Tough Crowd: How I Made and Lost a Career in Comedy
By: Graham Linehan
4.44
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The Bafta-garlanded creator of Father Ted and The IT Crowd tells of his rise and painful fall. Part…
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1. Alan Partridge: Big Beacon
By: Alan Partridge
4.27
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
In Big Beacon, Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the o… read more
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- humor
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2. Politics is Murder
By: Nick Tyrone
4.64
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
'A hilarious political satire bursting with black humour with an unforgettable anti-heroine' 5* Rev… read more
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3. Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia
By: Hadley Freeman
3.92
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From Hadley Freeman, bestselling author of House of Glass , comes a “riveting” ( The New York Times… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
"Life, unfortunately, is not like an ‘80s movie, in which a character has an epiphany, a triumphal rock track plays on the soundtrack, and everyone smiles at one another: roll end credits. If my teena…"-Hadley Freeman, Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia
4. Berserker!
By: Adrian Edmondson
4.32
Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition
From brutal schooldays to '80s anarchy, through The Young Ones and beyond, Berserker! is the one-of… read more
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5. Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism
By: Kathleen Stock
4.22
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
'A clear, concise, easy-to-read account of the issues between sex, gender and feminism . . . an imp… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- gender
"I am critical of gender identity theory – but not of trans people, for whom I have friendly sympathy and respect."-Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism
"The background assumption seems to be that, paradoxically, by identifying and discussing socially produced inequalities, we further entrench them; whereas if we ignore them, perhaps they will go away."-Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism
"A first thing to note, in case it’s unclear, is that I am not arguing against legal protections for trans people against violence, discrimination or coercive surgeries. I enthusiastically support the…"-Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism
"And perhaps most awkwardly, they have been left unable properly to explain why, internationally, half the population in a given culture might be disproportionately subject to specific experiences lik…"-Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism
6. Hags: The Demonisation of Middle-Aged Women
By: Victoria Smith
3.67
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
What is about about women in their forties and beyond that seems to enrage - almost everyone? In… read more
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- audiobook
- politics
- nonfiction
- gender
7. Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality
By: Helen Joyce
4.28
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Gender identity ideology is about more than twitter storms and using the right pronouns. In just te… read more
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- nonfiction
- gender
"Most people are in the dark about what is being demanded by transactivists. They understand the call for ‘trans rights’ to mean compassionate concessions that enable a suffering minority to live full…"-Helen Joyce, Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality
"On the Right, the extremists are white ethno-nationalist majoritarians; on the Left, they are identitarians who see progress as a process of bringing one marginalized group after another in from the …"-Helen Joyce, Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality
"What same-sex marriage, women's franchise and the end of segregation all have in common is that they extend the rights of a privileged group to everyone. And when people hear the phrase 'trans rights…"-Helen Joyce, Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality
"In the spread of gender-identity ideology, developments in academia played a crucial role. This is not the place for an extended critique of the thinking that evolved on American campuses out of the …"-Helen Joyce, Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality
8. Mania
By: Lionel Shriver
3.69
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
'Seldom is a book as funny, important and timely … I was laughing out loud at the same time as my b… read more
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- humor
- audiobook
9. T.V.: Big Adventures on the Small Screen
By: Peter Kay
4.23
Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition
*The long-awaited return of the comedy national treasure*Blockbusters, Baywatch … Mastermind, Moonl… read more
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- memoir
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- autobiography
- nonfiction
- comedy
- audiobook
10. An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
By: Konstantin Kisin
4.30
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For all of the West's failings - terrible food, cold weather, and questionable politicians with fun… read more
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- biography
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- audiobook
11. The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World
By: Andrew Doyle
4.26
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
'A sober but devastating skewering of cancel culture and the moral certainties it shares with relig… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Where the New Left promoted the politics of unity, today’s intersectional reactionaries promote the politics of division."-Andrew Doyle, The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World
"Theres no harm un recognizing the more vindictive side of human nature, so long as we do not allow our reason to be dominated by our passion."-Andrew Doyle, The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World
"The belief of the apparatchiks of Critical Social Justice - that all our problems will magically disappear once we outlaw certain points of view or words that cause 'harm' - is a utopian delusion."-Andrew Doyle, The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World
"Just as the symbol of Christ's crucifix encapsulates the triumph of the victim and has been exploited historically as a means to exert power over others, the rainbow Pride flag now serves a similar f…"-Andrew Doyle, The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World
12. Tough Crowd: How I Made and Lost a Career in Comedy
By: Graham Linehan
4.44
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The Bafta-garlanded creator of Father Ted and The IT Crowd tells of his rise and painful fall. Part… read more
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- gender
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- irish literature
- comedy
- audiobook
13. The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht: Voices from the Front Line of Scotland's Battle for Women's Rights
By: Susan Dalgety
4.56
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
On the 25th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament, this book captures an important moment in conte… read more
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- gender
14. Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children
By: Hannah Barnes
4.40
Format: 455 pages, Hardcover
Time to Think goes behind the headlines to reveal the truth about the NHS’s flagship gender service… read more
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- nonfiction
- gender
"GIDS’s own limited data, which found ‘no evidence of change in psychological function’ with puberty-blocker treatment."-Hannah Barnes, Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children
"The Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) has undoubtedly helped some people. It has unquestionably harmed others."-Hannah Barnes, Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children
"NHS England. Why did they allow the early blocking of puberty to be rolled out as routine practice without demanding to see some data supporting this radical shift? Why didn’t it insist on seeing any…"-Hannah Barnes, Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children
"It is mad,’ was the reply. Hutchinson paused. When one of the leaders of a service that helps children to access powerful, life-changing drugs comments that what they’re doing is ‘mad’, there is clea…"-Hannah Barnes, Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children
15. The Psychology of Secrets: My Adventures with Murderers, Cults and Influencers
By: Andrew Gold
4.08
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
From the host of award-winning podcast On the Edge with Andrew Gold comes The Psychology of Secrets… read more
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16. When Kids Say They're Trans: A Guide for Thoughtful Parents
By: Sasha Ayad
3.70
Format: 419 pages, Kindle Edition
'Brilliant, compassionate, and wise beyond measure, therapists Marchiano, Ayad, and O'Malley provid… read more
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- nonfiction
17. The Abolition of Sex: How the "Transgender" Agenda Harms Women and Girls
By: Kara Dansky
4.26
Format: 142 pages, Hardcover
Most Americans do not understand the real threat that the "transgender" agenda, or the so-called "g… read more
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- nonfiction
- gender
18. Gay Shame: The Rise of Gender Ideology and the New Homophobia
By: Gareth Roberts
3.74
Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition
Only a few years ago, it seemed that the fight for gay rights was legal equality was achieved, pre… read more
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- nonfiction
- gender
19. My Family: The Memoir
By: David Baddiel
4.41
Format: 427 pages, Kindle Edition
A searingly honest, funny and moving family memoir in which David Baddiel exposes his mother’s idio… read more
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- audiobook
20. The End of the World is Flat
By: Simon Edge
4.22
Format: 270 pages, Paperback
A satirical comedy featuring Christopher Columbus, a tech billionaire, and a global delusion. Mel W… read more
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- humor
- comedy
21. Unfair Play: The Battle For Women's Sport
By: Sharron Davies
4.24
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
On the face of it, women’s sport is on the rise, garnering more attention and grassroots involvemen… read more
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