English Non-fiction

Philip Goff Hardback 208 pages Why are we here? What's the point of existence? On the 'big questions' of meaning and purpose, Western thought has been dominated by the dichotomy of traditiona...

Audre Lorde Paperback 128 pages Written with a 'black woman's anger' and the precision of a poet, these searing pieces by the groundbreaking writer Audre Lorde are a celebration of female streng...

Camilla Nord Hardback 304 pages There are many routes to mental wellbeing and award-winning neuroscientist Camilla Nord is at the forefront of finding them. In this ground-breaking book, she off...

Hardback Paul Caruana Galizia When Paul Caruana Galizia was at work in London, his eldest brother called to say their mother Daphne had just been assassinated. That day, he returned to their nati...

Robert Skidelsky 384 pages A sweeping history of and meditation on humanity's relationship with machines, showing how we got here and what happens nextFaith in technological fixes for our proble...

Carmen Maria Machado & J Robert Lennon 256 pages Whether you're an avid gamer, a Twitch subscriber, or just an incidental Subway Surfer, video games have changed the way you interact with the worl...

Philippa Gregory Paperback Did you know that there are more penises than women in the Bayeux Tapestry?That the Peasant's Revolt was started and propelled by women, protesting a tax on women?Or th...

Hardback 264 pages Fresh off of his #1 New York Times bestseller,Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic Cookbook, Joshua Weissman is back with a bold and exciting new cookbook that will take your cook...

Cat Bohannon Paperback How did wet nurses drive civilization? Are women always the weaker sex? Is sexism useful for evolution? And are our bodies at war with our babies? In Eve, Cat Bohannon an...

Ben Alderson-Day Hardback 304 pages, 5 black & white illustrations In this enthralling book, Ben Alderson-Day explores one of the most curious experiences known to humankind: the universal, dist...

George Makari Paperback / softback 368 pages, 40 b-w illus. An illuminating work revealing the long history of xenophobia-and what it means for today's divided world Over the last few years, it ...

Feargal Cochrane Hardback 320 pages, 20 color illus. A lively and inviting history of Belfast-exploring the highs and lows of a resilient city Modern Belfast is a beautiful city with a vibrant t...

Murray Pittock Paperback / softback 528 pages, 64 b-w illus. An engaging and authoritative history of Scotland's influence in the world and the world's on Scotland, from the Thirty Years' War to...

Annie Ernaux Paperback / softback 96 pages For half a century, the French writer Annie Ernaux has transgressed the boundaries of what stories are considered worth telling, what subjects worth e...

Nick Dearden Hardback 336 pages Big Pharma Puts Profits Over People. In Pharmanomics, investigative journalist Nick Dearden digs down into the way we produce our medicines and finds that Big Ph...

Anthony Bourdain Paperback 384 pages After twenty-five years of 'sex, drugs, bad behaviour and haute cuisine', chef and novelist Anthony Bourdain decided to tell all - and he meant all. From his...

Alain De Botton Paperback The essential guide to mental health from the bestselling author of The School of Life A Therapeutic Journey follows the arc from mental crisis and collapse to convale...

Massimo Pigliucci Paperback 272 pages What Socrates's greatest failure says about a 2,000-year-old question: is it possible to teach ourselves and others to become better people? Can we make our...

Cam Honan Hardback 300 pages...

Sarah Bartlett Hardback 272 pages This enchanting little book is for the 'occult curious'. For anyone interested in crystals - because they are pretty or just might calm the spirit. Discover not...

Seneca Hardback 288 pages How ancient Stoicism can help teach us to treat others-and ourselves-more fairly and mercifully There are times when we've all felt that we haven't been treated as we d...

Steven Novella Paperback 432 pages Our predictions of the future are a wild fantasy, inextricably linked to our present hopes and fears, biases and ignorance. Whether they be the outlandish le...

Randall Munroe Paperback 368 pages WHAT IF you still had so many more strange questions about the universe?And WHAT IF Randall Munroe, former NASA roboticist and xkcd creator, were prepared to ...

Rebecca Solnit Paperback / softback 144 pages A landmark, incendiary collection from one of the leading essayists working today. Inspiring everyone from radical activists to Beyonce Knowles, Reb...