Collection: Non Fiction

What does it mean to live a good, whole and fulfilling life? And if the world really is ending, or at least expecting turbulent change, what kind of people will we need when it happens?

In 2020, Olivia Laing began to restore a walled garden in Suffolk, an overgrown Eden of unusual plants. The work drew her into an exhilarating investigation of paradise and its long association with gardens. Moving between real and imagined gardens, Laing interrogates the sometimes shocking cost ...

From one of the world's great science writers, a book that explores the deepest principles of evolutionary history.

From days in Liverpool to her acceptance into RADA, joining peers Anthony Hopkins and Ian McShane; from beginning her scriptwriting career and becoming a BAFTA award-winning writer and producer, Lynda La Plante's story will have you gasping in shock as well as laughing in the aisles.

A practical, honest, accessible guide for men living with mental health challenges, based on Craig's experiences following his 25-year career as a cop.

Glitter Saints: The Cosmic Art of Forgiveness

India was the forgotten heart of the ancient world. For a millennium and a half, from about 250 BC to 1200 AD, India was a confident exporter of its diverse civilisation, creating around it a vast empire of ideas, an 'Indosphere' where its influence was predominant. During this period, the rest o...

The Golden Wok is the cookbook that shows you that a wok isn't just a cooking utensil, it's the pride of any Asian kitchen and the most versatile pan in the home!