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.

Beyond The Zulu Principle
Jim Slater

Instant Millionaires
Max Gunther

Two Speed World
Gerald Ashley
Terry Lloyd

Ratios Made Simple
Robert Leach

Spread Betting the Forex Markets
David Jones

Nazi Literature in the Americas
Roberto Bolaño

Soup for Every Day
New Covent Garden Soup Company

Future Trends from Past Cycles
Brian Millard

The Loss of El Dorado
V.S. Naipaul

India: A Million Mutinies Now
V.S. Naipaul

A Blueprint for Better Banking
Niels Kroner

Designing Stock Market Trading Systems
Bruce Vanstone

The Blaze of Obscurity
Clive James

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
J. Randy Taraborrelli

Start-up Smart
Robin Bennett

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
William Shawcross

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
James Herriot

Edinburgh
Michael Fry

Behavioural Technical Analysis
Paul V. Azzopardi

Sovereign Wealth Funds
Alberto Quadrio Curzio
Valeria Miceli

The Revolt of the Pendulum
Clive James

The Invention of Clouds
Richard Hamblyn

Michael Jackson
J. Randy Taraborrelli

Hops and Glory
Pete Brown

If Only They Could Talk
James Herriot

Man Walks Into A Pub
Pete Brown

Born Free
Joy Adamson

The Making of Modern Britain
Andrew Marr

Lenin
Robert Service

Trotsky
Robert Service

Stalin
Robert Service

The Longest Siege
Robert Lyman

The Worst Date Ever
Jane Bussmann

The Music Room
William Fiennes

Girl With a One Track Mind: Exposed
Abby Lee

Cantona
Philippe Auclair

Intelligent Trading Systems
Ondrej Martinsky

Now you've been shortlisted
Denise Taylor

Understanding Company News
Rodney Hobson

Khomeini's Ghost
Con Coughlin