITION - NOW WITH 10 NEW TALL TALES!THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Connolly's raucous run through his life is as furious, funny and foul-mouthed as you'd expect' Sunday TimesIn December 2018, after fifty years of belly-laughs, energy and outrage, Billy Connolly announced his retirement from live stand-up comedy. It had been an extraordinary career.When he fi... ... Read more

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80TH BIRTHDAY EDITION - NOW WITH 10 NEW TALL TALES!THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Connolly's raucous run through his life is as furious, funny and foul-mouthed as you'd expect' Sunday TimesIn December 2018, after fifty years of belly-laughs, energy and outrage, Billy Connolly announced his retirement from live stand-up comedy. It had been an extraordinary career.When he fi...
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