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Non-fiction: there have been some stunners this year, books that as booksellers we’ve been magnetically attracted to as soon as they’ve rolled in. Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air, for instance, an account that almost forces you to reassess your own life by its own vitality, or perhaps Chris Packham’s Fingers in the Sparkle Jar, his surprisingly intimate account of a life saved by the wild. Our pick of the bunch then, decided with good humour and no small argument…

The Best Memoirs of 2016

Keeping On Keeping On
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Keeping On Keeping On
Alan Bennett
£25.00
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Fingers in the Sparkle Jar
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Fingers in the Sparkle Jar
Chris Packham
£20.00
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The Pigeon Tunnel
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The Pigeon Tunnel
John le Carré
£20.00
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Kind of Blue
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Kind of Blue
Ken Clarke
£25.00
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Nigel
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Nigel
Monty Don
£20.00
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Quicksand
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Quicksand
Henning Mankell
£18.99
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A Life in Questions
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A Life in Questions
Jeremy Paxman
£20.00
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Frantumaglia
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Frantumaglia
Elena Ferrante
£16.99
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Get a Life
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Get a Life
Vivienne Westwood
£16.99
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Dadland
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Dadland
Keggie Carew
£16.99
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Bringing in the Sheaves
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Bringing in the Sheaves
Richard Coles
£20.00
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The Long and Winding Road
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The Long and Winding Road
Alan Johnson
£16.99
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When Breath Becomes Air
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When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
£12.99
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You Will Not Have My Hate
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You Will Not Have My Hate
Antoine Leiris
£10.00
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The Return
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The Return
Hisham Matar
£14.99
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The Best Biography Books of 2016

The Invention of Angela Carter
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The Invention of Angela Carter
Edmund Gordon
£25.00
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Kenneth Clark
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Kenneth Clark
James Stourton
£30.00
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Elizabeth Jane Howard
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Elizabeth Jane Howard
Artemis Cooper
£25.00
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Dashing for the Post
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Dashing for the Post
Patrick Leigh Fermor
£30.00
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Ariel
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Ariel
Derek Johns
£14.99
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Love from Boy
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Love from Boy
Donald Sturrock
£20.00
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Outlandish Knight
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Outlandish Knight
Minoo Dinshaw
£30.00
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Citizen Clem
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Citizen Clem
John Bew
£30.00
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Over the Hills and Far Away
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Over the Hills and Far Away
Matthew Dennison
£18.99
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Evelyn Waugh
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Evelyn Waugh
Philip Eade
£30.00
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This Long Pursuit
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This Long Pursuit
Richard Holmes
£25.00
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A World Gone Mad
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A World Gone Mad
Astrid Lindgren
£18.99
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Lara
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Lara
Anna Pasternak
£20.00
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Karl Marx
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Karl Marx
Gareth Stedman Jones
£35.00
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Jonathan Swift
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Jonathan Swift
John Stubbs
£25.00
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The Best History Books of 2016

This Orient Isle
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This Orient Isle
Jerry Brotton
£20.00
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The Wicked Boy
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The Wicked Boy
Kate Summerscale
£16.99
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The Riviera Set
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The Riviera Set
Mary S. Lovell
£25.00
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The Long Weekend
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The Long Weekend
Adrian Tinniswood
£25.00
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A History of Britain in 21 Women
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A History of Britain in 21 Women
Jenni Murray
£16.99
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Black and British
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Black and British
David Olusoga
£25.00
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Timekeepers
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Timekeepers
Simon Garfield
£16.99
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Four Princes
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Four Princes
John Julius Norwich
£25.00
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The Holy Roman Empire
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The Holy Roman Empire
Peter H. Wilson
£35.00
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The Romanovs
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The Romanovs
Simon Sebag Montefiore
£25.00
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Lenin on the Train
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Lenin on the Train
Catherine Merridale
£25.00
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Hitler: Volume I
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Hitler: Volume I
Volker Ullrich
£25.00
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Blitzed
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Blitzed
Norman Ohler
£20.00
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East West Street
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East West Street
Philippe Sands
£20.00
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Les Parisiennes
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Les Parisiennes
Anne Sebba
£20.00
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The Best Military History Books of 2016

