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1	Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly more books like this by Anthony Bourdain, Lord New York Chef Tony Bourdain gives away secrets of the trade in his wickedly funny, inspiring memoir/expose. Kitchen Confidential reveals what Bourdain calls "twenty-five years of sex, drugs, bad behavior and haute cuisine." Last summer, "The New Yorker" published Chef Bourdain's shocking, "Don't Eat Before Reading This." Bourdain spared no one's ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.07! \| first editions
2	Big Russ & Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life more books like this by Timothy J Russert Now in paperback comes the #1 bestselling Father's Day book of 2004. Tim Russert, one of America's most watched and trusted news anchors, connects with readers in this critically acclaimed memoir about growing up in the 1950s and the special bond between fathers and sons. 16-page color and b&w photo insert. see all copies from £3.30! new only from £7.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Bridge of Sighs more books like this by Richard Russo Now available in a Vintage Contemporaries paperback edition, "Bridge of Sighs," from the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Empire Falls," is a moving novel about small-town America that expands Russo's widely heralded achievement in ways both familiar and astonishing. (Literary Fiction) see all copies from £2.97! new only from £4.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Glass Castle: A Memoir more books like this by Jeannette Walls Jeannette Walls's memoir revolves around her parents, who give the concept of bad parenting a whole new meaning. Her irresponsible romantic of a father was an inventor of outlandishly useless devices, and her mother, an artist, was his abettor. As the two of them dragged the family around the country on the run from creditors and from one bad idea ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.98! \| first editions
5	The Gate House more books like this by Nelson DeMille In a tale that is both a sequel to "The Gold Coast" as well as a suspenseful stand-alone work, acclaimed author DeMille returns to that fabled spot on the North Shore--a place where past, present, and future collide with often unexpected results.Grand Central Publishing see all copies from £14.13! new only from £15.22! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Letter to My Daughter more books like this by Dr. Maya Angelou (Read by) A completely new volume of distilled wisdom from Angelou contains short but spellbinding essays that invite one along on an inspirational journey that explores ideas garnered from a well-lived life. see all copies from £13.78! new only from £13.78! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother more books like this by James McBride As a boy in Brooklyn, James McBride knew that his mother was different. But when he asked about it, she'd simply say, "I'm light-skinned". Later he wondered if he was different too, and asked his mother if he was black or white. "You're a human being", she snapped. "Educate yourself or you'll be a nobody!" When James asked what the colour of God ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.72! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Chosen more books like this by Chaim Potok Out of a Baseball game that nearly became a religious war, two Jewish Boys become friends. Danny comes from the strict Hasidic sect that keeps him bound in centuries of orthodoxy. Reuven is brought up by a father patiently aware of the twentieth century. Everything tries to destroy their friendship, but they use honesty with each other as a shield ... see all copies from £1.64! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Sex and the City more books like this by Candace Bushnell Equal parts soap opera, gossip page, sociological study and dating manual, "Sex and the City", Candace Bushnell's regular "New York Obsever" column has attracted a cult following in the US. This collection blazes a trail through a semi-fictional Manhattan, based on lightly-disguised celebrities and media types. Bushnell assembles a cast of freaks ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Plum Island more books like this by Nelson DeMille NYPD homicide detective John Corey has moved into Long Island, restlessly recuperating from wounds received in the line of duty when he's hired to consult on the double murder of Tom and Judy Gordon, biologists who worked on Plum Island, the site of animal disease reseach for the Department of Agriculture. Were the Gordaons murdered because they'd ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Strangers in Death more books like this by J D Robb New York may be a different place in 2060, but some events still receive more attention than others--especially those that involve the murder of a prominent businessman. Now Lt. Eve Dallas is about to discover how ties that bind strangers can kill. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
