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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Anthony Blunt
Miranda Carter

The Picador Book of Cricket
Ramachandra Guha

Rimbaud
Graham Robb

The Third Reich
Michael Burleigh

Bridge Across Forever
Richard Bach

Song of the Earth
Jonathan Bate

Lennon
Ray Coleman

Branding Yourself
Mary Spillane

The Isles
Norman Davies

Balzac
Graham Robb

Freaky Dancin'
Bez

Trench Warfare 1914-18
Tony Ashworth

Rebel Hearts
Kevin Toolis

One Step Beyond
Chris Moon

East and West
Chris Patten

From Pitch to Publication
Carole Blake

Rumer Godden
Anne Chisholm

Complete Prose
Woody Allen

Victor Hugo
Graham Robb

The Picador Book of Contemporary Scottish Fiction
Peter Kravitz

Miranda Castro's Homeopathic Guides
Miranda Castro

Albert Speer: His Battle With Truth
Gitta Sereny

Take It Like A Man
Spencer Bright
Boy George

Miles
Quincy Troupe
Miles Davis

The New Journalism
Tom Wolfe

Republican Party Reptile
P. J. O'Rourke