Top Non-Fiction Books

Ripley's Believe It or Not! is guaranteed to amaze and entertain children and adults alike with its unique blend of weird but true stories and jaw-dropping facts gathered from all over the world. This year... Marvel at the ice caves of Alaska. Find out what very unusual food Icelanders eat at their traditional mid-winter feast. Discover why Lucas the penguin has to wear rubber boots. Hear about the woman who sailed down the Missouri River in a giant hollowed-out pumpkin. And take the 'Funny Bones' test to see whether you can match photographs of skeletons to their animal owners. No Christmas is complete without Ripley's! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529941203 • Author: Ripley • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 30.5 x 23.6 x 2.2cm

After three years, Jeremy Clarkson has discovered the golden rule of farming: Whatever you hope will happen, won't. Enthusiastic schemes to diversify face defeat at the hands of the Council Planning department, or derision from Kaleb. Jeremy's plans for a business empire founded on rewilding and nettle soup are doubted by Lisa. And the stifling thickets of red tape keep only one person smiling – Cheerful Charlie, who charges by the hour. But the animals couldn’t be happier. A rented bull called Break-Heart Maestro is delighting the cows. The pigs are bringing home the bacon. And the goats are . . . most probably psychopaths. Yet on the good days it hard not to be optimistic. Where else do you get to harvest blackberries with a vacuum cleaner? Maybe it’s not just Break-heart Maestro who gets a happy ending? Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781405961424 • Author: Jeremy Clarkson   • Publisher: Penguin • Format: Paperback • Pages: 192 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.2 x 19.7cm

5-million copy bestselling authors, Pinch of Nom, are back with the brand-new book everyone has been asking for: super-easy, calorie-counted and utterly delicious air fryer recipes. This is everything you love about Nom – fuss-free, comforting recipes that work every time – for one of the most time-saving and energy-efficient items in our kitchen. With brand-new recipes and Nom’s classic and most-popular dishes made perfect for air frying, this stunning book will revolutionise your everyday meals saving you time, money and hassle. With speedy lunches, satisfying fakeaways, weekday dinners and weekend meals, foolproof roasts and sweet treats, Pinch of Nom’s trademark big flavours create dishes that everyone will love – whether you're new to air frying or searching for tasty new ideas, and whether you are watching your waistline or not. Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781035054565 • Author: Kay and Kate Allison • Publisher: Bluebird • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 208 • Dimensions: 19.05 x 2.54 x 25.4 cm

The explosive new book from Britain’s leading investigative biographer, Tom Bower As one of the most famous and influential couples in the world, David and Victoria Beckham have attained iconic status. The ultimate power couple have together built a multi-billion-dollar global brand. For decades, adoring fans have been captivated by the glamorous world they have created, while their unrivalled fusion of showbiz, fashion, football and celebrity has been cultivated alongside the image of a strong marriage. When the much-trailed Netflix documentary Beckham aired in 2023, viewers were offered an even more intimate insight into their private lives. Produced by the Beckhams themselves, the series raised many questions, not only about their success and personal relationship, but also about the ruthlessly successful management of their image in the media. Are their lives really as perfect as the Beckhams would like the world to believe? Through extensive research, expert sourcing and interviews with insiders, Britain’s most celebrated investigative biographer, Tom Bower, has unearthed a succession of revelations that give surprising insight into the reality of ‘Brand Beckham’. Exploring the couple’s relationship, and the truth about their football and fashion careers, their finances and their new life in Miami, The House of Beckham unravels the extraordinary reality of the business-savvy cultural icons to tell an engrossing, often astonishing story of money, sex and power. Product Information:  • ISBN: 9780008638870 • Author: Tom Bower • Publisher: HarperCollins • Format:  Hardcover • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 15.9 x 3.8 x 24 cm

One hundred speedy, delicious and slimming-friendly recipes from Pinch of Nom, perfect for air fryers or slow cookers! This gorgeous, full-colour cookbook contains one hundred super-fast, super-easy recipes designed to fit around busy everyday life. From satisfying breakfasts and tasty fakeaways to big one-dish roasts and indulgent puds, this book features all the incredibly delicious and hearty food you've come to expect from bestselling authors, Kate and Kay Allinson – but with an Express twist. Whether you're looking for family-friendly recipes that take twenty minutes to cook or want to let your oven, slow cooker or air fryer do all the work - there are options here for every style and routine.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781529062281 • Author:  Kay & Kate Allinson • Publisher:  Bluebird • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  256 • Dimensions:  19.05 x 2.54 x 25.4 cm

