Lucid: A memoir of an extreme decade in an extreme generation

Biographies & Memoirs

Holden, Lucy

Memoirs

Gallery UK

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\n‘Honest, funny and very revealing. Her conclusion in particular, “Why we need politics” is essential' - Adam Kay\n'Funny and really readable' - Jeremy Vine (BBC Radio Two)\n‘This book is here to take you inside the daily realities of Westminster. I don’t mean that it’s going to bore you to death with a blow by blow account of what it’s like to sit on the Statutory Instrument Debate on Naval regulations 1968-2020 – but to demystify the places and practice of politics.’\nFrom agonising decisions on foreign air strikes to making headlines about orgasms, from sitting in on history-making moments at the UN to eating McCain potato smiles at a black-tie banquet in China, the life of a politician is never dull. And it’s also never been more important. But politics is far bigger than Westminster, and in this book Jess Phillips makes the compelling case for why now, more than ever, we all need to be a part of it.\nWith trademark humour and honesty, Jess Phillips lifts the lid on what a career in politics is really like and why it matters – to all of us. This is the inside story of what’s really going on.\n'Chatty and anecdotal' - The Times Magazine\n'A robustly autobiographical, entertaining attempt to demystify life in Westminster' - The Observer

Everything You Really Need to Know About Politics: My Life as an MP

Politics & Social Sciences

Phillips, Jess

Politics & Government

'Easiest-ever diet' - Mail on Sunday\n'Eat what you love and lose weight' - You magazine\nTHE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO INTERMITTENT FASTING\nIt’s not just what you eat: it’s when you eat.\n"Deciding when to eat is one of the most exciting areas of nutrition right now and this book is a marvellous guide" - Professor Tim Spector, bestselling author of Spoon-Fed and The Diet Myth\nDo you want to: lose weight, feel great and help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes without cutting out any major food groups? You can even have the odd drink!\nSimply by ensuring you’re eating in the correct 10 hours out of every 24 to suit you, you can completely transform your health using intermittent fasting.\nFilled with insights, tips, more than 25 simple recipes, scientific research, case studies and journals to keep you on track, this is the ultimate guide to time-restricted eating by a fully qualified expert nutritionist.

10 Hour Diet: Lose weight and turn back the clock using time restricted eating

Hyde, Jeannette

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Do Better: Spiritual Activism for Fighting and Healing from White Supremacy

Ricketts, Rachel

Self-Help

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\n'Charming' – The Sunday Times 
‘Delicious’ – Daily Mail 
'Wonderful' – Stephen Fry 
‘Delightful’ – Delia Smith 
'Brilliant' – Claudia Winkleman 
'Joyous' – Caitlin Moran 
'Entertaining' - Observer 
'Funny' - Ken Follett 
'Glorious' - Daily Express 
'Touching' - Robert Peston\nAppetite is a memoir with a twist: each chapter is a recipe that tells a story.\nEd Balls was just three weeks old when he tried his first meal in 1967: pureed roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. From that moment on he was hooked on food.\nTaught to cook by his mother, Ed's now passing her wisdom on to his own kids as they start to fly the nest. Reflecting on his life in recipes, Ed takes us from his grandma's shepherd's pie to his first trip to a restaurant in the 1970s (and ordering an orange juice as a starter); from the inner workings of Westminster to the pressures of parenting. This is a collection of the meals he loves most, and the memories they bring back.\nThe world may have changed since 1967, but the best recipes last a lifetime. Appetite is a celebration of love, family, and really good food.

Appetite: A Memoir in Recipes of Family and Food

Balls, Ed

Professionals & Academics

And Away...

The number one bestseller and Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year by national treasure Bob Mortimer. 
‘The most life-affirming, joyful read of the year’ - Sunday Times 
‘Winningly heartfelt’ – The Guardian 
‘A triumph’ – Daily Mail Bob Mortimer’s life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a heart condition that required immediate surgery and forced him to cancel an upcoming tour. The episode unnerved him, but forced him to reflect on his life so far. This is the framework for his hilarious and moving memoir, And Away…\nAlthough his childhood in Middlesbrough was normal on the surface, it was tinged by the loss of his dad, and his own various misadventures (now infamous from his appearances on Would I Lie to You?), from burning down the family home to starting a short-lived punk band called Dog Dirt. As an adult, he trained as a solicitor and moved to London. Though he was doing pretty well (the South London Press once crowned him ‘The Cockroach King’ after a successful verdict), a chance encounter in a pub in the 1980s with a young comedian going by the name Vic Reeves set his life on a different track. And now, six years on, the heart condition that once threatened his career has instead led to new success on BBC2’s Gone Fishing.\nWarm, profound, and irrepressibly funny, And Away… is Bob’s full life story (with a few lies thrown in for good measure.)

Mortimer, Bob

Arts & Literature

Bob Mortimer

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In this groundbreaking book, beauty influencer and podcaster Anchal Seda openly and honestly explores the shared experiences of "the brown girls" from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh living in the Western world. What Would the Aunties Say? is packed full of advice to help you understand the culture, be yourself, live your best life, and, of course, deal with the Aunties.\n'Packed with stories and advice that will have you laughing and crying.’ - Cosmopolitan\nNavigating the ups and downs of life in our community can be challenging. We live in a very different world today to our parents, uncles, aunties, and grandparents, which comes with lots of unwritten rules and expectations. But you're not alone.\nFilled with humour and warmth, and based on the podcast of the same name, in What Would the Aunties Say? Anchal shares her own experiences with the stories and dilemmas of other young women like her. It takes you through every aspect of life – from education and career, beauty standards and colourism, to dating and marriage, as well as mental health and therapy, racism and inequality – and of course, your relationship with your family.\nThis book will make you laugh and cry and nod your head in recognition. It will help you handle the challenges we face and encourage you to embrace the benefits of the fusion of East and West while inspiring you to be unapologetically yourself.

What Would the Aunties Say?: A brown girl's guide to being yourself and living your best life

Seda, Anchal

Self-Esteem

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