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 Screwjack

    Screwjack

    Hunter S. Thompson

  2. Book cover for The Great Shark Hunt

    The Great Shark Hunt

    Hunter S. Thompson

  3. Book cover for Songs of the Doomed

    Songs of the Doomed

    Hunter S. Thompson

  4. Book cover for Better Than Sex

    Better Than Sex

    Hunter S. Thompson

  5. Book cover for Lenin

    Lenin

    Robert Service

  6. Book cover for Trotsky

    Trotsky

    Robert Service

  7. Book cover for Stalin

    Stalin

    Robert Service

  8. Book cover for The Longest Siege

    The Longest Siege

    Robert Lyman

  9. Book cover for The Worst Date Ever

    The Worst Date Ever

    Jane Bussmann

  10. Book cover for The Music Room

    The Music Room

    William Fiennes

  11. Book cover for Girl With a One Track Mind: Exposed

    Girl With a One Track Mind: Exposed

    Abby Lee

  12. Book cover for Cantona

    Cantona

    Philippe Auclair

  13. Book cover for Khomeini's Ghost

    Khomeini's Ghost

    Con Coughlin

  14. Book cover for Love Letters of Great Men and Women

    Love Letters of Great Men and Women

    Ursula Doyle (Ed.)

  15. Book cover for Effective Strategic Leadership

    Effective Strategic Leadership

    John Adair

  16. Book cover for Effective Leadership Masterclass

    Effective Leadership Masterclass

    John Adair

  17. Book cover for Factory Girls

    Factory Girls

    Leslie T. Chang

  18. Book cover for Effective Time Management (Revised edition)

    Effective Time Management (Revised edition)

    John Adair

  19. Book cover for Effective Communication (Revised Edition)

    Effective Communication (Revised Edition)

    John Adair

  20. Book cover for Das Reich

    Das Reich

    Max Hastings

  21. Book cover for Defeat Into Victory

    Defeat Into Victory

    William Slim

  22. Book cover for High Heels and a Head Torch

    High Heels and a Head Torch

    Chelsea Duke

  23. Book cover for Effective Leadership (NEW REVISED EDITION)

    Effective Leadership (NEW REVISED EDITION)

    John Adair

  24. Book cover for Effective Decision Making (REV ED)

    Effective Decision Making (REV ED)

    John Adair

  25. Book cover for 44 Years With The Same Bird

    44 Years With The Same Bird

    Brian Reade

  26. Book cover for The Balloon Factory

    The Balloon Factory

    Alexander Frater

  27. Book cover for The World Is What It Is

    The World Is What It Is

    Patrick French

  28. Book cover for The Circuit

    The Circuit

    Bob Shepherd

  29. Book cover for Faberge's Eggs

    Faberge's Eggs

    Toby Faber

  30. Book cover for Foreskin's Lament

    Foreskin's Lament

    Shalom Auslander

  31. Book cover for May Week Was In June

    May Week Was In June

    Clive James

  32. Book cover for Falling Towards England

    Falling Towards England

    Clive James

  33. Book cover for North Face of Soho

    North Face of Soho

    Clive James

  34. Book cover for Unreliable Memoirs

    Unreliable Memoirs

    Clive James

  35. Book cover for Not Quite World's End

    Not Quite World's End

    John Simpson

  36. Book cover for News from No Man's Land

    News from No Man's Land

    John Simpson

  37. Book cover for Strange Places, Questionable People

    Strange Places, Questionable People

    John Simpson

  38. Book cover for Love Letters of Great Men

    Love Letters of Great Men

  39. Book cover for Bruce Lee

    Bruce Lee

    Bruce Thomas

  40. Book cover for The Himmler Brothers

    The Himmler Brothers

    Katrin Himmler

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