Memoirs

AN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR AN EVENING STANDARD BEST NON-FICTION PICK A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR Chaos and debauchery defined Baxter Dury's turbulent childhood.

'Deeply honest and brave .

'[A] clever, cosmic, moving and funny parenting physics and poetry adventure .

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A moving portrait of Diwan and the Cairo that embraced it, an ode to all the people who have kept it going' Harvard ReviewIn 2002, three young women with no business degrees, no formal training, and nothing to lose founded a fiercely independent bookstore.

'A nourishing, occasionally provoking hybrid of group biography, cultural criticism and travelogue that seeks to restore to Romanticism its radicalism, and also show just how much the countryside shaped its manifesto' Hephzibah Anderson, Mail on Sunday'"e;Romanticism isn't a cultural artefact,"e; [Sampson] writes.

The biographer - so often in the shadows, kibbitzing, casting doubt, proving facts - here comes to the stage.

An unforgettable portrait of a marriage tested to its limits.

Shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Non-FictionShortlisted for the Stella Prize 2017'Against anything I had ever been told was possible, I was turning white.

'Delightful .

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and William Hill Sports Book of the Year: Barbarian Days is a deeply rendered self-portrait of a lifelong surfer looking for transcendence 'that recalls early James Salter' (Geoff Dyer, Observer)Surfing only looks like a sport.

Rescuing a dog can change not only the dog`s life but yours too.

'Broken Blue Line is a rollercoaster of a ride depicting the realities of twenty-first-century policing on the front-line.

'A kind, tough, brave, important little story .

Ever since he can remember, Dom Joly has been fascinated by travel to odd places.

'A beautiful and moving book that vividly brings home the challenges faced by those with dementia and their carers' Sir Tony RobinsonA moving and beautifully illustrated book that captures the real life tales of people living with dementia, as told by their loved ones caring for them.

When archaeologist John Henry Phillips volunteered with a charity that took D-Day veterans back to Normandy, due to an administrative error he found himself without a hotel room and reliant on the generosity of one of the veterans who had a spare bed.

WINNER OF THE LAKELAND BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2022'A hilarious and depressing account of the shrivelling of local journalism' GRAHAM ROBB, Spectator Books of the Year 'For those who know about provincial newspapers, this will be a classic and a gem.

A chance encounter at a summer party on Martha's Vineyard blossomed into an improbable but enduring friendship.

'Harry Leslie Smith is a vital and powerful voice speaking across generations about the struggle for a just society' Jeremy CorbynTHIS A CALL TO ARMS FOR THE MANY, NOT THE FEW: DON'T LET THE PAST BECOME OUR FUTURE Harry Leslie Smith is a great British stalwart.

'An extraordinary book by an extraordinary man' Ken LoachTony Garnett's story begins in working-class, war-torn Birmingham where he movingly describes the trauma of his mother's death following a back-street abortion.

Aged nineteen, Alison McKelvie was a self-confessed romantic, immersed in books and poetry, and dreaming of beauty, truth and love.

'I never usually know what to give the men in my life but I've found the perfect book: VINTAGE ROGER by Roger Mortimer, a collection of letters from the author's war years.

'A wickedly entertaining new memoir' Daily MailAccording to the Daily Mail Ian Ogilvy was 'the undisputed star of 1970s TV as the dashing Simon Templar in Return Of The Saint'.

'Beautiful and heart-rending .

'Not since Guy de Maupasant has the short literary form been imbued with such grace, elegance and poignancy .

'Beautifully judged account of the Manchester scene .

'This is a book about the stories we tell ourselves and one woman's determination to make hers true' Spectator'A fresh .

'A delightful memoir' Kate Saunders, The Times'Fabulous .

The partial inspiration for the acclaimed mini-series from Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance BlackBorn in 1954, Cleve Jones was among the last generation of gay Americans who grew up wondering if there were others out there like himself.

Greg Lake first won acclaim as lead vocalist, bass guitarist and producer when, together with Robert Fripp, he formed King Crimson.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A unique and thoughtful musical memoir' Observer'Gritty coming-of-age story .

'This book could save your life' John Crace'An unblinking account of living with - and more importantly, beyond - addiction.

Secret Diary of a 1970s Secretary is the diary of Sarah Shaw for the year of 1971, which she recently uncovered whilst clearing out her loft.

Coming to London aged thirteen from desperate poverty in Jamaica; pregnant at fifteen; fifteen years later singing in Boney M, one of the biggest international groups of the late-1970s; a messy group split during the 1980s; a 1990s solo career interrupted by six bouts of cancer - ovarian, breast, lymph node (twice), spine and oesophagus - and having to learn to walk again.

'Brilliant' Mail on SundayTake a trip back to the era of troubled teens and awesome soundtracks; of Reagan, rap and Ridgemont High; of MTV, VHS and 'Axel F'; of outsiders, lost boys and dead poets; of Bill and Ted, Brooke Shields and the Brat Pack; of three Porky's, two Coreys and one summer when everyone called her Baby .

How can tending a flock of sheep empower leadership skills?

'Why did you go into politics in the first place?

Lucky Lupin is a poignant yet light-hearted story of survival against the odds, based on Charlie Mortimer's life with HIV/Aids during the early years (1984-1996), when there was neither treatment nor cure.

Role Models is a wild and witty self-portrait of John Waters, America's 'Pope of Trash', told through intimate profiles of his favourite personalities - some famous, some unknown, some criminal, some surprisingly middle of the road.

In early 2009 a strange sort of business plan landed on the desk of a pinstriped bank manager.

From the bestselling author of Paw Tracks in the Moonlight comes a new adventure with Denis O Connor and his beloved cat Toby Jug.

After the death of his best friend, Shane Dunphy runs away from his life working at a special needs cr che, and attempts to avoid his child protection instincts.

The fourth title in the Minack Chronicles tells the story of how Derek and Jeannie acquired two donkeys, Penny and Fred.

The third title in the Minack Chronicles, which tell the story of how Derek and his wife Jeannie left behind their London home to establish a flower farm on the coast of Cornwall.

The second title in the Minack Chronicles, this tells in more detail the story of Derek and Jeannie's beloved ginger cat Monty.

The first title in the Minack Chronicles, which tell the story of how Derek and his wife Jeannie left behind their London home to establish a flower farm on the coast of Cornwall.

From the Pope of Trash himself, John Waters, Carsick is his hilarious (if not always 100% true) account of hitchhiking fearlessly into the heart of middle America.

As the eldest daughter of a prolific letter writer, Jane Torday received hundreds of letters from her father over the years.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From New York Times bestselling author, star of House of Stassi, OG star of Vanderpump Rules, and host of the successful podcast Stassi, a raw, relatablebrutally funny (Bustle) guide to rethinking the girlboss life, taking the pressure off, and the lessons Stassi Schroeders learned since becoming a mom of two.

Sometimes the most unlikely of friendships are the ones that save us.