The antithesis of ordinary

One of the many enjoyable things about working in a rare bookshop is the sheer breadth and depth of human experience that can be found on the written page. We often try and craft these lists around a particular theme and if we had to name the theme of this list, we could do worse than the extraordinary.

From iconic stars of the stage and screen to harrowing accounts of Nazi Germany. From compassion and innovation to imagination and adulation. This list's picks are the antithesis of ordinary.