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Updated December 25, 2024
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Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
Salman Rushdie
Paper Book
**Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2024** A gripping account of survival and recovery from internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize-winner Salman Rushdie On the morning of 12 August 2022, Salman Rushdie was standing onstage at the...
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The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
Griffin Dunne
Paper Book
A charming, hilarious account of Griffin Dunne's coming of age among a family of larger-than-life characters in Hollywood and Manhattan.
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Sociopath: A Memoir
Patric Gagne
Paper Book
'Deliciously wicked and insightful.' - Guardian Books of the Year 'A surprising, thoughtful and deeply personal exploration of what it means to be a sociopath.' - Pandora Sykes 'Addictively page-turning.' - The Telegraph Sociopath: A...
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Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson
Paper Book
#1 New York Times non-fiction bestseller #2 Sunday Times non-fiction bestseller SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY APPLE, AMAZON, THE TIMES<...
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Sonny Boy: A Memoir
Al Pacino
Paper Book
Discover the incredible and revelatory autobiography from one of the most iconic actors in the history of film. *THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* *A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2024* ''A 5 ft 7in Hollywood...
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The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science
Dava Sobel
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Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science - and the untold story of the young women who trained in her laboratory. âe~A fresh and feminist study of the pioneering Nobel laureate reveals...
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All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art
Orlando Whitfield
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Welcome to the contemporary art world: a ruthless and glamorous arena, where the rewards are limitless - if you can pay the price.
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Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe
John Guy
Paper Book
A TLS, TIMES, PROSPECT AND WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR A groundbreaking examination of how the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn sent shockwaves across a continent and changed England forever. 'In many places, where once we had speculation,...
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Tiger, Tiger: His Life, As It’s Never Been Told Before
James Patterson
Paper Book
How did Tiger Woods become the greatest of all time? And how did he fall so spectacularly? Before the age of twenty-five, Tiger Woods had risen to phenomenon status: twice named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, champion of more than...
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Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King
Dan Jones
Paper Book
The instant Sunday Times bestseller The UK's bestselling medieval historian brings unforgettably to life the astonishing rise of Henry V, who survived rebellion, a near-fatal arrow wound and a lengthy and precarious princely apprenticeship to become...
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