The Virgin Bookclub - recommended reading from Virgin Books ~ Bookclub Picks

The Chimp Paradox: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness
by Steve Peters

Do you sabotage your own happiness and success? Are you struggling to make sense of yourself? Do your emotions sometimes dictate your life?

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The De Vany Diet: Eat lots, exercise little; shed 5lbs in 1 week, lose fat; gain muscle, look younger; feel stronger
by Prof. Arthur De Vany

The simple way to lose weight, look younger and feel healthier - without restricting calories or excessive exercising

The De Vany Diet is Professor Arthur De Vany's …

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The New Atkins New You Cookbook: 200 delicious low-carb recipes you can make in 30 minutes or less
by Colette Heimowitz

The bestselling New Atkins New You introduced a whole new way to do the classic Atkins diet, offering a more flexible, more effective and easier-to-maintain low-carb lifestyle.

Now, …

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The Facebook Effect: The Real Inside Story of Mark Zuckerberg and the World's Fastest Growing Company
by David Kirkpatrick

Today - six years after it was created in a Harvard dorm room - over 500 million people use Facebook regularly, in just about every country on earth. That a company this powerful and influential was …

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Cyclone: My Story
by Barry McGuigan

On a hot summer's night, in June 1985, in one of the most emotionally charged fights of all time, Barry McGuigan beat Eusebio Pedroza to become the Featherweight champion of the World. An epic battle that lasted a full 15 rounds, it remains one of sport's greatest moments - watched by 27,000 …

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Damn You, Autocorrect!
by Jillian Madison

Damn You, Autocorrect! brings together some of the laugh-out-loud funny and painfully embarrassing posts from the hit website, which highlight the hilarity that often ensues when messaging goes wrong: girlfriends getting together for 'manila penis,'(mani pedis); a husband texting his wife …

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Screw Business as Usual
by Richard Branson

Can we bring more meaning to our lives and help change the world at the same time? Richard Branson, at his brilliant and motivating best, reveals how with his exciting new vision for the future. It is time to turn capitalism upside down - to shift our values, to switch from a profit focus to caring …

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Decoded
by Jay Z

Updated with 3 new songs, this is the intimate, first-person chronicle of the life and work of Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter in Brooklyn's notorious Marcy Projects, now known to many as the greatest rapper alive.

Told through lyrics, images and personal narrative, Decoded shares the story …

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Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and the Corruption of Atlantic City
by Nelson Johnson

Through most of the twentieth century, Atlantic City was controlled by a powerful partnership of local politicians and racketeers. Funded by payoffs from gambling rooms, bars and brothels, this …

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Tinie Tempah: My Story So Far
by Tinie Tempah

'Every time I go out on stage I feel invincible. I feel like no one can do anything to me. I'm with 10,000 of the very best friends you could have.'

Since his debut album Disc-Overy went double platinum, Tinie Tempah's life has transformed into a whirlwind of sell-out …

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How to Make Jewellery With Tatty Devine
by Rosie Wolfenden and Harriet Vine

Tatty Devine are the cult jewellery brand of this generation. Named one of the top 50 coolest brands in the world by Dazed and Confused, their pieces are individual, brim with personality, and are the most covetable accessories around. Within three months of making their first piece in a …

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Silver Foxes: Older, Wiser and a Damn Sight Sexier
by Dawn Porter

There's a new shade in vogue: silver is the new black. Women everywhere are falling for the sophisticated charms of this increasingly visible species - the silver fox. Take a trip to the cinema and there's gorgeous George Clooney smiling at you with his salt and pepper charm, Harrison Ford with his …

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The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology that Fuel Success and Performance at Work
by Shawn Achor

Most people want to be successful in life. And of course, everyone wants to be happy. When it comes to the pursuit of success and happiness, most people assume the same formula: if you work hard, you …

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How to Make a Million Before Lunch
by Rachel Bridge

Fed up with working for someone else? Want to start your own business but don't want to wait years to reap the rewards?

Take every shortcut you can ... and get there fast.

As Enterprise Editor of The Sunday Times, Rachel Bridge has met hundreds of the world's most successful …

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Brutal Simplicity of Thought: How It Changed the World
by preface by Lord Saatchi

Simplicity looks easy. It's not. It's easier to complicate than simplify. This book presents stunningly simple examples of concepts that have changed the world - from the single piece of paper that …

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Future Babble: Why Expert Predictions Fail and Why We Believe them Anyway
by Dan Gardner

In 2008, as the price of oil surged above $140 a barrel, experts said it would soon hit $200; a few months later it plunged to $30. In 1967, they said the USSR would be the world's fastest-growing …

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I Left My Tent in San Francisco
by Emma Kennedy

It's 1989, and Emma and her best friend Dee head to the USA to make their fortune. But completely inept and virtually unemployable, they discover that they can't even get a job in McDonald's.

