David Sedaris A guy walks into a bar...From here the story could take many turns. A guy walks into a bar and meets the love of his life. A guy...

Gail Caldwell “It’s an old, old story: I had a friend and we shared everything, and then she died and so we shared that, too.”So begins this gorgeous memoir by...

Author: Christopher Reid Selected and Edited by Christopher Reid At the outset of his career Ted Hughes described letter-writing as 'excellent training for conversation with the world', and he was...

Michael Lewis   The time was the 1980s. The place was Wall Street. The game was called Liar’s Poker.Michael Lewis was fresh out of Princeton and the London School of...

Michael McIntyreMichael McIntyre has become Britain’s biggest comedy star. His debut stand-up DVD was the fastest selling of all time, only to be eclipsed by his second that sold over...

Mark TwainA stirring account of America's vanished past...The book that earned Mark Twain his first recognition as a serious writer...Discover the magic of life on the Mississippi.At once a romantic...

Francoise Gilot Francoise Gilot met Picasso during the German occupation of Paris, she was twenty-one, he was sixty-two.  For nearly a decade, Gilot shared her life with this giant of the...

Janet Street-PorterLife's Too F***Ing Short: A Guide to Getting What You Want Out of Life Without Wasting Time, Effort or MoneyAn indispensable guide for women to surviving in the 21st...

Saroo Brierley Soon to be a major motion picture starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara, this #1 international best-seller tells the miraculous and triumphant story of a young...

Benjamin Orbach On the eve of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Pittsburgh native and graduate student Ben Orbach traveled to the Middle East to experience the region first-hand. Despite having...

Hillary Rodham ClintonThe author chronicles her eight years as First Lady of the United States, looking back on her husband's two administrations, the challenges she faced during the period, the...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez No writer of his time exerted the magical appeal of Gabriel García Márquez. In this long-awaited autobiography, the great Nobel laureate tells the story of his life...