Non-Fiction Books
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Discover the joy of time well spent with our inspiring range of non-fiction books at The Works. Whether you're cooking with your children, crafting for calm or solving puzzles to keep your mind sharp, our collection is designed to bring families together and support personal wellbeing. Dive into colouring books that soothe the soul, explore creative hobbies or find practical guides that make everyday moments more meaningful. From kitchen adventures to mindful escapes, there's something for everyone to enjoy and grow below.
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Colouring corner is a delightful selection of cute artwork to colour. From the home to the garden through fun activities, you can develop your colouring skills and finesse them with these charming images. This 4-book set includes: • Best Friends • Cosy Days • Cosy Homes • Cosy Gardens Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398866720 • Author: Arcturus Publishing Ltd • Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback
The clear layout makes finding entries exceptionally easy! This dictionary also includes core vocabulary for curriculum subjects such as Science, Information Technology, History, Geography and R.E – giving you extra help with exam success in all subjects, not just English. This student-friendly dictionary is designed to help you with looking words up, spelling, grammar, and correct punctuation, boosting your confidence on the route to success and making it the ideal one-stop reference. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008546403 • Author: Collins • Publisher: Collins • Format: Paperback • Pages: 597 • Dimensions: 15 x 11 x 4cm
Get stuck into some cute, bold and cosy colouring with this fantastic kit! Includes: • 1 x Colouring Book • 10 x Double-ended Markers Product Information: • ISBN: 9781805790174 • Author: Sunny Vibes • Publisher: Townhouse Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 48
A bold and simple colouring book with hand-drawn images. Filled with happy scenes of animal characters enjoying time at home - baking, gardening, and snuggling under blankets. Thick paper and an extended gatefold to place behind each page ensure there is no bleeding of artwork through the pages. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781917156820 • Author: Sunny Vibes • Publisher: Townhouse Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 48 • Dimensions: 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm
Dive into a pool of more than 160 wonderful word-searches and attempt to complete the whole book! Give your brain a real test with four different levels of difficulty to work through and time yourself to try beat your best. It is time to put your brains into gear and explore the world of word search! Lets get word-y! Product Information:• ISBN: 9781780556192• Author: Dr Gareth Moore• Publisher: Buster Books• Format: Paperback• Pages: 200• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 1cm
In this calming book, art therapist Lacy Mucklow and artist Angela Porter offer fun coloring templates for grown-ups looking for creative activities to help ease their minds. With the chaos of the world and our screen-centered lives, it can be difficult to unwind and relax. Mindful activities like coloring have proven to be calming for adults who need a little me time. Be Relaxed and Color features stunning pages made to soothe your mind as your worries float away. With themes showcasing peaceful and comforting images, such as cozy comforts, relaxing routines, peaceful environment, and quiet getaways. you'll be able to channel your anxiety and stress and turn them into satisfying accomplishments. Shut off your worries. And color your way back to relaxation. Have some fun while putting your mind into a peaceful and serene state. Instead of looking at a screen when you need some time to relax, Be Relaxed and Color offers a creative, relaxing alternative. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780785848165 • Author: Lacy Mucklow • Publisher: Quarto Publishing UK Account • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 21.59 x 24 x 1.4 cm
Use a Collins English dictionary and be one of the most well-informed language users in the world. -Find all the words and meanings you need. -Help with spelling and confusing words. -Clear layout makes finding words easy. This Collins English Dictionary is perfect for use at school or at home. Please note that the term 'Pocket' conveys that it is small in size and would fit in rucksacks/handbags, etc. This paperback book has 615 pages and measures: 15 x 10.5 x 3.7cm.
