Collection: Nonfiction

The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters. This is a gorgeous atlas of eight of the world's greatest mountains on all its continents: Everest, Fuji, Matterhorn, Kilimanjaro, Denali, Puncak Jaya, Chimborazo and Vinson Massif. Clear, accessible texts by Robin Jacobs break d...

Explore the claw-some world of cats in this definitive guide thatâs packed with fun facts and illustrations. Large continent maps show the origin of over 100 weird and wonderful breeds like the Sokoke from Africa - the rarest variety of domestic cat in the world - plus discover ancient cats, wil...

Think history is just a boring list of facts and dates? Think again! History is hectic, exciting and unpredictable - in fact, it's absolute CHAOS! Join bestselling author Greg Jenner on a riotously fun journey through ancient Egypt, from brilliant beginnings to epic ending. Accompanied by expert ...

Your future is not guaranteed. And isn't that fucking freeing? If you found out you had less time to live than the average bear, how might you spend it? That's a question comedian Michelle Brasier has been asking herself since her dad died of cancer, then her brother, and she was told there's a h...

Why are women so ashamed of certain parts of their bodies? And why are our feelings about our midsections so hard to navigate? These are the questions that animate My Belly, an unflinching and funny portrait of one woman's obsession with a seemingly innocent body part. Hilde Øtsby is a critic, a ...

AI is coming fast and will affect every part of a business, including the role of the leader. And up until now, leaders have largely ceded their role in the transformation-pushing determination of strategy out to tech teams and leaving investment decisions with groups that don't have a full view ...

Who are currently the best players in world football in the women's game? Is Aitana Bonmati - winner of the Champions League, World Cup, and Ballon d'Or in the same year - the game's biggest star in 2025? Or can Chelsea and Australian star Sam Kerr return to the top now that she's back from injur...

Lavish 3D digital illustrations and an interactive question-and-answer format together create an engaging and accessible insight into a number of key topics. Why? Encyclopedia focuses on the subjects children really want to know about. It covers all of the areas you would expect in a kids' encycl...

Informal, raucous and sometimes scandalous, the heroes of classical music are often far from the composed images they're portrayed as. Take a walk in the shoes of 20 original rock stars from the last millennium and find out what it really takes to write a timeless classical hit.

Hold your horses, the cat is out the bag! Discover all the amazing and awful facts about barmy beasts and cagey creatures across time with history's most horrible headlines: Animals edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to animals across time. From gory stori...