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    Biography books giving you an insight into the private lives of the rich and famous, as well as amazing stories from individuals you may not have heard of.

    Steve Collins: The Good Guys Wear Black [1998] paperback

    €4.99€11.41

    In his four years with S019, the Metropolitan Police Special Firearms Wing, Steve Collins has been in over a thousand contacts: that is gun battles, with Yardies; IRA gunmen; East...

    Lya Fett Luft: Losses and Gains [2007] paperback

    €5.99€9.99

    In her bestselling book Losses and Gains, Lya Luft draws on her own experiences of loss and gain in marriage and family to address the universal themes of childhood, love...

    Saffron Barker: Saffron Barker Vs Real Life [2017] hardback

    €12.99€19.50

    GET YOUR HANDS ON THE NO.1 BESTSELLER BY YOUTUBER SAFFRON BARKER#SaffronBarkerVSRealLifeRelationships! Confidence! Make-up fails!In a world of perfect social media lives, one girl is battling to make it through completely...

    Blake Gopnik: Warhol [2021] paperback

    €22.10

    "Superb...Gopnik persuasively assembles his case over the course of this mesmerising book, which is as much art history and philosophy as it is biography" Kathryn Hughes, The GuardianWhen critics attacked...

    Dylan (Editor) Jones: These Foolish Things [2024] hardback

    €32.50

    Few people can say they have shaped the cultural landscape of the last four decades while crossing paths with some of the most extraordinary personalities on the planet. But then,...

    Abbas Nazari: After the Tampa [2021] paperback

    €6.99€17.99

    When the Taliban were at the height of their power in 2001, Abbas Nazari's parents were faced with a choice: stay and face persecution in their homeland, or seek security...

    Keith Hellawell: The Outsider [2003] paperback

    €12.99

    The tough life of one of Britain's most senior policemen, who rose through the ranks from poverty and deprivation to the highest office, and went on to become Blair's 'Drug...

    Caroline Darian: I'll Never Call Him Dad Again: By The Daughter Of Gisele Pelicot [2025] paperback

    €19.50

    The trial of Dominique Pelicot, which began on 2 September 2024, has captured the world's attention. Behind the haunting details of Pelicot's unthinkable crimes are a mother and daughter who...

    Stephen Westaby: Fragile Lives: A Heart Surgeon's Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table [2018] paperback

    €3.99€14.30

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY PRIZE THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BMA PRESIDENT'S AWARD 2017 An incredible memoir from one of the world's most eminent heart surgeons,...

    Claire Bloom: Leaving a Doll's House [2013] paperback

    €10.99

    In this memoir of personal discovery, loss and renewal, Claire Bloom looks beyond the stage and unveils her true identity. One of the most beautiful and gifted actresses of her...

    Martin Bell: Through Gates of Fire [2004] paperback

    €6.99€11.70

    What kind of a world do we live in when governments are able to pursue wars against not only the will of the people, but also the international institutions set...

    Laura Coffey: Enchanted Islands [2024] hardback

    €22.10

    "A magical and hugely captivating journey - filled with such beauty, wonder and surprise. A simply marvellous read, hugely recommended" - Stephen Fry A real-life journey through the fantastical world...

    Belle de Jour: The Intimate Adventures Of A London Call Girl [2007] paperback

    €5.99€13.00

    Belle de Jour is the nom de plume of a high-class call girl working in London. This is her story.From the summer of 2003 to the autumn of 2004 Belle...

    Sandi Toksvig: Between the Stops [2020] paperback

    €4.99

    'Part confession, part call to arms and wholly entertaining' OBSERVER'Her writing style is as kooky and digestible as Bill Bryson's . . . A fun-filled, fact-packed, memorable ride' SUNDAY TIMES...

    Anita Moorjani: What If This Is Heaven?: How Our Cultural Myths Prevent Us from Experiencing Heaven on Earth [2016] paperback

    €16.25

    If life is about the journey and not the destination, could it be that this is heaven - this physical life we are living here on Earth? What we experience...