The must-have companion to the greatest event in world rugby... Containing everything rugby fans will need to enjoy the World Cup, this official guide is packed with images, profiles, previews and charts, making it essential reading for any fan and the perfect companion to all of the tournament action. Contents include Team-by-team profiles, Star player profiles, a guide to every venue, a Fill-in tournament progress chart, a History of the Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup records, Qualification round-up and more!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781802796360 • Author: Simon Collings • Publisher:  Welbeck • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  128 • Dimensions:  18.9 x 24.6 cm

One chop, no waste, all taste. Use ingenious supermarket-swap shortcuts and simple, low-cost ingredients for everyday feasts in a flash. Create fabulous food without the faff using no-mess prep techniques – Shivi Ramoutar has done all the thinking so you don’t have to. Make the most of what you have using cleverly chosen ingredients to turn your fridge-raid into mouthwatering meals in moments. Enjoy well-planned, high-impact dishes that pack a flavour punch, with minimal hassle for maximum mealtime joy.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780008551032 • Author:  Shivi Ramoutar • Publisher:  HarperCollins • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  224 • Dimensions:  19.5 x 2.1 x 25.2 cm

Pull on your wellies, grab your flat cap and join Jeremy Clarkson in this hilarious and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the farm we're all obsessed with . . . An idyllic spot offering picturesque views across the Cotswolds, bustling hedgerows and natural springs. Until one day, Jeremy decided he would do the farming itself. After all, how hard could it be? . . . Faced with suffocating red tape, biblical weather, local objections, a global pandemic and his own frankly staggering ignorance of how to 'do farming', Jeremy soon realises that turning the farm around is going to take more than splashing out on a massive tractor. Fortunately, there's help at hand from a large and (mostly) willing team, including girlfriend Lisa, Kaleb the Tractor Driver, Cheerful Charlie, Ellen the Shepherd and Gerald, his Head of Security and Dry Stone Waller. And yet while the farm may be called Diddly Squat for good reason, Jeremy soon begins to understand that it's worth a whole lot more to him than pounds, shillings and pence . . . Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241464502 • Author: Jeremy Clarkson • Publisher: Michael Joseph • Format: Hardback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 24 x 16.2 x 2.6 cm

Meet Charlie and his four unlikely friends as they explore the world around them and reflect on everything they see and do… This worldwide bestseller is essentially a series of delightfully untamed sketches, each accompanied by a hand-written snippet of conversation. The comments are simple but life-changing through their wisdom, honesty, and authenticity – perfect for children and adults. Shared thousands of times online and recreated in school art classes, hung on hospital walls, and turned into tattoos, delve into the conversations of the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. A magical story of love, compassion, friendship, kindness… and important life lessons. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529105100 • Author: Charlie Mackesy • Publisher: Penguin Books • Format: Hardback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 22.5 x 17.5 x 2.5 cm

Welcome back to Clarkson's Farm. At the end of Jeremy's first year in the tractor's driving seat, Diddly Squat farm rewarded him with a profit of just £144. So, while he's the first to admit that he's still only a 'trainee farmer'*, there is clearly still work to be done. Because while he's mastered the art of moaning about nearly everything, some of the other attributes required of a successful farmer prove more of a challenge. Did you know that loading a grain trailer was more demanding than flying an Apache gunship? Or that cows were more dangerous than motor-racing? Or whether would have been easier to get planning permission to build a nuclear power station than to turn an old barn into a farm restaurant? But if the council planning department and the local red trouser brigade seem determined to frustrate his schemes at every turn, at least he's got Lisa, Kaleb, Cheerful Charlie and Gerald, his dry-stone-walling Head of Security to see him through.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241695791 • Author:  Jeremy Clarkson • Publisher:  Michael Joseph • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  240 • Dimensions:  15.24 x 1.3 x 23.5 cm

From flowered gowns and headdresses to sky-high heels and sharp metallics, Beyonce’s outfits are to die for.  Now you can delve inside the wardrobe of one of the most fabulous singers in the world and recreate her most iconic looks. You can faithfully copy Beyonce’s original outfit or channel your inner fashion designer and create your own look for Queen Bey. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781916992078 • Author: Susanna Geoghegan Gift Publish • Publisher: Susanna Geoghegan Gift Publish • Format: Paperback

