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At 9.30pm on 2nd October 2008, BBC2 will air the first in an 8-part adaptation of Beautiful People. Produced by Jon Plowman, the man behind The Office and Ab Fab, this is the charming and funny memoir of escaping a bonkers family and following your dreams

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A beautiful and touching memoir of Allison Glocks grandmother, this is both an extraordinary portrait of a truly remarkable woman and a engaging history of 20th century Appalachia.

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A debut memoir that explores one mans gender transition amid a pivotal political moment in America.

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A biography of Jane Austen that gives an account of her falling in love with the charming young Irishman Tom Lefroy, a relationship that was more serious and enduring than previously believed and one that had a profound effect upon her life and her art. It examines Austen's other emotional attachments.

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The first in-depth biography of the formative years of the greatest electric guitarist of all time, with 25 rare photos, complete sessionography, and tour itinerary

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My name is Michael Pennington, and I am not a comic character. Im often mistaken for one though. You might know him by another name. Johnny Vegas.

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Our perception of Victoria the Queen is coloured by portraits of her older, widowed self - her dour expression embodying the repressive morality propagated in her time.

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Offers insights for men who want to become kinder human beings. This book provides psychological findings and self-help tips, including how to: identify and share feelings; treat yourself as a kind father would; form trusting male friendships; break the anger habit; forgive the world, and yourself.

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The incredible true story of Peter Drouyn and his amazing journey from life as a heartthrob champion surfer to the woman he always believed he was meant to be: Westerly Windina.

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Fiona Phillips is one of our best-loved television presenters. But in August 2008 she announced that she was to quit the job she loved, revealing that her father had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's just a year after her mother had died of the same disease. In this book, she gives an account of growing up in the 60s and 70s within a complex family.

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Bereft of a civilized social life, her mother plunged into a deep depression and turned completely away from Carolyn. While her older sister found friends and left for boarding school, Carolyn suffered a desperate sense of abandonment and loss and turned to the landscape of the Kalahari itself for solace.

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An autobiography of Ruth Burrows - the account of a life empty of outward incident after her early years, but rich with her own spiritual growth. It writes of the Christian's relationship with others and with God, of prayer, of the life of the Spirit.

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Hugo Vickers has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Royal Family, and has had a fascination with the story of the Duchess of Windsor since he was a young man.

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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 screen.

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Aristocrat, literary celebrity, Rose Queen, devoted wife, lesbian, recluse, iconoclast Vita Sackville-West was many things, but she was never straightforward. Her life is re-told here in a dazzling new biography.

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Behind The Veil: An Unfolding Mystery from The Womb to the Tomb is a dynamic expos of the author Broken Vessel's lived experiences "from the Womb" and onward (to the Tomb). In a down to earth approach that doesn't compromise on the truth, this book shares the mercies, the mysteries and the miracles of God, with a heart of love for the people of the world!

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A uniquely personal portrait of Beijing that intertwines two extraordinary women's journeys, one from disgrace to respectability, and the other from remorse to redemption.

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Originally published in hardcover in 2013 by Blue Rider Press.

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First published in 1985, "Being Pakeha" was a strong reply to Maori who were asserting their own identity and to Pakeha who thought they didn't have an identity of their own. "Being Pakeha Now" was updated in 1999 and is reprinted with a foreword by Kerry Howe.

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His revolution would shatter the earth's illusions, shock men and women with new visions, find true Love and Liberty - and take everyone with him.

Ann Wroe's book takes the life of one of England's greatest poets and turns it inside out, bringing us the life of the poet rather than the man.

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A biography of Sugar Ray Robinson and an intellectual expedition into the culture of celebrity in sports

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The perfect introduction to the Master.