Collection: Adult Non Fiction

Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook's potential and knew it could change the world for the better. But, when she got there and rose to its top ranks, things turned out a little different. From wild schemes cooked up on private jets t...

We are all artists as children, painting and drawing each day. Most of us stop when we get older - but David Gentleman kept going. For over 90 years he has been drawing, painting, engraving and printing, rising to become one of Britain's best-known and most loved artists. His watercolours have fi...

'The Jackfruit Chronicles' is a heartfelt memoir that delves into the stunning flavours and captivating history of Bengali food while giving a voice to those individuals who introduced this cuisine to the United Kingdom. Beginning with the arrival of Shahnaz's grandfather, Habib, in Manchester in...

Stuck in a never-ending loop of washing up, Grace decided enough was enough. In this cookbook, she brings us quick and tasty family food that can be made in one pot. And when Grace says one pot, she means it. This isn't a case of using a frying pan first, then transferring everything to a slow co...

Sports journalist and ultra-athlete Vassos Alexander takes the plunge and explores the delights and rewards of wild and open water swimming.

How does an icon become an icon? How did Anna Nicole Smith model herself on Marilyn Monroe? What connects Lindsay Lohan with Elizabeth Taylor? How is self-made beauty Pamela Anderson like trans bond girl Caroline 'Tula' Cossey? In a series of interconnected essays about pairs of famous women, ess...

Monsters, in all their terrifying glory, have preoccupied humans since we began telling stories. But where did these stories come from? In this book, Nicholas Jubber goes on a journey to discover more about the monsters we've invented, lurking in the dark and the wild places of the earth - giants...

What is it like to arrive on our shores with nothing and be pushed to the margins of society? Who stands to gain from an asylum system that is intentionally hostile? 'Anywhere But Here' is a powerful exposé of Britain's broken asylum system and how it fails us all.

A heartfelt, moving and necessary book on what it is like to live with Alzheimer's, by the hugely popular presenter Fiona Phillips, that will bring comfort to anyone suffering from the early onset of the disease, as well as their loved ones.

At just 10 years old, Sonita Alizada was nearly sold into marriage. By the time she turned 16, her price was set at $9,000 - a sum meant to buy her future for someone else's benefit. In a world where nearly 15 million girls are forced into marriage each year, Sonita's story is a heartbreaking but...