SAS
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SAS
Ben Macintyre
£25.00
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Boots on the Ground
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Boots on the Ground
General Sir Richard Dannatt
£25.00
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Somme
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Somme
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
£25.00
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Where Poppies Blow
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Where Poppies Blow
John Lewis-Stempel
£20.00
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Douglas Haig
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Douglas Haig
Marcus A. Webb
£25.00
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Game of Spies
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Game of Spies
Paddy Ashdown
£20.00
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Hunting Hitler's Nukes
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Hunting Hitler's Nukes
Damien Lewis
£20.00
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Pearl Harbor
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Pearl Harbor
Craig Nelson
£25.00
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Blitzkrieg
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Blitzkrieg
Lloyd Clark
£25.00
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Burma '44
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Burma '44
James Holland
£20.00
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Giles Milton
£20.00
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The Tunnels
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The Tunnels
Greg Mitchell
£20.00
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The Spies of Winter
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The Spies of Winter
Sinclair McKay
£20.00
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Spymaster
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Spymaster
Martin Pearce
£20.00
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Soldier Spy
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Soldier Spy
Tom Marcus
£20.00
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The Best Art Books of 2016

A History of Pictures
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A History of Pictures
David Hockney
£29.95
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The Vanishing Man
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The Vanishing Man
Laura Cumming
£18.99
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The Secret Lives of Colour
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The Secret Lives of Colour
Kassia St. Clair
£20.00
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Turner
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Turner
Franny Moyle
£25.00
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Van Gogh's Ear
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Van Gogh's Ear
Bernadette Murphy
£16.99
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The Art of Rivalry
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The Art of Rivalry
Sebastian Smee
£16.99
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Walk Through Walls
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Walk Through Walls
Marina Abramovic
£20.00
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The Auctioneer
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The Auctioneer
Simon de Pury
£16.99
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Studio of the South
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Studio of the South
Martin Bailey
£25.00
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Picasso Portraits
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Picasso Portraits
Elizabeth Cowling
£35.00
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Mad Enchantment
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Mad Enchantment
Ross King
£25.00
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Beyond Caravaggio
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Beyond Caravaggio
Letizia Treves
£25.00
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Dali. Les diners de Gala
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Dali. Les diners de Gala
£50.00
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The Best Music Books of 2016

Born to Run
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Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen
£20.00
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Absolutely on Music
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Absolutely on Music
Haruki Murakami
£20.00
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1971 - Never a Dull Moment
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1971 - Never a Dull Moment
David Hepworth
£20.00
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Lonely Boy
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Lonely Boy
Steve Jones
£20.00
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Set the Boy Free
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Set the Boy Free
Johnny Marr
£20.00
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The Age of Bowie
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The Age of Bowie
Paul Morley
£20.00
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I Am Brian Wilson
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I Am Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson
£20.00
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Being Elvis
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Being Elvis
Ray Connolly
£20.00
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Cured
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Cured
Lol Tolhurst
£20.00
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Not Dead Yet: The Autobiography
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Not Dead Yet: The Autobiography
Phil Collins
£20.00
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Paul McCartney
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Paul McCartney
Philip Norman
£25.00
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Shock and Awe
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Shock and Awe
Simon Reynolds
£25.00
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Substance: Inside New Order
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Substance: Inside New Order
Peter Hook
£20.00
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Last of the Giants
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Last of the Giants
Mick Wall
£20.00
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Homeward Bound
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Homeward Bound
Peter Ames Carlin
£20.00
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The Best Countryside and Nature Books of 2016

The Apple Orchard
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The Apple Orchard
Pete Brown
£16.99
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The Zoo
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The Zoo
Isobel Charman
£16.99
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The Making Of The British Landscape
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The Making Of The British Landscape
Nicholas Crane
£20.00
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Land Rover
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Land Rover
Ben Fogle
£20.00
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The Age of the Horse
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The Age of the Horse
Susanna Forrest
£20.00
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Like Farmer, Like Son
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Like Farmer, Like Son
Adam Henson
£18.99
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No Way But Gentlenesse
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No Way But Gentlenesse
Richard Hines
£16.99
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The Goodness of Dogs
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The Goodness of Dogs
India Knight
£14.99
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The Running Hare
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The Running Hare
John Lewis-Stempel
£14.99
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Out on the Land
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Out on the Land
Ray Mears
£25.00
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Horses, Heifers and Hairy Pigs
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Horses, Heifers and Hairy Pigs
Julian Norton
£12.99
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Landskipping
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Landskipping
Anna Pavord
£20.00
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The Hidden Life of Trees
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The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben
£16.99
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The Best Travel Writing of 2016

