The Essential Dave Allen
By: Graham McCann
4.10
Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
By: Bill Bryson
3.93
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, a… read more
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- nonfiction
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"It’s a bit burned,"-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
"I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to."-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
"Imagine having a city full of things that no other city had."-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
"They were Republicans, Nixon Republicans, and so didn't subscribe to the notion that laws are supposed to apply to all people equally."-Bill Bryson, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
2. If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor
By: Bruce Campbell
3.95
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
Okay, so at least you're interested enough to pick up this book and look inside. I think you and I … read more
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- nonfiction
- humor
- biography
- comedy
"The prospects were depressing: Adulthood meant that I'd have to stop having fun and do something I didn't really want to do for the rest of my life – which was apparently a considerable chunk of time."-Bruce Campbell, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor
3. Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams
By: Christopher Stevens
3.89
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Kenneth Williams was the stand-out comic actor of his generation. This book includes much previousl… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- comedy
4. Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.07
Format: 264 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The wealthy Agatha Dawson is dead--a trifle sooner than expected--but there are no apparent signs o… read more
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"It doesn't do for people, especially doctors, to go about 'thinking' things. They may get into frightful trouble."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
"…After all, it isn't really difficult to write books. Especially if you either write a rotten story in good English or a good story in rotten English, which is as far as most people seem to get nowad…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
"I sleuth, you know. For a hobby. Harmless outlet for natural inquisitiveness, don't you see, which might otherwise strike inward and produce introspection an' suicide. Very natural, healthy pursuit -…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
"Miss Climpson," said Lord Peter, "is a manifestation of the wasteful way in which this country is run. Look at electricity, Look at water-power. Look at the tides. Look at the sun. Millions of power …"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
5. Lonely Boy
By: Ben Thompson , Steve Jones
4.06
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Without the Sex Pistols there would be no Punk. And without Steve Jones there would be no Sex Pisto… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
6. And It's Goodnight from Him . . .: The Autobiography of the Two Ronnies
By: Ronnie Corbett
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Double acts don't come any closer than the The Two Ronnies. Messrs Barker and Corbett kept a nation… read more
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7. Life
By: Keith Richards
3.17
Format: 55 pages, Hardcover
With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the… read more
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8. Winter in Madrid
By: C.J. Sansom
3.28
Format: 404 pages,
A vivid and haunting depiction of wartime Spain, Winter in Madrid is an intimate and riveting tale … read more
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9. 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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- nonfiction
- humor
- biography
- comedy
"Always enter your shoes before wearing them."-Bob Mortimer, And Away...
10. The Trial
By: Rob Rinder
4.24
Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition
An unputdownable murder mystery by Britain's best-loved criminal barrister Rob Rinder. ONE MURDE… read more
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"Luckily,Mum,there aren't any nice young ladies in my life so that's not really a problem."-Rob Rinder, The Trial
11. A Funny Life
By: Michael McIntyre
4.20
Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition
The Sunday Times top 10 bestseller.Laugh along with Michael McIntyre as he lifts the curtain on his… read more
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- nonfiction
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12. Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography
By: Billy Connolly
4.42
Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition
In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals … read more
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- nonfiction
- humor
- biography
- comedy
"Blessed are those who yodel - for they shall never be troubled by offers of work."-Billy Connolly, Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography
13. Murder at the Island Hotel (Miss Underhay #15)
By: Helena Dixon
4.39
Format: 260 pages, ebook
A gorgeous island off the English coast, a beautiful hotel perched on the cliffs, a group of glamou… read more
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14. The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.78
Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition
During a painting retreat, a killer takes a creative approach to the ancient art of murder... Th… read more
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"One of these days you’ll go too far, and somebody will murder you.' 'I shouldn’t be in the least surprised,' said Lord Peter, pleasantly."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
"What's that, mister?" "That's the green for the gentleman's coat. No--don't pinch it, or you'll get it all over you. Yes, you can put the cap on. Yes, that's to keep it from drying up. Yes, put it ba…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
15. Face It
By: Debbie Harry
3.61
Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition
