The Way It Was

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A wonderfully witty and illuminating social history of post-war Britain, by the author of Engel’s England and Eleven Minutes Late.

The World's Strongest Book

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Go behind the scenes with Eddie ‘The Beast’ Hall as we follow his incredible journey from World’s Strongest Man to competing in ‘The Heaviest Boxing Match in History’ against his nemesis Hafthor ‘Thor …

Never Better

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The warm, rich and fascinating memoir of beloved broadcaster Tommie Gorman.When Tommie Gorman was growing up in Sligo in the 1960s, struggle was never far away but his household had a surplus of love …

The Wood Life

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*WINNER OF THE 2023 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR**FOREWORD BY BEN STOKES*Hallo – I’m Mark Wood. As an England and Durham cricketer who was born, raised and refined in Ashin …

Bad Boy Boogie

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Bon Scott was once asked if he was AC or DC. ‘Neither,’ he grinned, ‘I’m the lightning flash in the middle.’ And that’s how he lived his life.No one had the same skill with lyrics as Bon, who called h …

Fools

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LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDWhen is it wise to be a fool for something? From New York to India to Paris, from the Catholic Worker movement to Occupy Wall Street, the characters in Joan Silbe …

Ideas of Heaven

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDSet in modern-day America and France, Renaissance Italy and Boxer Rebellion China, these stories embrace whole lifetimes, much in the manner of Alice Munro and W …

Monster

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I propose to open my mind as wide as possible to allow my readers the first ever glimpse at South Central from my side of the gun, street, fence and wall.After pumping eight blasts from a sawed-off sh …

Saving the Planet Without the Bullsh*t

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‘Fast paced and energetic’ Financial Times’Punchy, provocative and wonderfully readable’ – David Shukman’Eye-popping and essential’ – Rowan Hooper’A must-read’ – Peter Stott Have you heard that you sh …

The Complete Ration Book Collection

The complete six-book collection of the Ration Book series, collected together for the first time. From the queen of the East End, Jean Fullerton, the Ration Book series features the Brogan family and …

The Importance of Being Interested

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***A Waterstones Best Paperback of 2022 pick***Perfect for fans of Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage and Professor Brian Cox.’A delightful and scintillating hymn to science.’ Professor Carlo RovelliC …

The Prime Ministers We Never Had

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BOOK OF THE YEAR, The Times, Guardian and ProspectWas Harold Wilson a bigger figure than Denis Healey? Was John Major more ‘prime ministerial’ than Michael Heseltine? Would David Miliband have become …

The Swift and the Harrier

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‘Historical fiction at its finest’ – Belfast TelegraphDorset, 1642.When bloody civil war breaks out between the King and Parliament, families and communities across England are riven by different alle …

The Truth About China

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‘People abroad always thought things were much scarier in China than they really were. What threw me, though, was the urgency of the diplomats in Beijing. They live it, they get it. And they wanted me …

Twenty-First-Century Tolkien

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‘Fascinating…. Wonderfully exhilarating.’ Mail on SundayFinalist for The Tolkien Society Best Book AwardAn engaging, original and radical reassessment of J.R.R. Tolkien, revealing how his visionary …

Why We Get the Wrong Politicians

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REVISED AND UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE EXPLOSIVE EVENTS OF 2021 and 2022Winner at the Parliamentary Book AwardsShortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the YearLonglisted for the Orwell Prize____________Da …