Collection: Adult Non Fiction

All the cases in this book are simply extraordinary. And all are true. Joe Bryan suffered the unbearable tragedy of his wife's murder, only to be tried and found guilty of the crime himself -- despite being 120 miles away at the time it was committed. Clarence Brandley spent nine years on Death R...

Step into the chilling world of some of history's most infamous killers and discover how their reigns of terror came to a brutal, often fitting end. Payback chronicles the lives, crimes, and ultimate fates of notorious figures like Harold Shipman, the most prolific serial killer in British histor...

Storm of Steel is one of the greatest works to emerge from the catastrophe of the First World War. A memoir of astonishing power, savagery and ashen lyricism, it illuminates like no other book the horrors but also the fascination of total war, presenting the conflict through the eyes of an ordina...

An award-winning author and leading international economist delivers a hard-hitting and much needed critique of modern capitalism in which she argues that, to solve the massive crises facing us, we must be innovative--we must use collaborative, mission-oriented thinking while also bringing a stak...

Is a River Alive? flows like water from the mountains to the sea, over three major journeys: The first is to northern Ecuador, where a miraculous cloud-forest and its rivers are threatened with destruction by gold-mining. The second is to the wounded rivers, creeks and lagoons of southern India, ...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to Wales. Discover Wale's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from gazing out to sea from one of Tenby's glorious golden beaches; to sailing to the remot...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to Scotland. Discover Scotland's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from working your way through the world-famous whiskies of Islay in search of your p...

Molly Jong-Fast is the only child of Erica Jong, author of the feminist autobiographical novel Fear of Flying. A sensational exploration of female sexual desire, it catapulted Erica into the heady world of fame in the early 1970s. Molly grew up with her mother everywhere - on television, in the c...

By 1974 the Beatles were a distant memory, and Paul McCartney had already gone on to release a solo album and form a new band, Wings. By the end of the decade Wings would be the bestselling band of the 1970s. The McCartney Legacy, Vol. 2 begins in 1974 at the height of Wings popularity and the be...

A new biography chronicling the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science, and the untold story of the young women who trained in her laboratory.

The most important book of the year, publishing 26 November 2024 For 16 years, Angela Merkel was Chancellor of Germany. She led the country through numerous crises, shaping both Germany and international politics with her actions and attitudes. In her memoirs, co-written with her long-time polit...

Eliminate the overwhelm and stay on track with your money goals. If you struggle with the time and energy needed to manage your money, you're not alone. So much financial advice is geared toward neurotypical brains. From checking your bank account to impulse spending and budgets that just don't w...

It is difficult to take myself back to the beginning, and even more difficult to share such a private time in my life. But I will. It's how I will find meaning from the loss, from the universe robbing the kids and me of an extraordinary father and husband, by paying it forward to you. In this dee...

This is a handbook for change. Because we all know ways in which life could be better. And it can be better. We can make it better. We don't need to wait for a leader or saviour. We don't need to limit ourselves to comments and clicks. In this stunningly-original comic-book tour of a serious topi...

Dr Emily Musgrove, resident psychologist on the popular podcast The Imperfects, shares the key psychological processes and practical skills we need to know for transformative and lasting change. 'Being stuck' can look and feel different to different people - trapped, powerless, hopeless, frozen, ...

While visiting his ailing father in Sydney, the author discovers an old suitcase chucked out for a council clean-up. Curiosity gets the better of him and he opens it. Inside are hundreds of photographs, newspaper clippings and letters, all addressed to Mr Blank. And so the process of discovery be...

From the eminent philosopher, an authoritative and practical exploration of answering the question- how should I live my life? What can philosophy tell us about life and how to live it? What can it tell us about what matters, about tragedy, grief, ageing, loss; the true measures of wealth, the co...

A visual feast of fifty wonderfully distinctive and architecturally astounding swimming pools from around the world.

There has never been a time when the risk of technology ruining our humanity has been bigger. This book is not for the engineers that write the code, the policy makers who claim they can regulate it or the experts that keep creating the buzz around it. They all know what I'm about to tell you. Th...

Here's how to make plants the centre of every meal. We're talking veg-centric main courses with main character energy. From decadent and delicious plant-based lasagne with creamy white bean bechamel sauce, to hot 'honey' halloumi-style burgers and espresso martini churros. This is big flavour, wi...

'A Responsibility to Awe' is a contemporary classic, a book of poems and reflections by a scientist for whom poetry was a necessary aspect of research, crucial to understanding the world and her place in it, even as, having contracted terminal cancer, she confronted her early death.

You asked for it… Dinners 3 is here to help take a little stress out of the daily ‘What’s for Dinner?’ with 40 NEW recipes – 27 Dinners, 3 NEW Basics, 7 Side Dishes & 4 Sweets. Whether you are feeding your family on a tight budget, needing to get dinner on the table fast or perhaps trying to be h...

This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques with a dash of understanding about food aversion and how to help your kids--and yourself--cook beautiful meals in an empowering way, and is a groundbreaking resource for anyone who has ever been called "picky" or "discerning." Learn how to al...

All your sourdough questions answered plus 40 endlessly versatile recipes. Elaine's practical approach shows how you can manipulate a few simple master recipes to create any kind of shaped, filled or seeded bread you wish--.

An eerily prescient guide to the phantasmagoria of our political moment."–The New York Times Book Review "Meticulously researched, elegantly written, and hard-hitting."–Kristin Kobes Du Mez From the acclaimed author of The Power Worshippers, "an indispensable citizen's guide to the anti-democrati...

CryBaby is Yamatji author Mabel Gibson's highly anticipated collection of micro memoir. Moving across distinct landscapes in Western Australia, the 56 dreamy and fragmented moments in this collection chronicle Mabel's life from age two to twenty-five. They tell her story as a young First Nations ...

Life has a million different ways to kick you right in the chops. We lose love, lose jobs, lose our sense of self. For Nora McInerny, it was losing her husband, her father, and her unborn second child in one catastrophic year.

Top of the Pops, December 1988. The world sat up as a young woman made her debut- gold bra, gold bomber jacket, and proudly, gloriously, seven months pregnant. This was no ordinary artist. This was Neneh Cherry. But navigating fame and family wasn't always simple. In this beautiful and deeply pe...

Are you often told to stop taking things to heart or to toughen up? Do you have a lot of empathy for others? Overanalyze things and get 'stuck in your own head'? Or become easily overwhelmed and frequently need to withdraw? If the answer is "yes", you are probably a Highly Sensitive Person and th...

An account of the extraordinary life of Josephine Bonaparte, the charming and promiscuous socialite who stole Napoleon's heart.