‘I was saying things in songs that female singers didn’t really say back then. I wasn’t submissive … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
"To this day, when the band separates at the airport and we all go our different ways, I still get that gut reaction. Separation. I hate parting with people and i hate goodbyes."-Debbie Harry, Face It
"I would just walk around, not looking for anything particular, looking for everything really, and ingesting and digesting it all. Art, music, theater, poetry, and the sense that everything was up for…"-Debbie Harry, Face It
"Coincidence: it's supposed to mean just these random, disconnected events that concur or collide. But coincidence is not that at all. It's the stuff that's meant to be. Things that are supposed to be…"-Debbie Harry, Face It
"I wanted to be platinum blond. On our black-and-white television and at the theater where they screened technicolor movies, there was something about platinum hair that was so luminescent and excitin…"-Debbie Harry, Face It
16. Sing Backwards and Weep: A Memoir
By: Mark Lanegan
4.35
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A gritty, gripping memoir by the singer Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age, Sou… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
17. Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump
By: Michael Cohen
4.09
Format: 439 pages, Kindle Edition
11 hours, 50 minutes This book almost didn’t see the light of day as government officials tried… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
18. A Death in Venice (Lady Eleanor Swift #17)
By: Verity Bright
4.30
Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition
Stunning views across the Grand Canal and a hotel suite fit for royalty… Lady Eleanor Swift is havi… read more
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19. Coming Home: My Grand Adventures in a Wee Country
By: Billy Connolly
4.19
Format: 261 pages, ebook
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Where do you come from? It's one of the most basic human questions … read more
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- humor
- biography
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"People often say that football and boxing are the ways out of the working class and they are your ticket out of that kind of life, if you happen to want to leave it. But, for me, the library is the k…"-Billy Connolly, Coming Home: My Grand Adventures in a Wee Country
"But I think I want to become part of Scotland when I die. In a coffin, you just turn to dust, so I would prefer to be buried in a wicker casket, or in a sheet like the Africans do, so that I actually…"-Billy Connolly, Coming Home: My Grand Adventures in a Wee Country
"inevitably I think sometimes about my death, but those thoughts go away as quickly as they come. I tend not to dwell on them. Somebody asked me if I wanted to join a suicide society. It’s some organi…"-Billy Connolly, Coming Home: My Grand Adventures in a Wee Country
20. Love Untold
By: Ruth Jones
4.33
Format: 407 pages, Hardcover
***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***'Love, mess, secrets; this story of four generations of wo… read more
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21. Strangeways: A Prison Officer's Story
By: Neil Samworth
4.05
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Neil ‘Sam’ Samworth spent eleven years working as a prison officer in HMP Manchester, aka Strangewa… read more
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- biography
22. The Rise
By: Ian Rankin
3.65
Format: 86 pages, Kindle Edition
In this short thriller from bestselling author Ian Rankin, murder comes to London’s most exclusive … read more
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23. The Filth: The explosive inside story of Scotland Yard's top undercover cop
By: Duncan MacLaughlin
4.10
Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition
Duncan MacLaughlin was an elite officer at London's New Scotland Yard. The best of the best. In thi… read more
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24. Perfectly Ordinary People
By: Nick Alexander
4.48
Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition
In occupied France, two people sacrificed everything. Now their granddaughter has come looking for … read more
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25. Murder on the French Riviera (A Miss Underhay Mystery #16)
By: Helena Dixon
4.44
Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition
A grand old hotel, fresh coffee on the balcony, a perfect view of the sparkling ocean and… surely n… read more
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26. Butterfly Brain
By: Barry Cryer
3.86
Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition
Barry Cryer is one of the great comedians of the last 50 years. This is a sparkling series of hilar… read more
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27. Back in the Day: A Memoir
By: Melvyn Bragg
4.35
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Melvyn Bragg's first ever memoir -- an elegiac, intimate account of growing up in post-war Cumbria,… read more
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28. Chief Complaint: Can't Find the Toilet Paper (A Collection of Reader-Submitted Medical Stories)
By: Kerry Hamm
4.03
Format: 104 pages, Kindle Edition
Volume 20 is here as a mini edition, packed with reader submissions not only recounting crazy accid… read more
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29. The Essential Dave Allen
By: Graham McCann
4.10
Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition
When Dave Allen passed away in March 2005, we lost a true comedy great. Sitting cross-legged on a h… read more
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30. Murder in New Orleans (A Dodo Dorchester Mystery Book 11)
By: Ann Sutton
4.36
Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition
Solving a murder in the Big Easy is anything but.After an invitation to visit New Orleans from Miss… read more
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31. Common As Muck!: The Autobiography of Roy 'Chubby' Brown
By: Roy Chubby Brown
4.30
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
By the time he was nineteen, Royston Vasey had married, divorced, fathered two children, spent two … read more
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