Anne Glenconner has been close to the Royal Family since childhood. Eldest child of the 5th Earl of Leicester, she was, as a daughter, described as 'the greatest disappointment' by her family as she was unable to inherit. Her childhood home, Holkham Hall, is one of the grandest estates in England. Bordering Sandringham, the Princesses Elizabeth and...

Includes an exclusive bonus podcast with Joe Cornish. The long-awaited, rambling, tender and very funny memoir from Adam Buxton. Ramble Book is about parenthood, boarding-school trauma, arguing with your partner, bad parties, confrontations on trains, friendship, wanting to fit in, growing up in the '80s, dead dads, teenage sexual anxiety, failed a...

The Lost Boy has spent over two years on the New York Times best-seller list and has profoundly influenced more than one million readers' lives. Following the tremendous success of Pulitzer Prize nominee A Child Called "It", this book continues the extraordinary tale of author Dave Pelzer's childhood. On the verge of adolescence...

In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald's only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world's health, economic security and social fabric...

Mikey's family were Gypsies. They live in a closed community and little is known about their way of life. As he didn't go to school, the caravan became his world. But although Mikey inherited a vibrant culture, his family had a dark hidden history. Eventually Mikey was forced to make a decision – to stay and keep secrets, or escape and find s...

Mikey is a Romany Gypsy and grew up living in a caravan on sites across the UK. He adored his family and the rich and vibrant Romany culture he'd inherited. Eventually though he was forced to make a heartbreaking decision - to stay and keep secrets, or escape and find somewhere to finally belong. But Mikey quickly discovers that life in the outside...

Dave Pelzer's astonishing, disturbing account of his early years describes one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. This book has spent over 175 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and was also nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Dave was in first grade when his unstable alcoholic mother began attacking him....

Debbie Harry is a musician, actor, activist and the iconic face of New York City cool. As the front-woman of Blondie, she and the band forged a new sound that brought together the worlds of rock, punk, disco, reggae and hip-hop to create some of the most beloved pop songs of all time. With all the grit, grime, and glory recounted in intimate detail...

In this inspiring, uplifting and heartwarming memoir, world-renowned veterinary surgeon Professor Noel Fitzpatrick explores his journey to becoming The Supervet. Growing up on the family farm in Ballyfin, Ireland, Noel's childhood was spent tending to the cattle and sheep, the hay and silage, the tractors and land, his beloved sheepdog, Pirate, pro...

For the first time, Andrew Ridgeley - one half of one of the most famous bands in the world - tells the inside story of Wham! and his life-long friendship with George Michael. It is 1975, Watford, and two teenagers, George and Andrew, meet for the first time. Bonding over their love for singing, song writing and pop music, together they set out to...

Life and death in the Nine Section, a small group of hard-bitten and eccentric Cumbrian borderers with whom the author, then 19, served in the last great land campaign of the Second World War. It describes when the 17th Black Cat Division captured a vital strongpoint deep in Japanese territory, held it against counter-attack and spearheaded the fin...

After 25 years of 'sex, drugs, bad behaviour and haute cuisine', chef and novelist Anthony Bourdain has decided to tell all. From his first oyster in the Gironde to his lowly position as a dishwasher in a honky-tonk fish restaurant in Provincetown; from the kitchen of the Rainbow Room atop the Rockefeller Center to drug dealers in the East Village;...

On 6th June 2004, Frank Gardner and cameraman Simon Cumbers were in a quiet suburb of Riyadh, filming a report on Al-Qaeda, when they were ambushed by Islamist gunmen. This is the story of a man who was left for dead. Told with honesty, integrity and humour, this audiobook reveals a deep understanding of the Islamic world and offers an insider's...

Madhur is an accomplished food writer and this biography is an account of her childhood in India. Growing up in an age and society that has now disappeared, it is made all the more evocative by Madhur's passion for food. This audiobook also touches on the history and religion of the time and continent.

One of the most flamboyant women of the late 18th century, Mary Robinson's life was marked by reversals of fortune. After being raised by a middle-class father, Mary was married, age 14, to Thomas Robinson. His dissipated lifestyle landed the couple and their baby in debtor's prison, where Mary wrote her first book of poetry and met lifelong friend...

Critic Kenneth Tynan, the impresario who created 'Oh Calcutta', was also an eccentric and connoisseur of cuisine, wine, literature and women. For over three decades he was at the centre of the theatre and film worlds and his diaries record a judicious blend of aesthetics, theatre lore, love, marriage, sex and politics. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE.

Dodging minefields in Cambodia, diving into the icy waters outside a Russian bath, Chef Bourdain travels the world over in search of the ultimate meal. The adventures include Japan, where he eats traditional Fugu, a poisonous blowfish which can be prepared only by specially licensed chefs, and Saigon, where he's treated to a sustaining meal of live...

When Tony Benn left Parliament after 51 years he quoted his wife Caroline's remark that now he would have 'more time for politics'. And so this has proved: in the first seven years of this century he has helped reinvigorate national debate through public meetings, mass campaigns and appearances in the media, passionately bringing moral and politic...

Captain Jason Schofield possesses the kind of reckless abandon only a 2 million pound overdraft can inspire in a right minded, thirty-year-old fisherman. Taking his trawler out in the worst weather at the very worst time of year, he is joined by a brave and indomitable crew, and by 'one mad and seasick writer'. This is Redmond O'Hanlon's very funn...

Urbane, brilliant, brave, funny, famous, handsome - Nigel Havers is the real-life charmer you might expect. In a career that has taken him from a schoolboy production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' to the red carpet on Oscar Night with 'Chariots of Fire', via starring roles in the West End stage, classic television series like 'Don't Wait Up' and a...

Tony Benn brings his unmistakable presence to the stage. His only props: a flask of tea, some rubbed tobacco and his trademark pipe. This audiobook is a mix of politics, opinion and debate as he explores the issues of today spiced with memories of the past.