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Genre: Biography & Memoir

Surviving Execution

Ian Woods

RRP: £9.99

“Compelling… This is a captivating account of Glossip’s fight for truth.” — Sir Richard BransonA tense mix of Dead Man Walking and Making a Murderer, Surviving Execution combines the very best in t …

The Road to Sparta

Dean Karnazes

RRP: £10.99

In 490 BCE Pheidippides ran for 36 hours straight from Athens to Sparta to seek help in defending Athens from a Persian invasion. He was hailed as a hero and his run stands enduringly as one of greate …

A Really Big Lunch

Jim Harrison

‘The late Jim Harrison was one of the true greats when it came to writing about food. He combined an attention to detail with a glorious prose style and a massive appetite… A must read.’ – ObserverN …

The Gift of Sleep

Elizabeth Sloane

RRP: £14.99

Getting a baby to sleep through the night is the dream of every parent, but unsettled, broken nights are more often the reality.Elizabeth Sloane has been giving babies aged six months and over the gif …

The Raw and the Cooked

Jim Harrison

A classic collection full of salty wisdom, from ‘the Henry Miller of food writing’ (Wall Street Journal) and author of Legends of the Fall.Food is an extreme sport for Jim Harrison. As a seven-month o …

The Seventh Circle

Robert Langdon

RRP: £14.99

A harrowing account of Afghanistan’s notorious Pul-e-Charkhi prison, written by its longest-serving western inmate.Former soldier Rob Langdon was working as a security contractor in Afghanistan when h …

Art and Ardor

Cynthia Ozick

Art & Ardor was the first of Cynthia Ozick’s collections of her non-fiction pieces, and covers the longest span (1968 to 1983) of the now seven volumes. First printed in a variety of publications, the …

Fame and Folly

Cynthia Ozick

From one of America’s great literary figures, a collection of essays on eminent writers and their work, and on the war between art and life. The perilous intersection of writers’ lives with public and …

Freeman's

John Freeman

RRP: £10.99

‘The oldest is 70. The youngest, 26. In between, the best list of this kind I have ever seen.’ Marlon JamesIn three issues, the literary anthology from leading editor and literary critic John Freeman …

Manderley Forever

Tatiana de Rosnay

RRP: £12.99

Bestselling novelist Tatiana de Rosnay pays homage to Daphne du Maurier, the writer who influenced her deeply, in this startling and immersive new biography. A portrait of one writer by another, Mande …

Metaphor and Memory

Cynthia Ozick

From the author of The Messiah of Stockholm and Art and Ardor comes this collection of supple, provocative, and intellectually dazzling essays. In Metaphor & Memory, Cynthia Ozick writes about Saul Be …

Quarrel and Quandary

Cynthia Ozick

In this collection of essays, Cynthia Ozick, everywhere acclaimed as a critic, novelist, and storyteller, examines some of the world’s most illustrious writers and their work, tackles compelling conte …

The Din in the Head

Cynthia Ozick

One of America’s foremost novelists and critics, Cynthia Ozick has won praise and provoked debate for taking on challenging literary, historical, and moral issues. In her spirited essay collection The …

The Shipwreck Hunter

David L. Mearns

RRP: £14.99

Winner of the Mountbatten Award for Best Book, 2018David Mearns has discovered some of the world’s most fascinating and elusive shipwrecks. From the mighty battlecruiser HMS Hood to the crumbling wood …

Martin Sharp

Joyce Morgan

RRP: £16.99

Martin Sharp’s art was as singular as his style. He blurred the boundaries of high art and low with images of Dylan, Hendrix and naked flower children that defined an era. Along the way the irreverent …

The Last Crocodile Hunter

Amanda French

RRP: £16.99

‘When the world lost Steve, the animals lost the best friend they ever had, and so did I. But he’s still here with me and knowing that means that I am able to gain strength from him, and harness the s …

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