12 view cover	Oryx and Crake more books like this by Margaret Atwood In Margaret Atwood's 11th novel, she returns to the sci-fi concerns and social criticism that propelled THE HANDMAID'S TALE. ORYX AND CRAKE follows the fortunes of a man once named Jimmy, now called Snowman: his present-day life as a scavenger in a blasted world alternates with his memories of his past. The eponymous Oryx is an Asian girl he ... see all copies from £2.23! new only from £5.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Shopaholic Takes Manhattan more books like this by Sophie Kinsella Becky Bloomwood, British heroine of CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC, returns. Once again, Becky's credibility as a financial expert is severely compromised when her clients discover that she's a compulsive spender. This time around, she's shopping her way to disaster in Manhattan, where she has moved to be near her boyfriend Luke. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
14 view cover	Away more books like this by Amy Bloom At once heartbreaking, romantic, and completely unforgettable, "Away" is the epic and intimate story of young Lillian Leyb, who emigrates to America after her family is destroyed in a Russian pogrom. see all copies from £2.19! new only from £5.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Breath, Eyes, Memory more books like this by Edwidge Danticat When her mother leaves Haiti to find work in the US, Sophie is raised by her aunt. Their parting, years later, when her mother sends for her, is as wrenching as the reunion in New York. Though she barely knows her mother they both carry secrets from their homeland that will haunt them forever. see all copies from £2.08! new only from £4.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Seduction in Death more books like this by J D Robb In this all-new original novel from bestselling author Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb, Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas is back on the beat, and hot on the trail of a seductive killer in the "New York Times" bestselling series. see all copies from £2.15! new only from £3.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Coldest Winter Ever more books like this by Sister Souljah In "The Coldest Winter Ever," internationally known author, activist, and hip-hop artist Sister Souljah brought the streets of New York to life in a powerful and unforgettable first novel. Beautifully written, raw, and authentic, this novel firmly established Sister Souljah as the mother of all contemporary urban literature and the author of the ... see all copies from £5.89! new only from £6.49! \| first editions
18 view cover	Teacher Man: A Memoir more books like this by Frank McCourt Frank McCourt, the author of ANGELA'S ASHES and 'TIS, wraps up his trilogy of memoirs with this account of the 30 years he spent teaching in New York public high schools, from his rocky beginning as a young man teaching English in a vocational school to his eventual destination--the rarefied halls of the elite Stuyvesant School. Throughout, ... see all copies from £5.43! new only from £6.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Judgment in Death more books like this by J D Robb In this futuristic series combining mystery and suspense, police lieutenant Eve Dallas tracks down a cop killer to an underground criminal hellhole known as Purgatory. This club is the last chance for atonement--a place where one's fate depends on one's most intimate sins. By Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.49! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Quickie more books like this by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge When Lauren Stillwell, an NYPD cop, discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But her revenge goes dangerously awry, and she finds her world spiraling into a hell that becomes more terrifying by the hour. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Chasing Harry Winston more books like this by Lauren Weisberger The bestselling author of "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Everyone Worth Knowing" is back with a delicious new novel about a trio of best girlfriends in Manhattan which makes a dramatic pact to change each woman's life in one year. see all copies from £2.08! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	The Broken Window more books like this by Jeffery Deaver The mysterious 522 commits vicious crimes and then plants ironclad evidence to implicate innocent men. This timely thriller reunites Lincoln Rhyme with his partner and paramour Amelia Sachs, as they face their toughest adversary yet. see all copies from £7.02! new only from £10.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Salvation in Death more books like this by J D Robb Ancient church rituals meet cutting-edge crime-solving in the latest novel in the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling series. In the year 2060, sophisticated investigative tools can help catch a killer. But there are some questions even the most advanced technologies cannot answer. see all copies from £10.43! new only from £10.43! \| first editions
24 view cover	Age of Innocence more books like this by Edith Wharton 'They lived in a kind of hieroglyphic world, where the real thing was never said or done or even thought, but only represented by a set of arbitrary signs.' Edith Wharton's most famous novel, written immediately after the end of the First World War, is a brilliantly realized anatomy of New York society in the 1870s, the world in which she grew up, ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Bonfire of the Vanities more books like this by Tom Wolfe A thriller in which a New York City broker clashes with the Bronx. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.27! \| signed copies \| first editions

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