A Florence Diary
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A Florence Diary
Diana Athill
£9.99
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When in French
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When in French
Lauren Collins
£12.99
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White Sands
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White Sands
Geoff Dyer
£16.99
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Flaneuse
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Flaneuse
Lauren Elkin
£16.99
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The Swordfish and the Star
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The Swordfish and the Star
Gavin Knight
£16.99
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The Lonely City
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The Lonely City
Olivia Laing
£16.99
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Curiocity
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Curiocity
Matt Lloyd-Rose
£30.00
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On Trails
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On Trails
Robert Moor
£16.99
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The Great Soul of Siberia
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The Great Soul of Siberia
Sooyong Park
£16.99
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Far and Away
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Far and Away
Andrew Solomon
£25.00
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The Marches
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The Marches
Rory Stewart
£18.99
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Un-Discovered Islands
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Un-Discovered Islands
Malachy Tallack
£14.99
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The Book of Tides
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The Book of Tides
William Thomson
£20.00
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White Mountain
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White Mountain
Robert Twigger
£20.00
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Tiny Churches
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Tiny Churches
Dixe Wills
£16.99
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The Best Smart Thinking Books of 2016

Reality Is Not What It Seems
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Reality Is Not What It Seems
Carlo Rovelli
£16.99
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Happy
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Happy
Derren Brown
£20.00
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Worth Dying for
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Worth Dying for
Tim Marshall
£16.99
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The Good Immigrant
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The Good Immigrant
Nikesh Shukla
£16.99
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Another Day in the Death of America
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Another Day in the Death of America
Gary Younge
£16.99
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Homo Deus
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Homo Deus
Yuval Noah Harari
£25.00
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The Gene
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The Gene
Siddhartha Mukherjee
£25.00
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An Astronomer's Tale
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An Astronomer's Tale
Gary Fildes
£16.99
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The Descent of Man
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The Descent of Man
Grayson Perry
£16.99
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Business for Bohemians
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Business for Bohemians
Tom Hodgkinson
£12.99
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Shrinking Violets
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Shrinking Violets
Joe Moran
£14.99
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At The Existentialist Cafe
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At The Existentialist Cafe
Sarah Bakewell
£16.99
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The Path
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The Path
Christine Gross-Loh
£14.99
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The Best Food and Drink Books of 2016

Rick Stein's Long Weekends
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Rick Stein's Long Weekends
Rick Stein
£26.00
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Nadiya's Kitchen
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Nadiya's Kitchen
Nadiya Hussain
£20.00
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Marcus at Home
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Marcus at Home
Marcus Wareing
£25.00
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Appetites: A Cookbook
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Appetites: A Cookbook
Anthony Bourdain
£26.00
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Vegetables
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Vegetables
Antonio Carluccio
£25.00
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SIMPLE
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SIMPLE
Diana Henry
£25.00   £20.00
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Classic Koffmann
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Classic Koffmann
Pierre Koffmann
£30.00
Hardback
Ottolenghi: The Cookbook
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Ottolenghi: The Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi
£27.00   £23.99
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The Skills
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The Skills
Monica Galetti
£20.00
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Istanbul Cult Recipes
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Istanbul Cult Recipes
Pomme Larmoyer
£20.00
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The Cook Book
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The Cook Book
Tom Parker Bowles
£30.00
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River Cottage A to Z
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River Cottage A to Z
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
£40.00
Hardback
Regarding Cocktails
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Regarding Cocktails
Sasha Petraske
£19.95
Hardback
Hugh Johnson on Wine
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Hugh Johnson on Wine
Hugh Johnson
£20.00
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The Best Sports Books of 2016

Today We Die a Little
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Today We Die a Little
Richard Askwith
£16.99
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Following On
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Following On
Emma John
£16.99
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The Great Bike Race
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The Great Bike Race
Geoffrey Nicholson
£12.99
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Eat Sweat Play
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Eat Sweat Play
Anna Kessel
£12.99
Paperback
No Nonsense
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No Nonsense
Joey Barton
£20.00
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The Meaning of Cricket
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The Meaning of Cricket
Jon Hotten
£12.99
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Mister
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Mister
Rory Smith
£18.99
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Forever Young
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Forever Young
Oliver Kay
£20.00
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The End of the Road
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The End of the Road
Alasdair Fotheringham
£18.99
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The Bottom Corner
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The Bottom Corner
Nige Tassell
£12.99
Paperback
The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold
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The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold
Tim Moore
£14.99
Paperback
Saturday, 3pm
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Saturday, 3pm
Daniel Gray
£9.99
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