Biographies & true stories

Review Not all Essex girls are party girls. They can be sages, martyrs, leaders. In her neat and provocative little book, Sarah Perry celebrates t...

Review A colourful and joyous romp through the not-so-sedate world of mid-nineteenth-century geology -- John Wright, author ― The Forager's Calend...

Product Description WALKS From Richard Williams' The Animator's Survival Kit comes key chapters in mini form. The Animator's Survival Kit is the e...

Review 'Reveals that Morris' writing is just as elegant and erudite, and her mind just as supple, playful, curious, rigorous, humorous and sur...

Review A heart-piercingly brilliant book about a woman whose personal life put her in the cross-hairs of history -- HADLEY FREEMAN Sebba gets her...

Review "The Last Days of Roger Federer feels like what Martin Amis called "a transfusion from above", but one from your smartest and funniest frie...

Review In this brilliant mix of history and emotion, Craig Nelson has managed to combine grueling research with masterful reporting in order to ca...

A World Transformed explores how slavery thrived at the heart of the entire Western world for more than three centuries. Arguing that slavery can o...

Clarissa was born into wealth and privilege, as a child, shooting and hunting were the norm and pigeons were flown in from Cairo for supper. Her mo...

The warm and winning story of opening a modern bookstore where there were none, Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller recounts Nadia Wassef's troubles a...

Review Leavens scholarship with wit and casts new light on themes one might have thought familiar -- Bel Mooney ― Sunday Times She controls this ...

'This is Rayner at his rambunctious best: upfront, full-fat, and always deliciously written.' Nigella Lawson 'A sophisticated palate and a fiery, ...

For fans of Dork Diaries comes a laugh-out-loud series about one girl's eccentric family, a whole lot of mayhem, and her unique way of dealing with...

Let Me Take You By The Hand is a fascinating and eye-opening exploration of the life of London's streets, and is essential reading for those who re...

Product Description A gripping memoir and revelatory investigation into the history of the Foundling Hospital and one girl who grew up in its car...

Product Description Who had the most commercial success in their lifetime, Ernest Hemingway or Agatha Christie? Whose work has the most adaptatio...

From the Publisher So you want to play Texas Hold ’Em? There’s no denying poker’s universal charm is irresistible and the daddy of poker games...

A Bewitching Account of a Magical Childhood on the Island of Corfu My Family and Other Animals is the enchanting memoir of a rare and magical child...

Review In clear, nimble, and dexterous prose, Underwood launches a capacious quest toward the unknown and maps the limits of knowledge via art...

Review Winder is a highly knowledgeable guide to this slippery subject. His book is also beautifully written in an enviably easystyle. There i...

Review An exemplary biography: brisk but attentive to all nuance; lucid and open in its judgements; wearing its learning lightly but visibly ―...

Review There is much more than science in this book ... This is ultimately an uplifting book about the way life ought to be, both at a persona...

Review This is BRAVO TWO ZERO meets ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. Tom Read's story had me on the edge of my seat. It also made me cry. - An...

Product Description Winner of Best Memoir at the Parliamentary Book Awards 2020'Dan Jarvis's story is a belter. It's about love, loss, courage an...

Review Jam-packed with beautiful colourful photographs and helpful tips, this is just right for aspiring eco-friendly gardeners ― Publishers W...

Review A new collection of some of the legendary writer and critic's greatest travel and travel-adjacent pieces, from investigations into Mexi...

Review Deliciously entertaining ― Daily MailEngaging ... appeals to three national obsessions: the preparation and presentation of food; the l...

Review Packed with hilarious anecdotes ― Daily Mail Product Description 'If you were expecting to read Razor's views on politics the...

Review Glorious ― Daily Mail Product Description 'Written with both charm and elegance, The Real Crown Jewels of England is a triump...

Review Astonishingly bold ― Daily MailPerfect timing ― Financial TimesPopular science at its best ... sparkling and clear. The subject is deep...

Product Description Thomas Derale, a mild-mannered businessman from Chicago, embodies leadership's greatest secret: his companies make fortunes, ...

While speaking at a memorial event for her father, the novelist Siri Hustvedt suffered a violent seizure from the neck down. Was it triggered by ne...

Comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter Danny Baker charts his 30 years in showbiz Danny Baker was born in Deptford, South East London...

'I was beginning to love my thief, a man I barely knew, but whom I had trusted and even liked, and who had taken my savings, amongst many other cri...

Review A brutally honest and funny handbook for women looking to trust their own instincts. You'll read it in hours. ― STYLIST A brutally honest ...

The third title in the Minack Chronicles, which tell the story of how Derek and his wife Jeannie left behind their London home to establish a flowe...

"My father comes into focus for me on a Liars' Club afternoon. He sits at a wobbly card table weighed down by a bottle. Even now the scene seems so...

The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling memoir from the Tour de France cyclist who lifts the lid on his drug use and return to sport. By his eighteenth birthd...

"I am a work in progress. There are times when I feel in control and like I know what I'm doing...and there are times (quite a few)(actually lots) ...

In MY HEROES the 'world's greatest living explorer' (Guinness Book of Records), writes about the people who have inspired him - from explorers to p...

Charlotte Crosby is one of the nation's best loved and funniest TV stars. Here in BRAND NEW ME Charlotte talks us through an incredibly busy year,...

There is only one Arsene Wenger - and for the very first time, in his own words, this is his story. In this definitive autobiography, the world-r...

Product Description 'Smart. Informative. Overdue' Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google Political risk - the probability that a political action cou...

Product Description In this powerful and emotional New York Times bestseller, Nobel Peace Prize winner and activist Malala Yousafzai shares vario...

Product Description A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'A love letter to police officers and the most vulnerable people they protect and serve' CHRISTIE ...

* ADAPTED AS A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE BY SPIKE LEE * NOMINATED FOR SIX 2019 ACADEMY AWARDS & WINNER OF 'BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY' BAFTA * WINNER O...

Whether you're becoming a mum for the first time or you have children who are growing up faster than you could have ever imagined, motherhood can f...

Described by an admirer as 'the High Druidess of fashion, the Supreme Pontiff, Perpetual Curate and Archpresbyter of elegance, the Vicaress of Styl...