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A Sound So Very Loud

The Inside Story of Every Song Oasis Recorded

by Ted Kessler ...

The first definitive history of the iconic band Oasis, as told through their music and using their songs as the starting point.A Sound So Very Loud is the first book to offer a definitive history of Oasis as narrated through their music, using their songs as the foundation, but breaking out more widely to include sections of background and cultural context. It's written by leading music ... Read more

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The first definitive history of the iconic band Oasis, as told through their music and using their songs as the starting point.A Sound So Very Loud is the first book to offer a definitive history of Oasis as narrated through their music, using their songs as the foundation, but breaking out more widely to include sections of background and cultural context. It's written by leading music
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To Ease My Troubled Mind

The Authorized Unauthorized History of Billy Childish

by Ted Kessler ...

The story of Billy Childish, the most famous artist you've never heard of, by legendary music journalist Ted KesslerIn 1977, seventeen-year-old Steven Hamper was a stonemason in the dockyards of Chatham, Kent, in England. His heart, however, beat in sync with the punk rock tremors of the era, seduced by its celebration of amateurism. So, in a gesture of revolutionary defiance, he took a three ... Read more

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The story of Billy Childish, the most famous artist you've never heard of, by legendary music journalist Ted KesslerIn 1977, seventeen-year-old Steven Hamper was a stonemason in the dockyards of Chatham, Kent, in England. His heart, however, beat in sync with the punk rock tremors of the era, seduced by its celebration of amateurism. So, in a gesture of revolutionary defiance, he took a three
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Paper Cuts

How I Destroyed the British Music Press and Other Misadventures

by Ted Kessler ...

'A great writer' 'A music journalist of integrity' **'**There's only one Ted Kessler!'Paul Weller Billy Childish Liam GallagherPaper Cuts is the inside story of the slow death of the British music press. But it's also a love letter to it, the tale of how music magazines saved one man's life. Ted Kessler left home and school around his seventeenth birthday, determined 'to be someone who listened to ... Read more

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'A great writer' 'A music journalist of integrity' **'**There's only one Ted Kessler!'Paul Weller Billy Childish Liam GallagherPaper Cuts is the inside story of the slow death of the British music press. But it's also a love letter to it, the tale of how music magazines saved one man's life. Ted Kessler left home and school around his seventeenth birthday, determined 'to be someone who listened to
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Paper Cuts

How I Destroyed the British Music Press and Other Misadventures

by Ted Kessler ...

Narrated by Ted Kessler ...

Unabridged

9 hours 18 min

'A great writer' 'A music journalist of integrity' **'**There's only one Ted Kessler!'Paul Weller Billy Childish Liam GallagherPaper Cuts is the inside story of the slow death of the British music press. But it's also a love letter to it, the tale of how music magazines saved one man's life. Ted Kessler left home and school around his seventeenth birthday, determined 'to be someone who listened to ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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'A great writer' 'A music journalist of integrity' **'**There's only one Ted Kessler!'Paul Weller Billy Childish Liam GallagherPaper Cuts is the inside story of the slow death of the British music press. But it's also a love letter to it, the tale of how music magazines saved one man's life. Ted Kessler left home and school around his seventeenth birthday, determined 'to be someone who listened to
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A Sound So Very Loud

The Inside Story of Every Song Oasis Recorded

by Ted Kessler, Hamish MacBain ...

Narrated by Ted Kessler, Hamish MacBain ...

Unabridged

10 hours

There has never been a definitive, forensically detailed history of Oasis and their music; a book that takes listeners to the heart of the band's work and what lay behind it in the kind of deeply researched, knowledgeable detail that has been afforded The Beatles, perhaps most notably with Ian MacDonald's Revolution In the Head, which examined every Beatles song in chronological detail. The ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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There has never been a definitive, forensically detailed history of Oasis and their music; a book that takes listeners to the heart of the band's work and what lay behind it in the kind of deeply researched, knowledgeable detail that has been afforded The Beatles, perhaps most notably with Ian MacDonald's Revolution In the Head, which examined every Beatles song in chronological detail. The
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168 Songs of Hatred and Failure

A History of Manic Street Preachers

by Keith Cameron ...

Narrated by Jude Rogers, Huw Stephens ...

Unabridged

15 hours 55 min

'A forensic exploration of their compositions and recordings, and everything that has been poured into them . . . completely definitive' MOJO ★★★★★The story of Manic Street Preachers is unique in pop. Raging out of the stricken mining communities of south Wales in the late 80s, they were seemingly condemned to mere cult status by a cruel juncture of artistic triumph, commercial failure and ... Read more

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'A forensic exploration of their compositions and recordings, and everything that has been poured into them . . . completely definitive' MOJO ★★★★★The story of Manic Street Preachers is unique in pop. Raging out of the stricken mining communities of south Wales in the late 80s, they were seemingly condemned to mere cult status by a cruel juncture of artistic triumph, commercial failure and
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Whatever will be, will be

Whatever will be, will be: A Matter of Life and Football – Shortlisted for Charles Tyrwhitt Football Book of the Year and Sports Audiobook of the Year 2026

by Felix White ...

