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Duncan Hamilton was one of Britain's finest ever racing drivers, a truly larger-than-life character and seat-of-the-pants survivor. He won the classic Le Mans 24-Hour race in 1953, co-driving his works entered C-type Jaguar with Tony Rolt. Touch Wood is his hilarious and roundly acclaimed autobiography.

An intimate, vulnerable, and insightful portrait of the bond that grew between two iconic and starkly different American women, Carly Simon's Touched by the Sun is a chronicle, in loving detail, of the late friendship she and Jackie shared.

Mesmerizing on stage but introverted and prone to desperate mood swings in his private life, Curtis died by his own hand on 18 May 1980. Touching from a Distance documents how, with a wife, child and impending international fame, Curtis was seduced by the glory of an early grave.

Presents an account of the author and Simon's (author's climbing partner) terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes. This book shows how the pair dealt with the psychological traumas. It not only tells the story of their survival but is a compelling testament of their friendship.

How I Made and Lost a Career in Comedy