    Stephen Galloway: Truly Madly [2023] paperback

    €14.30

    The New York Times bestseller - a sweeping and heartbreaking Hollywood biography about the passionate, turbulent marriage of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. In 1934, a friend brought fledgling actress...

    Oenone Forbat: Bad Influence [2024] paperback

    €14.30

    'An ideal summer read' EVENING STANDARD'Equal parts insightful and entertaining - whatever your take on influencers, Bad Influence is a great read' YOMI ADEGOKEOenone didn't set out to become an...

    Genevieve Kingston: Did I Ever Tell You? [2024] paperback

    €14.99€19.50

    '[A] heartfelt memoir' New York Times'Compelling and heartbreaking' Ann NapolitanoA deeply moving memoir of a young daughter, her dying mother - and the trail of letters and gifts she left...

    Malala Yousafzai: I Am Malala [2023] paperback

    €13.00

    In the face of Taliban oppression, one girl's unwavering defiance sparked a worldwide movement. Shot in the head for daring to seek an education, Malala Yousafzai defied all odds, emerging...

    Khalida Popal: My Beautiful Sisters [2024] paperback

    €19.50

    A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SUMMER BOOKS OF 2024'Riveting, heart-wrenching and incredibly important... an inspirational story for girls and women everywhere' MALALA YOUSAFZAI, Nobel Peace Prize laureateA story of sisterhood and...

    Natasha Carthew: Undercurrent [2024] paperback

    €13.00

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO BOOK AWARDS 2023'A powerful story of social inequality' RAYNOR WINN'Important and beautifully lyrical' THE TIMES'A fierce, urgent memoir' AMY-JANE BEERTo grow up in rural poverty is...

    Jack Whitehall: How to Survive Family Holidays [2022] paperback

    €13.00

    'Screamingly funny...a splendidly effervescent and enjoyable book' Daily MailOne part Lonely Planet, one part tell-all family memoir, this is the definitive and hilarious guide on how to survive family holidays.No...

    Steven Hyden: Long Road [2023] paperback

    €19.50

    A leading music journalist's riveting chronicle of how beloved band Pearl Jam shaped the times, and how their legacy and longevity have transcended generations.Ever since Pearl Jam first blasted onto...

    John Higgs: I Have America Surrounded [2006] paperback

    €6.99€15.70

    The brilliant first biography of the man President Nixon called 'the most dangerous man in America'. Timothy Leary was one of the most controversial and divisive figures of the twentieth...

    Pitz Anneliese: The Man Who Loved Siberia [2024] paperback

    €15.99

    Siberia, to me, is a fairy-tale land.Fritz Doerries set out on his first trip to Eastern Siberia in 1877, when there were still blank spaces on maps of the world....

    Katie Piper: Beautiful Ever After [2014] paperback

    €6.99€18.20

    Katie Piper's extraordinary story of strength and recovery after a brutal rape and acid attack has captivated Britain. In this powerful sequel to her bestselling memoir, Katie tells the remarkable...

    David Nott: War Doctor [2020] paperback

    €5.99€14.30

    A powerful and intensely moving memoir by an NHS surgeon who volunteered in war zones, operating under the most extreme circumstances.'Brave, compassionate and inspiring - it left me in floods...

    Sayo Masuda: Autobiography Of A Geisha [2004] paperback

    €5.99€20.80

    Sayo Masuda's story is an extraordinary portrait of rural life in japan and an illuminating contrast to the fictionalised lives of glamorous geishas.At the age of sis Masuda's poverty-stricken family...

    Max Pemberton: Trust Me, I'm A (junior) Doctor [2008] paperback

    €4.99€13.00

    'Very funny and frank' Independent'Reads like Scrubs: The Blog ... funny and awful in equal measure' Observer* * * * * * *The bestselling real life story of a hapless...

    Dr Amanda Brown: The Prison Doctor: Women Inside [2020] paperback

    €6.99€11.70

    From the Sunday Times bestselling author Dr Amanda Brown. Insights into the world of a Prison Doctor, this time taking us deeper into the walls of Bronzefield, the UK's biggest...

