Illuminated: The impactful and empowering autobiography from Melanie Sykes
By: Melanie Sykes
3.53
Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. Odd Girl Out: Being Autistic in a Neurotypical World
By: Laura James
3.62
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
From early childhood, Laura James knew she was different, but it wasn't until her mid-forties that … read more
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2. The List of Suspicious Things
By: Jennie Godfrey
4.29
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
'What if we decided to try and find him?' 'What on earth are you on about?' she said. 'How are w… read more
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3. Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food
By: Chris van Tulleken
4.43
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A manifesto to change how you eat and how you think about the human body. It’s not you, it’s the… read more
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4. Strong Female Character
By: Fern Brady
4.48
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A summary of my 1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it. 2. My… read more
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"I was continually over-identifying with fiction to try and find a template for myself and my story (143)"-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"For all her flaws, my mum never raised me with dysfunctional attitudes to food or made me think I was greedy or not thin enough. She was always clear she disliked me for me."-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"It's 2022 as I write this and I'm still waiting to find someone I respect to speak openly and in detail about meltdowns. I'm really annoyed that I have to be the one to do this."-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"It made perfect sense to me that my skin was bursting open in disgusting weeping pustules. The emotions felt volcanic and I'd never been good at communicating that to people in words so now my body w…"-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
5. Comfort Eating: What We Eat When Nobody's Looking
By: Grace Dent
4.17
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Have you ever wondered why eating cheese can sometimes feel like a cuddle? Or how a good curry can … read more
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- nonfiction
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6. There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History
By: Rory Carroll
4.38
Format: 397 pages, Hardcover
Killing Thatcher is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margar… read more
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7. What's That Lady Doing?
By: Lou Sanders
3.91
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
'A deftness that catches your breath' - Fern Brady 'An incredible piece of writing' - Brett Goldst… read more
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8. Finding Hildasay: How One Man Walked the UK's Coastline and Found Hope and Happiness
By: Christian Lewis
4.40
Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition
Join Christian Lewis as he walks the entire coastline of the UK – his dog Jet in tow – and rebuilds… read more
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9. Untypical: How the World Isn’t Built for Autistic People and What We Should All Do About it
By: Pete Wharmby
4.35
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
It’s time to remake the world – the ground-breaking book on what steps we should all be taking for … read more
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"By the time I entered education in the late 1980s, schools were about as well adapted for my neurotype as a set of stairs is adapted for the use by a Dalek."-Pete Wharmby, Untypical: How the World Isn’t Built for Autistic People and What We Should All Do About it
10. Karma: My Autobiography
By: Boy George
3.62
Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition
THE OFFICIAL STORY OF A MUSICAL ICON - TOLD IN FULL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS OWN WORDS'In what mig… read more
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11. 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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12. The Last Word
By: Amy Price
4.30
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Katie Price’s life has long been lived in the public eye, documented both by her own books, reality… read more
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13. Brutally Honest
By: Melanie Brown
4.06
Format: 270 pages, Hardcover
The tell-all memoir from the loudest, proudest Spice Girl – and the truth behind the headlines … read more
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14. Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit
By: Bianca Toeps
4.05
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
Autisme: da's toch dat je weet dat 7 augustus 1984 op een dinsdag viel? Nou... nee. Bianca Toeps le… read more
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15. 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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16. Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s
By: Sarah Ditum
3.58
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A scathing reexamination of the lives of nine female celebrities in the 2000s, and the sexist, expl… read more
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17. What About Men?
By: Caitlin Moran
3.70
Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition
As any feminist who talks about the problems of girls and women will know, the first question you w… read more
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"Finally I read 12 Rules for Life and there is some good stuff in it. Peterson’s step by step advice on how to properly argue with loved ones and come to an agreement that is satisfying to both is und…"-Caitlin Moran, What About Men?
