Collection: Adult Non-Fiction

This travel guide showcases the best that Argentina has to offer. It is packed with detailed information about things to do in Argentina - from the historic Casa Rosada and renowned restaurants in Buenos Aires, to the spectacular Argentinian countryside. You'll find up-to-date tips on exploring t...

Between 1199 and 1399, English politics was high drama. These two centuries witnessed savage political blood-letting - including civil war, deposition, the murder of kings and the ruthless execution of rebel lords - as well as international warfare, devastating national pandemic, economic crisis ...

One of the greatest military feats during World War II was the transformation of the German force's activities in the weeks following the battles in Holland and the German border, where the Allies inflicted the greatest catastrophe of modern war on them. This is the story of the last eight months...

The Battle of Arnhem is one of the best-known stories in British military history: a daring but thwarted attempt to secure a vital bridgehead across the Rhine in order to end the war before Christmas. It is always written about, with the benefit of unerring 20/20 hindsight, as being doomed to fai...

A captivating account of the Battle of Arnhem from one of the last survivors of our Greatest Generation - 101-year-old paratrooper veteran John Humphries.

An autobiographical white-knuckle ride around the global fight game by the legendary Steve Bunce: the voice of the sport who is celebrating four decades of writing and talking about boxers and boxing. In this book, let 'the Voice of Boxing' take you on the ultimate sporting odyssey: to the rings ...

Life is uncertain. We are all the result of an unforeseen and unforeseeable sequence of small occurrences. But what underlies this fragile chain of events? Is it random or just complex? And what role does luck play in our lives? David Spiegelhalter has spent his career crunching data in order to ...

Kickstart your creativity and create a masterpiece with step-by-step workshops and advice from professional artists. Whether you want to try your hand at painting for the first time or brush up on your artistic skills, 'Artist's Painting Techniques' is for you. Learn how to work with watercolours...

Painting buildings is about more than faithfully describing the architecture - successful watercolour paintings must also contain character, ambience and a sense of place. In this clearly explained and highly visual guide, master artist Nicholas Poullis shows you how to harness classic watercolou...

Make your trip to Austria extraordinary - exploring Habsburg palaces, savouring coffee and cake in a Viennese Kafeehaus, hiking and skiing in the Austrian Alps. There are so many reasons to visit Austria. Whatever your dream trip involves, this DK travel guide is the perfect companion. The update...