Non-Fiction

For generations of migrant workers, from Okies fleeing the Dust Bowl of the 1930s to Mexican labourers today, Imperial County has held the promise of paradise – and the reality of hell. Sprawling across a stinking artificial sea, across the deserts,...
By: William T. Vollmann

As the author of All Ears will freely admit, there’s nothing dignified about listening to other people’s conversations, especially if these are thrust upon us as we stand in crowded London bus, packed sardine-style with complete strangers shouting...
By: Michael Holden

Doctor of Love - the first comprehensive biography of James Graham - tells the remarkable story of Britain's first sexologist. Dr Graham set out to bring the sublime into the sex life of every married couple. He guaranteed both ecstasy and fertility...
By: Lydia Syson

Professor Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous and remarkable scientists of our age, and author of the scientific bestseller A Brief History of Time , which sold over 25 million copies across the world. In this compelling memoir, his first wife...
By: Jane Hawking

Angus McBean: Facemaker is the first full-length biography of Angus McBean, one of the most influential photographers of the Twentieth Century, whose “surreal” and romantic portraiture of iconic film stars and musicians is still imitated throughout...
By: Adrian Woodhouse