Non-fiction
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A powerful memoir of a charcoal burner in Dorset who was once a city advertising executive.
A stunning tale of a potter's passion for his craft. Beautiful images, lots of information, and a powerful insight into a discipline and an attitude to life.
A translator's diary of the decisions he makes and the challenges he faces in a typical assignment. Fascinating!
Learning lessons on life from sporting champions.
Something for everyone with personal recollections of farming and family life, fascinating facts about Christmas traditions, rare breeds and life on tv!
A beautifully packaged, beautifully told story of the beginnings of a bookshop in Tuscany.
A beautifully written, intelligent and deeply personal journal by a young man about wildlife, and a world which he sometimes struggles to understand.
Part memoir, part case studies, this is an inspiring and enlightening compelling account of the life of a neurosurgeon.
A humorous and intriguing discovery of what dogs mean to us, and what we might give them in return.
A very clever and interesting read combining fascinating facts about food with even more fascinating facts about economics!
Can all of life's problems be solved with a dog? This is a wonderfully funny and terribly sad story of family, loss and healing.
A junior doctor's story of life, death and grief in a time of pandemic. Powerful, moving, horrifying and beautifully written.
A beautiful book for a seasonal gift! It's heavy with information and vibrant with colourful and cheerful illustrations.
The experience of rearing an abandoned baby magpie brings self-knowledge and acceptance to the author in this beautifully executed memoir.
An informative and very readable account of the key moments in the history of the National Health Service.
An inspiring, uplifting and energising account of some good news stories behind the headlines.
Tracking the progress of seven birds across the globe with facts, history and folklore presented on full colour, full page illustrations.
A charming and entertaining memoir which details a bygone era of Hollywood, Disney and stardom. Beautifully told.
A stimulating, entertaining and engaging look at a subject for our times in the light of familiar stories from the Bible, and films and books which explore this theme.
A no-holds-barred account of facing and overcoming addiction. It's raw, honest, hopeful, with humour, and spirit. I couldn't put it down.
A fascinating history of the magazine and the people who created it.
Just like viewing an exhibition of diaries collected through the centuries. There are beautiful images and just enough information to tantalise, intrigue and fascinate.
A collection of recipes for favourite duck dishes, as well as some surprises, and the story of the farming family behind this special breed.
A beautiful and accessible introduction to growing your own food.
Part memoir, part life lessons, part introduction to faith, this is an entertaining and wide ranging read from the popular tv vicar!
Wry observations and silly jokes, it's a real tonic to pore over the more than 500 pages of the best bits of Craig Brown.
A beautiful record of the work of the award-winning children's book illustrator.
An extraordinary book which aims to explain quantum physics to the lay person - and it does so with the most wonderful storytelling.
A fascinating and thought-provoking account of how algorithms are affecting every part of our lives today.