Swimming like Vikings or sleeping like cavemen, ruling the tennis court and romping with royals: when it comes to non-fiction…We’ve Got Your Summer Reading Sorted!

How to sleep by Merijn Van de Laar like a cave man (William Collins £ 20, 304PP)

What is worse than being a sunburn, sniffing all your clothes Suncream and finding sand in every crack? Sunburn, all your clothes are the smell of sun, find sand in every crack … and not to sleep. Happily, Merijn Van de Laar can provide a solution to this holiday nightmare: become more cave people. Discover the fascinating truth that people do not really experience insomnia, up to the routines of the industrial revolution, not when they think they should do when they think they should do when they are tired). KS

Skye Richard Waters swimming with Viking (Aurum £ 17.99, 256PP)

When Richard Waters discovered the Viking lineage in a DNA test, he decided to dive into one of his less violent traditions of his ancestors: cold water swimming. Diagnosed at the beginning of Parkinson’s 40s, he finds unique relief for his physical and mental health in the cold waters of Highlands. In this moving book, the waters swim us through Rockpools, Waterfalls and Skye Coves, and introduce us to a man who conquered the island centuries ago as Norsemen. JCD

No filter by Christie Watson and Rowan Egberongbe (Chatto & Windus £ 14.99, 192pp)

Having a young man at home all summer may feel scary, but this book is an understanding for any struggling parent if it is difficult. When Christie Watson’s 16 -year -old daughter Rowan refused to talk to her, she had to learn a completely different way of communication. What started as a daily Snapchat message turned into a newly found close proximity. This interesting book sheds light on the mental health problems faced by today’s young people, whom most parents know very little. KS

By Ian Leslie by John & Paul (Faber & Faber £ 25, 432pp)

The history of music is full of and burning relationships in a cacophone of vicious headlines, Backstabbing and one or two revenge songs (lucky), John and Paul, the most spectacular break of all of them. This fascinating biography of the two men behind the Beatles passes you from dizzying heights and the lowest levels of the 13 -year -old brooma, and the distribution that changes the course of music forever. JCD

Sarah Vine is not a political wife (Harperleement £ 20, 320pp)

Vine as a mail columnist and former political wife is a force to consider – it should not be surprising that the memory sends shock waves through British politics. To be raised by a narcissistic father, rises to the Cabinet Minister and Prime Minister’s competitor from the TOR Deputy and gives us a fascinating idea of ​​his 20 -year marriage with Michael Gove and his friendship with Samantha Cameron. Funny and heartwarming, this descriptive and riveting, look behind the scenes of Westminster’s personal policy. KS

Nuclear by Tim Gregory (Bodley Head £ 25, 384PP)

For most of us, it means nuclear, mushroom clouds, Chernobyl and Mr. Burns. Certainly, something to be afraid was not welcomed. However, in this delightful book of the nuclear scientist and apologize, we are asked to re -frame our relationship with nuclear energy or face extinction. Pepper from the history of nuclear energy that shines with surprisingly fascinating jokes. JCD

Warrior from Christopher Clarey (John Murray £ 22, 368pp)

This is the first year when Paris has not decorated Roland Garros with the presence of the King of Clay since 2004. Christopher Clarey’s comprehensive biography of Rafael Nadal’s career leads us to its sovereignty as a part of the big three alongside Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, whom Toni coached by his uncle Toni in his first days in Majorka. Rafa’s humbleness and athlete shines in this shining portrait, which is full of wider tennis Trivia. KS

By Rosie Schaap Slow Road North (Mariner £ 20, 272pp)

When Rosie Schapp found a 39 -year -old widow, she didn’t know where to return. Finally, he decided to travel his problems and his apartment in New York to Europe. He was still weighed with grief, and a chance chat with a stranger in Belfast somehow alleviated his sorrow. Soon, he had exchanged Big Apple’s hustle and bustle for a Georgian hut in Glenarm, Northern Ireland. This gentle moment shows how his new friends and neighbors helped dig him out of his grief and he has the ability to love him again. JCD

By Queen James, Gareth Russell (William Collins £ 25, 496PP)

Many spouses would not be pleased to hear that their husbands had a relationship with someone who was said to have the best legs in Christendom ‘. It can be twice as uncomfortable to discover that these magnificent legs belong to a man. However, Queen Mother, the wife of King James I, was very pleased. Everything to make temperament James happy. This is only one of the fantastic tales in this royal struggling through King James I.

