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From Paul McCartney’s astounding The Lyrics to the side-splitting musings of comedy’s greatest, and from Bernardine Evaristo’s dazzling Manifesto on creativity and tenacity to Ai Weiwei’s powerful 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows, here you’ll find our bestselling arts and entertainment biographies. Immerse yourself in the incredible life stories of the best-loved musicians, actors, entertainers and artists and pick up the perfect presents from amongst our signed and special editions and luxurious gits books.

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Our Best Arts & Entertainment Biographies

I'm Glad My Mom Died
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I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy
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And Away...
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And Away...
Bob Mortimer
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This Much is True
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This Much is True
Miriam Margolyes
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Windswept & Interesting
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Windswept & Interesting
Billy Connolly
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Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing
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Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing
Matthew Perry
£25.00   £18.99
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The Storyteller
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The Storyteller
Dave Grohl
£9.99   £7.99
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Madly, Deeply
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Madly, Deeply
Alan Rickman
£25.00   £19.99
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Love, Pamela
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Love, Pamela
Pamela Anderson
£20.00   £16.99
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House Arrest
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House Arrest
Alan Bennett
£8.99   £6.99
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Just Kids
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Just Kids
Patti Smith
£12.99
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A Heart That Works
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A Heart That Works
Rob Delaney
£16.99   £14.99
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Faith, Hope and Carnage
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Faith, Hope and Carnage
Nick Cave
£22.00   £18.99
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Odd Boy Out
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Odd Boy Out
Gyles Brandreth
£10.99
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The Lives of Brian
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The Lives of Brian
Brian Johnson
£25.00   £21.99
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Face It
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Face It
Debbie Harry
£10.99   £9.49
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Tenement Kid
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Tenement Kid
Bobby Gillespie
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Tall Tales and Wee Stories
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Tall Tales and Wee Stories
Billy Connolly
£9.99
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Old Rage
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Old Rage
Sheila Hancock
£18.99   £16.99
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Our Best New Art & Entertainment Biographies

Love, Pamela
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Love, Pamela
Pamela Anderson
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Surrender
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Surrender
Bono
£25.00   £19.99
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Beyond the Wand
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Beyond the Wand
Tom Felton
£20.00   £16.99
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A Heart That Works
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A Heart That Works
Rob Delaney
£16.99   £14.99
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Ticket to the World
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Ticket to the World
Martin Kemp
£22.00   £18.99
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Too Much
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Too Much
Tom Allen
£20.00   £17.99
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A Book of Days
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A Book of Days
Ms Patti Smith
£25.00   £22.99
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The Twelve Dels of Christmas
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The Twelve Dels of Christmas
David Jason
£22.00   £18.99
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Why Beethoven
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Why Beethoven
Norman Lebrecht
£20.00
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Elizabeth Taylor
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Elizabeth Taylor
Kate Andersen Brower
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Call Me Mrs. Brown
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Call Me Mrs. Brown
Brendan O'Carroll
£20.00
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Buzzin'
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Buzzin'
Bez
£20.00
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Oh Miriam!
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Oh Miriam!
Miriam Margolyes
£25.00
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Paris
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Paris
Paris Hilton
£20.00
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Making a Scene
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Making a Scene
Constance Wu
£16.99
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Pageboy
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Pageboy
Elliot Page
£20.00
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Soft Lad
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Soft Lad
Nick Grimshaw
£20.00
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Paris
Paris
Paris Hilton
£20.00
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Revealing hidden depths to the iconic It Girl and heiress, Paris Hilton's courageously candid and unflinching memoir lays bare the abuse and casual cruelty she endured during her youth and how she has managed to turn her life around.
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Luxury Editions & Gift Books

Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes
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Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes
Rob Wilkins
£40.00
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Dickens and Prince
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Dickens and Prince
Nick Hornby
£9.99
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The McCartney Legacy
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The McCartney Legacy
Allan Kozinn
£30.00
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A Woman's World, 1850-1960
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A Woman's World, 1850-1960
Dan Jones
£30.00
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Fry's Ties
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Fry's Ties
Stephen Fry
£14.99
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Renegades
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Renegades
President Barack Obama
£35.00
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Henry 'Chips' Channon: The Diaries (Volume 3): 1943-57
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Henry 'Chips' Channon: The Diaries (Volume 3): 1943-57
Chips Channon
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Murakami T
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Murakami T
Haruki Murakami
£14.99
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Jimi
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Jimi
Janie Hendrix
£40.00
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A Promised Land
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A Promised Land
President Barack Obama
£35.00
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The Lyrics
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The Lyrics
Paul McCartney
£75.00
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Stalin's Architect
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Stalin's Architect
Deyan Sudjic
£30.00
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Wild Women
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Wild Women
Mariella Frostrup
£20.00
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The Code Breaker
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The Code Breaker
Walter Isaacson
£30.00
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These Precious Days
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These Precious Days
Ann Patchett
£16.99
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Amy Winehouse: Beyond Black
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Amy Winehouse: Beyond Black
Naomi Parry
£30.00
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Just Kids
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Patti Smith
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Chronicles Volume 1
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Chronicles Volume 1
Bob Dylan
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Lady Sings the Blues
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Lady Sings the Blues
Billie Holiday
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Born to Run
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Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen
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Me
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Me
Sir Elton John
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Life
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Life
Keith Richards
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Born A Crime
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Born A Crime
Trevor Noah
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The Moon's a Balloon
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The Moon's a Balloon
David Niven
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Cash
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Cash
Johnny Cash
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Caravaggio
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Caravaggio
Andrew Graham Dixon
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Bessie Smith
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Bessie Smith
Jackie Kay
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The Princess Diarist
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The Princess Diarist
Carrie Fisher
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Girl in a Band
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Girl in a Band
Kim Gordon
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Hellraisers
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Hellraisers
Robert Sellers
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How I Escaped My Certain Fate
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How I Escaped My Certain Fate
Stewart Lee
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Alfred Hitchcock
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Alfred Hitchcock
Peter Ackroyd
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Bedsit Disco Queen
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Bedsit Disco Queen
Tracey Thorn
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Our Best Film & Television Biographies

