Books

From acclaimed thriller and war dog writer Damien Lewis comes the story of Smoky, the smallest and arguably bravest dog of World War II, who served...

Man Who Cycled the World

It's estimated that one in almost a hundred people are diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum but there is far more hope for them today than e...

A riveting and hugely entertaining memoir of post-war London told through the eyes of a hilariously opportunistic little boy. 'This warm and witty ...

In 1914 Vera Brittain was twenty and, as war was declared, she was preparing to study at Oxford. Four years later her life - and the life of her wh...

On leaving school or university, you feel pretty pleased with yourself. You've learnt a lot, you're well-read, and you know a whole bunch of obscur...

Dr Amanda Brown has treated inmates in the UK’s most infamous prisons – first in young offenders’ institutions, then at the notorious Wormwood Scru...

The most high-profile referee this country has ever seen, the controversial and opinionated Graham Poll, exposes the myth that referees are the gam...

A beautifully told, deeply personal growing-up memoir from the BBC presenter about life, death, love and nature. An introverted, unusual young boy,...

A Wayne in a Manger is the hilarious compilation of nativity stories by Gervase Phinn. Discover some wonderfully funny and touching nativity play a...

Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes....

In February 2017, Gurmehar Kaur, a nineteen-year-old student, joined a peaceful campaign after violent clashes at a Delhi University college. As pa...

Have you ever thought of becoming an astronaut? Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake’s personal guide to life in space, based on his historic Principia mi...

Kim Philby is perhaps the most notorious British defector in history. Agent, double agent, charmer and traitor, he betrayed every secret of Allied ...

Every teenager wants to fit in and be just like everybody else, but as Jenny Lawson grows up, falls in love, gets engaged and starts a family of he...

Dalton Trumbo was the central figure of the infamous 'Hollywood Ten', the screenwriters who, before the McCarthy era, were charged by the House Com...

Join Loose Women's Sherrie Hewson on her rollercoaster ride through the laughter, tears and tantrums of an extraordinary life lived on and off the ...

Sir Matt Busby, the legendary Manchester United manager who saw the team through unprecedented glory, as well as profound tragedy, made the club th...

An incredible memoir from one of the world’s most eminent heart surgeons, recalling some of the most remarkable and poignant cases he’s worked on. ...

In July 1969, while the Rolling Stones played a free concert in Hyde Park, Alan Johnson and his young family left West London to start a new life. ...

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here Experience how it feels to be the subject of a blasphemy prosecution! Find out why 'wo...

Abandoned by her parents, Sameem Ali spent six and a half years growing up in a children's home. When she was told that her family wanted to take h...

As a child, Clarissa Dickson Wright was surrounded by wealth and privilege. Her mother was an Australian heiress, her father a brilliant surgeon to...

The authoritative biography of Truman Capote, a bestseller when originally published on both sides of the Atlantic.