    Casey Watson: A Stolen Childhood [2015] paperback

    €4.99€14.30

    Bestselling author and teacher Casey Watson shares the horrifying true story of Kiera Bentley, a 12-year-old girl with a deeply shocking secret she's too young to even understand. When Casey...

    Malala Yousafzai: We Are Displaced [2019] hardback

    €9.99€24.27

    Nobel Peace Prize winner and bestselling author Malala Yousafzai introduces some of the faces behind the statistics and news stories we read or hear every day about the millions of...

    Charlotte Crosby: Me, Myself and Mini Me [2024] paperback

    €16.90

    The one where I become a mother...Charlotte Crosby is a woman of many talents - reality TV star, Celebrity Big Brother winner, businesswoman extraordinaire, Mastermind contestant - and now a...

    Edel Rodriguez: Worm [2023] hardback

    €26.00

    From the iconic, award-winning artist and designer, a graphic memoir of leaving Cuba, becoming American, and fighting for freedom, here and there.'Exhilarating, immensely powerful, gorgeous' PHILIPPE SANDS'Belongs in the pantheon...

    Lisa Brennan-Jobs: Small Fry [2018] paperback

    €9.99€16.90

    A frank, smart and endearing literary memoir of growing up as the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs in the rapidly changing Silicon Valley of the tech boom.Born on a...

    Carole Radziwill: What Remains [2007] paperback

    €5.99€9.10

    WHAT REMAINS begins with loss and returns to loss. A small plane plunges into the ocean, carrying John Kennedy and Carolyn, Carole Radziwill's cousins-in-law and closest friends. Three weeks later...

    Alessandro Gallenzi: Written In Water [2024] paperback

    €14.99

    On 17th September 1820, accompanied by his friend Joseph Severn, John Keats left London for Italy on board the Maria Crowther in a desperate bid to restore his health. Anguished...

    Tom Allan: On The Roof [2024] hardback

    €20.99

    A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024'An excellent, beautifully written book' Patrick Galbraith, Sunday Times 'A rich and hugely enjoyable celebration of the local, the vernacular and traditional ......

    Linda Segtnan: The Eighth House [2025] paperback

    €12.99

    'This is an extraordinary book. It moves in and around you like a ghost. I feel lucky to have experienced it' -- Daisy Johnson - author of Everything UnderIn the...

    Claire Rayner: How Did I Get Here from There? [2003] hardback

    €9.99€25.70

    It is no secret that happiness was spread a little thinly in Claire Rayner's far from easy childhood. Born in Stepney, East London, in the early 30s during the Depression,...

    Rajaa Alsanea: Girls of Riyadh [2007] paperback

    €6.99€14.99

    Saudi Arabia - where marriages are arranged and there are no cinemas or parties to go to, where social life consists of trying to keep girls and boys apart rather...

    Christine Toomey: When the Mountains Dance [2024] paperback

    €14.30

    'In the wake of the strongest earthquake in Italy for nearly forty years and the many aftershocks that followed, Italians began speaking of the earth beneath our feet as la...

    Miriam Margolyes: Oh Miriam! [2024] paperback

    €14.30

    'Oh Miriam! risks the curse of the sequel, and pulls it off . . . A force of nature, a tour de farce. Bold, brave and bright, but also revealing,...

    Ashley Mullenger: My Fishing Life [2024] paperback

    €29.99

    'A beautiful, heartfelt love letter to the sea, and a cherished industry. Ash is a force of nature, she's a testament to working hard and dreaming big' Dermot O'Leary'A beautifully...

    Taupin Bernie: Scattershot [2024] paperback

    €7.99€14.30

    *THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER**A Times Best Music Book of 2023*'Glorious! I am besotted by the life I never knew he had.' -Elton John'Self deprecating and refreshingly honest' -...

    Freya Bromley: The Tidal Year [2024] paperback

    €14.30

    'A beautiful, brilliantly written book on grief, self-discovery and swimming' EMMA GANNON'Immersive and compelling' CATHY RENTZENBRINK*SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO BOOK AWARDS 2023*In a bid to fill the empty space left...

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