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.
Comrades
Robert Service
Historic London
Stephen Inwood
Deliver Me From Evil
Alloma Gilbert
Other People's Money
Neil Forsyth
Elliot Castro
Ska'd for Life
Horace Panter
The Hustlers
Douglas Thompson
Diana Ross
J. Randy Taraborrelli
What I Do
Jon Ronson
Irish Freedom
Richard English
When A Crocodile Eats the Sun
Peter Godwin
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Dave Eggers
Stand and Deliver
Adam Ant
Europe at War 1939-1945
Norman Davies
An Unexpected Light
Jason Elliot
Elizabeth
J. Randy Taraborrelli
The Cradle of Thought
Peter Hobson
Occupational Hazards
Rory Stewart
Allotted Time
Robin Shelton
Mukiwa
Peter Godwin
Out of the Ordinary
Jon Ronson
Mushrooms
Roger Phillips
My Mother's Wedding Dress
Justine Picardie
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Peter Heather
Let Sleeping Vets Lie
James Herriot
Vet in Harness
James Herriot
Vet in a Spin
James Herriot
Vets Might Fly
James Herriot
Mozart's Women
Jane Glover
Maggie
John Sergeant
The Shackled Continent
Robert Guest
Like a Fiery Elephant
Jonathan Coe
Stradivarius
Toby Faber
A Prison Diary Volume III
Jeffrey Archer
No Woman No Cry
Rita Marley
Hettie Jones
Strangers
Graham Robb
The Wars Against Saddam
John Simpson
A Prison Diary Volume II
Jeffrey Archer
Shout!
Philip Norman
John Clare
Jonathan Bate
Twelve Cities
Roy Jenkins