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21) Ugly
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We've all had those moments. The ones where you look in the mirror and nothing feels ok. For Anita Bhagwandas, this started when she was a child and it created an enduring internal torment about her looks.
We're all told that this is just part of growing up, but it stays with us, evolving as we age. The internet tells us we should love ourselves, whilst bombarding us with images of airbrushed perfection, upholding centuries-old beauty standards which...
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The incredible true story of the greatest illusionist of modern times and the man who altered the course of the second world war.
Soon to be a major film starring Benedict Cumberbatch
'A richly entertaining read' SUNDAY TIMES
Jasper Maskelyne was a world famous magician and illusionist in the 1930s. When war broke out, he volunteered his services to the British Army and was sent to Egypt when the desert war began.
Here, he used his unique skills...
23) Strong
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Heartbreaking and powerful - Ashley is an inspiration', Fearne Cotton
'Ashley's psychological and emotional resilience is unparalleled, truly in the 0.1 percent', Ant Middleton
STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, POWER
Strong is the moving and heartbreaking memoir from celebrity campaigner, endurance athlete, and father of an angel, Ashley Cain. Charting his daughter's birth and the fight for her life when she was diagnosed with leukaemia at 7 weeks old, Ashley...
24) Late Light
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Late Light brings the refreshing perspective of someone who goes from seeing England as a foreign place to someone who deeply studies its secret wonders. An astonishing read.' - Amy Liptrot, The Outrun
This is a book about falling in love with vanishing things
Late Light is the story of Michael Malay's own journey, an Indonesian Australian making a home for himself in England and finding strange parallels between his life and the lives of the animals...
25) Jimmy Two Guns
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James 'Jimmy Two Guns' McIntyre was Glasgow's go-to gangland lawyer and consigliere to one of Scotland's foremost crime families. His maverick approach to the law and a client list that included some of the most feared gangland figures of the time - including the McGoverns and Paul Ferris - ensured that he was always in demand but under the constant scrutiny of the authorities.
Now Jimmy Two Guns recounts the cases he handled, the strokes he pulled,...
26) Just A Child
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The Sunday Times Bestseller
Sammy Woodhouse was just 14 when she met Arshid Hussain. Ten years older, he promised to take care of her. Sammy thought she was in love, but in reality she was being groomed by a ringleader of Britain's most notorious child sex ring.
Just A Child tells the heartbreaking story of how a young girl from Rotherham was abused by her drug-dealing 'boyfriend', eventually giving birth to his baby, right under the nose of the...
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ONE OF THE BEST AUDIOBOOKS OF 2019 - The Guardian
Join these two comedy greats and lifelong friends on their journey from recuperation to riverbank in this hilarious and heart-warming audiobook that gives you a front-row seat at an exclusive Bob and Paul production.
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse have been friends for 30 years, but when life intervened, what was once a joyous and spontaneous friendship dwindled to the odd phone call or occasional...
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"Are you ready to elevate your leadership and career to the next level? Do you wonder how successful senior leaders stay ahead of the curve and remain on top of their game?
Ambition alone won't get you to the top or keep you there. But your performance advantage will.
Leveraging her lifelong passion for high performance, Agnes Cserhati - a globally acclaimed performance coach and leadership expert - has distilled decades of experience working with...
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Do you embrace your life and how you came to be who you are today? While that can sometimes be painful, it could be the most powerful thing you ever do. Witness this power through the legacy of Victor Mycynek (1943-2004).
Victor-an engineer, craftsman, and forestry enthusiast-was not a politician, celebrity, CEO, or business owner. He wasn't an artist or in the military. He didn't live through the era of social media influencers. Still, just by being...
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L'auteur raconte son histoire personnelle en tant que fantassin québécois ayant vécu trois missions de combat consécutives dans les zones les plus dangereuses de l'Afghanistan entre 2007 et 2011. Il se livre corps et âme avec intensité dans ce récit o l'attrait de l'aventure guerrière l'amène à développer une dépendance à l'adrénaline. Le tout débute avec les attentats du 11 septembre 2001 pour se terminer dix ans plus tard après avoir...
31) The Twenty
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Marianne Bohr and her husband, about to turn sixty, are restless for adventure. They decide on an extended, desolate trek across the French island of Corsica-the GR20, Europe's toughest long-distance footpath-to challenge what it means to grow old. Part travelogue, part buddy story, part memoir, The Twenty is a journey across a rugged island of stunning beauty little known outside Europe.
