Our newsletters
Sign up to our newsletters and be the first to hear about new books and special offers! Find out more.
Enter our competitions
Enter one of our competitions and you could walk away with a fantastic prize! Find out more.
About us
The Guardian Bookshop makes over 180,000 books available with up to 40% discount, as well as highlighting some of our favourite publications in each genre.
Find out more.
General biographies
I Saw Ramallah
By Mourid Barghouti
Paperback
Published 16-May-2005
| RRP: | £8.99 |
| Our price: | £7.19 |
| You save: | £1.80 |
The highly-acclaimed meditation on the nature of exile by Palestine's leading poet
In stock, usually despatched within 24 hours.
Farm Fatale
By Paul Heiney
Hardback
Published 11-Oct-2012
| RRP: | £12.99 |
| Our price: | £10.39 |
| You save: | £2.60 |
In stock, usually despatched within 24 hours.
Teach Us to Sit Still
By Tim Parks
Paperback
Published 07-Jul-2011
| RRP: | £8.99 |
| Our price: | £7.19 |
| You save: | £1.80 |
A story of the author's quest to overcome ill health. It confronts hard truths about the relationship between the mind and the body, the hectic modern world and his life as a writer.
In stock, usually despatched within 24 hours.
My Inventions and Other Writings
By Nikola Tesla
Paperback
Published 05-Jul-2012
| RRP: | £9.99 |
| Our price: | £7.99 |
| You save: | £2.00 |
Includes three additional articles by the author which were published in "The Electrical Experimenter" magazine and represent the breadth of his interests: "Tesla would pour Lightning from Airships to Consume Foe" (1916), "The Action of The Eye" (1893), "The Problem of Increasing Human Energy" (1900).
In stock, usually despatched within 24 hours.
Serving Victoria
By Kate Hubbard
Hardback
Published 18-Oct-2012
| RRP: | £20.00 |
| Our price: | £16.00 |
| You save: | £4.00 |
During the sixty-odd years of her reign Queen Victoria gathered around her a household dedicated to her service. This book follows the lives of six members of her household from the governess to the royal children, to her maid-of-honour, chaplain and personal physician.
In stock, usually despatched within 24 hours.
Interesting Times
By E J Hobsbawm
Hardback
Published 02-Oct-2003
| RRP: | £12.99 |
| Our price: | £10.39 |
| You save: | £2.60 |
Born in 1917, the year of the Russian Revolution, the 85 years of Eric Hobsbawm's life are backdropped by an endless litany of wars, revolutions and counter-revolutions. His autobiography is an account of his travels through that past which is another country, where they do things differently.
In stock, usually despatched within 24 hours.
Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor
By Max Pemberton
Paperback
Published 07-Aug-2008
| RRP: | £7.99 |
| Our price: | £6.39 |
| You save: | £1.60 |
In the vein of the best 'blog books' - the real life story of a hapless junior doctor, based on his columns written anonymously for the Telegraph
Usually despatched within 7-10 days.
Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert
Paperback
Published 05-Mar-2007
| RRP: | £7.99 |
| Our price: | £6.39 |
| You save: | £1.60 |
Elizabeth Gilbert is in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, and they're trying for a baby - she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and bewildered and realises it is time to pursue her own journey in search of three things she has been missing: pleasure, devotion and balance.
In stock, usually despatched within 24 hours.
Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
By Rebecca Skloot
Paperback
Published 07-Jan-2011
| RRP: | £8.99 |
| Our price: | £7.19 |
| You save: | £1.80 |
The internationally bestselling story of a young woman whose death in 1951 changed medical science for ever ...
Usually despatched within 7-10 days.
Greetings from Bury Park
By Sarfraz Manzoor
Paperback
Published 16-Jun-2008
| RRP: | £8.99 |
| Our price: | £7.19 |
| You save: | £1.80 |
Sarfraz Manzoor was 2 years old when his family emigrated from Pakistan. His teenage years were a battle to reconcile being both British and Muslim. But when his friend introduced him to Bruce Springsteen, his life changed. This memoir retraces his journey from the frustrations of his childhood to his reaction to the tragedies of 9/11 and 7/7.
In stock, usually despatched within 24 hours.
This week's bestsellers
