Collection: Non Fiction

Known to most as Lemony Snicket, the tormented narrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events, Daniel Handler spends his days writing - for children and adults; film and television; and, occasionally, the accordion. Mainly, he writes about horrible things: orphans, abusive uncles, poison, murder, ars...

From bestselling author Al Murray comes the story of the most catastrophic 24-hours the British military faced in World War II, leading to disastrous consequences for the Allied forces.

The Art ofJapanese Joinery showcases traditional and modern Japanese joinery techniques.Japanesejoinery is viewed by many as being an art as well as a craft. The author showcases over 50 different joints ranging from traditional jointswhich have been used over hundreds of years to the most recent...

Memory-collector Martina shares techniques and inspiration to show how fun and simple collaging and scrapbooking is, with 15 projects to inspire personal, one-of-a-kind creations to use up those old photos, tokens and memories you have stuffed in your drawer.

Through more than 100 entries, award-winning author Clifford A. Pickover, offers a granular, yet accessible, glimpse into the world of AI-from medieval robots and Boolean algebra to facial recognition, and artificial neural networks.

From the bestselling authors of Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura comes Wild Life, a nature book like no other---a dazzling, over-the-top collection of the world's most extraordinary wild species that takes you to all seven continents and beyond. It's more than a field guide-it's an adventure.