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 How to Deal with Adversity

    How to Deal with Adversity

    Christopher Hamilton

    Campus London LTD (The School of Life)

  2. Book cover for How to Develop Emotional Health

    How to Develop Emotional Health

    Oliver James

    Campus London LTD (The School of Life)

  3. Book cover for Brothers Under The Skin

    Brothers Under The Skin

    Christopher Hope

  4. Book cover for The Josie Gibson Diet

    The Josie Gibson Diet

    Josie Gibson

  5. Book cover for Confessions of a Failed Grown-Up

    Confessions of a Failed Grown-Up

    Stephanie Calman

  6. Book cover for The Elfish Gene

    The Elfish Gene

    Mark Barrowcliffe

  7. Book cover for The Lonely Leader

    The Lonely Leader

    Alistair Horne

    David Montgomery

  8. Book cover for The Accidental American

    The Accidental American

    James Naughtie

  9. Book cover for Gray Matters

    Gray Matters

    Andy Gray

  10. Book cover for The Adventure Capitalist

    The Adventure Capitalist

    Conor Woodman

  11. Book cover for Playing the Game

    Playing the Game

    Robert Baden-Powell

  12. Book cover for I Quit Sugar

    I Quit Sugar

    Sarah Wilson

  13. Book cover for Inseparable

    Inseparable

    Emma Donoghue

  14. Book cover for My James

    My James

    Ralph Bulger

    Rosie Dunn

  15. Book cover for Salinger

    Salinger

    Paul Alexander

  16. Book cover for Prima Donna

    Prima Donna

    Karen Swan

  17. Book cover for The Counsellor

    The Counsellor

    Cormac McCarthy

  18. Book cover for Siegfried Sassoon

    Siegfried Sassoon

    Max Egremont

  19. Book cover for Philomena

    Philomena

    Martin Sixsmith

  20. Book cover for Off The Leash: The Secret Life of Dogs

    Off The Leash: The Secret Life of Dogs

    Rupert Fawcett

  21. Book cover for Transparent Imprint

    Transparent Imprint

    Michael Barnard

  22. Book cover for Mr Foote's Other Leg

    Mr Foote's Other Leg

    Ian Kelly

  23. Book cover for I Love You But You Always Put Me Last

    I Love You But You Always Put Me Last

    Andrew G. Marshall

  24. Book cover for Kinsey and Me

    Kinsey and Me

    Sue Grafton

  25. Book cover for Life Lessons from Freud

    Life Lessons from Freud

    Brett Kahr

    Campus London LTD (The School of Life)

  26. Book cover for To Cut a Long Story Short

    To Cut a Long Story Short

    Tony Hadley

  27. Book cover for My Life as a Spy

    My Life as a Spy

    Leslie Woodhead

  28. Book cover for The Secret of 'The Secret'

    The Secret of 'The Secret'

    Karen Kelly

  29. Book cover for Counting One's Blessings

    Counting One's Blessings

    William Shawcross

  30. Book cover for Hallucinations

    Hallucinations

    Oliver Sacks

  31. Book cover for Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great

    Paul Cartledge

  32. Book cover for The Spartans

    The Spartans

    Paul Cartledge

  33. Book cover for Adventures in Two Worlds

    Adventures in Two Worlds

    A. J. Cronin

  34. Book cover for City of Abraham

    City of Abraham

    Edward Platt

  35. Book cover for Killing Kennedy

    Killing Kennedy

    Bill O'Reilly

    Martin Dugard

  36. Book cover for Contact Wounds

    Contact Wounds

    Jonathan Kaplan

  37. Book cover for Hey Rube

    Hey Rube

    Hunter S. Thompson

  38. Book cover for Standard Operating Procedure

    Standard Operating Procedure

    Errol Morris

    Philip Gourevitch

  39. Book cover for The Meaning of Recognition

    The Meaning of Recognition

    Clive James

  40. Book cover for Pulp Kitchen

    Pulp Kitchen

    Feargus O'Sullivan

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