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.

The Remedies
Katharine Towers

E=mc2
David Bodanis

Elephants on Acid
Alex Boese

Sins of the Family
Felicity Davis

Invest in the Best
Keith Ashworth-Lord

One Plus One Equals Three
Dave Trott

The Wah-Wah Diaries
Richard E Grant

Death Comes Knocking
Graham Bartlett
Peter James

Classic Locked Room Mysteries
David Stuart Davies

My Family and Other Animals
Gerald Durrell

A Sea Voyage
Emily Wallis

Dog Medicine
Julie Barton

Thomas Hardy: The Guarded Life
Ralph Pite

Sinatra
J. Randy Taraborrelli

Becoming Beyoncé
J. Randy Taraborrelli

Alibaba's World
Porter Erisman

Marching Powder
Rusty Young

Furiously Happy
Jenny Lawson

Hemingway in Love
A.E. Hotchner

438 Days
Jonathan Franklin

Lean in 15 - The Shape Plan
Joe Wicks

The Disappearing Dictionary
David Crystal

Solo to Sydney
Francis Chichester

Ride on the Wind
Francis Chichester

Alone Over the Tasman Sea
Francis Chichester

Gipsy Moth Circles The World
Francis Chichester

The Romantic Challenge
Francis Chichester

Alone Across The Atlantic
Francis Chichester

Atlantic Adventure
Francis Chichester

The Universe in Your Hand
Christophe Galfard

Aussie Grit: My Formula One Journey
Mark Webber

The Kamikaze Hunters
Will Iredale

The Longest Kill
Craig Harrison

Absolute Pandemonium
Brian Blessed

The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Kung Fu
Ryan Gattis

The Buffett Essays Symposium
Lawrence A. Cunningham

The Barefoot Lawyer
Chen Guangcheng

The Last Act of Love
Cathy Rentzenbrink

...and Relax
David Sinden
Nikalas Catlow