The world's bestselling Grand Prix handbook is back for the new season. This is the definitive guide to Formula 1 in 2026 - a complete examination of all the teams, drivers and tracks featured in the packed Grand Prix calendar. Also including a full review of the 2025 season and a breakdown of the new rules and regulations for 2026, this indispensable guidebook features a full breakdown of last season's drivers' and constructors' world championship results - as well as a fill-in chart for 2026, so each book becomes your own personalised guide to the year's action. Written by bestselling F1 author Bruce Jones and containing dozens of breathtaking photographs and detailed circuit illustrations plus a statistics section highlighting the major records in F1 history, this is the only guide you'll need for the racing action ahead. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035432820 • Author: Bruce Jones • Publisher: Hodder Headline • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 24.41 x 18.8 x 0.8 cm
The modern world can be stressful, but rest assured - this therapeutic guide to the practice of mindfulness will help you find stillness, calm and gratitude in every day. Rooted in Buddhist and Hindu traditions, the concept of mindfulness is centred around being present in the moment and fully aware of your thoughts. Whether nurtured through meditation and body scans, or by simply paying greater attention to what enters your mind as you walk, eat or wash-up, mindfulness is a practice that everyone can benefit from. Within these pages, you will find: - Fascinating facts on the history of mindfulness, from its origins in Hinduism and Buddhism to its use within the modern well-being industry. - Mindfulness techniques to improve your physical and mental health. - Step-by-step exercises and actionable advice on how to integrate mindfulness into your everyday life. - Thought-provoking quotes to help you appreciate life's small wonders. Taking the time to be fully present can change your perspective on life for good. By learning the methods, origins and evolution of this beautiful practice, you can start to live a more mindful life in a way that suits you best. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781837996247 • Author: Jennifer Cordero • Publisher: Summersdale Publishers FOB • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 14.8 x 10.6 x 1.4 cm
Overworked and Underpuzzled: Mindful Puzzles is the ultimate book for puzzle fans who work hard and deserve to take some time for themselves. The visual puzzles included have been designed to invoke mindfulness through fun activity, aiding stress relief, improving concentration, and enhancing overall wellbeing. With classic illustrated puzzles such as dot-to-dot, silhouette and odd-one-out, the questions are familiar enough to ease puzzler's worries, while still taxing enough to keep their minds expanding. Every person has individual needs and, with puzzle levels ranging from easy to difficult, it's up to each puzzler how much they challenge themselves, and what their own mindful level is to achieve calm. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781787392182 • Author: House of Puzzles • Publisher: Hodder Headline • Format: Paperback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 12.7 x 19.68 x 1.91 cm
Are you ready for this access-all-areas pass onto the set of the UK’s much-loved entertainment gameshow? Do you want to know absolutely everything about the show's Gladiators, and what it takes to be a superhero? In Gladiators: Ready!, the Gladiators open up like never before. From Apollo and Diamond to Fire and Viper, you'll find out what makes them unbeatable, but also what makes them generous and empathetic team players (well, maybe not so much Legend). YOU'LL LEARN: - what the Gladiators' winner hacks are - which challenges are their favourites - who is the vainest of them all Alongside fun facts, locker room secrets and mind-blowing stats, you can also take our quiz to help you work out which Gladiator you are. The perfect gift for the millions of fans who loved Gladiators, the entertainment show that has taken the UK by storm. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781526685407 • Author: The Gladiators • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • Format: Hardback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 23 x 17 cm
At the age of thirteen, she became Lady Diana Spencer. At twenty, Princess of Wales. At twenty-one, she earned her most important title: Mother. As she fell in love, first with Prince Charles and then with her sons, William and Harry, the world fell in love with the young royal family - Diana most of all. With one son destined to be King and one needing to find his own way, she taught them lessons about royal tradition and also real life. 'William and Harry will be properly prepared,' Diana once promised. 'I am making sure of this.' Even after her tragic death, the strength of her love for her sons remains an enduring inspiration, not only for the two princes, but for the entire world. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529160642 • Author: James Patterson & Chris Mooney • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 464 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3.2 cm