Cake it easy! With exclusive fan requests, shorter methods and easy-to-use sections covering recipes that are No bake, 30 minutes or Less, 5 Ingredients, Small batch, Crowd-pleasers and more, this is Jane's easiest book yet. Make a batch of zingy Lemon Meringue NYC Cookies, enjoy moreish Feta and Garlic Muffins warm from the oven, whip up some gooey Hazelnut Chocolate brownies, impress your friends with an easy show-stopping Bourbon Biscuit Cheesecakeor feed your family with no-faff Frying Pan Pizzas. With air fryer and slow cooker notes and Jane's expert tips and tricks, this book is full of easy favourites that you'll come back to again and again. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529196856 • Author: Jane Dunn  • Publisher: Penguin Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 272 • Dimensions: 19.5 x 2.2 x 25cm

An eye-opening investigation into the science, economics, history and production of ultra-processed food. It's not you, it's the food. We have entered a new 'age of eating' where most of our calories come from an entirely novel set of substances called Ultra-Processed Food, food which is industrially processed and designed and marketed to be addictive. But do we really know what it's doing to our bodies? Join Chris in his travels through the world of food science and a UPF diet to discover what's really going on. Find out why exercise and willpower can't save us, and what UPF is really doing to our bodies, our health, our weight, and the planet (hint: nothing good). For too long we've been told we just need to make different choices, when really we're living in a food environment that makes it nigh-on impossible. So this is a book about our rights. The right to know what we eat and what it does to our bodies and the right to good, affordable food.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781529900057 • Author: Chris van Tulleken • Publisher:  Cornerstone Press • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  384 • Dimensions:  23.6 x 4 x 15.8 cm

Healthy Eating Made Simple. This quick-and-easy cookbook makes healthy meal prep, and eating more veg, effortless. Everyone will love these delicious, vibrant breakfasts, snacks, lunches, dinners, baking and desserts cooked in your air fryer. If you’re new to vegan eating or have just got an air fryer, this book is for you. Find 70 plant-based recipes for beginners. Enjoy cooking easy breakfasts, simple lunches & light bites, super quick meals ready in 15 minutes or less, 30-minute meals or bread, cakes, cookies & desserts.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781529922363 • Author:  Niki Webster • Publisher:  Penguin • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  192 • Dimensions: 24.4 x 2 x 17.2 cm

Mental health matters! Learn how to assess your mental health today with doctor and former love islander, Alex George. Discover the seven universal truths that everyone should remember, and the mental fitness foundations that will boost you. And exercise your mind with the mental health toolkit that will help you thrive. Know what feels normal for you, understand your boundaries, learn how to talk to medical professionals and so much more!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781783254903 • Author:  Alex George • Publisher:  Aster • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  240 • Dimensions:  19.05 x 1.91 x 24.13 cm

Explore the unique stories behind every Grand Prix track in this fully updated second edition. Written by award-winning journalist Maurice Hamilton and complete with bespoke digital maps of each course, this is the ultimate guide to the circuits of Formula One. Each venue is listed in chronological order from the first time it hosted a Grand Prix, starting with Monza, then taking in renowned locations such as Spa, Nürburgring, Monaco and Silverstone, all the way up to F1’s latest destination: Miami. Uncover little-known facts about famous circuits and discover the story behind some of the sport’s lesser-known venues. This fully updated second edition includes: all 77 Formula 1 circuits, featuring six additional venues from the previous edition, bespoke digital maps of every racetrack, statistics including circuit lengths, lap records, and names of corners and straights, alphabetical and ‘by country’ indices for ease of reference.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780008554798 • Author: Maurice Hamilton  • Publisher:  Collins • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  336 • Dimensions:  22.7 x 2.8 x 27.1 cm

