Non-Fiction

A Guardian Top 5 Best Translated Fiction Book of the YearFinalist for the National Book Award for Translated LiteratureThe award-winning, deeply moving novel-in-verse about the struggle and persistence of two...

On a mission to rekindle his passion for live music, Nige Tassell embarks on a round-Britain trip - from super-sized arena shows to microscopic folk festivals, from blacker-than-black death metal...

In 1859, the brilliant scientist Urbain LeVerrier discovered that the planet Mercury has a wobble, that its orbit shifts over time. His explanation was that there had to be an...

Figuring out perplexing puzzles may be "elementary" for Sherlock Holmes, but now you've got a chance too. See if you can measure up to the great detective and his trusted...

'Compelling from start to finish...Downie does full justice to an extraordinary life' Pete Davies, author of All Played Out. A stunning new biography of Socrates, the iconic captain of the...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Compassionate, unblinking and very, very funny' MEG ROSOFF'Eye-opening . . . occasionally haunting, always insightful' DAVID EAGLEMANFrom her very first day at Westwind Cremation & Burial,...

'... a chill-cabinet of curiosities: hot stuff, and deeply cool ...'Heat and fire have been at humanity's command for at least 100,000 years, but we've been in control of the...

In this book my father dies. I almost die.*** My showbiz career winds down. And yet everyone keeps telling me it's the funniest book I've ever written. If I'd known...

From ancient Babylon to the last great unsolved problems, Ian Stewart brings us his definitive history of mathematics. In his famous straightforward style, Professor Stewart explains each major development -...

___________________They had a cunning plan.A few decades ago, three young grads from England's greatest universities - Oxford, Cambridge, and Hull (actually, Manchester) - came up with a historical comedy series....

Numbers are all around us and we take them for granted. Who first invented them? How old are they, and how were they developed? How did they come to represent...

An epic story of the emergence of the universe and of the community of life, with a new vision for how we might bring forth a vibrant Earth Community Today...

Before Joe Cole, Dennis Wise and Frank Leboeuf were 'Here, There and Every ******* Where', there was Charlie Cooke. He arrived at Chelsea in 1966 as a replacement for club...

For those whose memories of learning science at school consist of burning magnesium and playing with iron filings and a magnet, and whose brains shut down as soon as things...

'An epic tale, told the way it should be' RECORD COLLECTOR'The book he was born to write' CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE'An entertaining read for long-standing fans and newcomers alike' GUITARISTThe final...

'A necessary book for our times. But also just great fun' Saul Perlmutter, Nobel LaureateThe world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts....

Did you know? In 1884 the Circle Line opened and was described in The Times as 'a form of mild torture which no person would undergo if he could conveniently...

Now out in paperback - a fascinating exploration of the uncanny world of coincidence, it includes nearly 250 incredible stories, of which 40 are new to this edition.

Have you ever wondered... Why the Queen asks permission to enter the City? Where in London you are required to drive on the right? What is the history behind Pearly...

From Stonehenge to beyond the Big Bang, an exhilarating scientific exploration of how we make time Time is the grandest conception of the universe that we humans have been able...

The Open Championship has been a high point of the British sporting calendar for 150 years, but few have been so memorable as in 2009. After four heady days on...

Beer is the world's favourite alcohol and it has changed out of all recognition in the 21st century. The country-by-country sections will give more detail of the changes but the...

* The present work is designed to provide a practical introduction to aqueous equilibrium phenomena for both students and research workers in chemistry, biochemistry, geochemistry, and interdisciplin- ary environmental fields....

The battle that many musicians, of whatever level, have to face is an inner one - against nervousness, self-doubt and fear of failure. In this highly successful book, first published...

Take a funny and illuminating tour of the female body with award-winning comedian Sara Pascoe. Women have so much going on, what with boobs and jealousy and menstruating and broodiness...

An essential collection of articles, tables and notes, to define and explain the modern uses and relationships - as well as the global origins, evolution and culture - of the...

A sparkling, premium strength history of beer, served with irreverence and wit by an industry insider.Told in a witty and popular style, this unique take on an amazing and amusing...

Everyone loves an FA Cup upset: a smug Premier League team being knocked out by plucky underdogs. In these days of oligarch owners, superstar managers and players on sky-high wages,...

Paul Canovilles story is one of extreme racist bigotry, shattering career-ending injury, a decline into drug abuse, battles against cancer, family tragedy and a determination to beat the odds. Canoville...

This book provides a brief introduction to the chemistry of the elements, in particular the mainly inorganic compounds which are involved in natural "biogeochemical" cycles, and a discussion of the...

During the last decade the techniques of non-linear optim ization have emerged as an important subject for study and research. The increasingly widespread application of optim ization has been stimulated...

It has been said that a shed is to a man what a handbag is to a woman - both contain all the essentials for surviving in the modern world...