Collection: Non Fiction

Midwife Zsuzsanna Fazekas first arrived at the village of Nagyre v, Hungary in 1911 to assist the impoverished women with abortions. She offered them a solution: arsenic, made of kitchen larder flypaper boiled with vinegar. But when they told her of the violence they were suffering at the hands o...

A magisterial history of the Renaissance and the birth of the modern world

A sweeping, original history of the Cold War, from an acclaimed historian of the USSR Why did the Cold War erupt so soon after the Second World War? How did it escalate so rapidly, spanning five continents over six decades? And what led to the spectacular collapse of the Soviet Union?

A gripping, painfully honest, and ultimately inspirational memoir from global superstar and creator of the Red Table Talk series Jada Pinkett Smith. Along the way, she explores her path to accepting her power as a woman, and her discovery that a strong sense of self is every woman's right and sav...

A Year of Nothing (TWO BOOK SET)

Year Of Yes (10Th Anniversary Deluxe Edition): Dance It Out, Stand In The Sun, Be Your Own Person

'I found the book so engrossing; I really did read it in one sitting' Bret Easton Ellis'Sex, fashion, celebrities, travel - in the midst of all this swirling glamour and erotic experimentation is the attentive eye of a discerning young woman.' Edmund WhiteA Year on Earth With Mr. Hell is the crit...

"What really makes the British royal family tick? It's a question that royal watchers have pondered for as long as there has been a royal family ... What really makes the royal family tick is the huge body of servants and staff past and present who feed and clothe the royals, organise their days,...