From a chubby, non-athletic child, Bohr grew into a fit,...
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“No Heroes, No Monsters” focuses on the dramatic struggle of Anna Ardin, the WikiLeaks activist who, in 2010, came forward to report sexual abuse by Julian Assange. This is her testimony to a legal trial that was replaced by an Internet tribunal. A tribunal where women's rights are all too often both neglected and weaponized. A tribunal that every day of the year chooses a new woman to be the most hated.
The book goes beyond the headlines-the...
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Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) - sein Name steht für den gewaltlosen Kampf für Frieden und Freiheit. Vom schüchternen, mit 13 Jahren zwangsverheirateten Mohandas Karamchand wurde er schließlich zur Symbolfigur des Pazifismus und zum geistigen Führer der indischen Unabhängigkeitsbewegung. Ein spannendes Feature auf den Spuren seines bewegten Lebens, inszeniert mit Musik, O-Tönen und mehreren Sprechern - in dieser Hörbiografie kommen Mahatma Gandhi...
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Introducing "Simpin' Ain't Easy: Twelve Steps to Embracing Common Sense and Rejecting Stupidity" - a powerful blend of self-help and memoir philosophy that challenges conventional thinking and transforms lives.
In this thought-provoking journey, our author fearlessly embraces accountability and lays bare the truth about life - its ups, its downs, and everything in between. "Simpin' Ain't Easy" unveils the raw realities of living life on life's terms,...
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Worauf kommt es an im Leben? Was ist wichtig, was weniger? 102 Jahre alt ist Elisabeth Heller, und langsam, so sagt sie in den Gesprächen, die sie mit ihrem Sohn André in den vergangenen Monaten geführt hat, geht es ans Verabschieden. "Innerlich sieht man sich noch jung und klettert auf Berge und segelt über den Wolfgangsee, freut sich auf den nächsten Tag", sagt die alte Dame, die geboren wurde, als der Erste Weltkrieg ausbrach und mit 18 den...
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What do you do when you want to pursue a technical education but face obstacles? Certainly not become a boring, dusty accountant, right? In my case, that's exactly what happened. I found economics and administration interesting. While I thought I could do accounting well and applied for the position of assistant accountant, my life took a second turn. Uniquely, this led me into the realm of technology. The narrative of an IT professional originally...
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WHITNEY HOUSTON Ihr schillerndes Leben, ihr tragisches Ende Hören Sie die Biografie eines Weltstars, der im Chaos von Drogen und Skandalen versank, ein glänzendes Comeback feierte und im Februar 2012 auf tragische Weise ums Leben kam. Mit mehr als 200 Millionen verkauften Schallplatten und CDs gehörte Whitney Houston neben Madonna, Shakira und Mariah Carey zu den erfolgreichsten Pop-Sängerinnen der Welt. Nachdem sie bereits im Alter von 14 Jahren...
38) Monkee Business
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The Monkees had everything: a popular TV show, hit records, and adoring fans. Everything but control over their careers. Author Eric Lefcowitz chronicles the kaleidoscopic journey of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork, following each of the four Monkees, together and apart, from 1965 to 2024. A must-read for music fans, Monkee Business is the definitive biography of a rock and roll legend.
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Wer ist der Typ mit der Maske? Cro ist Rapper, Produzent, Grafiker, Modedesigner - und der erfolgreichste deutsche Musiker der letzten Jahre. Er begeistert Millionen von Menschen, sein Debütalbum landete direkt auf Platz 1, er gewann Echo und Bambi. Und das ohne große Plattenfirma im Rücken. Hautnah begleiten wir Cro: von den Anfängen in kleinen Clubs, über wilde Studio- und Partynächte bis auf die größten Festivalbühnen Europas. Cros Erfolgsstory...
40) Entrethrive: The Entrepreneur's Eight Laws to Accelerate Financial Freedom While Creating the Good
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What Lies Between You and The Good Life?
There's a myth that the entrepreneur can flourish in either life or business. The "Lie of the Either/Or" claims you cannot achieve both. The sad reality is that many entrepreneurs fall victim to this lie, believing the only way to succeed is to suffer.
Author Aaron Marcum can relate. In his past entrepreneurial journey, he found himself borrowing $100 to attend a family reunion and sleeping under a desk,...