Collection: Adult Non Fiction

An authoritative text supporting the newcomer to karate with all they need to know, up to black belt level. It is packed with clear photographs detailing techniques and kata (the combinations of techniques students need to master to progress through the belts).

The authors chronicle the murder investigation that led to the imprisonment of the Wests. The text explores the court processes, the complications of Rose West's trial, her unsuccessful appeal and the difficulty of dealing with witnesses in such a traumatic case.

Internationally-respected author Robert Kowalski provides vital information on recognising the risks and lays out lifestyle advice, heart-friendly exercise programmes and tempting recipes that will help you to control your blood pressure in just eight weeks.

From his mysterious connections to the British criminal underworld to his early acquaintance with Dr Watson, this text blends what we already know of Holmes's career with social history to answer the questions his admirers have long puzzled over.

Audrey Hepburn was more than a movie star, more than a style icon. She considered her most important role to be wife and mother. In this memoir Sean Hepburn Ferrer remembers their life together. This is the story of her life from her childhood during World War II to her work for the United Nations.

Ceramics have kept pace with - or even led - new movements in art. This book covers Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, the USA and Japan, and appraises the work of exceptional individuals - including Taxile Doat, Bernard Leach, Isamu Noguchi, Hans Coper, Lucie Rie and Pablo Picasso.

Subject: Parekh argues that the Western tradition of political philosophy has impacted on theoretical approaches to cultural diversity and discusses how this can be revised.

A genealogical photo expert reveals methods for using visual clues in photographs to correctly date them, identify people depicted in them, and gain insight into family history.

Making genealogy easy and accessible to everyone, this guide is packed with useful information and presents a common-sense approach, advising on everything from websites to war records, how to organise research and the joy of piecing it all together.

Using accurate contemporary sketches and engravings, 'Brave Men's Blood' is a comprehensive account of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War. It covers all the major campaigns and examines the role of colonial troops as well as Zulu strategy and tactics.