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Everything I Know About Love - Now a Major BBC One Series

by Dolly Alderton

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 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WITH A NEW CHAPTER ON TURNING THIRTY. READ AND LOVED IT? GIFT IT TO A FRIEND! 'There is no writer quite like Dolly Alderton working today and very soon the world will know it' Lisa Taddeo, author Three Women 'The book we will thrust into our friends' hands. Alderton feels like a best friend and your older sister all rolled into one and her pages wrap around you like a warm hug' Evening Standard Award-winning journalist Dolly Alderton survived her twenties (just about) and in Everything I Know About Love, she gives an unflinching account of the bad dates and squalid flat-shares, the heartaches and humiliations, and most importantly, the unbreakable female friendships that helped her to hold it all together. Glittering with wit, heart and humour, this is a book to press into the hands of every woman who has ever been there or is about to find themselves taking that first step towards the rest of their lives. 'Alderton is Nora Ephron for the millennial generation' Elizabeth Day 'Steeped in furiously funny accounts of one-night stands, ill-advised late-night taxi journeys up the M1, grubby flat-shares and the beauty of female friendships, as Alderton joyfully booze-cruises her way through her twenties' Metro 'Deeply funny, sometimes shocking, and admirably open-hearted and optimistic' Daily Telegraph 'A sensitive, astute and funny account of growing up millennial' Observer'I loved its truth, self awareness, humour and most of all, its heart-spilling generosity' Sophie Dahl 'Alderton proves a razor-sharp observer of the shifting dynamics of long term female friendship' Mail on Sunday 'It's so full of life and laughs - I gobbled up this book. Alderton has built something beautiful and true out of many fragments of daftness' Amy Liptrot *Winner of Autobiography of the Year at the National Book Awards 2018**A Waterstones Paperback of the Year 2019**A Sunday Times paperback of the year 2019**Selected for Stylist's The Decade's 15 Best Books by Remarkable Women*

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Um Falcão no Punho

by Maria Gabriela Llansol

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 Um Falcão no Punho é o primeiro de três diários de Maria Gabriela Llansol. Um exercício muito mais complexo do que o género diarístico poderia sugerir. Aqui, a autora convoca para as suas reflexões do dia a dia a constelação única de temas, autores e lugares que a sua prosa foi desenvolvendo ao longo dos anos. Mais do que um confessionalismo esperado, este diário é um objeto de análise único para conhecer a vida e obra da escritora portuguesa. Nas suas palavras: «O Diário é o pano com que se faz a limpeza dos anos... Já que a minha vida é tão isolada, distanciemo-la para a alvura desses diários...»
Contos Populares Portugueses da Califórnia | Portuguese Folktales from California - Portuguese Folktales From California

by Manuel da Costa Fontes

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 Esta colecção, que contribui para preservar uma velha tradição em via de desaparecimento, incluí 64 contos gravados a 26 informantes açorianos (20) e madeirenses (6). Sendo de carácter indo-europeu, alguns contos são mais antigos do que a existência das nações. A introdução, em português e em inglês, inclui um panorama da imigração portuguesa para a Califórnia. Fielmente transcritos a fim de reflectir a maneira de falar de cada informante, os contos começam com resumos em inglês, sendo seguidos pela classificação internacional de Isabel Cardigos e Paulo Correia, a qual, além do Brasil, inclui numerosos paralelos do mundo de língua portuguesa (Angola, Cabo Verde, Goa, Guiné-Bissau, Moçambique, São Tomé e Príncipe, Timor), assim como variantes do mundo cultural ibérico a que Portugal pertence (Espanha, América Espanhola, e Sefarditas). O livro conclui com quatro apêndices: vocabulário, informantes, motivos e tipos-conto.

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O Mistério das Valsas Portuguesas

by Richard Simas; Illustration: José Rodrigues Cardoso

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 Com o Apoio do Canada Council For The Arts O Mistério das Valsas Portuguesas, do escritor e investigador canadiano lusodescendente, Richard Simas, é uma ficção concebida para crianças com idades entre os 7 e 11 anos, e inspirada na música de Art Stoyles, cuja sonoridade peculiar se supõe ter sido resultado da sua convivência com o português Manuel da Silva, músico e capitão de uma frota pesqueira portuguesa ao largo da costa canadiana. Tamara, a personagem principal desta história, é uma menina à procura de confiança para tocar o seu acordeão em público, e que um dia aceita tocar para Art Stoyles, num lar de idosos onde também vivia a sua avó. Será o seu pai a contar-lhe, então, quem foi Art Stoyles, e a história por detrás das valsas portuguesas. A obra, publicada originalmente no Canadá com ilustrações de Caroline Clarke, tendo merecido o lugar de finalista nos Indie Book Awards - Next Gerneration, é agora editada em Portugal pela Poética Edições, com tradução de Luísa Mira Corrêa e ilustrações de José Rodrigues Cardoso. A obra inclui um código QR que dá acesso a uma composição musical de Art Stoyles, interpretada pela acordeonista Inês Vaz em exclusivo para esta edição.

