A Nun's Story ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 (2) Shirley Leach lived in a world of extreme comfort, wealth, and status. With every good thing life had to offer, she was due to marry the man she loved—a man who, in turn... Verifica stoc
Listen ♡ 20 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 'Powerful, humane and wise' JULIA SAMUEL 'Everyone should read it' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Beautiful ... This is a book for everyone. You feel held by it'
The Girl with the Self-Esteem Issues : A Memoir ♡ 17 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 Rosie Mercado, vedetă latină și prezentatoare de televiziune, spune povestea vieții sale incredibile. Când Rosie Mercado avea doar 19 ani, tatăl nou-născutului ei a ple...
Brothers and Keepers ♡ 20 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 Brothers and Keepers is John Edgar Wideman's seminal memoir about two brothers - one an award-winning novelist, the other a fugitive. Wideman recalls the capture
You're on an Airplane ♡ 16 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 Have you ever wondered what it would be like talk to Parker Posey? On an airplane, with Posey as your seat companion, perhaps? In this
A fish supper and a chippy smile ♡ 22 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.96/5 As Hilda works in the chippy six days a week - cutting the potatoes and frying the fish, yesterday's rag becoming today's dinner plate -
Unconquerable: The Invictus Spirit ♡ 18 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 'You are all Invictus, you are now ambassadors for the spirit of these games. Never stop fighting and do all you can to lift up
That Good Night ♡ 16 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 As the American born daughter of immigrants, Dr. Sunita Puri knew from a young age that the gulf between her parents' experiences and her own
Varina ♡ 13 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Sooner or later, history asks, which side were you on? In his powerful new novel, Charles Frazier returns to the time and place of Cold
Grace's Day ♡ 19 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 Grace and her mother and sisters live on an island off the west coast of Ireland. Their father is a successful writer of travel books
The World According to Razor ♡ 17 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 The new book from England's 'hardest footballer' Packed full of anecdotes from life on and off the pitch, The World According to Razor is, by
Lee Rigby: A Mother's Story ♡ 19 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 Lyn Rigby's story charts the unfathomably difficult time she has endured since May 2013 when her son, 25-year-old Fusilier Lee Rigby, was butchered on a
Bud and Bill ♡ 25 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.96/5 Grace from the Rubble by Jeanne Bishop tells the riveting true story of how tragedy destined two men to become enemies - the father of
Judas: How a Sister's Testimony Brought Down a Criminal ♡ 10 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Astrid Holleeder is in hiding because she had the courage to write this book. Her brother Willem Holleeder, best known for his involvement in the
Love in the Blitz ♡ 24 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.96/5 With the intimacy and wit of a Second World War Bridget Jones, Eileen Alexander offers a portal into life during the Blitz: - The sex,
On the road ♡ 17 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 TOP GEAR presenter Richard Hammond tells the story of his early life through a series of significant driving episodes. He's a child in the back
September 1 1939 ♡ 15 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 This a book about a poet, about a poem, about a city, and about a world at a point of change. More than a work
Shine on ♡ 21 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 Though she had written poetry for many years, it was only in her last year that professional record producers expressed interest in setting some to
The Fragments of my Father ♡ 15 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 My life had been suspended, as though I had inhaled and was still waiting to let out that gasp of breath. I set aside my
The Soundtrack to My Life ♡ 16 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 The Soundtrack to My Life is Dermot's personal memoir of a life in music told through the songs that were playing at key moments in
What Can I Do? ♡ 21 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 A call to action from Jane Fonda, one of the most inspiring activists of our time, urging us to wake up to the looming disaster
John Cranch : Uncommon Genius ♡ 18 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 John Cranch was born in a small Devonshire town in the same year that Gray's Elegy was published and he might so easily have been
Breaking the Silence ♡ 16 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 Jo Milne trăise deja o viață înconjurată de tăcere, fiind surdă profund din naștere, când a început să-și piardă vederea. Cu puțin timp înainte de
Lessons from a Sheep Dog ♡ 20 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 Follows the story of Lass, who is transformed from a believed-worthless and untrainable animal into a valuable sheepdog by a man's love, explaining how Lass's
Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917 ♡ 18 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in Halifax Harbour. One ship was loaded top to bottom with munitions and one held relief supplies, both
Eternal Wonder ♡ 9 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 Chris Hamilton developed his love of nature while living by the River Lea in Wheathampstead from the age of 15, canoeing up and down the
I belong to no one ♡ 18 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 Rape, teen pregnancy, illegitimacy, domestic abuse - in 1970s Australia all were shameful secrets that trapped women in poverty, loss and ongoing emotional trauma. This
I Want You to Know We're Still Here ♡ 10 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Esther Safran Foer has written of her family in a way that is both uniquely and heartbreakingly
J.D. Salinger: A Life Raised High ♡ 15 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 O biografie concludentă a unuia dintre cei mai cunoscuți și mai cumpărați autori. Catcher in the Rye a vândut mai mult de 65 de milioane
Forty Three Years Ago ♡ 25 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.96/5 A respected translator and author of over fifty books, Sangharakshita began studying BUddhism at the age of 16. After 20 years studying in India he
Dancing in the Mosque ♡ 8 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 In the days before Homeira Qaderi gave birth to her son, Siawash, the road to the hospital in Kabul would often be barricaded because of
