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Collin Gosselin, one of the sextuplets from ​Jon & Kate Plus 8, breaks his silence ​to share the shocking story hidden behind the facade of a ​picture-perfect family. “As someone who knows firsthand the lasting impact institutional trauma can have on a young person's life, I was deeply...

The Big Bang Natural Selection E = mc2 All pretty decent theories, that beg one question: why has no-one discovered a fully unified theory for what makes jokes funny? Well, comedy director Amanda Baker, comedy writer Abi Grant and stand-up comedian Jimmy Carr have done just that. In this book, in case that's not obvious. From how to identify the families of jokes, to decoding the building blocks of comedy, to the real - and brand new - secret to comic timing, On Jokes does for comedy what decoding the genome did for designer babies.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A gritty, inspiring, heart-wrenching memoir by the Academy Award-winning legend and icon Sylvester Stallone, about his unlikely path to stardom and the creation of the greatest underdog story ever told. Read by Sylvester...

THE INSTANT BESTSELLER 'Vivid, bright and beautiful' – Guardian 'Wonderful. I wish I'd written it – I couldn't put it down' Miriam Margolyes Kathy Burke is one of Britain's most distinctive voices. Even as a fearless kid in Islington, she did things her own way; roaming the estate that...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & GUARDIAN AUDIOBOOK OF THE WEEK The beautifully written, moving and darkly funny memoir about alcohol addiction and the journey to sobriety. Narrated by the author, award-winning comedian John Robins. This audiobook includes two pieces of bonus material...

The definitive autobiography from Alice Cooper, the Godfather of Shock Rock and one of the world's more iconic musicians with a career spanning six decades. In the beginning, Alice Cooper was the name of a rock group. Then my stage name. And then a monster. Now I’ve written a book that tracks...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Connection and laughter and joy are everything. To meet someone and just play and laugh – it’s all us humans need. I’ve had times in my life when I haven’t had that, through illness, and finding it again has brought back my silly, sensitive soul...

THE PERFECTLY OUTRAGEOUS BIOGRAPHY OF QUEEN OF ROMANCE BARBARA CARTLAND LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 'a comic gem of a biography' - Craig Brown 'Sweet writes with great wit and brio' - Observer 'Every page is a cliff-hanger' - The Spectator 'Fantastically enjoyable' - Literary Review...

Sophia Bush has always understood the power of stories. She’s seen it in the connection millions around the world have had to the women she’s played on-screen – including Drs. Sam Griffith on Good Sam and Cass Beckman on Grey’s Anatomy, Erin Lindsay on Chicago P.D., and, of course, the...

Lift the bonnet on 20 years of magic and mayhem on Top Gear and The Grand Tour - from the mysterious man behind the camera . . . The perfect gift for fans of fast cars, big laughs and full-throttle TV adventures! Top Gear turned gloomy Sunday nights into celebratory Friday nights. It made...

THE HILARIOUS NEW MEMOIR FROM COMEDIAN AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR KATHERINE RYAN 'Deeply, unexpectedly moving at points.... and, of course, funny. Shocking, confronting, in all its shameless truths.' The Times 'Super super funny... Katherine is unashamedly authentic', Romesh Ranganathan...

Some books don't just tell a story — they change the way you see the world. In A Great Book with Barack Obama, a new Audible Original podcast from Audible and Higher Ground, President Obama is joined by some of the most compelling thinkers, writers, and artists of our time to revisit six timeless books that shaped his life and perspective on the world.

While James Blunt's crimes against music are well-documented, he also has some stories that are not. In Loosely Based On A Made-Up Story, James reveals his most riotous anecdotes to date for your amusement - and his parents' horror - in this highly anticipated non-memoir. From his questionable Norfolk roots, eccentric family, boarding school antics, misjudged military service, rise to music stardom and tour escapades, James delves into his (surprisingly) fascinating life to date.

'Thrilling, chilling, uproarious and unputdownable' THE TIMES 'A feel-good tale and joyous love letter' GUARDIAN 'It is IMPOSSIBLE for a book to be more delightful than this' CAITLIN MORAN 'Deliciously readable and deeply touching' DAILY MAIL 'Funny and fascinating' OLDIE 'A zinger' DAILY...

'The actor's candid new memoir is packed with revelations ... unlike so many celebrity memoirs of its type, Douglas's book ... is candid and packed with gossip.' Telegraph 'Explosive ... incredibly candid' Daily Mail 'Extraordinarily candid' Independent 'Juicy ... chatty, but straight-talking...

**Patrick Radden Keefe's new instant No.1 bestseller, London Falling, is on sale now** The shocking story of three generations of the Sackler family and their roles in the stories of Valium, OxyContin and the opioid crisis. The inspiration behind the Netflix series Painkiller, starring Uzo Aduba...

In her new book, Dame Judi Dench tells us of her life on the stage, on the screen, and, above all, behind the scenes... You might think you know Judi Dench. In a seven-decade career, she's been a spymaster, an Oscar-winning queen and has starred in musicals, blockbusters, tragedies and comedies...

Excellent News – French and Saunders are back for more Titting About! Open your ears and hearts (not like that) as Dawn and Jen tit about in their much-loved comedy podcast series, exclusive to Audible. Across Series 7, these two comedy goddesses dive into six more important topics... and then tit about with them.

Insightful and wildly entertaining, Ladies Man gives voice to the women left as a footnote in JFK's legacy, while portraying a larger-than-life existence that was as troubled as it was extraordinary. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was a born leader-bold, charismatic, and able to charm his peers and...

Listen as Adam wrestles with his mid-life crisis, grapples with his existential anxiety and stares resolutely into his naval, all via the medium of sketches, songs, conversations with his funny (and annoyingly successful) friends. And yes, in between, he has conversations with his dog.