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.
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 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
Girl With a One Track Mind: Exposed
Abby Lee
Cantona
Philippe Auclair
Khomeini's Ghost
Con Coughlin
Love Letters of Great Men and Women
Ursula Doyle (Ed.)
Effective Strategic Leadership
John Adair
Effective Leadership Masterclass
John Adair
Factory Girls
Leslie T. Chang
Effective Time Management (Revised edition)
John Adair
Effective Communication (Revised Edition)
John Adair
Das Reich
Max Hastings
Defeat Into Victory
William Slim
Colditz
P R Reid
High Heels and a Head Torch
Chelsea Duke
Effective Leadership (NEW REVISED EDITION)
John Adair
Effective Decision Making (REV ED)
John Adair
44 Years With The Same Bird
Brian Reade
The Balloon Factory
Alexander Frater
The World Is What It Is
Patrick French
The Circuit
Bob Shepherd
Faberge's Eggs
Toby Faber
Foreskin's Lament
Shalom Auslander