Christmas Book Gifts

Christmas is here! And as ever, we are happy to say that the present that you simply can’t go wrong with a book gift. We have an incredible line-up of non-fiction to make your job even easier – enjoy browsing our gift guide.

Unconventional Wisdom
Tom Standage
Another bestselling collection of astonishing explainers from The Economist

War
Margaret MacMillan
How the human history of conflict has transformed the world we live in – for good and evil.

The Black Book
Sybil Oldfield
For the first time, discover the stories of the heroic men and women the Nazis singled out for death in their plan to invade Britain

Britain at Bay
Alan Allport
Power. Glory. Death. Courage. How well do we know the story of the Second World War?

How Bad Are Bananas?
Mike Berners-Lee
Packed full of information yet always entertaining. From text messages and plastic bags to wars and volcanoes, How Bad Are Bananas? has the carbon ans…

Dancing with the Octopus
Debora Harding
A fierce, strikingly redemptive exploration of the impact of traumatic violence on victim, perpetrator and society

How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
Elif Shafak
The Booker Prize-shortlisted author on how staying optimistic can make our world better

The Seaweed Collector's Handbook
Miek Zwamborn
A beautifully illustrated little book that will open your eyes at the seaside

Together
Vivek H. Murthy
Barack Obama's former Surgeon General explores the global loneliness epidemic – and how we can overcome it

The Idea of the Brain
Matthew Cobb
A monumental, sweeping journey from the ancient roots of neurology to the most astonishing recent research

Minor Feelings
Cathy Park Hong
A fearless work of creative non-fiction about racism in cultural pursuits by award-winning poet Cathy Park Hong

People Like Us
Hashi Mohamed
One man's story of social mobility and inequality – and a searching analysis of what needs to change

A Cheesemonger's History of The British Isles
Ned Palmer
A celebration of cheese to go perfectly with your Christmas Stilton

Breaking & Mending
Joanna Cannon
The unforgettable memoir from the bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep and Three Things About Elsie

The Forager's Calendar
John Wright
A month by month handbook for foraging in the woods, fields and seashores of Great Britain