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<b>'A vivid and compelling picture of the broader fashion landscape between 1960 and the present day. Anecdotes? The book is full of them.' <i>The Times</i><br/><br/>'Dazzling from start to finish.' Joanna Lumley</b><br/><br/>In this insightful memoir, Zandra shares her life story for the first time. Told through a variety of mementos collected over the years, it is <b>a vibrant account filled with rockstars and royalty</b>, of life-changing friendships and poignant reflections on her personal triumphs and tragedies, as well as the fears, sacrifices and pressures that come with being an era-defining designer.<br/><br/>Full of poignant reflections and life lessons on <b>achieving success while defying convention</b>, Zandra recounts being inspired by her avant-garde mother to her time at the<b> Royal College </b>alongside<b> David Hockney</b>; from a road trip to Rome with<b> Ossie Clark</b> and <b>Celia Birtwell</b>, to opening her first London store thanks to a loan from <b>Vanessa Redgrave</b> with <b>Joe Cocker</b> singing <i>With a Little Help From My Friends </i>to the assembled crowd of London's 1960s fashion scene; from hanging out with <b>Andy Warhol </b>and <b>Halston</b> in New York's <b>Studio 54</b> to lifelong friendships with legends such as <b>Karl Lagerfeld</b> and <b>Diana Vreeland</b>; from designing for everyone from <b>Freddie Mercury </b>to <b>Diana Ross</b>, <b>Princess Diana</b> to <b>Barbra Streisand </b>to founding the <b>Fashion and Textile Museum</b>.<br/><br/>Capturing the rich and unexpected life of a <b>British icon</b>, this memoir explores what it is to defy the norm.<br/><br/><b>'Zandra Rhodes has changed the course of fashion history.' </b><b>Suzy Menkes, fashion journalist</b>

This year is the fiftieth anniversary of Waterloo (the song, not the battle) &ndash; a seminal moment in pop history which saw Swedish sensation ABBA burst on to the international music scene. How is it that half a century later this seventies Eurovision act is bigger than ever &ndash; reaching listeners of all ages and spinning off into musicals, museums and holograms? Giles Smith, writer and music fan, sets out to find out why.

<b>Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley was never truly understood...until now. Before her death in 2023, she'd been working on a raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir for years, recording countless hours of breathtakingly vulnerable tape, which has finally been put on the page by her daughter, Riley Keough.</b>

'An entertaining first-hand account of pure rock 'n' roll madness.' <i>The Daily Telegraph</i><br/><br/>'Hundreds of exclusive photos and brilliant one-liners make for a sensational read.' <i>the Sun</i><br/><br/>'We are the biggest band in Britain of all time, ever. The funny thing is, all that fucking mouthing off three years ago about how we were going to be the biggest band in the world - we actually went and did it.' Noel Gallagher<br/><br/>Oasis are one of the biggest bands the world has ever seen. Here, in <i>Supersonic, </i>they tell the story of their beginnings from dive-bar hopefuls to global superstars. They themselves talk us through the pivotal moments in their phenomenal trajectory, from the day Noel Gallagher joined his brother Liam's band, through their first crucial five years culminating at their landmark gigs at Knebworth Park in 1996 - the pinnacle of their success.<br/><br/>With over thirty hours of interviews with Liam, Noel and those closest to them, this book documents in unprecedented depth and with their trademark candour and humour, the story behind one of the world's greatest bands, all told in their own words and fully illustrated with exclusive photographs and ephemera throughout.

<b>THE <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> TOP TEN BESTSELLER</b><br/><b>WINNER OF THE 2017 PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE<br/>WINNER OF THE 2016 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE</b><br/><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 ONDAATJE PRIZE</b><br/><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 WELLCOME PRIZE</b><br/><br/>At the age of thirty, Amy Liptrot finds herself washed up back home on Orkney. Standing unstable on the island, she tries to come to terms with the addiction that has swallowed the last decade of her life. As she spends her mornings swimming in the bracingly cold sea, her days tracking Orkney's wildlife, and her nights searching the sky for the Merry Dancers, Amy discovers how the wild can restore life and renew hope.

<strong>The hotly anticipated book from 'one of the all-time pop-culture greats' (<em>New York</em> magazine) that chronicles her shocking life and unyielding determination to not only survive but achieve her dreams.</strong> <br/><br/><strong>'Intense and compelling'</strong> SUNDAY TIMES <br/><br/><strong>'A gripping and powerful coming-of-age story'</strong> TELEGRAPH <br/><br/><strong>'A masterpiece'</strong> GREG JAMES, BBC RADIO 1 <br/><br/>Julia Fox is famous for many things: her captivating acting, such as her breakout role in the film <em>Uncut Gems</em>; her trendsetting style, including bleached eyebrows, exaggerated eyeshadow and cutout dresses; her mastery of social media. But all these share the trait for which she is <em>most</em> famous: unabashedly and unapologetically being herself. <br/><br/>This commitment to authenticity has never been more on display than in <em>Down the Drain</em>. Fox recounts her turbulent path to cultural supremacy: her parents' volatile relationship that divided her childhood between Italy and New York City and left her largely raising herself; a possessive and abusive drug-dealing boyfriend whose torment continued even from within Rikers Island; her own trips to jail as well as to a psychiatric hospital; her work as a dominatrix that led to a complicated entanglement with a sugar daddy; a heroin habit that led to New Orleans trap houses and that she would kick only after the fatal overdose of her best friend; her own near-lethal overdoses and the deaths of still more friends from drugs and suicide; an emotionally explosive, tabloid-dominating romance with a figure she dubs "The Artist"; a whirlwind, short-lived marriage and her trials as a single parent striving to support her young son. <br/><br/>Yet as extraordinary as her story is, its universality is what makes it so powerful. Fox doesn't just capture her evolution from grade-school outcast to fashion-world icon, she captures her transition from girlhood to womanhood to motherhood. Family and friendship, sex and death, violence and love, money and power, innocence and experience-it's all here, in raw, remarkable and riveting detail. <br/><br/>More than a year before the book's publication, Fox's description of it as "a masterpiece" in a red carpet interview went viral. As always, she was just being honest. <em>Down the Drain</em> is a true literary achievement, as one-of-a-kind as its author.

<b>'Andrew North has a deep empathy and understanding for Afghanistan and has seen sides of it - both good and horrifying - that very few international observers have encountered' Rory Stewart</b><br/><br/><b>'By weaving personal stories into a modern history of Afghanistan, Andrew North provides a touching and intimate portrait of the country he grew to love. His beautiful illustrations add a unique perspective on how war has destroyed or transformed generations of Afghans' Lindsey Hilsum</b><br/><br/>In early 2022, veteran journalist Andrew North was kidnapped by the Taliban. By the time he found himself imprisoned in a jail cell, he had been reporting from Afghanistan for two decades, coming to know hundreds of Afghans along the way. This book brings together both his and their stories.<br/><br/>Farzana was banned from attending school as a child, but education would take her further than she could have imagined.<br/><br/>Bilal's dream of becoming a journalist came true, but at a cost.<br/><br/>While Abdul's ambition to become a doctor was thwarted, Jahan's prospects transformed radically for the better.<br/><br/>And in a quiet province, the life of a boy called Naqibullah was shattered.<br/><br/>Witness to both the country's transformation and the mistakes that eventually led to its collapse, in <i>War & Peace & War</i> North vividly evokes a country where foreign powers and internal forces have been on a collision course for over two centuries.