Latest non-fiction titles

'The Kew Book of Drawing Flowers' is a step-by-step guide to drawing flowers by botanical illustrator Bianca Giarola. As a self-taught artist, this book collects everything Bianca wished she knew when she first started drawing flowers, encouraging readers to practice directly on their preferred m...

Get your hooks ready for a crochet book which brings the warmth of summer all year round. Patterns, charts and photography are intertwined to create an inspiring atmosphere where the land, sea, textures and colours of the Greek islands work in harmony with the materials and techniques. Through st...

'Arctic Knits' is a modern guide to knitted life in the far north. Weichien Chan lives in Iqaluit, which is known for its ice-capped mountains and tundra valleys and cold winters. Combining Weichien's love for the outdoors and knitting, this book presents patterns for cosy jumpers, hats and more ...

This practical guide explains the techniques and provides ideas and inspiration to get you printing with natural dyes at home. It shows you how even with basic materials (such as the potato) you can make stunning patterns and get hooked on printmaking. It goes on to introduce more advanced proces...

Everywhere, the powerful are making a renewed claim to the greatest prize of all: to own the truth. The power to choose what you want reality to be and impose that reality on the world. For three years, Tom Burgis followed a lead that took him deeper and deeper into Cuckooland - the place where t...

From growing up in a Catholic household in Islington to appearing on British television screens in 'Birds of a Feather', Linda Robson's life has been a rollercoaster. Sharing her ups and downs on 'Loose Women', Linda has offered her audiences a glimpse into her life, but how did she become the be...

One of the titles in a cutting-edge series created in partnership with the Science Museum, this book introduces 100 key areas of biology such as life processes, evolution, DNA and inheritance, diversity of plants, immunity and disease, and explains each topic in just 100 words. Perfect for gettin...

Historian and World War II expert Donald Miller brings us the story of the bomber boys who brought the war to Hitler's doorstep. Unlike ground soldiers they slept on clean beds, drank beer in local pubs, and danced to the swing music of the travelling Air Force bands. But they were also an elite ...

Discover the lives and work of four ambitious Renaissance women who, against all odds, made themselves heard - and read - in the time of Shakespeare. In an innovative and engaging narrative of everyday life in Shakespeare's England, Ramie Targoff carries us from the sumptuous coronation of Queen ...

The legendary 'Red Devils' were among the finest combat troops of the Second World War. Created at Churchill's instigation in June 1940, they began as a single parachute battalion of 500 men and grew into three 10,000-strong airborne divisions: the 1st, 6th and 44th Indian, each composed of parac...

The very word 'reverend' inspires solemnity. To be a priest is to dedicate one's life to quiet prayer and spiritual contemplation. Isn't it? Fergus Butler-Gallie reveals what it's like to become a priest in the 21st century. Find out why black really is slimming, how to keep a straight face when ...

McKendrick explores the underlying themes and explains the basic rules of English contract law, introducing the current debates about the nature, scope and functions of this law and discussing some of the wider controversies surrounding basic doctrines.