Shaolin Spirit by Shi Heng (certain books £ 25, 288pp)

If ‘vitality and power growing’ appeals to you this summer, be ready to force ‘physical and mental boundaries that you’ve never met before’. Or at least this is the promise of Shaolin master Shi Heng Yi. Thanks to meditative practices that re -connect the mind and body, you can enter a 1,500 -year -old lifestyle to discover more energy and more peace of mind. Until September, Shi Heng Yi can do it, as you can not bend a spear by pressing your throat with pointed ends. KS

A Murder Story by Hallie Rubenhold (DoubleDay £ 25, 512pp)

Often, the real crime is more bloody than fiction, and this is definitely the case in Dr Crippen’s story. Medical fraud, terrible husband and killer – is there anything that this man can’t do? Rubenhold chooses to focus on women in the doctor’s life: his wife, the music hall star Belle Elmore, and Typewin and his lover Ethel Le Neve. Not for those with weak stomachs, but a dark side that many of them will find fascinating. KS

DAVE & ME BY LİLİ MYERS (EBURY Spotlight £ 22, 304PP)

Dave Myers and Si King, hairy cyclists, were loved for cooking for their humor and friendship. When Dave died last year after he suffered from cancer, 46,000 cyclists went to Barrow-in-Furness from London as tribute. Now his widow’s wife Lili gives an emotional and sincere explanation of love and life they share for 20 years. KS

By Tim Bouverie in the war (Bodley Head £ 25, 688pp)

Defeating the Nazis required England to make strange bedmates. Otherwise, an unimaginable alliance had to be made in a hurry with Stalin, even with America ‘special relationship’ was full of difficulty and cost a lot of money to maintain England. This magnificent book changes the focus of the war and reveals that navigating in many traps and traps in the changing diplomatic sand imposed by friends and allies is almost more difficult than confronting the enemy. JCD

Juliet Rosenfeld’s works (Bluebird £ 20, 288pp)

Do you want a secret summer leakage? You are not alone. As Juliet Rosenfeld explained, one of us will have a relationship at one point. Rosenfeld, who uses his psychotherapist skills well, takes us to five different adultery scenarios and examines things that push people to process their sins. It is not a guide for tricks, but this book can help you find one … KS

The embedded city Gabriel Zuchtriegel (Hodder £ 22, 256PP)

If you’re going to a Scorcher in the Italian sun, back up a thought for Pompeii’s poor people. He didn’t have a strong enough or a sun hats, or there was no sun hats that were large enough to protect them from the hot heat that put them into forgetting their cities. The city, which has been frozen over time, is still exploding with unexplored secrets, and the rudder of these discoveries is Zuchtriegel, the director of the Pompeii Archeology Park. This is a unique tour in a city that fascinates us for 2,000 years. JCD

Vermilion £ 22, 384PP) by Dale Bredesen

It is never early to start looking at the health of your brain. Dr. Dale Bredesen fully explains how to keep your brain as sharp in 100 as in 20. There is a lot to do to maintain our cognitive function – to protect your oral hygiene or to complete a daily sudoku, to learn a new language and to cut sugar. KS

Bill Gates Allen Lane by source code £ 25, 336PP

How can you become the richest man in the world? In these memories of the early years, Bill Gates makes it easier. Among the key components, intelligence is to rely on the benefit of adults with intelligence, savage spreading and most importantly. A tragic background is absolutely not necessary. Nerds King Bill Gates was even popular even at school! JCD

Light of the day by Christopher Stephens (title £ 20, 400PP)

‘Sir, we are gay…’. Thus, in 1960, the letter scandaling Britain began. This crime confession (homosexuality was not removed until 1967) was sent to several newspapers and signed ‘Roger Butler’. This is the story of heroism and violent wars that chose to emerge publicly by the first man in England. When he was still in college, the author became friends with the old butler, and he told the story of this extraordinary man in a loyal and beautiful way. JCD