Second Hand Non-Fiction

Thanks to William Shakespeare, the name Macbeth has become byword for political ambition realised by...

' The chocolate centre flows like dark lava onto the whiteness of the plate. The...

'When Vance met Nettie, his future seemed open; hers was circumscribed by anxious parents and...

'Haunting, wild, and quiet at once. A shimmering look at motherhood, in all gothic pain...

Garance Dore - 'the best thing to happen to style since Grace Coddington' (the Guardian)-...

What would Kant's sexts look like? How would Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir break...

ACTRESS. ICON. ACTIVIST. Her story, in her voice, for the first time. In this honest,...

This book develops the notion of a "culture of narcissism," a concept originally proposed by...

Loud and Proud is an inspirational collection of speeches from the LGBTQ+ community that have...

Jon Ronson is fascinated by madness, extraordinary behaviour and the human mind. He has spent...

An evocation of the feudal magnificance of the Moroccan Warlord rulers of Marrakesh and the...

This is a strikingly inventive and unusual portrait of the most successful English writer for...

In this funny, poignant and unflinchingly honest memoir, one of the world's best-loved storytellers explains...

Amanda Kloots bravely reflects on love, loss, and life with her husband, Broadway star, and...

In this memoir, Lana Wood investigates the mysterious drowning of her sister, the actress Natalie...

The long-awaited memoir of one of Australia's most enduring and inspiring sporting icons. Triple Olympian...

'a quietly impressive book, which does something most celebrity autobiographies shy away from: it seeks...

From John Grogan, author of the "New York Times" bestsellers "Marley and Me" and "Bad...

An informative and personal account of a young man's flying experiences during WW2. Growing up...

Before William Stanley Lambert became a cadet in 1883, he had already sailed 44,890 miles...

In this intimate and extraordinary memoir, Ziauddin Yousafzai, the father of Malala, gives a moving...

What did it feel like to be a woman living in Paris from 1939 to...

In this book I've laid out the lessons that have helped me live a more...

Lead the Way is your ultimate guide to activism and making systematic change, your way....

An esteemed literary critic shares his final musings on books, his children, and his own...

On 24 June 2003, six British military policemen were killed in the most horrific circumstances...

The first fully-rounded biography of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, the genius who created the English landscape...

The story of King Charles II is one of enduring fascination. The golden childhood of...