1 The Duchess
by Amanda Foreman
Last week 1 Weeks on list 7
Sales last week 10,010 To date 73,970
(HarperPerennial £7.99)
The story of Georgiana, the flamboyant Duchess of Devonshire
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The Duchess against today's icons

2 Broken
by Shy Keenan
Last week 2 Weeks on list 3
Sales last week 8,455 To date 23,340
(Hodder £6.99)
Harrowing life story from the founder of Phoenix Survivors
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3 Cry Silent Tears
by Joe Peters
Last week 3 Weeks on list 9
Sales last week 6,535 To date 94,430
(Harper Element £6.99)
How a mute child overcame terrible suffering; inspiring memoir
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4 My Booky Wook
by Russell Brand
Last week 6 Weeks on list 13
Sales last week 5,315 To date 172,055
(Hodder £7.99)
Television personality’s frank memoir of sex and drugs and rock’n’roll
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David Baddiel: curious incident of the ghostwriter

5 Spilling the Beans
by Clarissa Dickson Wright
Last week 4 Weeks on list 5
Sales last week 4,895 To date 31,715
(Hodder £7.99)
Moving memoir from the TV chef famed for her wit and stark honesty
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Interview with Clarissa Dickson Wright

6 Please Don't Make Me Go
by John Fenton
Last week 5 Weeks on list 4
Sales last week 4,830 To date 24,740
(Harper Element £6.99)
Boy’s experiences in a school for young offenders in 1950s London
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7 The Pub Landlord's Book of British Common Sense
by Al Murray
Last week 7 Weeks on list 4
Sales last week 4,450 To date 23,515
(Hodder £7.99)
Common-sense solutions to problems
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8 The Futher Adventures of a London Call Girl
by Belle De Jour
Last week 8 Weeks on list 2
Sales last week 4,000 To date 54,360
(Phoenix £7.99)
Follow-up to Intimate Adventures
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9 Shakespeare: The World as a Stage
by Bill Bryson
Last week 9 Weeks on list 27
Sales last week 3,920 To date 212,600
(HarperPerennial £7.99)
Investigation of the myths surrounding the Bard
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10 Paul O'Grady
by Neil Simpson
Last week 12 Weeks on list 2
Sales last week 3,600 To date 48,660
(John Blake £7.99)
Biography of the Liverpudlian teatime talk-show host
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Lists prepared by The Bookseller using data supplied by and copyright to Nielsen BookScan for the week ending 04/10/08.

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