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.
The Seven Stages of Motherhood
Ann Pleshette Murphy
Thierry Henry
Philippe Auclair
Tudors
Peter Ackroyd
Inspector Minahan Makes a Stand
Bridget O'Donnell
Into the Abyss
Carol Shaben
Bold As Brass
Hilary Devey
Small Talk
Nicola Lathey
Tracey Blake
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Eddi Fiegel
Churchill's Cigar
Stephen McGinty
Shakespeare's Local
Pete Brown
A History of the World
Andrew Marr
Reliable Essays
Clive James
One of Us
Hugo Young
Former People
Douglas Smith
Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Jenny Lawson
Why We Build
Rowan Moore
The Spy Who Loved
Clare Mulley
The Last Rhinos
Lawrence Anthony
Graham Spence
Burying the Typewriter
Carmen Bugan
American Scream
Cynthia True
Confucius on Leadership
John Adair
My Secret Sister
Helen Edwards
Jenny Lee Smith
Chickenfeed
Minette Walters
Natural Solutions to IBS
Marilyn Glenville
Queen of the Rising Sun
Nanny Pat
Well Done God!
B S Johnson
All Creatures Great and Small
James Herriot
All Things Bright and Beautiful
James Herriot
All Things Wise and Wonderful
James Herriot
Every Living Thing
James Herriot
The Lord God Made Them All
James Herriot
Kate Moss
Laura Collins
The Last British Bullfighter
Frank Evans
Q is for Quarry
Sue Grafton
The Salmon of Doubt
Douglas Adams
Confessions of a Good Girl
Andrea McLean
A Point of View
Clive James
Possessed of a Past: A John Banville Reader
John Banville
The Art of Science
Richard Hamblyn
Look Younger for Longer
Lesley Reynolds