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.

Just Julie
Julie Goodyear

A Very British Coop
Mark Collings

The Sixties Unplugged
Gerard DeGroot

The Tracks of My Years
Ken Bruce

In Search of the Pleasure Palace
Marc Almond

Boycott: The Autobiography
Geoffrey Boycott

A Way of Life
Reginald Kray

The Fame Formula
Mark Borkowski

The Seven Stages of Motherhood
Ann Pleshette Murphy

Thierry Henry
Philippe Auclair

Playing Extra Time
Alan Ball

Tudors
Peter Ackroyd

Inspector Minahan Makes a Stand
Bridget O'Donnell

Into the Abyss
Carol Shaben

Bold As Brass
Hilary Devey

Dream a Little Dream of Me
Eddi Fiegel

Britney
Sean Smith

Churchill's Cigar
Stephen McGinty

Fool's Guide to Online Investing
David Berger

Business Reimagined
Dave Coplin

Shakespeare's Local
Pete Brown

A History of the World
Andrew Marr

Reliable Essays
Clive James

One of Us
Hugo Young

Former People
Douglas Smith

Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Jenny Lawson

Why We Build
Rowan Moore

The Spy Who Loved
Clare Mulley

Goals to Gold
Lee Sandford

The Last Rhinos
Lawrence Anthony
Graham Spence

Burying the Typewriter
Carmen Bugan

American Scream
Cynthia True

Kathleen Brooks on Forex
Kathleen Brooks

See-Through Modelling
Dominic Robertson

Confucius on Leadership
John Adair

My Secret Sister
Helen Edwards
Jenny Lee Smith

The 17.6 Year Stock Market Cycle
Kerry Balenthiran

Chickenfeed
Minette Walters

Natural Solutions to IBS
Marilyn Glenville

The Sterling Bonds and Fixed Income Handbook
Mark Glowrey