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.

Scarlett Says
Scarlett Moffatt

The Importance of Being Earnest & Other Plays
Oscar Wilde

The Name of God is Mercy
Pope Francis

Slow Burn City
Rowan Moore

The Bridge Ladies
Betsy Lerner

A Different Kind of Daughter
Maria Toorpakai
Katharine Holstein

Mother, Can You Not?
Kate Friedman

A Practical Guide to Using Repo Master Agreements
Paul C. Harding

Mad Frank and Sons
David Fraser
Pat Fraser
Beezy Marsh

Marriages Are Made in Bond Street
Penrose Halson

Food, Health and Happiness
Oprah Winfrey

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Edwin Lefevre

Raw Cake
The Hardihood

Pill City
Kevin Deutsch

Electrified Sheep
Alex Boese

How to Analyse Bank Financial Statements
Thomas Padberg

Wish Lanterns
Alec Ash

A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess
Amanda Owen

Killing Time
Karl Williams

Under New Management
David Burkus

The Happiness of Pursuit
Chris Guillebeau

How To Have A Good Day
Caroline Webb

On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin

Blood Ties
Claudio Antonelli
Gianluigi Nuzzi

Fowler
Robbie Fowler

Frost/Nixon
David Frost

Cherry
Mary Karr

Soft City
Jonathan Raban

Final Solution
David Cesarani

Leonard
William Shatner

I Own You
Dawn McConnell

XS All Areas
Francis Rossi
Rick Parfitt

Unf*ck Your Habitat
Rachel Hoffman

The Bikini Body 28-Day Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Guide
Kayla Itsines

Claude and Madeleine
Edward Marriott

Captive State
George Monbiot

E is for Exceptional
Rob Yeung

Fire Season
Philip Connors

The Coldest Winter
David Halberstam

Poldark: The Complete Scripts - Series 2
Debbie Horsfield