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Helen Macdonald
RecoveryThe hawk was everything I wanted to be: solitar...The hawk was everything I wanted to be: solitary, self-possessed, free from grief, and numb to the hurts of human life. How do we carry on when someone close to us dies? Is it simply a case of putt... -
Tyson Fury
The Furious MethodFrom weighing twenty-eight stone and fighting a...From weighing twenty-eight stone and fighting a deep depression, to his amazing return to heavyweight champion of the world, Tyson opens up and share his inspiring advice and tips on diet, exercise... -
Laurie Halse Anderson
Shout: The True Story of a Survivor Who Refused to be SilencedBestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is kno...Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in ... -
Nikky Smedley
Over the Hills and Far Away: My Life as a TeletubbySay 'Eh-oh!' to Nikky Smedley and Laa-Laa Over ...Say 'Eh-oh!' to Nikky Smedley and Laa-Laa Over the Hills and Far Away follows Nikky through the Teletubbies years, from her role as a bistro table during her audition to the show's international su... -
Monica Macias
Black Girl from Pyongyang: In Search of My IdentityThe extraordinary true story of a West African ...The extraordinary true story of a West African girl's upbringing in North Korea under the guardianship of President Kim Il Sung. In 1979, aged only seven, Monica Macias was sent from West Africa to... -
Don Paterson
Toy Fights: A BoyhoodThis is a book about family, money and music bu...This is a book about family, money and music but also about schizophrenia, hell, narcissists, debt and the working class, anger, swearing, drugs, books, football, love, origami, the peculiar insani... -
John Niven
O BrotherJohn Niven's little brother Gary was fearless, ...John Niven's little brother Gary was fearless, popular, stubborn, handsome, hilarious and sometimes terrifying. In 2010, after years of chaotic struggle against the world, he took his own life at t... -
Blake Morrison
Two SistersBlake Morrison has lost a sister and a half-sis...Blake Morrison has lost a sister and a half-sister in recent years. Both are the subjects of this remarkable and heart-breaking memoir, along with a forensic examination of sibling relationships in... -
Mark Boyle
The Way Home: Tales from a life without technologyAn honest, radical and moving account of life o...An honest, radical and moving account of life off the grid. It was 11pm when I checked my email for the last time and turned off my phone for what I hoped would be forever. No running water, no car... -
Victoria Whitworth
Swimming with SealsA book about intense physical and personal expe...A book about intense physical and personal experience, narrating how Victoria Whitworth began swimming in the cold waters of Orkney as a means of escaping a failing marriage. This is a memoir of in... -
Amanda Thomson
Belonging: Natural histories of place, identity and homeReflecting on family, identity and nature, Belo...Reflecting on family, identity and nature, Belonging is a personal memoir about what it is to have and make a home. It is a love letter to nature, especially the northern landscapes of Scotland and... -
Eluned Summers-Bremner
Astray: A History of WanderingThis book explores how, far from being limited ...This book explores how, far from being limited to deviation from known pathways or desirable plans of action, wandering is an abundant source of meaning, as intimately involved in the history of ou...
