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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It is never too late to build the life you’re seeking. Part-memoir, part-inspirational manual for better living, Simply More by Cynthia Erivo is for anyone seeking greater harmony and fulfilment in their lives. Cynthia Erivo learned the music to Wicked a decade before she needed it, not knowing that those same lyrics would change her life. Ten years later, she performed those songs on a world stage, showing us that there is always time to keep discovering ourselves, and that the journey of becoming is not a finite one. In Simply More, through a series of powerful, personal vignettes, Cynthia reflects on the ways that she has grown as an actor and a person, shares the lessons she’s learned over years of performing, and reminds us how we are capable of so much more than we think. In this profoundly honest and moving memoir, Cynthia draws from her experiences running marathons, both real and metaphorical, on stage and on screen, to show how each challenge can help us. Through personal anecdotes, lessons and advice, she urges readers to lean into the wisdom of their bodies and to understand and strive for a physical and mental balance. Because when we chase our deepest desires, each small step leads us closer to where we want to go. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035086016 • Author: Cynthia Erivo • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Hardback • Pages: 208
Hunting Shadows is a gripping true crime memoir by Jane Hamilton, one of Scotland’s most experienced and well-known crime journalists. The book chronicles her decades-long career reporting on some of the country’s most harrowing and high-profile criminal cases - with a central focus on the chilling investigation into serial killer Peter Tobin. Following Tobin’s arrest, she was one of the first journalists to question whether his crimes were more extensive than publicly known. Her reporting uncovered early warning signs and disturbing patterns that would later help prompt Operation Anagram - the nationwide police operation that sought to uncover the full extent of Tobin’s crimes. She gained unprecedented access to Tobin’s personal world through exclusive interviews with his estranged wife and son - interviews no other journalist secured. Their revelations offered rare insight into Tobin’s double life and helped reveal how a serial killer hid in plain sight. Hunting Shadows takes readers behind the scenes of major investigations, crime scenes, courtrooms, and newsrooms. It offers a rare inside look at the world of crime journalism, the pressures of reporting under scrutiny, and the responsibility of telling the stories of victims and survivors with truth and integrity. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781917439718 • Author: Jane Hamilton • Publisher: Mirror Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 288 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 3 cm
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
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.
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
A daily journal of inspiration, comfort and encouragement from the UK's No.1 SundayTimes bestselling author of Wild Hope, beautifully designed in four-colour throughout. Start every day with Donna Ashworth by your side in this beautiful, interactive daily journal. With uplifting poems, guiding words, wise insights, perspective shifts and understanding on every page, Donna will accompany you throughout the year to help you embrace life in all its messy wondrousness. Donna also encourages you to explore your own words and writing to help you ride each wave this life sends your way, helping you find beauty and wonder on days the world scares you, comfort and patience when sadness is visiting, and courage and hope when you can't see the light. She also gently steers you back to love yourself, as you are, and to see that, no matter what you experience in this world, you are never alone. Every day is a journey and it starts with you. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781785307157 • Author: Donna Ashworth • Publisher: Bonnier Books UK Limited • Format: Hardback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 21.6 x 18.9 x 3.6 cm
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
Charlie Mackesy’s four unlikely friends are wandering through the wilds again. They’re not sure what they are looking for. They do know that life can be difficult, but that they love each other, and cake is often the answer. When the dark clouds come, can the boy remember what he needs to get through the storm? The hugely anticipated new book from Charlie Mackesy, revisiting the much-loved world of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – the bestselling adult non-fiction book of all time, with over ten million readers around the world. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529108446 • Author: Charlie Mackesy • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 22.3 x 17.4 x 2.4 cm
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
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
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
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
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
Grab your favourite colouring materials and order a cappuccino – it’s time to get creative! # This beautifully illustrated colouring book is filled with delightful drinks, elegant exteriors and inspiring interiors. Inside these pages you’ll find patterns, scenes and words to inspire calm and give you a break from the hustle and bustle of daily life. So, settle into a quiet corner, and enjoy! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781917971034 • Author: Joy Gift Publishing • Publisher: Joy Gift Publishing • Format: Paperback
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 sudoku puzzle book includes 3 different levels of sudoku – 'easy' for beginner puzzlers, 'hard' for the experts and those wanting an extra challenge, and 'all levels' with a good mix of everything. Containing 250 sudoku puzzles and helpful wire-binding to sit the puzzle pages flat, this book provides hours of entertainment, with the extra benefit of sharpening your vocabulary, general knowledge and mental acuity. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781488906534 • Author: Hinkler Books • Publisher: Hinkler Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 288 • Dimensions: 16 x 19.9 x 1.3 cm
Quieten your mind and build confidence with this set of two guided journals, filled with practical tips and simple strategies. Anxiety can feel like a huge obstacle to living the life you want - but it doesn't have to be! Brimming with practical activities and inspiring words, The Anxiety Fix is a gentle and encouraging guide to help you flourish. Filled with inspiring quotes, empowering statements and simple activities, The Confidence Fix allows you to find and develop the confidence within yourself. Taking you through different aspects of your life, this book will help you to embrace every day. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781837999774 • Author: Anna Barnes & Debbi Marco • Publisher: Summersdale Publishers • Format: Box Set
The UK's most up-to-date road atlases. • Large 3 miles to 1 inch scale • Top 300 AA-inspected caravan and camping sites • Plan your journey with our clear route planner • Scenic routes and places to visit • Over 100 years of mapping your journeys Product Information: • ISBN: 9780749584412 • Author: AA Media Ltd • Publisher: AA Media Ltd • Pages: 118
The biggest amigurumi book yet, with over 60 adorable animals to crochet, love and share – it’s the cat’s pyjamas! Grab your crochet hook and head to a cosy corner – it’s time to get stitching! Including everything from farmyard familiars to fantasy friends, this bumper book of 60 amigurumi patterns has something to make for everyone you know. Featuring straightforward, tried-and-tested instructions and a range of difficulties, this gorgeous book includes a project for every taste and ability. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529975901 • Author: Penguin Books Ltd • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 192 • Dimensions: 25 x 19 cm
