The inside of Derren Brown's head is a strange & mysterious place. Now you can climb inside & wander around. Find out just how Derren's mind works see what motivates him & discover what made him the weird & wonderful person he is today. Obsessed with magic & illusions since childhood Derren's life to date has been an extraordinary journey & here in Confessions of a Conjuror he allows us all to join him on a magical mystery tour
- to the centre of his brain... Taking as his starting point the various stages of a conjuring trick he's performing in a crowded restaurant Derren's endlessly engaging narrative wanders through subjects from all points of the compass from the history of magic & the fundamentals of psychology to the joys of internet shopping & the proper use of Parmesan cheese. Brilliant hilarious & entirely unlike anything else you have ever read before Confessions of a Conjuror" is also a complete & utter joy."
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The incredibly popular Daily Mail column Confessions of a Fashionista" feeds its hungry readers snippets of a life in the glittering yet deranged world of fashion. Now its anonymous author reveals both her identity & the true story of her giddyingly glamorous time in the style industry with insider gossip on the people who populate it. Propelled by a painful end to a relationship & determined to prove her ex wrong for breaking up with her our Fashionista lands a place on the Harrods Graduate Scheme. A complete outsider to the fashion world she sets out on a wing & a pair of Guccis & finds herself in a whirlwind of couture & craziness. Along the way she learns how to stay sane in a world where hairdressers have egos as big as their clients bouffants where dogs fly business class & if youre eating carbs it can only be because youre pregnant. " Confessions of a Fashionista" is a book for anyone whos ever been an outsider for anyone whos ever had a relationship end badly & thought theyd never find true love & for anyone who thinks that cakes were made to be eaten not sniffed. By turns hilarious sad thrilling romantic & fun it is the It book for fashionistas everywhere." ...

From GMTV weathergirl to Loose Women anchor Andrea Mc Lean has become one of our most-loved TV presenters. But for years her famous smile has been concealing some devastating secrets. With heartbreaking honesty she opens up about the end of her first marriage & how on the edge of a breakdown she found herself juggling her demanding career with raising her son alone. When her second marriage also fell apart
- in the glare of the media spotlight
- it seemed her life had really hit rock bottom. In her fully updated autobiography Andrea writes movingly about her joys & sorrows & about coming to terms with being a single mum again. She describes how she learns that messing up doesnt mean youre wicked
- just human. & she takes us behind the scenes at GMTV Dancing on Ice & Loose Women to reveal that television can be a treacherous place for a good girl!


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When Cy Flood applied for work as a holiday rep his reasons were simple. He wanted to party like crazy booze like there was no tomorrow & pull like it was going out of fashion! In his ten years working for holiday companies as a rep Cy has seen it all. From Lanzarote to Ibiza from Palma to the Greek Islands there have been flying cockroaches flying televisions drunken pub crawls angry clients wild sex & a TV crew on the scene. There are tales so tall that they defy belief. As well as the sun sea sand & shameless excess a shockingly true picture of life as a travel rep is exposed; a world of violent crime corruption & drug dealing. Cy's confessions allow us to peep into a world we all see from the outside but wish we knew more about. ...

From the people who brought you the bestselling Confessions of a GP. From stampeding nudes to inebriated teenagers young nurse Michael Alexander never really knew what he was getting himself into. But now sixteen years since he was first launched into his nursing career
- as the only man in a gynaecology ward
- hes pretty much dealt with everything: body parts that come off in his hands; teenagers with phantom pregnancies; doctors unable to tell the difference between their left & right; violent drunks; singing relatives; sexism...and a whole lot of nudity. Confessions of a Male Nurse is a touching shocking & frequently hilarious account of one mans life in nursing.

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Driving a cab for more than 30 years Gene Salomon has collected a remarkable selection of stories. He shares the very best in this unforgettable memoir. Gene has had everyone in the back of his cab... Lauren Bacall Leonardo di Caprio John Mc Enroe Sean Penn & Dennis Hopper Simon & Garfunkel Tony Bennett Robin Williams Norman Mailer Suzanne Vega Kevin Kline Dan Ackroyd Diane Keaton & yes even Kevin Bacon. He has taken all sorts of people for a ride...mafiosi hookers the rich & famous down & outs young lovers old lovers passengers from every corner of the globe fare dodgers a variety of animals tourists lifetime New Yorkers people in a rush & others with no particular place to go. In well over 30 years driving a cab he has collected a remarkable selection of stories & share the very best in this unforgettable memoir. So sit back & enjoy the ride...the meter's running. ...

This title was previously published as The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic". Meet Rebecca Bloomwood. Shes a journalist. She spends her working life telling others how to manage their money. She spends her leisure time.. .shopping. Retail therapy is the answer to all her problems. She knows she should stop but she cant. She tries Cutting Back she tries Making More Money. But neither seems to work. The stories she concocts become more & more fantastic as she tries to untangle her increasingly dire financial difficulties. Her only comfort is to buy herself something
- just a little something.. . Can Becky ever escape from this dream world find true love & regain the use of her Switch card? Confessions of a Shopaholic.. .the perfect pick me up for when its all hanging in the (bank) balance."
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M. E. Thomas is a high-functioning non-criminal sociopath. She is charismatic ambitious & successful. You would be charmed by her if you met her might even be seduced by her. You would not realise that she is studying you to find your flaws that she is ruthlessly manipulative has no empathy & does not feel guilt or remorse. But she does like people
- she likes to touch them mould them & ruin them. She could be your friend or your boss. She could be you.. . Now she writes with breathtaking honesty about her life. She also draws on the latest research to explain why at least one in twenty-five of us are sociopaths
- & shows why that's not a bad thing. By turns fascinating shocking & funny Confessions of a Sociopath is a gripping insight into the mind of a self-confessed predator. ' Gripping & important.. .revelatory.. .quite the memorable roller coaster ride' Jon Ronson author of The Psychopath Test for New York Times Book Review ' Fascinating.. . That the author is female somehow makes Confessions of a Sociopath all the more chilling' Boston Globe

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High school has always been this stressful but rarely this hilarious." --BOOKLIST (starred review) More famous than ever after hitting the silver screen the ever-dramatic Lola Cep is still in the spotlight -- vying with Born-to-Win Born-to-Run-Everything Carla Santini to snag the lead in the high school play. Can Lola survive Carlas attempts at retaliation? Once the curtain goes up which drama queen will take center stage?" ...

Part tell-all part cautionary tale this emotionally charged memoir from a former video vixen nicknamed Superhead goes beyond the glamour of celebrity to reveal the inner workings of the hip-hop dancer industry--from the physical & emotional abuse thats rampant in the industry & which marked her own life--to the excessive use of drugs sex & bling. Once the sought-after video girl this sexy siren has helped multi-platinum artists such as Jay-Z R. Kelly & LL Cool J sell millions of albums with her sensual dancing. In a word Karrine was H-O-T. So hot that she made as much as $2500 a day in videos & was selected by well-known film director F. Gary Gray to co-star in his film A Man Apart starring Vin Diesel. But the film & music video sets swanky Hollywood & New York restaurants & trysts with the celebrities featured in the pages of People & In Touch magazines only touches the surface of Karrine Steffans life. Her journey is filled with physical abuse rape drug & alcohol abuse homelessness & single motherhood--all by the age of 26. By sharing her story Steffans hopes to shed light on an otherwise romanticised industry & help young women avoid the same pitfalls she encountered. If theyre already in danger she hopes to inspire them to find a way to dig themselves out of what she knows first-hand to be a cycle of hopelessness & despair. ...