18. Drama Queen: One Autistic Woman and a Life of Unhelpful Labels
By: Sara Gibbs
4.39
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
'It has taken me several years of exploration, but I am at a place now where I see autism as neithe… read more
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19. UNMASKED
By: Ellie Middleton
4.24
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
Brought to you by Penguin. Whether you are neurodivergent, suspect you might be, or want to be a… read more
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20. The Escape Room
By: L.D. Smithson
4.07
Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition
Everything is a clue. Eight strangers arrive at a remote sea fort off the coast of England. They a… read more
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21. The Puffin Keeper
By: Michael Morpurgo
4.28
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author Michael Morpurgo comes a beautifully illustrated classic story for ages 9 t… read more
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"I was a bit of a loner, not because I wanted to be. I was just like that. Books became friends to me."-Michael Morpurgo, The Puffin Keeper
22. The Stirrings: Winner of the 2024 TLS Ackerley Prize
By: Catherine Taylor
4.02
Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition
No life exists outside the times. This is a story about one young woman coming of age, and about… read more
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23. Illuminated: The impactful and empowering autobiography from Melanie Sykes
By: Melanie Sykes
3.53
Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition
All the things I left unsaid… Melanie Sykes has been a face on our screens, a voice on our radios … read more
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24. The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *(and maybe a few you don’t)
By: Philippa Perry
3.90
Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition
Life is all about relationships and the quality of those connections, whether that's with family, p… read more
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"Manche Menschen verwechseln Liebe mit etwas, das einen überkommt, dabei ist sie viel mehr. Liebe äußert sich in dem, was wir tun. Liebe ist nicht passiv."-Philippa Perry, The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *(and maybe a few you don’t)
"Wir alle sind verletzliche Wesen, die lernen müssen, dass man stärker ist, wenn man zu seiner Verletzlichkeit steht, als wenn sich hinter einer Fassade falscher Stärke versteckt."-Philippa Perry, The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *(and maybe a few you don’t)
"Manchmal bedeutet authentisch zu sein, dass wir nicht so nett sind, wie wir gern wären. Wenn Ihnen das ein schlechtes Gewissen bereitet, denken Sie daran: Ein schlechtes Gewissen ist besser als Groll."-Philippa Perry, The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *(and maybe a few you don’t)
"Be mindful of the language you use with others. A good way to start is to speak in 'I' statements, which define your own experience, and not 'you' statements, which are a judgement on the other person"-Philippa Perry, The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *(and maybe a few you don’t)
25. Girl Unmasked: The Sunday Times Bestseller: How Uncovering My Autism Saved My Life
By: Emily Katy
4.72
Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition
'Emily's moving book is a powerful testimony that shines a light on the continued failure of health… read more
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26. Late Bloomer: How an Autism Diagnosis Changed My Life
By: Clem Bastow
4.15
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Introducing a bold new voice in Australian nonfiction, Late Bloomer is a heartfelt coming-of-age me… read more
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27. Fast 800 Keto: Eat well, burn fat, manage your weight long-term (The Fast 800 Series)
By: Michael Mosley
4.23
Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition
A keto diet - where you flip your metabolic switch, going from burning sugar to burning fat for fue… read more
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28. The House of Beckham: Money, Sex and Power
By: Tom Bower
3.01
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
For fans and watchers of the Beckham Netflix documentary who want the rest of the story—an explosiv… read more
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29. Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?
By: Pierre Novellie
4.56
Format: 325 pages, Hardcover
Why were the other kids at school obsessed with Britney Spears instead of The Goon Show? Why don't … read more
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"Often when people react to new information about autism they end up accidentally correctly pointing out evidence of autism as opposed to evidence of its absence. They end up like someone throwing up …"-Pierre Novellie, Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?
30. This Is Me
By: Katie Price
3.40
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
.Celebrating twenty years since her bestselling debut autobiography, Being Jordan, and a stellar th… read more
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31. Arriving Late: The Lived Experience of Women Receiving a Late Autism Diagnosis
By: Jodi Lamanna
4.21
Format: 189 pages, Kindle Edition
"The stories within this book tell of the journey women take to late autism stories of discovery, … read more
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