Forced to travel from California to New York with only pennies in their pockets, they bounce from …

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Damn You, Autocorrect!
by Jillian Madison

Damn You, Autocorrect! brings together some of the laugh-out-loud funny and painfully embarrassing posts from the hit website, which highlight the hilarity that often ensues when messaging goes wrong: girlfriends getting together for 'manila penis,'(mani pedis); a husband texting his wife …

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Tom Aikens: Easy
by Tom Aikens

Tom Aikens is undoubtedly one of the UK's most talented chefs. His first restaurant, Tom Aikens, has received huge critical acclaim and was awarded a Michelin star a year after opening, sealing Tom's reputation as a culinary leading light. Tom also drummed up a further legion of fans with the …

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Extreme Rambling: Walking Israel's Separation Barrier. For Fun.
by Mark Thomas

'Good fences make good neighbours, but what about bad ones?'

The Israeli barrier is probably the most iconic divider of land since the Berlin Wall. It has been declared illegal under …

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Googled: The End of the World as We Know It
by Ken Auletta

Googled is candid, authoritative and based on extensive research, including in-house at Google HQ where Ken Auletta had unprecedented access. He conducted over 150 interviews at Google with the company's founders and executives and also interviewed those in the media who are struggling to …

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Alan Titchmarsh How To Garden: Wildlife Gardening
by Alan Titchmarsh

The most successful gardens work with nature to create natural environments in which jobs such as pollination and pest control are left to the wildlife. In this definitive guide, Alan Titchmarsh shows how to create natural ecosystems in your garden to encourage beneficial insects, birds and other …

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Time Out Country Walks Vol 1
by Time Out Guides Ltd

The first volume of the Time Out Book of Country Walks has been fully revised and updated and is now beautifully illustrated with colour photography. It features 52 walks within easy reach of London - one for every week of the year. They take you through glorious countryside, up hills and along …

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Blue Blood
by Edward Conlon

'Superb. The most stunning memoir ever written about the cop world'
Joseph Wambaugh

'Beautiful and inspiring, terrifying and heartbreaking'
James Frey

'More chilling than even the most realistic cop dramas on TV'
People

'A great book...with the testimonial …

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You Are Next
by Katia Lief

An ex-cop with a death wish. A serial killer with a gruesome agenda...

Detective Karin Schaeffer was a happily married mother until she got too close to catching a serial killer.

The press nickname him The Domino Killer because he systematically murders whole families, …

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The Facebook Effect: The Real Inside Story of Mark Zuckerberg and the World's Fastest Growing Company
by David Kirkpatrick

Today - six years after it was created in a Harvard dorm room - over 500 million people use Facebook regularly, in just about every country on earth. That a company this powerful and influential was …

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Good Food: 101 30-minute Suppers: Triple-tested Recipes
by Sarah Cook

It's always difficult to balance a hectic schedule with tasty, healthy meals, so it helps to have foolproof recipes that you can rely on to provide delicious food in no time. With this in mind, the …

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Fun Inc.: Why games are the 21st Century's most serious business
by Tom Chatfield

'Tom Chatfield's Fun Inc. is the most elegant and compre- hensive defence of the status of computer games in our culture I have read, as well as a helpful compendium of research ... The numbers surrounding the sector are certainly thudding. By the end of 2008, annual sales of video games - not including consoles or devices - was $40 billion...'

My Kitchen Table: 100 Quick Stir-fry Recipes
by Ken Hom

Ken Hom is the nation's favourite Chinese chef and this is his collection of his best 100 stir-fry recipes. From chicken recipes to vegetarian, healthy to recipes for entertaining friends, curries to salads, modern and traditional, plus appetisers, snacks and side dishes, this book offers an amazing range of taste, ingredients and style – all made in the wok.

A Valentine's Kiss
by Lucie Hart

This Valentine's day Imogen is going to meet the man of her dreams.

If only she can discover who he is...

At a gloriously over-the-top house party in the balmy South of France, British trainee chef Imogen finds herself playing blind man’s buff with a host of impossibly handsome men. And then one of them kisses her...

Cleopatra
by Stacy Schiff

Famous long before she was notorious, Cleopatra has gone down in history for all the wrong reasons. Shakespeare and Shaw put words in her mouth. Michelangelo, Tiepolo, and Elizabeth Taylor put a face to her name. Along the way the supple personality has been lost. In a masterly return to the classical sources, Stacy Schiff here boldly separates fact from fiction to rescue the magnetic queen.

