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Sheryl Sandberg The statistics, although an improvement on previous decades, are certainly not in women's favour - of 197 heads of state, only twenty-two are women. Women hold just 20 percent of... | Clive Stafford Smith A true story that reads like a thriller: how an innnocent man was convicted of murder and the horrifying flaws in American justice the case exposes. |
David Walliams Famous comedian, funniest judge on "Britain's Got Talent", irresistible ladykiller and high-achieving sportsman, the author is a man of many talents. Launched to fame with the record-breaking "Little Britain", his... | Albert Espinosa What is the yellow world? The yellow world is a world that's within everyone's reach, a world the colour of sun. It is the name of a way of living... |
Suzanne Corkin In 1953, at the age of twenty-seven, Molaison underwent an experimental psychosurgical procedure intended to alleviate his debilitating epilepsy. This title tells the story of the amnesiac Henry Gustave Molaison... | Judith Mackrell A gripping biography of six extraordinary women who, in their very different ways, epitomise the decade they came of age - the 1920s |
Jesse Norman Both conservative and subversive, Burke's beliefs have never been more relevant than in today's 'Big Society', as MP Jesse Norman explains. | Jon Henderson Stanley Matthews is one of the most famous footballers ever to play the beautiful game. He played 84 matches for England in a career that spanned an extraordinary 33 years... |
Rupert Everett Rupert Everett's first memoir - Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins - was an international bestseller and an instant classic on publication in 2006. Reviewers compared... | Neil McKenna 28th April 1870. The flamboyantly dressed Miss Fanny Park and Miss Stella Boulton are causing a stir in the Strand Theatre. All eyes are riveted upon their lascivious oglings of... |
Alexandra Heminsley Whether you're in serious training or thinking about running for the bus, this book is suitable for those who after wine and crisps for supper a few too many times... | William Shawcross The Queen Mother's witty, entertaining and insightful correspondence, published together for the first time. |
Edward Pickering When Chris Boardman first raced against Graeme Obree, in a time trial in Newtonards, Northern Ireland, in 1990, it was the start of a rivalry that captivated the British public... | Lee Mack Have you ever wondered where comedians come from? Why is it that one person is a funny bloke down the pub while another actually makes a living by standing up... |
Qais Akbar Omar With all the emotional power of The Kite Runner, this is the very first true life account of growing up in Afghanistan, by a writer who still lives in Kabul. | Lucy Moore Tells the tragic story of ballet's great revolutionary, Nijinsky. In this book, the author examines a career defined by two forces - inspired performance and an equally headline-grabbing talent for... |