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John Lloyd was the poster boy of British tennis - a former British number one, Grand Slam finalist, Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion and Davis Cup captain. Remarkably, he and his two brothers, David (of leisure club fame) and Tony, all played in the singles championship at Wimbledon in the same year: a testament to the parents who believed in their sons' dreams as the boys batted tennis balls against a garage wall in Essex. Told with humour and honesty, John's autobiography is filled with intimate insight and captivating tales of Hollywood celebrities, tennis icons, broadcasting greats and loves lost - from his marriage to the legendary Chris Evert and dealings with Donald Trump to his sobering battle with cancer and drug addiction at the heart of his family. As the story unfolds, the John of today sends letters of advice to his former self in a yearnful act of 'if I only knew then what I know now'. What we now know for certain is that John Lloyd has lived an extraordinary life.

A fully illustrated account of Van Gogh's time at the asylum in Saint-Remy.

The essential guide to Karl Lagerfeld's tenure at Chanel from his early days in the 1980s, charting his constant reinvention of the fashion house that maintained Chanel as the most illustrious couture house in the world.

An inventive translation of a great historical epic, and the oldest surviving literary work in the Mongolian language, recounting the turbulent life and times of Genghis Khan and his Dothraki-like, nomadic horse lordsA Penguin ClassicThe Secret History of the Mongols is one of the literary wonders of the world. Writing in the thirteenth century, the Secret Historian - whose identity remains unknown - combines insider history and verse to chronicle the life of Genghis Khan and the empire he founded. Following Genghis from his early years, through feasts and fights, alliances, rivalries and betrayals, we witness the birth of a new regime, and a unified Mongolia whose hordes swept across the steppe and remade the medieval world. It was a world of vast nomad tent cities and warrior horse lords, governed by a distant Heaven, a world which draws near in this vivid new translation.

The Captain of a 30ft sailboat finds himself finds himself adrift without the ability to steer his boat 1000 miles from Hawaii in the largest ocean on the planet. These journals document his thoughts and emotions during this remarkable voyage.

Unapologetically embrace your empowered feminist self. Snarky feminists and crafty cross-stitch lovers alike will love carrying around this notebook that lets them proudly display their opinions.

The true story of how a ten-year-old's charity challenge created an endowment and led through young philanthropy to a career in medicine. A light-hearted but poignant parent-child journey, its excitement and suspense, purpose and fulfilment, recalled by the girl as a young woman. A portrait of coastal Suffolk, its cultural and natural heritage.

Wilderness guide Sicelo Mbatha shares lessons learnt from a lifetime's intimate association with Africa's wildest nature.

Nutt Uncut is a direct challenge to politicians and others by a world expert on drugs.

A stunning new biography of Duran Duran by the best-selling author of Gold Dust Woman and Hammer of the Gods

One heroic doctor's unflinchingly honest and visceral account of the impossible ethical choices required by medical emergencies. 'A true Humanitarian.' David Nott, author of War Doctor

A courageous memoir for our uncertain times: Earthed is a story of the power of place to transform us, of dreams and nightmares on the land and of living in an unfamiliar world and a volatile mind.

The true story--told with heart-pounding action and heart-melting romance--of a heroic firefighter forced to confront an emergency even he can't handle: saving himself.

A vivid and elegant memoir of a familyΓÇÖs season abroad by the author of the Outline trilogy.When Rachel Cusk decides to travel to Italy for a summer with her husband and two young children, she has no idea of the trials and wonders that lie in store. Their journey, chronicled in The Last Supper, leads them to both the expected and the surprising, all seen through CuskΓÇÖs sharp and humane perspective.

In the tradition of THIS BOY'S LIFE and THE LIAR'S CLUB, a raucous, poignant, luminously written memoir about a boy striving to become a man, and his romance with a bar.

The highly anticipated debut book of poetry from singer, songwriter, artist and poet Lana Del Rey, Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass. 'Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass is the title poem of the book and the first poem I wrote of many. Some of which came to me in their entirety, which I dictated and then typed out, and some that I worked laboriously picking apart each word to make the perfect poem. They are eclectic and honest and not trying to be anything other than what they are and for that reason I'm proud of them, especially because the spirit in which they were written was very authentic,' Lana Del Rey. Lana’s breathtaking first book solidifies her further as 'the essential writer of her times' (The Atlantic). The collection features more than thirty poems, many exclusive to the book: Never to Heaven, The Land of 1,000 Fires, Past the Bushes Cypress Thriving, LA Who Am I to Love You?, Tessa DiPietro, Happy, Paradise Is Very Fragile, Bare Feet on Linoleum and many more. This beautiful hardcover edition showcases Lana’s typewritten manuscript pages alongside her original photography. The result is an extraordinary poetic landscape that reflects the unguarded spirit of its creator.

This is my story of SOME of Phil''s life, it chronicles how many forking paths can create an individual able to dine with a Prime Minister or platonically sleep in a van with a sex worker.This frank, conversational book talks of Phil''s dreams for the future, his views on Leadership and the NHS, where he''s worked for over two decades. You''ll be open mouthed at some of his life tales that he shares in a brutally honest way. Phil Woodford is a self-confessed day-dreamer and that is where this story begins and ends. the author is an Optimist, believing he can accomplish most things and even if he can''t he''s not afraid to tell you how!Grab a beer and dive into this heartfelt, seriously candid, often oddly relatable story of Phil''s continuing battle with his sometimes poor mental health and living through an angry father that parented with a leather belt. Root for him as Phil survive an extensive stroke that has turned his world upside down.You''ll laugh with Phil, cry with him, and watch the journey transform him. Phil''s anecdotes and experiences will lead you on an ever-twisting path of a man that survived an often enraged father who killed his beloved dog through to mental health and physical health issues that he believes professionals missed in the 70s. This tale of survival against the odds, his tenacity, and perseverance, Phil will inspire and move you.

Amir Al-Dabbagh is a consultant surgeon who trained and worked in Iraq through peace and war before being forced to leave the country in fear of his life in 1993. He worked in the UK at Trafford General Hospital and the Manchester Royal Infirmary.