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.

My Mother's Wedding Dress
Justine Picardie

The Fall of the Roman Empire
Peter Heather

The Way to Trade
John Piper

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

The Way to Trade Better
John Piper

Fundology
John Chatfeild-Roberts

Stephen Fry's Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music
Tim Lihoreau
Stephen Fry

Maggie
John Sergeant

New Blueprints for Gains in Stocks and Grains & One-Way Formula for Trading in Stocks & Commodities
William Dunnigan

Like a Fiery Elephant
Jonathan Coe

Stradivarius
Toby Faber

The UK Trader's Bible
Dominic Connolly

Roosevelt
Roy Jenkins

No Woman No Cry
Rita Marley
Hettie Jones

The Wonder that was India
A Basham

Strangers
Graham Robb

The Investor's Guide to Understanding Accounts
Robert Leach

The Wars Against Saddam
John Simpson

Shout!
Philip Norman

John Clare
Jonathan Bate

Mr S
George Jacobs

Twelve Cities
Roy Jenkins

The New Five Days to a Flatter Stomach
Monica Grenfell

Always Unreliable
Clive James

Station X
Michael Smith

The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank
Willy Lindwer

Real Time
Amit Chaudhuri

The Complete Guide to Point-and-Figure Charting
Heinrich Weber

Lady Gregory's Toothbrush
Colm Tóibín

Shakespeare
Stanley Wells

Unscathed
Philip Ashby

Slipstream
Elizabeth Jane Howard

The Travels of Ibn Battutah
Ibn Battutah
Tim Mackintosh-Smith

Mysteries
Natasha Garnett
Rita Rogers

Love Stars
Claire Petulengro

Marc Rivalland on Swing Trading
Marc Rivalland