Collection: Adult Non Fiction

Subject: This book describes the 1945 Pan-African Congress which took place in Manchester. The Congress marked the start of a period during which many African countries asserted their right to self -rule, and an end to colonialism.

As the fate of the world is decided, so too is that of the British, Dutch and French empires. In India a generation committed to independence must decide whether to support 'the Raj' or fight alongside the Japanese. One military family is bitterly divided. Will it be the brother who fights under ...

Nostalgia has never felt so current. As we turn to past decades for inspiration and clues to help us navigate the cultural labyrinth of social media, this book allows readers to discover the 1980s afresh, from design and art styles to iconic photos, fashion trends, music videos and digital breakt...

As a specialist registrar in gastroenterology with a Masters in Nutrition and an award-winning cookery writer, Saliha is in a unique position to help home cooks transform their health by stealth. By simply cooking her delicious 20-minute recipes you will be improving your gut health and reducing ...

1959 saw Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the other members of Miles's sextet come together to record the seminal jazz album of all time Kind of Blue. '3 Shades of Blue' is a magnificent, blended biography on the meandering paths which led Miles, Coltrane and Evans to the mountaintop o...

Get on board with the 30 plant challenge! Gut health goes far beyond the stomach - it is linked to how your metabolism, brain and body functions, and even to your mental wellbeing. As much as 70% of your immune system lives in your gut too, so getting it into optimal condition has never been more...

For many of us, losing weight can be a real battle - yo yo-ing from one extreme diet to another and never finding an approach that we can (and want to) apply long-term. Until now. 'The 30g Plan' reveals that by balancing 30 plants a week with 30 grams of protein and fibre in our daily meals, we w...

'30-Second Physics' tackles the big ideas behind life as we know it, from electromagnetic waves that enable us to connect in an instant from opposite ends of the earth to the gravity that keeps our feet firmly on the ground. In a world where physics is an everyday essential and new quantum develo...

In the heart of Santiago, the infamous 38 Londres Street becomes the haunting backdrop for a riveting tale that intertwines the arrest of Augusto Pinochet in London, the post-war life of senior SS officer Walther Rauff in Chilean Patagonia and the sinister connections between the two men. Rauff, ...

Anna Blix takes the reader on a fascinating journey through her own pregnancy, introducing us in each of the 40 weeks to other creatures who have just delivered their next generation into the world. This fun, informative and personable book provides evolutionary comfort throughout the long haul o...