A Simples Life: The Life and Times of Aleksandr Orlov
by Aleksandr Orlov

Aleksandr Orlov has in the last year become one of the most loved figures in British culture and his catchphrase – Simples! – can be heard from the playground to the office. Written in his inimitable voice (as dictated to his sidekick Sergei), his autobiography will offer the same humour as his TV ads.

Doctor Who: The Coming of the Terraphiles
by Michael Moorcock

A thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor and Amy, as played by Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in the spectacular hit series from BBC Television written by the acclaimed science fiction and fantasy author Michael Moorcock.

The Best Friends' Guide to Life
By Fearne Cotton and Holly Willoughby

'Hello! This is a book written by proper best friends - us! - who have been hanging out together for over ten years. We thought that if we shared some of our own experiences and views on friendship, relationships, leaving home, studying or starting a new job, then it might help you on your own journey.

The Burning
by Jane Casey

A serial killer who wants to watch you burn...

The media call him The Burning Man, a brutal murderer who has beaten four young women to death, before setting their bodies ablaze in secluded areas of London’s parks. And now the fifth victim has been found...

Decoded
by Jay Z

This is the intimate, first-person chronicle of the life and work of Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter in Brooklyn's notorious Marcy Projects, now known to many as the greatest rapper alive.

Finishing the Hat:
The Collected Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim

The winner of seven Tonys, seven Grammys, an Oscar, and a Pulitzer Prize, Stephen Sondheim has become synonymous with the best in musical theatre. Now, in Finishing the Hat, he has not only collected his lyrics for the first time, he's giving readers a rare, personal look into his extraordinary shows and life.

Through Thick and Thin: My Autobiography
by Gok Wan

With his infectious energy and charisma, Gok Wan has an incredible gift of making women feel more confident within themselves - but it's not until you read his own inspirational story that you find out where he got that gift from.

Stewed!
by Alan Rosenthal

Stewed! is a young brand that has given a modern twist to an old-fashioned dish. With its funky packaging and design, and imaginative ingredient combinations, stewed! has taken the supermarkets by storm. Stews have never been so exciting!

Curry Easy
by Madhur Jaffrey

Whether you are cooking curry for the first time or have plenty of culinary experience and are looking for quick and easy ideas, Madhur brings you all the tastes of India with the minimum of work.

The Big Book of Top Gear 2011
by Top Gear

The Big Book of Top Gear 2011 by Gizzi Erskine

You'll also find Top Gear's innovative designs for a low-budget Presidential limo, Richard Hammond's guide to making nature better (or faster, anyway), the owner's manual for the TG electric car, the secret Top Gear things you've never seen, and a Foreword from the Stig himself.

Click: The Magic of Instant Connections
by Rom Brafman, Ori Brafman

3 Commando: Helmand Assault by Ewen Southby-Tailyour

In a page-turning narrative in the fashion of their previous book, Sway, the co-authors explore those peak moments in our lives when people or hobbies or activities fully engage our attention – when they ‘click’ with us.

How to Make a Million Before Lunch
by Rachel Bridge

Fed up with working for someone else? Want to start your own business but don't want to wait years to reap the rewards?

Gizzi's Kitchen Magic
by Gizzi Erskine

Gizzi Erskine's magic touch is simple but effective. Gizzi Erskine's magic touch is simple but effective. Instead of just dazzling one-off recipes, Gizzi gives you - the cook - confidence in the kitchen by helping you create the perfect meal every time.

3 Commando: Helmand Assault
by Ewen Southby-Tailyour

When the Royal Marines Commandos returned to a chaotic Helmand in the winter of 2008, they realised that to stand any chance of success they would need to pursue an increasingly determined Taliban harder than ever before.

The Facebook Effect
by David Kirkpatrick

A brilliant and fascinating cast of characters created Facebook and Kirkpatrick has interviewed all of them.

Bad Things Happen
by Harry Dolan

PLANS GO WRONG. BAD THINGS HAPPEN. PEOPLE DIE...One night David’s new boss phones him in a panic, asking him to come to his house immediately. And bring a shovel…

Fierce
by Kelly Osbourne

This no-holes-barred account of Kelly Obsourne's upbringing is as shocking as it is disarmingly funny.

Reach for the Skies
by Richard Branson

As far back as stories go, pioneers have reached for the skies. In the last two hundred years, they have mastered the air and made the modern world possible. Today they are bringing outer space within our reach.

Pasta
by Theo Randall

In Pasta Theo Randall brings us a mouth-watering collection of 110 recipes, all within the reach of the keen cook. Using a mix of fresh and dried pasta and the freshest ingredients according to the season, Theo presents a wide variety of dishes, many achievable in minutes.

Awkward Situations for Men
by Danny Wallace

DANNY WALLACE IS A MAN. And a man is a very tricky thing to be these days. A toe-curling moment, a embarrassing faux-pas or a bewildering social situation is always just round the corner.