Tag: non-fiction
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The LET THEM Theory
by Mel Robbins A Life-Changing Tool Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About What if the key to happiness, success, and love was as simple as two words? If you’ve ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated with where you are, the problem isn’t you. The problem is the power you give to other people. Two…
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Sword
by Max Hastings On 6 June 1944 when the Allied armies landed on D-Day, the Second World War had already lasted almost five years. Yet many of the British and American troops who invaded Normandy were virgin soldiers, never before committed to battle. They quit England in summertime to face within hours a storm of…
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A History of the World in 47 Borders
by Jonn Elledge People have been drawing lines on maps for as long as there have been maps to draw on. Sometimes rooted in physical geography, sometimes entirely arbitrary, these lines might often have looked very different if a war or treaty or the decisions of a handful of tired Europeans had gone a different…
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The England Coast Path
by Stephen Neale The definitive guidebook to the entire 3,000-mile length of the new England Coast Path. For anyone planning a trip to the coast or a UK summer holiday, the new England Coast Path national trail is a hugely exciting prospect, and this guidebook shows you how to make the most of every single…
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How Not To Be A Political Wife
by Sarah Vine How Not to Be a Political Wife is an unflinching account of life at the heart of politics, and what it’s like to have politics rip the heart out of your life. It’s a story of high hopes and dirty tricks, broken friendships and divided loyalties, laughter and glamour. Recollections, as a great…
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Doggedly Onward – A Life In Poems
by Pam Ayres ‘When I look over the poems in this book, I can trace the course of my life. The various stages are all here: the young woman juggling various boyfriends, the wife adrift amid the joy and terror of new motherhood, and the astounded, adoring granny. Here is the cavalcade of much-loved dogs,…
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Am I Having Fun Now
by Suzi Ruffell ‘I’ve been fighting anxiety since I was a little kid, and I assumed it would always just be there, something that plagued me constantly, a bogeyman ready to jump out as soon as I lowered my guard. I’ll be honest, it was exhausting. I knew it HAD to change. Approaching 40, with a…
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Private Revolutions
by Yuan Yang Yuan Yang, the first Chinese-born British MP, tells the stories of four Chinese women striving for a better future in an unequal society. From June, who dreams of going to university rather than raising pigs, to Sam, forced into hiding as her activist peers are lifted from the streets, this is a…
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Sleep: A Very Short Introduction
by Stephen Lockley & Russell Foster Why do we need sleep? How much sleep is enough? What is sleep? What happens when we don’t get enough? We spend about a third of our lives asleep – it plays a crucial role in our health and wellbeing. References to sleep abound in literature and art, and sleep has…
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Exploring the Thames Rivers and Streams
by Richard Mayon-White The River Thames is a beautifully rich and diverse 215-mile stretch of water that so many of us enjoy walking along – for half an hour, half a day, or days on end courtesy of the wonderful Thames Path. Explore further and you discover the Thames tributaries – the rivers and streams…