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Educated - The International Bestselling Memoir

by Tara Westover

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 THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER A BETWEEN THE COVERS PICK Selected as a book of the year by AMAZON, THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, NEW YORK TIMES, ECONOMIST, NEW STATESMAN, VOGUE, IRISH TIMES, IRISH EXAMINER and RED MAGAZINE 'One of the best books I have ever read . . . unbelievably moving' Elizabeth Day 'An extraordinary story, beautifully told' Louise O'Neill 'A memoir to stand alongside the classics . . . compelling and joyous' Sunday Times Tara Westover grew up preparing for the end of the world. She was never put in school, never taken to the doctor. She did not even have a birth certificate until she was nine years old. At sixteen, to escape her father's radicalism and a violent older brother, Tara left home. What followed was a struggle for self-invention, a journey that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one's life through new eyes, and the will to change it. 'It will make your heart soar' Guardian 'Jaw-dropping and inspiring, everyone should read this book' Stylist 'Absolutely superb . . . so gripping I could hardly breathe' Sophie Hannah

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When Breath Becomes Air - The Ultimate Moving Life-And-Death Story

by Paul Kalanithi

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 Be ready. Be seated. See what courage sounds like. See how brave it is to reveal yourself in this way. But above all, see what it is to still live, to profoundly influence the lives of others after you are gone, by your words - Abraham Verghese, foreword to When Breath Becomes Air An intimate and exquisitely written meditation on the meaning of life by a young neurosurgeon facing terminal cancer. Dr. Paul Kalanithi wrote When Breath Becomes Air in the last 22 months of his life. The result is an inspirational account of family, medicine and literature, on publication swiftly finding an audience of booksellers moved by its gradual shift from hope to Kalanithi’s dignified acceptance of life’s end. We strongly recommend the emotional investment to read it. At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity - the brain - and finally into a patient and a new father. What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when when life is catastrophically interrupted? What does it mean to have a child as your own life fades away? Paul Kalanithi died while working on this profoundly moving book, yet his words live on as a guide to us all. When Breath Becomes Air is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both.

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In The Dream House - Winner Of The Rathbones Folio Prize 2021

by Carmen Maria Machado

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 A revolutionary memoir about domestic abuse by the prizewinning author of Her Body and Other Parties.
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The Comfort Book

by Matt Haig

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 THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Profound, witty and uplifting' Observer 'Full of eloquent, cogent and positive reminders of the beauty of life' Independent The Comfort Book is a collection of consolations learned in hard times and suggestions for making the bad days better. Drawing on maxims, memoir and the inspirational lives of others, these meditations offer new ways of seeing ourselves and the world. This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend, the comfort of a hug or a reminder that hope comes from unexpected places.

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Mindhunter - Inside the FBI Elite Serial Crime Unit (Now A Netflix Series)

by John Douglas e Mark Olshaker

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 The bestselling true story and inspiration behind the hit Netflix show of how one underfunded FBI team became the first to explore the dark world of serial murderers. John Douglas is a former FBI Special Agent and expert in criminal profiling and behavioural science. He made a career of looking evil in the eye - and understanding it. No wonder that he was the inspiration for Special Agent Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, as well as the film's consultant on the reality of serial killers. Douglas invented and established the practice of criminal profiling, and submerged himself in the world of serial killers in a quest to understand why they killed, and to help prevent more innocent lives from being ended by future killers. As his serial crime unit developed from a derided two-bit operation in a dingy officer to one of the FBI's elite task forces, Douglas personally confronted the most terrible crimes of the age, including those of Jeffrey Dahmer, Charles Manson, Ted Bundy and the Atlanta child murderer. With the fierce page-turning power of a bestselling novel, yet terrifyingly true, Mindhunter is a true crime classic. 'John Douglas knows more about serial killers than anybody in the world' - Jonathan Demme, director of The Silence of the Lambs 'A cracker of a book' - Esquire

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In Order To Live - A North Korean Girl'S Journey To Freedom

by Yeonmi Park

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 Yeonmi Park was not dreaming of freedom when she escaped from North Korea. She didn't even know what it meant to be free. All she knew was that she was running for her life, that if she and her family stayed behind they would die. This is the story of Park's struggle to survive in the most repressive country on earth, and her harrowing escape.
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Finding Me - The Moving And Deeply Personal Memoir From Viola Davis, An Instant No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller

by Viola Davis

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 FINDING ME is the deeply personal, brutally honest account of Viola's inspiring life, from her coming-of-age in Rhode Island to her present-day career.