This Much is True
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Miriam Margolyes
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Tall Tales and Wee Stories
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Tall Tales and Wee Stories
Billy Connolly
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Old Rage
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Old Rage
Sheila Hancock
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Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
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Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Bob Mortimer
£9.99
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Making It
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Making It
Jay Blades
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Theroux The Keyhole
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Theroux The Keyhole
Louis Theroux
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Women vs Hollywood
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Women vs Hollywood
Helen O'Hara
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Just Ignore Him
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Just Ignore Him
Alan Davies
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Finding Me
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Finding Me
Viola Davis
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The Right Sort of Girl
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The Right Sort of Girl
Anita Rani
£9.99
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Will
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Will
Will Smith
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My Child and Other Mistakes
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My Child and Other Mistakes
Ellie Taylor
£9.99
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Comedy, Comedy, Comedy, Drama
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Comedy, Comedy, Comedy, Drama
Bob Odenkirk
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The Power Of Hope
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The Power Of Hope
Kate Garraway
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Boy in a China Shop
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Boy in a China Shop
Keith Brymer Jones
£22.00
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The Gift of a Radio
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The Gift of a Radio
Justin Webb
£16.99
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Our Best Music Biographies

The Storyteller
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The Storyteller
Dave Grohl
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Just Kids
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Just Kids
Patti Smith
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One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time
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One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time
Craig Brown
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Being Elvis
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Being Elvis
Ray Connolly
£12.99
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Lady Sings the Blues
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Lady Sings the Blues
Billie Holiday
£9.99
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Me
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Me
Sir Elton John
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Fear Stalks the Land!
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Fear Stalks the Land!
Thom Yorke
£9.99
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Running Up That Hill
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Running Up That Hill
Tom Doyle
£20.00
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Confess
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Confess
Rob Halford
£10.99
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Bunnyman
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Bunnyman
Will Sergeant
£9.99
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Lonely Boy
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Lonely Boy
Steve Jones
£10.99
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Harry Styles
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Harry Styles
Sean Smith
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A Likely Lad
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A Likely Lad
Peter Doherty
£20.00
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Sing Backwards and Weep
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Sing Backwards and Weep
Mark Lanegan
£10.99
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Hear Me Out
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Hear Me Out
Sarah Harding
£8.99
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How to Write One Song
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How to Write One Song
Jeff Tweedy
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I Don't Take Requests
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I Don't Take Requests
Tony Marnoch
£20.00
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Rememberings
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Rememberings
Sinead O'Connor
£9.99
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Funny People

And Away...
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And Away...
Bob Mortimer
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This Much is True
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This Much is True
Miriam Margolyes
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Windswept & Interesting
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Windswept & Interesting
Billy Connolly
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Odd Boy Out
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Odd Boy Out
Gyles Brandreth
£10.99
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Don't Laugh, It'll Only Encourage Her
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Don't Laugh, It'll Only Encourage Her
Daisy May Cooper
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Too Much
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Too Much
Tom Allen
£20.00   £17.99
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The Audacity: Why Being Too Much Is Exactly Enough
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The Audacity: Why Being Too Much Is Exactly Enough
Katherine Ryan
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Parenting Hell
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Parenting Hell
Rob Beckett
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Before & Laughter
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Before & Laughter
Jimmy Carr
£8.99
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All About Me!
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All About Me!
Mel Brooks
£9.99
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James Acaster's Classic Scrapes
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James Acaster's Classic Scrapes
James Acaster
£10.99
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What is Your Problem?
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What is Your Problem?
Jack Dee
£9.99
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A Class Act
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A Class Act
Rob Beckett
£9.99
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Fight!
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Fight!
Harry Hill
£10.99
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A Funny Life
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A Funny Life
Michael McIntyre
£9.99
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Watching Neighbours Twice a Day...
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Watching Neighbours Twice a Day...
Josh Widdicombe
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My Child and Other Mistakes
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My Child and Other Mistakes
Ellie Taylor
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Sunshine and Laughter
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Sunshine and Laughter
Louis Barfe
£9.99
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Our Best Biographies of Artists

1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
Ai Weiwei
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Spring Cannot be Cancelled
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Spring Cannot be Cancelled
Martin Gayford
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Letters to Camondo
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Letters to Camondo
Edmund de Waal
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Miss Dior
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Miss Dior
Justine Picardie
£25.00
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Look Again
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Look Again
David Bailey
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The King's Painter
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The King's Painter
Franny Moyle
£12.00
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Francis Bacon
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Francis Bacon
Mark Stevens
£20.00
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Sybil & Cyril
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Sybil & Cyril
Jenny Uglow
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Albert & the Whale
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Albert & the Whale
Philip Hoare
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Constable
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Constable
James Hamilton
£25.00
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Van Gogh's Ear
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Van Gogh's Ear
Bernadette Murphy
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Bacon in Moscow
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Bacon in Moscow
James Birch
£17.99
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Magritte
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Magritte
Alex Danchev
£30.00
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The British Surrealists
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The British Surrealists
Desmond Morris
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Turner
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Turner
Franny Moyle
£14.99
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Hogarth
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Hogarth
Jacqueline Riding
£12.99
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The Vanished Collection
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The Vanished Collection
Pauline Baer de Perignon
£20.00
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