11 must-read nonfiction books like David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure With Television by Simon Guerrier

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David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure With Television

By: Simon Guerrier

4.40

Format: 460 pages, Paperback

To celebrate 60 years of Doctor Who, discover the extraordinary, little-known life of one of its ch…

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1. Whit

By: Iain Banks

3.85

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Isis Whit is no ordinary teenager. An innocent in the ways of the world, an ingenue when it comes t… read more

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"there is both fear and comfort to be drawn from devils--the fear speaks for itself, the comfort comes from being able to absolve oneself of responsibility for one's actions."

-Iain Banks, Whit

Cover of Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks by Terrance Dicks

2. Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks

By: Terrance Dicks

3.62

Format: 125 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A mysterious power loss strands the TARDIS on Exxilon, a sinister fog-shrouded alien planet. read more

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3. Doctor Who: Dreams of Empire

By: Justin Richards

4.29

Format: 480 pages,

Landing on a barren asteroid, the Doctor and his friends discover the final pages of a drama that h… read more

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4. Tomato Cain and Other Stories

By: Elizabeth Bowen , Nigel Kneale

3.91

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

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5. Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock

By: Terrance Dicks

4.29

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

On a remote rocky island a few miles off the Channel coast stands the Fang Rock lighthouse. There h… read more

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6. Doctor Who and the Daleks

By: David Whitaker

4.00

Format: 222 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This is Doctor Who's first exciting adventure with the Daleks! Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright tr… read more

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7. Doctor Who and the Ark in Space

By: Ian Marter

3.67

Format: 346 pages,

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Cover of 1971 - Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year by David Hepworth

8. 1971 - Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year

By: David Hepworth

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A rollicking look at 1971 - the busiest, most innovative and resonant year of the 70s, defined by t… read more

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9. Doctor Who: The Novel of the Film

By: Gary Russell

3.95

Format: 315 pages, Paperback

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10. Doctor Who: The Two Doctors

By: Robert Holmes

3.76

Format: 360 pages,

Disturbed by the time travel experiments of the evil Dastari and Chessene, the Time Lords send the … read more

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11. Doctor Who: The Roundheads

By: Mark Gatiss

4.43

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

"I tell you - we will cut off this King's head. Aye, with the crown on it!" It is December 1648. Al… read more

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12. Making It So

By: Patrick Stewart

4.33

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From h… read more

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  • biography
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13. Into the Uncanny

By: Danny Robins

4.27

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

'A contemporary Van Helsing...' Sunday Times'King of true-life scary tales' Observer'A wonderfully … read more

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"the older I'd got, the more ghost had become an abstract concept, something impossibly fictional on a par with Hobbits, Jedi or getting a GP appointment"

-Danny Robins, Into the Uncanny

"Science itself can be quite negative because you essentially can never really prove a theory is correct, you can only prove it's wrong, so scientists are by definition sceptical because they spend a …"

-Danny Robins, Into the Uncanny

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14. And Away...

By: Bob Mortimer

4.33

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

Bob Mortimer’s life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a hear… read more

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"Always enter your shoes before wearing them."

-Bob Mortimer, And Away...

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15. 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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16. 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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  • biography
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17. Julia

By: Sandra Newman

3.78

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

London, chief city of Airstrip One, the third most populous province of Oceana. It's 1984 and Julia… read more

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"У цьому весь жах. Ти не маєш вибору, а все ж мусиш діяти точно так, ніби маєш."

-Sandra Newman, Julia

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18. Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome

By: Garth Marenghi

3.82

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

When horror writer Nick Steen gets sucked into a cursed typewriter by the terrifying Type-Face, Dar… read more

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"Good job I loaded this with silver bullets from that box of silver bullets that was sitting on that table labelled “Silver Bullets"

-Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome

"She may well have whispered, ‘I’ll miss you,’ once I’d gone, but I couldn’t hear that from where I was, and as this is first-person narration and therefore not omniscient, we just won’t know."

-Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome

"Thanks for the warning about leaving the car door open, by the way,’ Capello said, his manner towards Nick softening. ‘You know it makes sense, amigo. I guess we’re both learning something out here.’…"

-Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome

"Roz, I need you to do this,’ I said, although I didn’t, in actual fact – that’s just a lazy phrase which helps steer a lost narrative back on course when readers are giving up in droves, and is, iron…"

-Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome

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19. Doctor Who: The Star Beast

By: Gary Russell

3.95

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

A life-changing encounter. A fugitive from the stars. Wrathful warriors in pursuit. Landing on… read more

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Cover of Doctor Who: The Giggle by James Goss

20. Doctor Who: The Giggle

By: James Goss

4.55

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

A sinister toyshop. The Earth erupting in violence. Shockwaves travelling through history. Wit… read more

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21. Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder

By: Mark Morris

4.01

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

A ship at the edge of space. A robot with a secret. A sinister presence. The Doctor and Donna … read more

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Cover of Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success by Miki Berenyi

22. Fingers Crossed: How Music Saved Me From Success

By: Miki Berenyi

4.46

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary and searingly honest personal story of musician Miki Berenyi, revealing the highs… read more

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  • biography
Cover of Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche by John Higgs

23. Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

By: John Higgs

4.15

Format: 518 pages, Kindle Edition

A deep-dive into the unique connections between the two titans of the British cultural psyche—the B… read more

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"His voice was proof that no matter how lost you may be you are never alone because there are people like John Lennon who could reach you."

-John Higgs, Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

"In the midst of communal screaming there is only the present moment. The past and the future dissolve the way, nothing more than illusions. When the past disappears it takes with it the possibility o…"

-John Higgs, Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

"When Bond was born he personified an aspect of male identity that was prevalent after the war that of the protector. Man saw their role as being the one to protect their families from external threat…"

-John Higgs, Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

"An important factor here is that Bond does not see himself as a victim. This feels like it should be an increasingly important aspect of the character given the extent which society consistently urge…"

-John Higgs, Love and Let Die: James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

Cover of David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure With Television by Simon Guerrier

24. David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure With Television

By: Simon Guerrier

4.40

Format: 460 pages, Paperback

To celebrate 60 years of Doctor Who, discover the extraordinary, little-known life of one of its ch… read more

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25. Doctor Who: Caged

By: Una McCormack

3.59

Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition

Are aliens ever abducted by aliens? And if they were, would anyone believe their story?When the D… read more

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Cover of Pull to Open, 1962-1963: The Inside Story of How the BBC Created and Launched Doctor Who by Paul  Hayes

26. Pull to Open, 1962-1963: The Inside Story of How the BBC Created and Launched Doctor Who

By: Paul Hayes

4.69

Format: 422 pages, Paperback

When Doctor Who began on Saturday November 23 1963, few could have guessed that it marked the start… read more

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Cover of The Myth Makers (The Black Archive, #65) by Ian Potter

27. The Myth Makers (The Black Archive, #65)

By: Ian Potter

4.40

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

“Yes, well personally, I think this whole business has been carried just a little bit too far. I me… read more

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Cover of The Disinformation War (Goldsmiths Press / Gold SF) by S. J. Groenewegen

28. The Disinformation War (Goldsmiths Press / Gold SF)

By: S. J. Groenewegen

4.44

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A poverty-stricken veteran of online social justice battles joins with a group of unlikely allies t… read more

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Cover of Doctor Who: Black Sun Rising: The Complete Doctor Who Back-Up Tales Vol. 2 by John Peel

29. Doctor Who: Black Sun Rising: The Complete Doctor Who Back-Up Tales Vol. 2

By: John Peel

4.00

Format: 116 pages, Paperback

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30. The Doctor Who Production Diary: The Hartnell Years

By: David Brunt

4.60

Format: 990 pages, Kindle Edition

In the first of a new series of books, noted Doctor Who historian David Brunt presents the most det… read more

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31. Shadow of the Gallifreyan: Book One

By: Paul Driscoll

4.25

Format: 398 pages, Paperback

‘The Doctor can make heroes of us all’. In the far distant future a team of post-human researche… read more

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Patrick Stewart

4.33

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And Away...

Bob Mortimer

4.33

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Adrian Edmondson

4.32

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Jennifer Saunders

3.85

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How They Broke Britain

James O'Brien

4.29

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David Mitchell

4.16

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Billy Connolly

4.16

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