Collection: Adult Non Fiction

Heroes have flaws, but their stories stir the soul. In 'Gimson's Heroes', bestselling author Andrew Gimson traces the lives of fifty astonishing individuals who had the courage to defy conventional wisdom. From Horatio Nelson disobeying orders to Lord Byron scandalising polite society; Grace Darl...

Few people knew that Freddie Mercury kept a diary. When he died in 1991, he left behind seventeen notebooks chronicling his life and times, which he had begun to write in 1976 when Queen were at the height of their fame. For three and a half years, Lesley-Ann Jones has immersed herself in Freddie...

This deeply researched and rigorously reported biography of Gwyneth Paltrow takes us inside the world of one of the most influential, aspirational and polarizing celebrities of the last thirty years. Love her or hate her, Gwyneth Paltrow has managed to stay on the A-list, her influence spanning e...

The festive period just got easier with The Batch Lady method: save on holiday expenses, minimise waste and spend less time worrying this Christmas. Take the stress out of Christmas with 100 budget-friendly, made-in-advance, freezable recipes, so you can spend less time in the kitchen and more ti...

A whistlestop journey through the comedian's life, 'Peter Kay's Diary' is a twelve-month subscription to his memories and meanderings across the calendar year. From hitting the gym in January, falling in love in February and a nostalgic trip to Ireland at Easter, it's then off on summer holidays ...

In January 2022, the Cellan-Jones-Coyle family said goodbye to their beloved elderly Collie Cross, Cabbage. Newly retired, Rory had become inseparable from her during daily pandemic walks which alleviated his Parkinson's Disease symptoms. After a grief-stricken year, Rory and his wife Diane conte...

This authoritative biography by Tom Baldwin provides answers by drawing deeply on many hours of interviews with the Prime Minister himself, as well as unprecedented access to members of his family, and his oldest friends and closest colleagues. Together, they tell an unexpectedly intimate story f...

It's the 1990s: Britpop is dominating the charts, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell stare out from the cover of every glossy magazine and British fashion is ripe for reinvention. Leading the charge is a twenty-something Mary Portas who has been brought in to revitalise the department store Harvey Nich...

'With Love, Grief and Fury' contains love poems, for people and the planet. Grief poems brimming with compassion, mourning what was and contemplating what could be. And poems of fire and fury that will kick some ass, tell the truth and inspire change and hope. Over thirty years after she first st...