Non-Fiction Books

**SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020** From renowned, Pulitzer Prize-winning literary critic, Mi...

POETRY BOOK SOCIETY CHOICE Kingdomland is the debut poetry collection of Rachael Allen - a writer of rare vision and flair. The world she creates...

An enchanting celebration of life's small pleasures, this little book captures the French imagination and art of living a good life. Each chapt...

W. B. Yeats (1865-1939) was not only Ireland's greatest poet but one of the most influential voices in world literature in the twentieth century. H...

Product Description Twelve posters, one for each unit, accompany English World 1. The posters play a central role in the teaching of new vocabular...

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are increasingly recognised as playing a significant role in the health sector in developing countries. This ...

This ambitious volume, newly available in paperback, explores the rich history of the book, one of the most efficient, influential and enduring tec...

This book explores teachers' understanding of the personal and professional experiences that have informed their language teaching. The intent of ...

This text is a highly accessible and authoritative approach to the theory and practice of teaching writing to students of English. This book is an...

Originally published in 1995, The Cambridge Gazetteer of the United States and Canada contains more than 12,000 entries of places of all kinds. It ...

"Some people leave a deeper footprint in the sands of time than others. In these pages we have access to their particular stories and identities." ...

This original study examines Jean-Francois Lyotard's philosophical concept of the differend and details its unexplored implications for literature....

Words to Live By is a gorgeous book of 50 illustrated quotes by 50 inspiring women. Discover intelligent and powerful quotes such as: "Optimism...

This practical, down-to-earth guide is for researchers, students, community groups, charities or employees - in fact anyone who needs to put togeth...

Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Modern Studies First Teaching: 2014, First Exam: 2015 CfE Higher Modern Studies Success Guide pr...

Hundreds of exercises to get you to the next level Collins Work on your Grammar - Elementary (A1) is a new practice book that covers th...

A workbook that introduces the most frequently used idioms in English and shows you how to use them effectively. Collins Work on your Idioms is a n...

By turns tragic and hopeful, the history of Israel and Palestine through the lens of the world's most popular sport. Football has never been shy o...

"This beautifully presented Little Book is an excellent introduction to the world of Irish whiskey. It includes descriptions of more than 100 Irish...

Earth Condensed is a conveniently sized reference atlas that is ideal for the home, school, library, college, university, and workplace. It is comp...

A pocket-sized Times Atlas of the World packed with the essentials, fully revised and improved to take account of all recent changes from around th...

This curious collection of maps explores the unique personalities of 28 cities around the world, shedding light on the strange and marvelous ways i...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A masterly history of the Dambusters raid from bestselling and critically acclaimed Max Hastings...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without des...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without des...

Experience at first hand the spectacular, brutal life and savage death of the most iconic figure of ancient Rome.This manual will take the reader f...

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time a...

Jonathan Black examines the end of the world and the coming of the Antichrist - or is he already here? How will he make himself known and what will...

The spellbinding world of Middle-earth is full of beasts and battles, heroes and heroines, and the struggle between good and evil. In this diction...

The idea that 'home' is a special place, a separate place, a place where we can be our true selves, is so obvious to us today that we barely pause ...

The Collins Cobuild Pocket English-English-Hindi Dictionary is a brand new, illustrated dictionary aimed at learners of English. This dictionary co...

Big ideas sometimes come from the strangest places. In this wide ranging introduction, James M Russell takes the fear out of philosophy and selects...

The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights is an authoritative guide to the work of twenty-five playwrights from the last 50 years w...

'Peter G. Tsouras does an excellent job ...Readers will marvel at just how close Germany came to winning a key event in World War II.' Air & Sp...

All around the world, from the dry dessert to the wet jungle, from the sleeping city to the icy pole, baby animals and thair parents are sharing th...

The Ritz, the Savoy, the Dorchester and Claridge's - during the Second World War they teemed with spies, con-artists, deposed royals and the exiled...

When the married Isabella Robinson was introduced to the dashing Edward Lane at a party in 1850, she was utterly enchanted. He was 'fascinating', s...

Thanks to his diary - Samuel Pepys is one of the most interesting characters in history. His life encompassed happenings of huge historical and hum...

England, 1154. As Henry II seizes the throne after years of turmoil, a new dynasty is poised to haul this hitherto turbulent nation out from the Da...

A grisly and gruesome guide to history's most shocking and macabre moments. Horrible, spine-chilling and deeply fascinating, this book details the...

Archaeologists date the Bronze Age in Europe from about the 5th to the last millennium BC. That span of time saw dramatic changes in civilizations ...

Many chaplains were not permitted to go near the Front in the First World War - others insisted on doing so, like Kenneth Best in the Gallipoli Cam...

On 11th September 2006 - exactly five years after the attacks on the Twin Towers - a modern day Rorke's Drift was played out in the town of Garmsir...

Back in the day when men were men and Britain ruled the world, the two great world powers went head to head over control of central Asia - from the...