This was on my wishlist since before his untimely death - sposed to be a powerful read. First time cheap, now 99p.

Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing - by Matthew Perry

• There's never been a more honest or raw memoir . . . and it may just save lives — Daily Mail
• Funny, fascinating, compelling . . . also a wonderful read for fans of Friends — The Times
• Harrowing and revealing about the juncture where extreme compound addiction collides with mega-celebrity — Observer
• An unflinching and often harrowing must-read for 90s pop culture fans — Guardian
• Written with Chandler's trademark sarcasm and self-deprecation — Telegraph
• A hopeful read . . . an addiction memoir written by a man who understands his own history through the prism of showbiz — Independent

A new month, and some new 99p bargains - here are 2 of my favourite commentators, first time cheap - 

The Genius Myth - by Helen Lewis (2025)

The Anxious Generation - by Jonathan Haidt (2024)

Timely reduction to 99p - 

Odyssey - Stephen Fry’s Greek Myths Book #4

Compulsory reading from food expert Dr Greger, 100% science-based:

How Not to Die - Tenth Anniversary Edition - by Michael Greger & Gene Stone - 600 pages for 99p

Non-fiction scenario by the expert in these matters, now 99p - some comforting bedtime reading!

Biological War - by Annie Jacobsen -- 400+ pages (audiobook was also offered at £3.47)

• Read this book. It is a better briefing on the problem than the one we received in Downing Street — Spectator
• Energetic, detailed and disturbing . . . an engrossing, plausible book — The Economist
• A persuasive and unnerving argument. — New Yorker
• Intriguing . . . Jacobsen is a first rate researcher — Irish Independent
• A scrupulously realistic book about the inconceivable…This is important work. — New Yorker
• The scenario here is fictional, but the horrors are not only possible but based on real actions, plans, and fears — New York Post
• Graphic and sobering . . . Jacobsen is back with another scenario that promises to be even more ghastly and perversely thrilling than [Nuclear War: A Scenario]. — Observer
• This book moves like a meteor… Biological War is a heavily researched book about contagious and potentially civilization-ending pathogens…That so many were willing to talk to her, and have their names affixed to this book, indicates the esteem in which she is held. — NYT
• Compelling and deeply unsettling ... even harder to stop thinking about once finished. — Literary Review

... and another by the same author, dropped to 99p for the second time ...

First Platoon: A Story of Modern War in the Age of Identity Dominance - by Annie Jacobsen

• “Jacobsen brings empathy, compassion, compelling writing, and some truly dogged reporting.”—The Washington Post
• “At once methodical and vivid ... documenting the minutiae of the apocalypse” — The Economist
• “... break(s) through jargon and details to tell a terrifying story in a devastatingly straightforward way.” — The Guardian