Another year on the Diddly Squat Farm and Jeremy is still knee-deep in mud and endless challenges. Welcome back to Clarkson's Farm. Since taking the wheel three years ago Jeremy's had his work cut out. And it's now clear from hard-won experience that, when it comes to farming, there's only one golden rule: Whatever you hope will happen, won't. Enthusiastic schemes to diversify have met with stubborn opposition from the red trouser brigade, defeat at the hands of Council Planning department, and predictable derision from Kaleb - although, to be fair, even Lisa had doubts about Jeremy's brilliant plan to build a business empire founded on rewilding and nettle soup. And only Cheerful Charlie is still smiling about the stifling amount of red tape that's incoming... But he charges by the hour. Then there are the animals: the sheep are gone; the cows have been joined by a rented bull called Break-Heart Maestro;. the pigs are making piglets; and the goats have turned out to be psychopaths. But despite the naysayers and (sometimes self-inflicted) setbacks, Jeremy remains irrepressibly optimistic about life at Diddly Squat. Because It's hard not to be when you get to harvest blackberries with a vacuum cleaner. And, after all, it shouldn't just be Break-heart Maestro who gets to enjoy a happy ending...  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241674895 • Author:  Jeremy Clarkson • Publisher:  Michael Joseph • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  192 • Dimensions: 15.2 x 2.6 x 23.6 cm

All new 'even easier' slow cooker recipes to enjoy delicious, healthy and budget-friendly food every day. From Nathan Anthony, the home cook with over 3 million followers, comes another book of recipes to transform your weeknight cooking. Filled with all your favourite fakeaways, pastas, pies, soups and curries, as well as a whole chapter on meal prep recipes, you will be amazed what you can make in a slow cooker. Here are recipes with hardly any prep, fewer ingredients and clever time-saving tips, making it a must-have for any busy home-cook. Every recipe is 500 calories or under, providing a hassle-free way to enjoy lighter versions of your family favourites. As a lower-energy alternative to a conventional oven, slow cookers are a cost-efficient way to save on your household bill. And with a focus on everyday, easy-to-find ingredients, this is food you can cook without breaking the bank. With a photo for every recipe, dishes include Teriyaki Beef Bowls, Chicken Pad Thai, Tomato and Mascarpone Risotto with Sticky Halloumi and Carrot Cake Overnight Oats. Healthy, satisfying food has never been so easy.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781529914474 • Author:  Nathan Anthony • Publisher:  Ebury Press • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  192 • Dimensions:  17.4 x 1.8 x 24.8 cm

Using clear, simple steps, How to Draw Manga gives soon-to-be manga artists the basic techniques to get started, and the confidence needed to progress to more challenging manga illustrations. Featuring 37 how-to-draw components, from important basics such as eyes, heads, hands, body shapes and poses, to fully realized manga characters, including mecha robots, martial arts fighters, snow spirits, anthros, cyborgs, hybrids and more. How to Draw Manga will give artists everything they need to develop their own amazing manga skills. From the professional manga studio that created the bestselling Curiously Cute Manga: A Colouring Book, How to Draw Manga features similarly stunning and authentic manga artworks. The book features an emphasis on action-led Shonen manga, but includes cute Chibi character entries, too. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781915751027 • Author:  Michael O'Mara • Publisher:  Michael O'Mara • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  96 • Dimensions: 28 x 23.5 x 1 cm

The long-awaited return of the comedy national treasure... Blockbusters, Baywatch… Mastermind, Moonlighting… Porridge, Parkinson… Peter Kay takes you on a journey into the wonders of TV –back to the days when Dusty Bin was a household name, Robin of Sherwood was a pin-up and the Brookside siege was the event of the year. For a young telly-loving Peter growing up in Bolton, TV meant Sunday bath nights with a black-and-white portable, the unbridled excitement of the new Christmas TV guide and his elderly neighbour’s inconvenient hearing problem. Here, for the first time, he collects his TV memories and adventures together in this brilliant book. Join Peter as he finds success on the small screen, leaving his own unique footprint in the golden age of TV: from making tea at Granada Studios and marching along to ‘(Is This the Way to) Amarillo’ to hanging out in the Rovers Return, having run-ins with Bernard Manning and starring in possibly the worst Doctor Who episode of all time. You’ll go behind the scenes of the legendary Phoenix Nights, take The Road to Nowhere with Max & Paddy and discover how Peter created his BAFTA-winning performance in Car Share. So sit back and enjoy a journey through the wonderful world of television. Endearing, sidesplittingly funny and utterly unforgettable – T.V. sees Peter Kay at his vivid, nostalgic and hilarious best.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780008623319 • Author: Peter Kay • Publisher: HarperCollins • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  320 • Dimensions:  15.9 x 3.6 x 24 cm