Non-fiction

From biography and politics to true crime and self-help, you’ll find books to illuminate and inspire in our non-fiction range. Discover acclaimed writers like Oliver Sacks and David Olusoga, and explore contemporary bestsellers such as This is Going to Hurt and The Secret Barrister.

Discover our edit of the best non-fiction books of all time.

1471 books available
  1. Book cover for Passage To Juneau

    Passage To Juneau

    Jonathan Raban

  2. Book cover for Stay True

    Stay True

    Hua Hsu

  3. Book cover for A Letter to My Transgender Daughter

    A Letter to My Transgender Daughter

    Carolyn Hays

  4. Book cover for Why Governments Get It Wrong

    Why Governments Get It Wrong

    Dennis C. Grube

  5. Book cover for The Wonderful World of James Herriot

    The Wonderful World of James Herriot

    James Herriot

  6. Book cover for A Mother's Courage

    A Mother's Courage

    Malka Levine

  7. Book cover for Happy Families

    Happy Families

    Dr Beth Mosley MBE

  8. Book cover for Rassie

    Rassie

    Johan Erasmus

  9. Book cover for Warriors in Scarlet

    Warriors in Scarlet

    Ian Knight

  10. Book cover for The Last Action Heroes

    The Last Action Heroes

    Nick de Semlyen

  11. Book cover for Gonzo Capitalism

    Gonzo Capitalism

    Chris Guillebeau

  12. Book cover for Scenes from My Life

    Scenes from My Life

    Michael K. Williams

  13. Book cover for Party Lines

    Party Lines

    Ed Gillett

  14. Book cover for Open Throat

    Open Throat

    Henry Hoke

  15. Book cover for Pyramid of Lies

    Pyramid of Lies

    Duncan Mavin

  16. Book cover for Rogues

    Rogues

    Patrick Radden Keefe

  17. Book cover for Beyond the Story

    Beyond the Story

    BTS

    Myeongseok Kang

  18. Book cover for The Reluctant Carer

    The Reluctant Carer

    The Reluctant Carer

  19. Book cover for The Franchise Affair

    The Franchise Affair

    Josephine Tey

  20. Book cover for The Centre

    The Centre

    Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi

  21. Book cover for Rental Person Who Does Nothing

    Rental Person Who Does Nothing

    Shoji Morimoto

  22. Book cover for India After Gandhi

    India After Gandhi

    Ramachandra Guha

  23. Book cover for Hearts and Bones

    Hearts and Bones

    Niamh Mulvey

  24. Book cover for The Way of the Hermit

    The Way of the Hermit

    Ken Smith

    Will Millard

  25. Book cover for Jan Ullrich

    Jan Ullrich

    Daniel Friebe

  26. Book cover for How to Stay Sane

    How to Stay Sane

    Philippa Perry

  27. Book cover for The Book of Minds

    The Book of Minds

    Philip Ball

  28. Book cover for Assad

    Assad

    Con Coughlin

  29. Book cover for The Hard Sell

    The Hard Sell

    Evan Hughes

  30. Book cover for How To Think More About Sex

    How To Think More About Sex

    Alain de Botton

  31. Book cover for How to Be Alone

    How to Be Alone

    Sara Maitland

  32. Book cover for Pinch of Nom Budget

    Pinch of Nom Budget

    Kate Allinson

    Kay Allinson

  33. Book cover for This is Europe

    This is Europe

    Ben Judah

  34. Book cover for The Last Drop

    The Last Drop

    Tim Smedley

  35. Book cover for Brown Girl Like Me

    Brown Girl Like Me

    Jaspreet Kaur

  36. Book cover for The Sister

    The Sister

    Sung-Yoon Lee

  37. Book cover for The Elephants of Thula Thula

    The Elephants of Thula Thula

    Françoise Malby-Anthony

  38. Book cover for The Greatest Invention

    The Greatest Invention

    Silvia Ferrara

  39. Book cover for The Yoga Manifesto

    The Yoga Manifesto

    Nadia Gilani

  40. Book cover for Bread and Circus

    Bread and Circus

    Airea D. Matthews

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 37