Collection: Adult Non-Fiction

Livy chronicles the events of the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, until the Battle of Zama in 202 BC. He vividly recreates the immense armies of Hannibal, complete with elephants, crossing the Alps, the panic as they approached the gates of Rome, and the decimation of the Roman army a...

A prominent lawyer and administrator, Pliny was also a prolific letter-writer, who numbered among his correspondents such eminent figures as Tacitus, Suetonius and the Emperor Trajan, as well as a wide circle of friends and family. His lively and very personal letters address a wide range of topics.

The Queen Mother's Century is a celebration of the life of the nation's most treasured Royal, providing a fascinating look at the events of the 20th century, as well as an endearing portrait of the Queen Mother herself.

The 6th June, 1944, a day that would later be remembered as D-Day, is one of the most pivotal events of World War II. Martin Gilbert provides us with an engaging history of this dramatic and important moment of the war.

This is a collection of 35 stories of landmark scientific discoveries, from Thales, an ancient Greek who was perhaps the first to look at the world scientifically, to Dolly, the first cloned mammal.

'Sultana' is a member of the Saudi Royal Family, closely related to the King. As she tells of her life, she lifts the veil and reveals a history of appalling oppression and shocking human rights violations such as forced marriages, sex slavery and summary executions.