Inside a Pearl ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 (13) The celebrated author of The Flâneur traces his relocation to 1983 Paris in spite of his unfamiliarity with the language and culture, tracing how he established intimate,... Verifica stoc
Listen ♡ 21 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 '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 ♡ 19 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 ♡ 21 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 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 ♡ 17 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 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 ♡ 25 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 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 ♡ 21 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 '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 ♡ 17 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 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 ♡ 12 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 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 ♡ 18 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 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 ♡ 23 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 ♡ 17 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 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 ♡ 18 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 ♡ 22 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 ♡ 21 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 ♡ 11 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 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 ♡ 11 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 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 ♡ 9 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 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 ♡ 10 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 ♡ 18 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 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 ♡ 16 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 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 ♡ 11 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 '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 ♡ 10 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 ♡ 13 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 „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 ♡ 11 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 '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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 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 ♡ 14 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 ♡ 13 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 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 ♡ 18 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 ♡ 11 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 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 ♡ 15 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 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 ♡ 14 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 '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 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 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 ♡ 19 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 ♡ 16 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Sasha Chapin este o victimă a șahului. Ca nenumărați amatori înaintea lui - Albert Einstein, Humphrey Bogart, Marcel Duchamp - jocul i-a mistuit viața și
In Their Own Write ♡ 15 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.31/5 Legends are not born. They are made. And some write their way into the league of extraordinary people. This notebook is an ode to the
Abandon ship! ♡ 23 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