1 Sniper One by Dan Mills

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Sales last week 11,665 To date (35,495)

(Penguin £6.99) Army sergeant’s memoir of his being with the 1st Battalion in Iraq

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2 Don’t Stop Me Now by Jeremy Clarkson

Last week 2 Weeks on list 5

Sales last week 11,425 To date (61,575)

(Penguin £7.99) Entertaining observations from the Sunday Times columnist

3 Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson

Last week 3 Weeks on list 9

Sales last week 9,850 To date (102,485)

(Harper Perennial £7.99) Bryson investigates the myths surrounding the Bard

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4 An Utterly Impartial History of Britain by John O’Farrell

Last week 6 Weeks on list 4

Sales last week 8,495 To date (36,965)

(Black Swan £7.99) Cantankerous Horrible History for grown-ups

5 On the Edge by Richard Hammond

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Sales last week 8,130 To date (9,465)

(Phoenix £7.99) Top Gear star’s account of his life before and after his horrific accident

6 Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth

Last week 4 Weeks on list 13

Sales last week 7,555 To date (132,235)

(Phoenix £6.99) Memoir of a 1950s midwife, attached to an order of nuns in the East End

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7 A History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr

Last week 5 Weeks on list 5

Sales last week 7,355 To date (30,190)

(Pan £8.99) Journalist’s analysis of post-war culture to accompany the TV series

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8 Playing with Fire by Gordon Ramsay

Last week 8 Weeks on list 4

Sales last week 5,610 To date (25,605)

(Harper £7.99) Details his rise from sous-chef to Michelin superstar

9 From Baghdad, With Love by Jay Kopelman and Melinda Roth

Last week 7 Weeks on list 5

Sales last week 5,000 To date (28,680)

(Bantam £7.99) Flea-ridden pup offers emotional respite from war-torn Iraq

10 Eight Lives Down by Chris Hunter

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Sales last week 3,940 To date (4,685)

(Corgi £6.99) Memoir of a counter-terrorist bomb-disposal operator in Iraq

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