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Manifesto - A Radically Honest And Inspirational Memoir From The Booker Prize Winning Author Of Girl, Woman, Other

by Bernardine Evaristo

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 'This honest, engaging memoir shares such gems . . .the perfect read for anyone who dreams big' The Times and Sunday Times Books of the Year The powerful, urgent memoir and manifesto on never giving up from Booker prize-winning trailblazer, Bernardine Evaristo In 2019, Bernardine Evaristo became the first black woman to win the Booker Prize since its inception fifty years earlier - a revolutionary landmark for Britain. Her journey was a long one, but she made it, and she made history. Manifesto is her intimate and fearless account of how she did it. From a childhood steeped in racism from neighbours, priests and even some white members of her own family, to discovering the arts through her local youth theatre; from stuffing her belongings into bin bags, always on the move between temporary homes, to exploring many romantic partners both toxic and loving, male and female, and eventually finding her soulmate; from setting up Britain's first theatre company for Black women in the eighties to growing into the trailblazing writer, theatre-maker, teacher, mentor and activist we see today - Bernardine charts her rebellion against the mainstream and her life-long commitment to community and creativity. And, through the prism of her extraordinary experiences, she offers vital insights into the nature of race, class, feminism, sexuality and ageing in modern Britain. Bernardine Evaristo's life story is a manifesto for courage, integrity, optimism, resourcefulness and tenacity. It's a manifesto for anyone who has ever stood on the margins, and anyone who wants to make their mark on history. It's a manifesto for being unstoppable. 'Raw and emotive . . . a powerful account of how Evaristo got to the top of her game - it's moving, but there's also much humour and joy' Independent 'Bernardine Evaristo is one of those writers who should be read by everyone, everywhere' Elif Shafak 'Bernardine Evaristo is one of Britain's best writers, an iconic and unique voice, filled with warmth, subtlety and humanity. Exceptional' Nikesh Shukla
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The Mamba Mentality - How I Play

by Kobe Bryant

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 The first book from the basketball superstar Kobe Bryant-a lavish, deep dive inside the mind of one of the most revered athletes of all time.

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Bad Feminist

by Roxane Gay

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 â€˜I'm human, full of contradictions, and a feminist.â€™ Bad Feminist is collection of frank, funny, whip-smart and spot-on essays from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Gay (@rgay).

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My Body

by Emily Ratajkowski

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 A deeply honest investigation of what it means to be a woman and a commodity from Emily Ratajkowski, the archetypal, multi-hyphenate celebrity of our time.
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Twelve Years A Slave - A True Story

by Solomon Northup

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 HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. A shocking first-hand account of one manâ€™s remarkable fight for freedom which became an award-winning motion picture.
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Skunk Works - A Personal Memoir Of My Years At Lockheed

by Ben R. Rich e Leo Janos

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 The former head of Lockheed's SKUNK WORKS reveals the amazing story of the secret aircraft that changed the course of history - from the U-2 to the Stealth Fighter
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Faith, Hope And Carnage

by Nick Cave e Seán O'Hagan

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 A meditation on faith, art, music, grief and much more - from cultural icon and bestselling author Nick Cave
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I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki - The International Bestseller

by Baek Sehee

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A Modern Detective

by Edgar Allan Poe

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 He is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, hieroglyphics; exhibiting in his solutions of each a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension praeternatural.

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Lone Survivor - The Incredible True Story Of Navy Seals Under Siege

by Marcus Luttrell e Patrick Robinson

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 It was a top-secret US military mission. Now, the SEAL team leader finally tells the stunning true story. Now a major Hollywood film starring Mark Wahlberg and Eric Bana.
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Waypoints - My Scottish Journey

by Sam Heughan

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 In his first full autobiography the award-winning actor and bestselling author of Clanlands, Sam Heughan, sets out along the West Highland Way to explore his life and reflect on the personal waypoints that define him.
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The Limits Of My Language - Meditations On Depression

by Eva Meijer

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 A beautiful and moving study of depression, in which the author draws on her personal experience of mental illness as well as her deep knowledge of philosophy, to show the issue in a new light
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How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart

by Florentyna Leow

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 An essay collection/memoir about a young woman moving to Kyoto and experiencing an intense friendship.

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