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The curious afterlife of pop stars

by Nick Duerden ...

**A SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN & TELEGRAPH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022****INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE MONTH****GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE DAY****FINANCIAL TIMES 'BEST SUMMER BOOKS 2022' PICK**'Incredibly moving.' - Guardian'Entertaining.' - Telegraph'Most books about pop stars focus on the way we turn average human beings into dem... ... Read more

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**A SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN & TELEGRAPH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022****INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE MONTH****GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE DAY****FINANCIAL TIMES 'BEST SUMMER BOOKS 2022' PICK**'Incredibly moving.' - Guardian'Entertaining.' - Telegraph'Most books about pop stars focus on the way we turn average human beings into dem...
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The Smallest Things

On the Enduring Power of Family - A Memoir of Tiny Dramas

by Nick Duerden ...

It is easy to take for granted the things that are always around us, the people who are always there. And yet they often hold the keys to who we really are. Nick Duerden's grandparents were always just . . . there. A mysterious yet unchanging presence, a source of dutiful visits, birthday cards and carefully preserved rituals: lunches, dinners and endless card games. But, as he enters midlife, and ... Read more

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It is easy to take for granted the things that are always around us, the people who are always there. And yet they often hold the keys to who we really are. Nick Duerden's grandparents were always just . . . there. A mysterious yet unchanging presence, a source of dutiful visits, birthday cards and carefully preserved rituals: lunches, dinners and endless card games. But, as he enters midlife, and
... Read more
Dishing the Dirt - The Lives of London's House Cleaners

by Nick Duerden ...

'A jaw-dropping investigation' – The Bookseller'A great book, well researched, funny and poignant. I loved it.' – Kit De WaalDishing the Dirt pulls back the polished surfaces of modern London to reveal the people who make our homes, offices and Airbnb rentals sparkle – and the secrets they're expected to swallow while doing it.In the prologue, a cleaner quietly clears away the evidence of an ... Read more

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'A jaw-dropping investigation' – The Bookseller'A great book, well researched, funny and poignant. I loved it.' – Kit De WaalDishing the Dirt pulls back the polished surfaces of modern London to reveal the people who make our homes, offices and Airbnb rentals sparkle – and the secrets they're expected to swallow while doing it.In the prologue, a cleaner quietly clears away the evidence of an
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People Who Like Dogs Like People Who Like Dogs

Extraordinary encounters in an ordinary park

by Nick Duerden ...

'Anyone who has ever walked a dog and found themselves falling into conversation with others doing the same will love this funny, charming and touching book' RORY CELLAN-JONESOstensibly, Nick Duerden is a cat person, and so the acquisition of a family dog in his late-40s takes him by surprise. The border terrier, Missy, is in part a therapeutic aid - the idea being that she'll get Nick out of the ... Read more

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'Anyone who has ever walked a dog and found themselves falling into conversation with others doing the same will love this funny, charming and touching book' RORY CELLAN-JONESOstensibly, Nick Duerden is a cat person, and so the acquisition of a family dog in his late-40s takes him by surprise. The border terrier, Missy, is in part a therapeutic aid - the idea being that she'll get Nick out of the
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Get Well Soon

Adventures in Alternative Healthcare

by Nick Duerden ...

If you were diagnosed with a condition for which there was no known cure, what would you do?Nick Duerden is a writer and journalist. This is his memoir about a long period of ill health, and how he was forced to plunge, like it or not, into the often bewildering – but increasingly blossoming – world of alternative therapy in pursuit of a cure.He followed strictly regimented, vitamin-rich diets, ... Read more

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If you were diagnosed with a condition for which there was no known cure, what would you do?Nick Duerden is a writer and journalist. This is his memoir about a long period of ill health, and how he was forced to plunge, like it or not, into the often bewildering – but increasingly blossoming – world of alternative therapy in pursuit of a cure.He followed strictly regimented, vitamin-rich diets,
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A Life Less Lonely

What We Can All Do to Lead More Connected, Kinder Lives

by Nick Duerden ...

'The practical advice in this book is gold dust not only for lonely people, but for those who long to help them.' - Joanna LumleyLoneliness is an epidemic on the rise. It has long been documented that older people suffer from social isolation, but teenagers do too, likewise new parents, those with disability or illness, and anybody going through a significant life change.As more people work full ... Read more

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'The practical advice in this book is gold dust not only for lonely people, but for those who long to help them.' - Joanna LumleyLoneliness is an epidemic on the rise. It has long been documented that older people suffer from social isolation, but teenagers do too, likewise new parents, those with disability or illness, and anybody going through a significant life change.As more people work full
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Dishing the Dirt

The Hidden Lives of House Cleaners

by Nick Duerden ...

Narrated by Melanie Crawley ...

