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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  1. Book cover for My Year Off

    My Year Off

    Robert McCrum

  2. Book cover for If The Spirit Moves You

    If The Spirit Moves You

    Justine Picardie

  3. Book cover for The Inner Game of Music

    The Inner Game of Music

    W Timothy Gallwey

    Barry Green

  4. Book cover for The Art of Captaincy

    The Art of Captaincy

    Mike Brearley

  5. Book cover for The Idle Investor

    The Idle Investor

    Edmund Shing

  6. Book cover for 1946: The Making of the Modern World

    1946: The Making of the Modern World

    Victor Sebestyen

  7. Book cover for How To Drive: The Ultimate Guide, from the Man Who Was the Stig

    How To Drive: The Ultimate Guide, from the Man Who Was the Stig

    Ben Collins

  8. Book cover for How We Learn

    How We Learn

    Benedict Carey

  9. Book cover for Ladies' Night at Finbar's Hotel

    Ladies' Night at Finbar's Hotel

    Dermot Bolger

  10. Book cover for You Say Potato

    You Say Potato

    Ben Crystal

    David Crystal

  11. Book cover for Robbie and Gary

    Robbie and Gary

    Paul Scott

  12. Book cover for Fire in the Night

    Fire in the Night

    C Smith

    J Bierman

  13. Book cover for The Roadside MBA

    The Roadside MBA

    Scott Schaefer

    Paul Oyer

    Michael Mazzeo

  14. Book cover for The Appetite Solution

    The Appetite Solution

    Dr Joe Colella

  15. Book cover for The Secrets of Big Business Innovation

    The Secrets of Big Business Innovation

    Daniel Taylor

  16. Book cover for Opening Credit

    Opening Credit

    Justin McGowan

    Duncan Sankey

  17. Book cover for Civil War

    Civil War

    Peter Ackroyd

  18. Book cover for Going for Growth

    Going for Growth

    Emma Jones

  19. Book cover for So Old a Ship

    So Old a Ship

    Marion Kaplan

  20. Book cover for The Skeleton Cupboard

    The Skeleton Cupboard

    Tanya Byron

  21. Book cover for Born to Score

    Born to Score

    Dwight Yorke

  22. Book cover for The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill

    The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill

    William Manchester

    Paul Reid

  23. Book cover for Forgotten Girl

    Forgotten Girl

    Naomi Jacobs

  24. Book cover for The Fall of Paris

    The Fall of Paris

    Alistair Horne

  25. Book cover for Family Outing

    Family Outing

    Chastity Bono

  26. Book cover for Democracy Kills

    Democracy Kills

    Humphrey Hawksley

  27. Book cover for Poldark's Cornwall

    Poldark's Cornwall

    Winston Graham

  28. Book cover for The Trading Playbook

    The Trading Playbook

    Michael Gouvalaris

  29. Book cover for You Can't Have My Daughter

    You Can't Have My Daughter

    Elizabeth McDonnell

  30. Book cover for O's Little Book of Happiness

    O's Little Book of Happiness

    The Editors of O, the Oprah Magazine

  31. Book cover for Empire's Crossroads

    Empire's Crossroads

    Carrie Gibson

  32. Book cover for Bamboo Goalposts

    Bamboo Goalposts

    Rowan Simons

  33. Book cover for 7 Successful Stock Market Strategies

    7 Successful Stock Market Strategies

    Glenn Martin

  34. Book cover for Some Desperate Glory

    Some Desperate Glory

    Max Egremont

  35. Book cover for Things A Little Bird Told Me

    Things A Little Bird Told Me

    Biz Stone

  36. Book cover for Ada Lovelace: Bride of Science

    Ada Lovelace: Bride of Science

    Benjamin Woolley

  37. Book cover for The Yorkshire Shepherdess

    The Yorkshire Shepherdess

    Amanda Owen

  38. Book cover for Coming Up Trumps: A Memoir

    Coming Up Trumps: A Memoir

    Jean Trumpington

  39. Book cover for Churchill's Empire

    Churchill's Empire

    Richard Toye

  40. Book cover for The Man Who Couldn't Stop

    The Man Who Couldn't Stop

    David Adam