True stories books

This book makes available a rare eyewitness account of Florida's Spanish colonial period: the 1595 narrative of...  Read More >>

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of The Taking of Jemima Boone, the unbelievable true story...  Read More >>

An indispensable compendium of Hunter S Thompson's best of Gonzo.  Read More >>

The second volume of Hunter S. Thompson’s legendary 'Gonzo Papers'.  Read More >>

Based on the hit BBC 5Live podcast series, The Trillion Dollar Conman is an audacious tale of an international fraud...  Read More >>

Peter Rachman dominated housing in post-war London - he owned vast swathes in the west of the city, accumulating...  Read More >>

A beautifully crafted keepsake journal for your mum to share her life story — filled with prompts, literary quotes,...  Read More >>

The inspirational story of how a rehabilitation doctor overcame her devastating spinal injury with faith and determination,...  Read More >>

Surviving the unsurvivable. Healing from the unhealable. This is an inspiring memoir of physical and mental recovery,...  Read More >>

Absorbing true crime account of years at the frontline of crime scene reconstruction - from cold-blooded killings...  Read More >>

An informative, one-stop resource for understanding the birth and evolution of cyber warfare, notable examples of...  Read More >>

An authoritative, fact-based survey examining the true extent and severity of human trafficking around the world,...  Read More >>

Profiling 60 medical milestones, this book highlights the people and stories behind these key moments while also...  Read More >>

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Dive into the lesser-known events and people found within the vibrant world of the Tudors  Read More >>

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A forthcoming Bodley Head publication brought to you by Penguin Random House, on sale January 2026  Read More >>

Run, Bucky, Run!  Read More >>

The powerful true story of Shinji Mikamo, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, his miraculous survival and the life...  Read More >>

A forthcoming Bodley Head publication brought to you by Penguin Random House, on sale January 2026  Read More >>

Thrilling tell-all of a prolific informant in the FBI’s largest insider trading investigation of a generation Part...  Read More >>

After the wild success of Digest: Ten Short Stories by Convicted & Plausible People-Eaters, I swore I'd never write...  Read More >>

The new fostering memoir from The Sunday Times Bestselling author Casey Watson.  Read More >>

WITH A FOREWORD FROM MARGARET ATWOOD Destined to be a classic, a poet's powerful...  Read More >>