Unabridged

5 hours 52 min

'A jaw-dropping investigation' – The Bookseller'A great book, well researched, funny and poignant. I loved it.' – Kit De WaalDishing the Dirt pulls back the polished surfaces of modern London to reveal the people who make our homes, offices and Airbnb rentals sparkle – and the secrets they're expected to swallow while doing it.In the prologue, a cleaner quietly clears away the evidence of an ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

'A jaw-dropping investigation' – The Bookseller'A great book, well researched, funny and poignant. I loved it.' – Kit De WaalDishing the Dirt pulls back the polished surfaces of modern London to reveal the people who make our homes, offices and Airbnb rentals sparkle – and the secrets they're expected to swallow while doing it.In the prologue, a cleaner quietly clears away the evidence of an
... Read more
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People Who Like Dogs Like People Who Like Dogs

Extraordinary encounters in an ordinary park

by Nick Duerden ...

Narrated by Andrew Dowbiggin ...

Unabridged

6 hours 21 min

'Anyone who has ever walked a dog and found themselves falling into conversation with others doing the same will love this funny, charming and touching book' RORY CELLAN-JONESOstensibly, Nick Duerden is a cat person, and so the acquisition of a family dog in his late-40s takes him by surprise. The border terrier, Missy, is in part a therapeutic aid - the idea being that she'll get Nick out of the ... Read more

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'Anyone who has ever walked a dog and found themselves falling into conversation with others doing the same will love this funny, charming and touching book' RORY CELLAN-JONESOstensibly, Nick Duerden is a cat person, and so the acquisition of a family dog in his late-40s takes him by surprise. The border terrier, Missy, is in part a therapeutic aid - the idea being that she'll get Nick out of the
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Exit Stage Left

The curious afterlife of pop stars

by Nick Duerden ...

Narrated by Matt Bates ...

Unabridged

11 hours 38 min

'Exit Stage Left is the book I've long wanted to read about the PTSD-like after-effects of pop stardom - and Nick Duerden is the perfect writer for the job. The pop star's bittersweet lot - the mass adoration that comes with pop stardom, followed by the bathetic comedown of what inevitably follows - is represented with flair and empathy.' - Pete Paphides, author of Broken Greek'Fame is the ... Read more

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'Exit Stage Left is the book I've long wanted to read about the PTSD-like after-effects of pop stardom - and Nick Duerden is the perfect writer for the job. The pop star's bittersweet lot - the mass adoration that comes with pop stardom, followed by the bathetic comedown of what inevitably follows - is represented with flair and empathy.' - Pete Paphides, author of Broken Greek'Fame is the
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Living on a Thin Line

The 'Heartfelt and Hilarious' Autobiography

by Dave Davies ...

Narrated by Ben Cartwright ...

Unabridged

11 hours 16 min

The all new, must-read memoir by legendary Kinks guitarist Dave DaviesDave Davies is the co-founder and lead guitarist of epoch-defining band the Kinks, a group with fifty million record sales to their name. In his autobiography, Davies revisits the glory days of the band that spawned so much extraordinary music, and which had such a profound influence on bands from The Clash and Van Halen to ... Read more

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The all new, must-read memoir by legendary Kinks guitarist Dave DaviesDave Davies is the co-founder and lead guitarist of epoch-defining band the Kinks, a group with fifty million record sales to their name. In his autobiography, Davies revisits the glory days of the band that spawned so much extraordinary music, and which had such a profound influence on bands from The Clash and Van Halen to
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Hollywood: The Oral History

by Jeanine Basinger, Sam Wasson ...

Narrated by Marni Penning, Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

28 hours 49 min

The real story of Hollywood as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Harold Lloyd, and nearly four hundred others, assembled from the American Film Institute’s treasure trove of interviews, reveals a fresh history of the American movie industry from its beginnings to today.From the archives of the American Film Institute comes a unique picture ... Read more

$52.99 USD

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The real story of Hollywood as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Harold Lloyd, and nearly four hundred others, assembled from the American Film Institute’s treasure trove of interviews, reveals a fresh history of the American movie industry from its beginnings to today.From the archives of the American Film Institute comes a unique picture
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Verse, Chorus, Monster!

by Graham Coxon ...

Narrated by Graham Coxon ...

Unabridged

9 hours 18 min

This audiobook includes Graham Coxon in conversation with Matt Everitt, recorded at a live event in Brighton in October 2022.Among the noise and clamour of the Britpop era, Blur co-founder Graham Coxon managed to carve out a niche to become one of the most innovative and respected guitarists of his generation - but it wasn't always easy.Graham grew up as an Army kid, moving frequently in his early ... Read more

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This audiobook includes Graham Coxon in conversation with Matt Everitt, recorded at a live event in Brighton in October 2022.Among the noise and clamour of the Britpop era, Blur co-founder Graham Coxon managed to carve out a niche to become one of the most innovative and respected guitarists of his generation - but it wasn't always easy.Graham grew up as an Army kid, moving frequently in his early
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