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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The brilliant new book from the multiple Sunday Times bestselling author that will explain the principles behind maintaining a healthy mind and body. The mind and body are often talked about as separate entities, but it’s only when they work in harmony with one...

Brought to you by Penguin. Carol Klein is one of Britain's best loved horticulturists, and for decades gardening has been at the heart of her extraordinary life. From her childhood adventures in Manchester to her first experiments in plantswomanship at Glebe Cottage, and from training as an...

*A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week* Benjamin Zephaniah, who travelled the world for his art and his humanitarianism, tells the one story that encompasses it all: the story of his life. In the early 1980s when punks and Rastas were on the streets protesting about unemployment, homelessness and the...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE LANDMARK MEMOIR OF A GLOBAL MUSIC ICON SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021 Sinéad O'Connor's voice and trademark shaved head made her famous by the age of twenty-one. Her recording of Prince's 'Nothing Compares 2 U' made her a global icon. She outraged...

To write about Tony Wilson, a.k.a. Anthony H. Wilson, is to write about a number of public and private characters and personalities, a clique of unreliable narrators, constantly changing shape and form. At the helm of Factory Records and the Haçienda, Wilson unleashed landmark acts such as Joy Division and New Order into the world as he pursued myriad other creative endeavours, appointing himself a custodian of Manchester's legacy of innovation and change.

Harriet Cowan is one of the most recognisable farmers in the country. At only 25, she more than held her own and delighted viewers on Clarkson's Farm by schooling everyone on the realities of farming. That's because farming is Harriet's way of life, passed down through the generations: from her...

Come along for an unforgettable ride with beloved comedian and podcaster Roz Hernandez, as she spreads transgender joy across the country on an epic fifty-show summer road trip tour. This one-of-a-kind audiobook blends memoir with exclusive audio from Roz's stand-up and behind-the-scenes moments...

The highly anticipated first book from award-winning comedian, writer, producer and actress, Amy Schumer. One of AudioFile Magazine’s Best Audiobooks of 2016. In The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy shares stories about her family, her relationships, her career, good – and bad – sex...

Brought to you by Penguin. **A Financial Times Book of the Year** FOREWORD READ BY SIR PAUL McCARTNEY A landmark account of Paul McCartney’s triumphant musical reinvention in the 1970s and the rise of one of the decade’s most iconic bands This is the story, in their own words, of a band that...

The uplifting, heartwarming life story of overcoming adversity from everyone's favourite dancer and brand-new host of Strictly Listeners have fallen in love with Jojo and you will too! 'I have experienced a full rollercoaster of emotions . . . Tears and smiles in abundance. I have a feeling I...

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Hilarious stories and heartfelt advice from one of the UK’s most celebrated presenters, Claudia Winkleman MBE. Funny, moving and truthful… Quite Claudia Winkleman’s warmth, humour, no-holds-barred attitude and smoky eye have made her the favourite broadcaster of...

Anna Faris has advice for you. And it’s great advice, because she’s been through it all, and she wants to tell you what she’s learned. After surviving an awkward childhood (when she bribed the fastest boy in the third grade with ice cream), navigating dating and marriage in Hollywood, and...

After her tumultuous marriage to Jani imploded, and her engagement to fast-living Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee ended in a drug haze - followed by his marriage days later to Pamela Anderson - Bobbie decided it was time Hollywood's hottest bachelors got a taste of their own medicine. Step one: get high. Step two: get even. In a captivating, completely uncensored confessional, Bobbie explicitly recounts her encounters with some of the most famous men in Hollywood.

Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd 1959. Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Smiths (1982-1987), Morrissey has been a solo artist for twenty-six years, during which time he has had three number 1 albums in England in three different decades.Achieving eleven Top 10 albums (plus nine with the Smiths), his songs have been recorded by David Bowie, Nancy Sinatra, Marianne Faithfull, Chrissie Hynde, Thelma Houston, My Chemical Romance and Christy Moore, amongst others.

The real, untold, and unvarnished story of life inside the legendary Playboy Mansion—and the man who holds the key—from the woman who was Hef’s #1 girlfriend and star of The Girls Next Door. Read by Holly Madison herself! A spontaneous decision at age twenty-one transformed small-town...

#1 MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER A one-of-a-kind portrait of a true American hero: General Chuck Yeager “The secret of my success is that I always managed to live to fly another day.” General Chuck Yeager was the greatest test pilot of them all—the first man to fly faster than...

UNIQUE, UNADULTERATED AND UTTERLY UNSTOPPABLE The revealing and comical memoir of one of Britain’s most iconic stars of stage and screen, Su Pollard’s book chronicles an incredible career spanning over half a century “Candid, witty, and refreshingly human. She’s survived the highs and...

John Wayne projected dignity, integrity, and strength in all his films, even when his characters were flawed, and whatever character he played was always prepared to confront injustice in his own way. More than thirty years after his death, he remains the standard by which male stars are judged and an actor whose morally unambiguous films continue to attract sizeable audiences.

Oliver Reed may not have been Britain's biggest film star - for a period in the early 70s he came within a hairsbreadth of replacing Sean Connery as James Bond - but he is an august member of that small band of people, like George Best and Eric Morecambe, who transcended their chosen medium, became too big for it even, and grew into cultural icons. For the first time Reed's close family has agreed to collaborate on a project about the man himself.

Following in the tradition of Ghost Rider and Traveling Music, Rush drummer Neil Peart relates nearly four years of band tours, road trips, and personal discoveries in this introspective travelogue. From the ups and downs of a professional artist to the birth of a child, this revealing narrative recounts 22 adventures from rock's foremost drummer, biker enthusiast, husband, and father.