Collection: Adult Non Fiction

Katharine Mary Briggs (1898-1980) was a British folklorist, scholar and author, recognised today as the most important archivist of British folktales. Over the course of her life, she published fourteen books, lectured widely and was president of The Folklore Society. Her books were read and used...

Following 'Just Ignore Him', the memoir of his traumatic childhood, 'White Male Stand-Up' is what happened next to Alan Davies. It's the story of how he threw himself into the joyous and idealistic world of stand-up comedy, leading to a television career, but how echoes from the past, and the tho...

The must-read memoir from Darcus Beese - the UK's first black record company CEO and one of the greatest A&Rs of his generation.

Tim Spector is on a mission to bring fermenting into our lives and kitchens. Drawing on the latest science and his own experiments, 'Ferment' is an accessible introduction to the life-changing benefits of fermentation - for beginners and enthusiasts alike. With little more than time, patience and...

'Eating Together' supports parents, building the skills to offer your children the right balance of Love and Limits, and to build healthy family habits, through praise, connections, instructions, kindness, and boundaries, and it offers a 4-week step by step programme to help parents achieve this,...

In 1940, Private Raymond Bailey, a 21-year-old Vauxhall motors apprentice, was captured in northern France, becoming a Nazi prisoner of war. But he wouldn't remain one for long. 'The Longest Walk Home' is the incredible account of his daring 2000 mile escape across Europe and over the Pyrenees, t...

In 'Lost Wonders' author and journalist Tom Lathan tells the powerful stories of ten species that have lived, died out and been declared extinct since the turn of the 21st century. Many scientists believe that we are currently living through the Earth's sixth mass extinction, with species disappe...

From the host of natural hair care podcast, Texture Talks, comes the ultimate guide on afro hair. This book will teach you how to both manage and fall in love with your natural hair, from maintenance, tools and styles, to self-care, diet, nutrition and lifestyle advice.

Part 'Chasing the Scream', part 'How to do Nothing', 'Breaking Awake' is a riveting journey into the world of modern drug use and the global mental health crisis, and a search for reasons and answers.

Reading is a necessary part of reality, and an unavoidable part of everyday life. We live within language, and using it is as natural to us as breathing. When we think, it's what we think with. This a book about books, about the subversive power of reading, and about the strange nature of books a...