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Non-fiction to understand life
A Listmania! list by R. S. Stanier "Robert Stanier" (London)

1. Testament Of Youth: An Autobiographical Study of the Years 1900-1925 (Virago classic non-fiction) by Shirley Williams

The list author says:
	"Phenomenally powerful book that works on so many levels. It explains the 1st World War, love, grief and adolescence, and also English provincial life at that time. Shatteringly powerful."

�10.49 Used & New from: �0.09

(36 customer reviews)

2. Is That It? by Bob Geldof

The list author says:
	"Brilliantly human. Inspiring, full of life, moral and yet with all the titbits of the best celebrity autobiography from the 80s: Thatcher, Diana, Bowie..."

Used & New from: �0.74

(7 customer reviews)

3. The New France: A Complete Guide to Contemporary French Wine (Mitchell Beazley Wine Guides) by Andrew Jefford

The list author says:
	"Okay, don't buy this if you don't like wine, but it's so much more. Using wine as a lens, he goes into the soul of the good life: what does it mean to live truthfully in the deepest sense?"

Used & New from: �40.63

(5 customer reviews)

4. Only a Game?: The Diary of a Professional Footballer by Eamon Dunphy

The list author says:
	"The original footballer's diary: also explains men, ambition and how they relate to each other. Ruthlessly honest."

�5.39 Used & New from: �0.01

(7 customer reviews)

5. All Points North by Simon Armitage

The list author says:
	"Hilarious and yet sympathetic hotch potch of short pieces. Captures England's North West and what makes people tick."

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(14 customer reviews)

6. The Scent of Dried Roses by Tim Lott

The list author says:
	"Utterly brilliant memoir. On one level, an attempt to explain his mother's suicide, but this isn't just about depression. Also about the essence of English suburban life. Haunting."

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(10 customer reviews)

7. Shooting History: A Personal Journey by Jon Snow

The list author says:
	"Entertaining but penetrative combination of autobiography and world politics analysis, as he ping pongs round the world as a TV journalist."

�7.19 Used & New from: �0.01

(9 customer reviews)

8. 31 Songs by Nick Hornby

The list author says:
	"Not as famous as "Fever Pitch" but just as insightful and entertaining. Don't worry if you don't know the songs, it's only partly about music, but you'll enjoy it more if you get the accompanying CD."

Used & New from: �0.01

(29 customer reviews)

9. Happiness: Lessons from a New Science by Richard Layard

The list author says:
	"Masterly analysis, yet with a light, light touch: why aren't we happier when we're so well off these days? I guarantee you it'll get you thinking."

Used & New from: �0.01

(28 customer reviews)