Feel Good 101 ♡ 14 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 THIS BOOK WON'T CHANGE YOUR LIFE But it might just help you change it yourself Only you can take the steps you need to help
I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It ♡ 14 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It is tech analyst Jess Kimball Leslie's hilarious, frank homage to the technology that contributed so
You're on an Airplane ♡ 13 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 From the 'Queen of the Indies' and star of Christopher Guest's Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show, Woody Allen's Cafe Society and Irrational Man
Call Me Ishmael Phone Book ♡ 6 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 For fans of My Ideal Bookshelf and Bibliophile, The Call Me Ishmael Phone Book is the perfect gift for book lovers everywhere: a quirky and
The Red Earl : The Extraordinary Life of the 16th Earl of Huntingdon ♡ 16 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 In The Red Earl Selina Hastings tells the extraordinary story of her father, Jack Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon. In 1925, Hastings infuriated his ultra-conservative
Lost Properties Of Love ♡ 20 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 What if you could tell the truth about who you are, without risking losing the one you love? This is a book about love affairs
Breaking Free:Glimpses of a Buddhist Life ♡ 15 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 In 1975 Srimala (formerly Jane Goody) was ordained into the Western Buddhist Order by Sangharakshita whilst pregnant with her second child, and in this book
Place for Everything ♡ 10 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 'Painful, raw and with an honesty that rings clear as a bell' Catherine Simpson, author of When I Had a Little Sister A searing account
Jane Austen Miscellany ♡ 9 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 In a modest effort to feed the longing for more Jane than we can ever get, The Jane Austen Miscellany is a generous serving of:
Trapped: The Terrifying True Story of a Secret World of Abuse ♡ 12 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 „Trapped” a fost primul Sunday Times bestseller și prima autobiografie a asistentului social Rosie Lewis. Phoebe, un copil de nouă ani cu autism este luată
Sea State ♡ 10 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 'Sea State marks the arrival of a gifted and exciting new voice' Jon McGregor, author of Reservoir 13 A candid examination of the life of
The Downfall of Anne Boleyn ♡ 18 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 British history is rich in enthralling stories: pivotal moments that changed the future of the country moments of drama, suspense, intrigue. Dive right into the
Untitled Holt Nonfiction Winter 2021 ♡ 13 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 A young reader’s adaptation of whistleblower and bestselling author Edward Snowden's memoir—featuring a brand-new afterword that includes resources to learn about the bas...
Trumbo ♡ 11 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Dalton Trumbo was the central figure of the infamous 'Hollywood Ten,' the screenwriters who, during the McCarthy era, were charged by the House Committee on
My Boy Butch ♡ 11 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Much beloved broadcaster Jenni Murray recounts her great love affair with Butch the Chihuahua. There was always a dog. If not real, then imagined. As
Lizzie Siddal ♡ 17 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 O roșcată înaltă, slabă, fără forme, Lizzie era opusul modelului de frumusețe din secolul al 19-lea. Surprinsă lucrând ca asistenta unei modiste, ea a devenit
East End Gangland ♡ 9 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 East End Gangland is a true crime classic, now updated and expanded. Bestselling author James Morton tracks the changing face of the East End from
Raif Badawi : the Voice of Freedom ♡ 12 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 The whole world knows the face of the young man with the bright black eyes. He is in the process of becoming an icon, a
Penguins Stopped Play ♡ 13 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Comedy writer and TV producer Harry Thompson (1960-2005) started his Captain Scott Invitation XI while at Oxford in the 1970s, and early members included Hugh
VETERANS ♡ 15 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 Published to coincide with Armistice Day, this book is based upon the memories of World War 1 veterans. They provide us with accounts of stark
The Life of Beccafumi ♡ 13 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Contemporary of Vasari’s hero, Michelangelo, and like him a sculptor as much as a painter, Domenico Beccafumi could nonetheless hardly present a more different artistic
A Wild Life ♡ 12 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 The frozen wastes of the Southern Ocean the tropical rainforests of South America, the scorching grasslands of Africa, the dizzy heights of the snow-capped peaks
Don't Let My Past Be Your Future ♡ 13 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 'Harry Leslie Smith is a vital and powerful voice speaking across generations about the struggle for a just society' Jeremy Corbyn THIS A CALL TO
That Good Night ♡ 10 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 As the American born daughter of immigrants, Dr. Sunita Puri knew from a young age that the gulf between her parents' experiences and her own
Broken Blue Line ♡ 14 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 Ali's book offers an insight into the real world of modern policing: the demands and challenges faced by frontline officers throughout the UK. Ali's hope
Not afraid of life ♡ 15 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 When her mother, Sarah Palin, became the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in 2008, Bristol Palin was instantly propelled into the national spotlight, becoming the ...
All the Wrong Moves ♡ 14 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 Sasha Chapin este o victimă a șahului. Ca nenumărați amatori înaintea lui - Albert Einstein, Humphrey Bogart, Marcel Duchamp - jocul i-a mistuit viața și
Abandon ship! ♡ 21 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 This book covers the second part of his naval career between 1945 and 1963. Having arrived back in Plymouth from Trincomlee as a lieutenant aboard
Little Labours ♡ 8 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 A droll and dazzling compendium of observations, stories, lists, and brief essays about babies. 'Beguiling ... A wunderkabinett of baby-related curios ... A peculiar book...