Collection: Non-Fiction (Academy Use Only)

'Little Black Classics' celebrate the huge range and diversity of 'Penguin Classics', with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russia...

Three sharp and powerful short stories from Katherine Mansfield, one of the genre's all-time masters.

Scholar, spy, diplomat and supreme propagandist for Elizabethan sea power, Richard Hakluyt's accounts of famed explorers mythologised a nation growing rapidly aware of the size and strangeness of the world - and determined to dominate it.

Ovid tells the tales of Theseus and the Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus, the Calydonian Boar-Hunt, and many other famous myths.

In this selection from Marco Polo's famous travel book, the intrepid Venetian describes the customs of India, recounts the story of the king who died 84 times and explains how to retrieve diamonds from snake-infested caves.

ey, I'm Jamie, a trans guy from the UK. I've been transitioning since I was 16, after realising I was trans (by accident!!) and finally finding the words to express who I was. Since then, I've been on testosterone from more than a decade, had top and bottom surgery, and legally changed my sex, so...

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 and inventive schemes to diversify ha...

Step into the tumultuous world of music stardom with this collection of obituaries from The Times. From the rock'n'roll pioneers of the 1950s, to the pop superstars of the 21st century, and lesser-known innovators with undeniable influence, this book brings to life the enduring spirits of music's...

While the UK can be described as a nation of animal lovers, this sadly isn't the case in other parts of the world. This book looks at the current issues around animal welfare in the UK and abroad, including recent legislation recognising animal sentience. It also explores the ongoing concerns of ...