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 Macmillan Diaries
Harold Macmillan
Peter Catterall

Madam Secretary
Madeleine Albright

The Mighty and the Almighty
Madeleine Albright

Seeds of Wealth
Henry Hobhouse

The Beatles' Shadow
Pauline Sutcliffe

Nobody Cared
Terrie O'Brian

Driving Home
Jonathan Raban

Leveraged Buyouts
David Pilger

Spies and Commissars
Robert Service

The Essential P/E
Keith Anderson

The Opium War
Julia Lovell

The Way I See It
Alan Sugar

Armed Struggle
Richard English

Natural Solutions to PCOS
Marilyn Glenville

Forgotten Land
Max Egremont

The Baby-Making Bible
Emma Cannon

The Dividend Investor
Rodney Hobson

Foundation
Peter Ackroyd

Outlaws Inc.
Matt Potter

Triumph of the City
Edward Glaeser

Hood Rat
Gavin Knight

To End All Wars
Adam Hochschild

The Warmth of the Heart Prevents Your Body from Rusting
Marie de Hennezel

Bury the Chains
Adam Hochschild

4 Keys to Profitable Forex Trend Trading
Christopher Weaver

Pioneer Woman
Ree Drummond

Foreign Exchange: The Complete Deal
James Sharpe

Titanic Thompson
Kevin Cook

Maximum Willpower
Kelly McGonigal

My Days
R K Narayan

On Ilkley Moor
Tim Binding

My Holy War
Jonathan Raban

Truth or Dare
Justine Picardie

Don't Ask Me What I Mean
Don Paterson
Clare Brown

Midnight in the Garden of Evel Knievel
Giles Smith

Successful Selling for Small Business
Jackie Wade

Mastering Hurst Cycle Analysis
Christopher Grafton

The Search for Income
Maike Currie

Not the Last Goodbye
David Servan-Schreiber

The Nightwatchman's Occurrence Book
V.S. Naipaul