Biographies and Autobiographies
In their own words or from the pen of a biographer, the lives of others hold a magnetic intrigue for. Indulge your curiosity here…
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This Month's Featured Books
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Can I Let You Go? A Heartbreaking True Story of Love, Loss and Moving on Cathy Glass One to tug at your heart strings, this is an emotional and thought-provoking read. Faye is 24, she has learning difficulties, lives with her Grandparents and is pregnant. Cathy steps forward to foster Faye until she has given birth, the... Format: Paperback - Released: 08/09/2016 
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Alpha Abidjan to Gare du Nord Bessora Alpha hopes that his wife and little son are in Paris and he’s desperate to see them. Denied a visa to travel he must make the long, long journey from his home in the Cote D’Ivoire to Europe as an... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/08/2016
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In Order to Live A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom Yeonmi Park Europe is currently dealing with an unprecedented flow of human beings escaping conflict, hunger and political injustice. In Asia there is another flow of refugees undertaking an even deadlier journey from North Korea via China and Mongolia to reach the... Format: Paperback - Released: 07/07/2016
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The Light Between Us Lessons from Heaven That Teach Us to Live Better in the Here and Now Laura Lynne Jackson ‘The Light Between Us’ is moving and fascinating in equal measure. I’m interested in the power of the mind, however I’m sceptical about an afterlife, so will admit to starting to read with an eyebrow ready for raised action. The... Format: Paperback - Released: 08/09/2016
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Spectacles Sue Perkins Entering the crowded market of the celeb autobiography, Sue Perkins has managed to bring a fresh approach to the genre with a witty and funny view of her life so far - making this autobiography a winner. How much is... Format: Paperback - Released: 28/07/2016
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A Smidgen of Shakespeare Brush Up on the Bard with Quotations, Trivia and Frolics Geoff Spiteri I was once lucky enough to see the late – and great actor Michael Bryant play Iago,his command of the text such that the whole play came alight - a reminder of how, without such brilliance, Shakespeare can be frustrating... Format: Hardback - Released: 10/03/2016
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Rebel Without A Clue A Memoir Janet Green A rather poignant, provocative and heart-warming memoir by a lady who could have hit rock bottom and stayed there, yet she fought her way back with attitude. The introduction announces the contents with gusto. From secretary to stripper, topless model... Format: Paperback - Released: 28/04/2016
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The Plane Now Standing at Platform 3 E. James Chapman There is a saying that goes 'When life gives you lemons make lemonade' but in E. James Chapman's hilarious book, The Plane Now Standing at Platform 3, this keep positive in all situations attitude is stretched to beyond breaking point... Format: Paperback - Released: 28/03/2016
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Carrying Albert Home The Somewhat True Story of a Man, His Wife and Her Alligator Homer Hickam A beautifully quirky, yet at the same time completely logical love story (well it is logical once you've realised that you too, have fallen in love with an alligator). ‘Carrying Albert Home’ is a nine part tale, detailing an odyssey... Format: Paperback - Released: 30/06/2016
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The Artist Andres Iniesta As intelligent off the field as he is on it, Iniesta offers a uniquely insightful and analytical view of the game he loves so much, from tactics and technique to managerial styles and coaching approaches, and will reveal the inside... Format: Paperback - Released: 08/09/2016
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Politics The Art of the Possible in an Age of Unreason Nick Clegg In 2010, a hung parliament delivered Britain's first coalition government for more than half a century. In this book, the author gives an account of his experiences, from his rise in the 2010 general election, through his years as Deputy... Format: Hardback - Released: 15/09/2016
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As I Was Saying ... Jeremy Clarkson Circumstances change. Nothing's forever. But As I Was Saying provides glorious proof that Jeremy remains as funny, puzzled, excitable, outspoken, insightful and thought-provoking as ever. As if you ever doubted it... Format: Paperback - Released: 19/05/2016
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A Different Kind of Weather A Memoir William Waldegrave The life and times of William Waldegrave, he looks back on a full political career at the heart of the Conservative Party considering why he had such a passion for politics and what that passion can do to you. ~... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2016
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Blindsided Michael Lynagh, Mark Eglinton Former Australian rugby union legend and World Cup winner, now acclaimed television sports pundit, on his glittering career in the game - and how close he came to losing his life. It's the personal tale of a sportsman playing to... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/06/2016
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Sixty Degrees North Around the World in Search of Home Malachy Tallack Follow the latitude line from Malachy Tallack's home on Shetland and you voyage to Greenland, Canada, Siberia and Scandinavia before coming home, a wiser and more grounded person. We learn more of his troubled background as he travels West, troubles... Format: Paperback - Released: 16/06/2016
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Being a Beast Charles Foster We can never truly know what it is like to be another species and experience their lives as they search for food, or kill and be killed – but Charles Foster has gone further than most in trying to... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2016
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Commitment My Autobiography Didier Drogba For the first time, Didier Drogba tells his story in his own words. Go behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge and find out about life on and off the field for this Chelsea hero. Format: Paperback - Released: 30/06/2016
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