Biography and non-fiction prose

'I was anxious to fight.

SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERDear Leader contains astonishing new insights about North Korea which could only be revealed by someone working high up in the regime.

Corey Taylor has seen a lot of unbelievable things.

Steve Coogan was born and raised in Manchester in the 1960s, the fourth of six children.

This journey through the changing seasons at Rowfoot Farm - tupping time in the autumn, winters as wet, bleak and cold here in Cumbria as elsewhere, lambing and the glories of spring, a bucolic, bee-filled Eden Valley summer with its many shows and fairs - will reveal much that you need to know about the countryside, its quirky customs and ways, and most likely a great deal that you don't.

Alan Johnson's childhood was not so much difficult as unusual, particularly for a man who was destined to become Home Secretary.

For decades, Grace Coddington's personal touch has steered wildly imaginative fashion spreads in Vogue magazine.

Berlin,1933.

'I was 22 years old, a hard-on with a pulse: wretched vice-ridden, too much to burn and not enough minutes in a hour to do so.

'Today, Gordon's words are simple and heartfelt.

On 21 July 1942 the Nazis invaded Poland.

When Suzanna Clarke and her husband bought a dilapidated house in the Moroccan town of Fez, their friends thought they were mad.

Dear Mr Bigelow is an enchanting selection of weekly 'pen-pal' letters written between 1949 and 1961 from an unmarried woman working at the Pier Approach Baths in Bournemouth, to a wealthy American widower, living on Long Island, New York.

"e;It's history that reads like a race-against-the-clock thriller.

Jason Manford is firmly established as one of the country's favourite stand-ups and is up there with the best northern comedy legends.

Brought to you by Penguin.

As Chief of the General Staff, Sir Richard Dannatt was in overall command of the British army for the three years from 2006.

Brought to you by Penguin.

Brought to you by Penguin.

Brought to you by Penguin.

Brought to you by Penguin.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Sniper One by Dan Mills, read by Josh Dylan.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Spectacles, the hilarious, creative and incredibly moving memoir from much loved comedian, writer and presenter Sue Perkins.

"e;Narrator Saskia Maarleveld's enthusiasm makes Weller's exhaustive research as engaging as fiction.

This program is read by the author.

Speak now or forever rest in peace .

'Our greatest living satirist' Sunday Times 'The most screamingly funny living writer' Mail on Sunday From the bestselling and award-winning author of Ma'am Darling and One Two Three Four, a selection of Craig Brown's finest writing collected together for the first time.

Unpublished for 90 years, Agatha Christie's extensive and evocative letters from her year-long round-the-world trip to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America as part of the British trade mission for the famous 1924 Empire Exhibition.

'The game isn't what it seems from the outside.

'An absolute gem' Sunday Times'A mouthwatering history' The GuardianIn this delicious history of Britain's food traditions, Diane Purkiss invites readers on a unique journey through the centuries, exploring the development of recipes and rituals for mealtimes such as breakfast, lunch, and dinner, to show how food has been both a reflection of and inspiration for social continuity and change.

An immersive memoir about a groundbreaking surfing career, and a stunning portrait of Ireland as one of the world's most captivating big-wave surfing destinations.

'We jumped in at the deep end and bought a farm!

The definitive critical study of Tolkien's greatest works by the respected and world renowned Tolkien scholar Professor T.

*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*A GUARDIAN AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'An astonishing book' James O'Brien'A gripping, devastating read' Sunday TimesThe inside story of the UK's response to the pandemic from the Insight investigations unit at The Sunday TimesFailures of State recounts the extraordinary political decisions taken at the heart of Boris Johnson's government during the global pandemic.

From shark attack survivor to the shark's biggest advocate, Paul de Gelder tells us just why these majestic diverse animals need our help as much as we need them.

A warmly funny, intensely moving and startlingly personal account of the lives of an urban parish priest and his parishioners.

From the Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenants-Jony Ive, the Chief Design Officer, and Tim Cook, the COO-turned-CEO-and how the fading of the former and the rise of the latter led to Apple losing its soul.

'A bracing account of abuses of power and corruption in the criminal justice system.

A Telegraph Book to Read for Autumn 2022A Times Best Non-fiction Book for Autumn 2022A Daily Mail Book of the Year 2022A Waterstones Best Book of 2022: BiographyThe astonishing new portrait of the master of spy fiction, by the woman he kept secret for almost half his lifeJohn le Carre led a life entirely constructed of secrets.

And here I am.

The harrowing story of a woman who escaped famine and terror in North Korea, not once but twice.

'The most life-affirming book ever written about death.

A Times Best Book on the Royal Family of the Year 2022This is a biography of the Queen Mother with all the dull bits stripped out.

'Bex and Laura really have pieced together the parachute we all need to help us land safely after falling into the world of loss and fertility struggles.

The remarkable wartime diary of nurse Kathleen Johnstone'Warm, chatty and endlessly absorbing, this delightful diary brims with intelligence and humour.

'OMG THAT ENDING!

A devastating true story of love, betrayal, and deceit.

'One of the greatest writers of our time.

This is not a book of facts; it's a book of 'facts'.

Winner of the 2020 Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger, France's best foreign book of the year.