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.

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  1. Book cover for We are Michael Field

    We are Michael Field

    Emma Donoghue

  2. Book cover for Passions Between Women

    Passions Between Women

    Emma Donoghue

  3. Book cover for Alphaville

    Alphaville

    Michael Codella

    Bruce Bennett

  4. Book cover for Dear Bill

    Dear Bill

    W. F. Deedes

  5. Book cover for In My Mother's Shoes

    In My Mother's Shoes

    Alison Walsh

  6. Book cover for Karma Chameleons

    Karma Chameleons

    Tom Fordyce

    Ben Dirs

  7. Book cover for Last Letters Home

    Last Letters Home

    Tamasin Day-Lewis

  8. Book cover for Lloyd George and Churchill

    Lloyd George and Churchill

    Richard Toye

  9. Book cover for The Little Captive

    The Little Captive

    Lise Kristensen

  10. Book cover for Satan's Choice

    Satan's Choice

    Lorne Campbell

    Peter Edwards

  11. Book cover for Naturally

    Naturally

    Jo Wood

    Jane Graham-Maw

  12. Book cover for Surviving Extremes

    Surviving Extremes

    Nick Middleton

  13. Book cover for The Dressing Station

    The Dressing Station

    Jonathan Kaplan

  14. Book cover for A History of the First World War

    A History of the First World War

    B. H. Liddell Hart

  15. Book cover for A History of the Second World War

    A History of the Second World War

    B. H. Liddell Hart

  16. Book cover for The Price of Love

    The Price of Love

    Nikola T. James

  17. Book cover for The Ancient Paths

    The Ancient Paths

    Graham Robb

  18. Book cover for Confessions of a Sociopath

    Confessions of a Sociopath

    M. E. Thomas

  19. Book cover for Confessions of a Bad Mother

    Confessions of a Bad Mother

    Stephanie Calman

  20. Book cover for Lord of the Dance

    Lord of the Dance

    Michael Flatley

    Douglas Thompson

  21. Book cover for Bear Grylls: Two All-Action Adventures

    Bear Grylls: Two All-Action Adventures

    Bear Grylls

  22. Book cover for The Restoration of Rome

    The Restoration of Rome

    Peter Heather

  23. Book cover for The True Lives of My Chemical Romance

    The True Lives of My Chemical Romance

    Tom Bryant

  24. Book cover for The Path Through the Trees

    The Path Through the Trees

    Christopher Milne

  25. Book cover for The Stonemason

    The Stonemason

    Cormac McCarthy

  26. Book cover for Flat Earth

    Flat Earth

    Christine Garwood

  27. Book cover for The Flying Carpet to Baghdad

    The Flying Carpet to Baghdad

    Hala Jaber

  28. Book cover for Creation Stories

    Creation Stories

    Alan McGee

  29. Book cover for War and Peace

    War and Peace

    Ricky Hatton

  30. Book cover for Flappers

    Flappers

    Judith Mackrell

  31. Book cover for Land's Edge

    Land's Edge

    Tim Winton

  32. Book cover for Hatchet Job

    Hatchet Job

    Mark Kermode

  33. Book cover for One L

    One L

    Scott Turow

  34. Book cover for The Secret Ministry of Ag. & Fish

    The Secret Ministry of Ag. & Fish

    Noreen Riols

  35. Book cover for The Crystal Bucket

    The Crystal Bucket

    Clive James

  36. Book cover for The Dreaming Swimmer

    The Dreaming Swimmer

    Clive James

  37. Book cover for I Quit Sugar for Life

    I Quit Sugar for Life

    Sarah Wilson

  38. Book cover for Wild Food

    Wild Food

    Roger Phillips

  39. Book cover for Call the Doctor

    Call the Doctor

    Ronald White-Cooper

    Deborah White-Cooper

  40. Book cover for Dead Men's Wages

    Dead Men's Wages

    Lilian Pizzichini

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