No.1 bestselling author, Poppy O'Toole brings her delicious, creative magic to one-pot cooking. From comforting oven bakes and hearty stews, to vibrant salads and mouth-watering pasta dishes (and, of course, a whole chapter dedicated to potatoes!), Poppy has you covered with 90 fuss-free, flavour-packed recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even dessert. All gorgeously photographed, Poppy shows you how to make go-to favourites in one pot, pan or tray, that you’ll come back to time and time again. Think curries and stir fries with big, bold flavours, and simple, crowd-pleasing desserts that save you the time and energy of washing up, so that you can focus on enjoying every glorious meal. Recipes include: Peri peri spatchcock chicken; Mexican black bean beef nachos; Candied bacon mac and cheese; Lamb donner with mint yoghurt and pickled red cabbage; Mixed seafood paella; Chickpea and tomato shakshuka; Crispy layered potatoes; Cookie Oreo skillet. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781526689863 • Author: Poppy O’Toole • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • Format: Hardback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 24.8 x 19.6 x 2.2 cm
Being a mum is often anything but mindful. Having suffered from anxiety for much of her life, Izzy Judd has brought together a brilliant and inspiring collection of simple activities and exercises to help parents find their own piece of calm. Included are exercises both for you to do alone and with your children of all ages, giving them their own tools to help remain happy and peaceful too. Inside you'll discover: · Ways of bringing mindfulness to your day · Your own self-care routine · Breathing exercises to do with children · How to prepare for a good night's sleep · One-minute mindfulness Izzy Judd's beautiful and practical book will hold your hand through the challenging and exhausting days as well as the exciting and happy days. Most importantly, it will help you to create special memories for you to share with your children. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405991483 • Author: Izzy Judd • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 288 • Dimensions: 19.69 x 12.7 x 1.85 cm
Unwind and enjoy this fantastic book of over 600 wordsearch puzzles. The perfect gift for any puzzler! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780655225164 • Author: Lake Press Pty Ltd • Publisher: Lake Press Pty Ltd
Improve your IQ and test your intelligence with these great collections of puzzles. With over 600 to complete in each title, there’s lots of puzzles to stimulate your brain and put your mind through its paces. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780655237228 • Author: Lake Press Pty Ltd • Publisher: Lake Press Pty Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.8 x 2.2 cm
This bold and cute colouring book is perfect for adding colour, shading and detail. Filled with happy scenes of animal characters enjoying me-time, this book is perfect for anyone who wants to create a moment of calm and wellbeing. Thick paper and an extended gatefold ensure there is no bleeding of artwork though the pages. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781805790204 • Author: Sunny Vibes • Publisher: Townhouse Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 48 • Dimensions: 25 x 25 x 0.4 cm
Put your sleuthing skills to the test! Solve a classic whodunnit in this thrillng collection of 80 Cluedo-themed puzzles. Fans of Cluedle, now take on CLUEDO, the original murdle puzzle game … Dust off your magnifying glass and join CLUEDO's infamous murder suspects! You’ve been summoned to Tudor Mansion to solve the murder of Mr Boden “Boddy” Black, who has just been killed at his own dinner party by one of the six guests he invited. WHO did it? WHERE? And WITH WHAT weapon? The CLUEDO BOOK OF PUZZLES is loaded with 80 different challenging activities to test even the most expert investigators, from sudoku and nonograms to logic grids and cryptograms. Solve the puzzles, uncover clues and compile evidence to reveal more of the mystery. This official puzzle book for fans of the classic murder mystery board game is perfect for detectives of all levels! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008666545 • Author: Dr Gareth Moore & Laura Jayne Ayres • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 21 x 14.8 cm
Book lovers everywhere will adore this delightful colouring book, containing over 45 artworks that celebrate literature and reading. Illustrated by Max Marin, this book includes everything from cozy reading nooks to grand libraries and reading in unexpected places as well as mini libraries, garden book rooms and tottering piles of books. These images are accompanied by inspiring quotes all about books on the opposite page, set within colourful patterned designs. Whether your own home library consists of piles of books all over the floor, a single shelf of favourite titles or a perfectly ordered room with everything in its place, you'll enjoy this wonderful colouring book. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398856059 • Author: Max Marin • Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 96
This bumper collection is packed with more than 500 of the hugely popular wordsearches. It's the perfect compilation for all puzzle fans! Wordsearches are fun and satisfying to solve and give our brains and powers of observation a great workout. • OVER 500 PUZZLES AND SOLUTIONS: This collection of puzzles will provide hours of entertainment. • EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN: Keep your mind alert by searching for the cunningly hidden words. • REDUCE STRESS: Feel your stress melt away as you focus on these satisfying puzzles. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398865570 • Author: Eric Saunders • Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 640 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 4 cm
