Collection: Adult Non Fiction

Are you tired of sleepwalking through life? Are you ready to feel more confident, centred and connected? This book will empower you to unlock your internal GPS. It's your complete toolkit to radically transform your life. Layne Beachley, one of the world's most successful female surfers, and Tess...

"Daily dharma teachings on compassion, wisdom, mindfulness, and joy--ideal for creating moments of peace and reflection in our chaotic world. Awaken Every Day offers reflections for each day of the year, helping readers cultivate meaning in our own lives and contribute to the well-being of others...

Explains how Ayurveda has understood and successfully managed obesity for centuries and how you can apply its insights to lose weight and keep it off. Explores individual Ayurvedic body types, how wrong foods and wrong lifestyle affect each type, and how all these components coalesce with our uni...

Both a translation and critique of an early 20th century seminal French text on the physical effects of corseting, The Bad Corset explores contemporary anti-woman bias to challenge the commonly accepted assertions about corsetry's contribution to disease, disfigurement, and disorders of the femal...

Players clocking shuttlecocks at speeds of 200 miles per hour, new scoring rules, and nonstop action make badminton one of the fastest racket sports in the world. With Badminton: Steps to Success you will learn the skills and tactics to excel at the highest level.

Discover how to create the most delectable sweet treats for every craving and occasion. Since growing up baking with her mum in Tasmania, Brooke's journey to becoming a bakery owner has spanned continents: from patisserie classes in Paris and visiting Swiss chocolate factories, to hunting down th...

In 1944, sixteen-year-old ballerina Edith was sent to Auschwitz and endured unimaginable experiences. When the camp was finally liberated, she was pulled from a pile of bodies, barely alive. Celebrated therapist and Holocaust survivor Edith Eger captivated millions with her incredible tale of sur...

Nothing beats affordable, healthy, easy and delicious. Vegan recipe developer Sarah Doig checks all those boxes with the humble, albeit mighty, bean. Everyone's favorite legume makes cooking a breeze: Beans are cheap, easy to prepare and great vessels for all kinds of flavors. Not to mention, the...

In this richly illustrated landmark book, author and journalist Will Ellsworth-Jones documents the sold, stolen and destroyed works of Banksy, perhaps one of the most renowned and controversial artists of our time. This is a book about what you can't see: the works that have disappeared entirely,...

This official Mattel book celebrates the life and contributions of Barbie. With hundreds of images and sections ranging from Style Icon, Barbie Evolution, and Fashion as well as a detailed timeline and a section of factoids and tidbits, this book will please Barbie aficionados while also rewardin...

The story that bonds Ernest Rutherford and Marcus Oliphant is as extraordinary as it is unlikely. They were kindred souls whose restless intellect and tireless conviction fused in the crucible of discovery at Cambridge University's celebrated Cavendish Laboratory. Their brilliance illuminated the...

With the fate of Australia at stake, the two great Allied generals of the Pacific War face off against the Imperial Japanese Army - and each other.

This guidebook tells you what to pack, what you can safely leave behind, a why an air compressor's as essential as a chocolate bar on a long drive. With interviews and a peek behind the scenes of the Buch Mechanics and Black As series, Batty spins you some ripper yarns, introduces you to his mate...

An eye-opening and galvanizing look at the current state of anti-racist activism across America. Looking at many of our most powerful systems - like education, media, labour, health, housing, policing, and more - Oluo highlights what people are doing to create change for intersectional racial equ...

Ina Garten, the author of thirteen cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and the cultural icon whose face has launched a thousand memes, shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table.

Beat Zen and the art of Dave is the latest travel memoir by Australian author, David McNamara. His new book expands on the world of independent global travel, to capture how the wonderment of an outbound adventure conspires towards an equally profound inner journey. It is a personal account that ...

With Beautiful Living, freshen up your home with fun, stylish, wallet-friendly projects. Bring high-end design into your living space without the high prices and hassle with this stunningly illustrated guide. Draw inspiration from Valerie Darden's signature modern-meets-traditional style to creat...

In 1811, architect, stone mason, and shell obsessive George Perry published his lavishly illustrated volume, Conchology or the Natural History of Shells. The work featured 348 beautifully illustrated mollusk shells with descriptions of species, many of which were new to science. Despite the effor...

The Beauty Chef Gut Guide is the practical companion to Carla Oates' acclaimed book, The Beauty Chef. It is a compelling resource for people who want to better understand the science underpinning the link between gut and skin health. The 8-week program includes information on the importance of gu...

Becoming a Critical Thinker begins by unpicking where knowledge comes from before showing students how to recognise biases and approach evidence objectively. Subsequent chapters equip students with the tools to evaluate different sources of information, critique the literature and write persuasiv...

Though once scorned by many scientists, the concept of Earth as a vast interconnected living system has gained acceptance in recent decades. Life not only adapts to its surroundings -- it also shapes them in dramatic and enduring ways. Over billions of years, life transformed a lump of orbiting r...

A rich and revealing examination of the legendary pop duo Soft Cell. Soft Cell are not your average pop band. Marc Almond and Dave Ball may be best known for the string of hits they released in 1981, but the powerful first phase of their collaboration embraced a staggering array of sounds, influe...

This work is a new, hopeful analysis from the world's top natural scientists that shows us the way to save the endangered species of the world.

Step in to the inspiring world of digital painting in Clip Studio Paint with this comprehensive Beginner's Guide. From creating your first canvas to exporting your final image, you will find all the steps, tips, and techniques you need inside.

A guide to computer programming covers such topics as data structures, algorithms, Web programming, syntax, and applications.

The true story of one of Australia's top cops. Nick Kaldas is a cop's cop. From investigating war criminals to taking down global drug operations, Kaldas has seen the worst humanity can offer. But he's also seen which human qualities can lead to greatness.

Former advisor to Presidents Clinton and Obama, star of the Oscar-nominated Crip Camp and one of the planet's most influential disability rights activists, tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human. A story of fighting to belong in a...

Offers Zen and mindfulness-based pathways for leaders and change-makers to find balance in challenging situations by recognizing capacity and cultivating healthy boundaries, self-care, and self-compassion while understanding the interconnectedness of all beings and the need to address societal ca...

When Ted Lasso first aired in 2020, nobody -- including those who had worked on it -- knew how a show inspired by an ad, centered around soccer, filled mostly with unknown actors, and led by a wondrously mustached "nice guy" would be received. Now, eleven Emmys and one Peabody Award later, it's s...

Bennelong and Phillip were leaders of their two sides in the first encounters between Britain and Indigenous Australians, Phillip the colony's first governor, and Bennelong the Yiyura leader. The pair have come to represent the conflict that flared and has never settled. Fullagar's account is als...