English Non-fiction

PaperbackChris Gosden Three great strands of practice and belief run through human history: science, religion and magic. But magic - the idea that we

PaperbackRyan Holiday - Stephen Hanselman Daily doses of practical, uplifting philosophy from the bestselling author of The Obstacle is the WayWhere

PaperbackRuth Goodman We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner - like you or me? How did it feel to co

SoftbackBenjamin Dreyer An indispensable, New York Times-bestselling guide to the craft of writing from Random House's long-time copy chief and one of

PaperbackDale Carnegie Perfect your social skills and master any conversationThe most famous confidence-boosting book ever published, with sales of o

PaperbackNiccolo Machiavelli Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other

PaperbackOscar Wilde 'Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life'The two works brought together here, 'The Decay of Lying' and 'The Critic as

PaperbackFriedrich Nietzsche 'We have left dry land and put out to sea! We have burned the bridge behind us - what is more, we have burned the land

PaperbackGreg McKeown The life-changing international bestseller that started a global movement - now updated with the new 21-Day Essentialism Challe

SoftbackErling Kagge 'After having put my shoes on and let my thoughts wander, I am sure of one thing - to put one foot in front of the other is one o

PaperbackRoland Barthes Barthes investigation into the meaning of photographs is a seminal work of twentieth-century critical theory. This is a speci

PaperbackDaniel Klein - Thomas Cathcart Here's an accusation - Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything. When it comes to language, it all depends on w

HardbackPeter Turchin What was history's biggest empire? Or the tallest building of the ancient world? What was the average life expectancy in medieva

SoftbackHannah Arendt 'People can only be free in relation to one another.' Three exhilarating and inspiring essays in which the great twentieth-cent

Jonathan HaidtPaperback In The Righteous Mind, psychologist Jonathan Haidt answers some of the most compelling questions about human relationships:Wh

Hardback Believe it or not, Japanese cuisine in general is actually quite vegan-friendly, and many dishes can be made vegan with just a simple substit

PaperbackChimamanda Ngozi Adichie A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of 'Americanah' and 'Half of

SoftbackTimothy Snyder

HardbackYotam Ottolenghi Yotam Ottolenghi's award-winning recipes are always a celebration: an unforgettable combination of abundance, taste and surp

Sarah Bakewell Paperback 448 pages Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman PrizeParis, near the turn of 1932-3. Three young friends meet over ap