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.
The Bridge
David Remnick
Pulling Myself Together
Denise Welch
The Korean War
Max Hastings
Soup for Every Day
Bomber Command
Max Hastings
India: A Wounded Civilization
V. S. Naipaul
An Area of Darkness
V. S. Naipaul
The Loss of El Dorado
V. S. Naipaul
India: A Million Mutinies Now
V. S. Naipaul
The Blaze of Obscurity
Clive James
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
J. Randy Taraborrelli
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
William Shawcross
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
James Herriot
Edinburgh
Michael Fry
The Revolt of the Pendulum
Clive James
The Invention of Clouds
Richard Hamblyn
Michael Jackson
J. Randy Taraborrelli
Hops and Glory
Pete Brown
If Only They Could Talk
James Herriot
Man Walks Into A Pub
Pete Brown
Born Free
Joy Adamson
Bad Blood
Colm Toibin
Homage to Barcelona
Colm Toibin
The Sign of the Cross
Colm Toibin
The Battle for the Falklands
Max Hastings
Simon Jenkins
The Making of Modern Britain
Andrew Marr
Love in a Dark Time
Colm Toibin
Ancient Gonzo Wisdom
Hunter S. Thompson
Screwjack
Hunter S. Thompson
The Geometry of Pasta
Jacob Kenedy
Caz Hildebrand
The Great Shark Hunt
Hunter S. Thompson
Generation of Swine
Hunter S. Thompson
Songs of the Doomed
Hunter S. Thompson
Better Than Sex
Hunter S. Thompson
Lenin
Robert Service
Trotsky
Robert Service
Stalin
Robert Service
The Longest Siege
Robert Lyman
The Worst Date Ever
Jane Bussmann
The Music Room
William Fiennes