Narrated by Felix White ...

Unabridged

7 hours 38 min

'A book so beautiful that it finally made me understand what football means. An exceptional writer.'- Bella Mackie'So much more than a book about football. A book about aging, community and memory. Rich in detail and great jokes. I wish I had written it.'- Josh Widdicombe'For anyone who loves the FA cup like me, this is your 50 shades.'- Chris Stark'A book by a ... ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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'A book so beautiful that it finally made me understand what football means. An exceptional writer.'- Bella Mackie'So much more than a book about football. A book about aging, community and memory. Rich in detail and great jokes. I wish I had written it.'- Josh Widdicombe'For anyone who loves the FA cup like me, this is your 50 shades.'- Chris Stark'A book by a ...
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Homeward Bound

The joy of nature and my life outdoors

by Hamza Yassin ...

Narrated by Hamza Yassin, Howard Amos ...

Unabridged

4 hours 55 min

'We are all the better for his way of seeing the world' Dame Judi Dench'He is delight and joy personified' - Marian Keyes'Set to become BBC's next David Attenborough' - DAILY MAIL'Brings a little bit of joy to us all' - GUARDIANHamza Yassin loves being outdoors in nature. As a child who struggled with dyslexia at school, he always longed to be in the world outside the classroo... ... Read more

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'We are all the better for his way of seeing the world' Dame Judi Dench'He is delight and joy personified' - Marian Keyes'Set to become BBC's next David Attenborough' - DAILY MAIL'Brings a little bit of joy to us all' - GUARDIANHamza Yassin loves being outdoors in nature. As a child who struggled with dyslexia at school, he always longed to be in the world outside the classroo...
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The Thinking Heart

Essays on Israel and Palestine

by David Grossman ...

Narrated by Steven Jay Cohen ...

Unabridged

2 hours 26 min

Searing essays from International Booker Prize-winning Israeli author and long-time peace activist David Grossman carry us up to and through the cataclysm of Oct 7th and what followedWe know David Grossman's voice of ringing moral clarity from way back: since the late 1980s and The Yellow Wind, his classic work on the urgency of the two-state solution and the price paid by both occupier and ... Read more

$12.99 USD

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Searing essays from International Booker Prize-winning Israeli author and long-time peace activist David Grossman carry us up to and through the cataclysm of Oct 7th and what followedWe know David Grossman's voice of ringing moral clarity from way back: since the late 1980s and The Yellow Wind, his classic work on the urgency of the two-state solution and the price paid by both occupier and
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The Scrapbook

A Novel

by Heather Clark ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Daniel Henning, Philippe Klaus, Mark Sanderlin ...

Unabridged

9 hours 2 min

**From the award-winning author of Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath, a stunning debut novel: the story of an intense first love haunted by history and family memory, inspired by the startling WWII scrapbook of Clark’s own grandfather, hidden in an attic until after his death“An elegant, unsettling novel about the burden of history and the illusions of love.” —Sana Krasikov ... Read more

$22.00 USD

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**From the award-winning author of Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath, a stunning debut novel: the story of an intense first love haunted by history and family memory, inspired by the startling WWII scrapbook of Clark’s own grandfather, hidden in an attic until after his death“An elegant, unsettling novel about the burden of history and the illusions of love.” —Sana Krasikov
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Saturday Afternoon Fever

The Autobiography: Shortlisted for Sports Entertainment Book of the Year at the Sports Book Awards 2025

by Jeff Stelling ...

Narrated by Chris Connel ...

Unabridged

7 hours 33 min

SHORTLISTED FOR SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025'Made me laugh and cry' Chris Kamara'A rollicking whip through [Jeff's] life, like the show itself it offers a consistently entertaining read' Telegraph'Such an enjoyable book' Ally McCoist'Jeff's autobiography is a riot of humour and nostalgia. A great read' Phil Thompson**'*... ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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SHORTLISTED FOR SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025'Made me laugh and cry' Chris Kamara'A rollicking whip through [Jeff's] life, like the show itself it offers a consistently entertaining read' Telegraph'Such an enjoyable book' Ally McCoist'Jeff's autobiography is a riot of humour and nostalgia. A great read' Phil Thompson**'*...
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The Savage Isle

by Michael Arnold ...

Narrated by Jonathan Booth ...

Series series Savage Isle
Unabridged

13 hours 44 min

The old ways are dying, and a mighty empire is reaching out across the sea.Britannia, 42AD. The wild island at the fringe of the known world is in chaos.Cunobelin, High King of the Britons, is dead. His heirs, warrior princes Togodubnos and Caratacos, have spurned the careful alliances that kept the irresistible might of the Roman Empire from Britannia's shores for so long.In this land of warriors ... Read more

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The old ways are dying, and a mighty empire is reaching out across the sea.Britannia, 42AD. The wild island at the fringe of the known world is in chaos.Cunobelin, High King of the Britons, is dead. His heirs, warrior princes Togodubnos and Caratacos, have spurned the careful alliances that kept the irresistible might of the Roman Empire from Britannia's shores for so long.In this land of warriors
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