Collection: Adult Non Fiction

"The Bhagavad Gita," a wisdom classic from India, was written down 3,000 years ago from an even older oral tradition. It has been translated from the original Sanskrit into over 75 languages worldwide, and into English in more than 300 editions. Ranchor Prime, an author of several books on Indian...

In this revised second edition, the author includes her ferroptosis protocol, an anticancer weapon using old drugs, a special diet, exercise and supplements. As in the original edition of this book, the author elaborates on her own struggle with cancer and relates the discoveries she made along t...

A selection of classic British nature poetry. Keep your mind active as you read aloud or read along.

"This book is crafted with beginners like you in mind. Here is where you will find simple yet stimulating Italian language usage that is mostly in the present tense, so you will be able to effectively focus on dialogues and root verbs, as well as effortlessly understand and find patterns in subje...

Love, Bruises & Bullsh!t is a touching compilation of true stories of survival. Over twenty women pour their hearts onto paper to share their experience with family and domestic violence. Some stories are shared from the survivors' perspectives, some from the children who grew up in homes filled ...

This book of extracts from much-loved British poems. A selection of verses in large bold print, each paired with an evocative nature photograph for reminiscence.

The human mind can grapple with the future, visualising and calculating solutions to complex problems, giving us tremendous advantages over other species throughout our evolution. However, this capability comes with a curse. By five to ten years of age, all humans know where they are heading: to ...

Tattooing is an ancient practice with profound religious and cultural significance. While western tattooing centres on three main traditions -- Polynesian, Japanese and Euro-American -- it has been recorded more or less everywhere. Beginning with the birth of the tattoo, John Miller explores this...

Provecho features one hundred of Edgar's ingenious vegan recipes that honor the traditional, often meat-heavy classics of Mexican and Latin American culture while cooking with compassion. Many take thirty minutes or less, rely on readily accessible ingredients, and feature Salvadoran and Colombia...

In 2016, Samantha Harvey began to lose sleep. She tried everything to appease her wakefulness: from medication to therapy, changes in her diet to changes in her living arrangements. Nothing seemed to help. The Shapeless Unease is Harvey's darkly funny and deeply intelligent anatomy of her insomni...

The exercises, drills, and programs in this book are designed to help judoka improve strength, power, agility, quickness, and endurance.

The daughter of immigrants and civil rights activists, Vice President Elect Kamala Harris was was raised in a California community that cared deeply about social justice. As she rose to prominence as a political leader, her experiences would become her guiding light as she grappled with an array ...

Welcome to Karate offers everything you need to know during the first six months of your karate practice. Offered as a curricular guide and sourcebook, it introduces the entirety of dojo involvement, emphasizing traditions and etiquette, and offering technical support for all elements required to...

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

Gwen Harwood's work is defined by a moving sensuality, a twinkling irreverence and a sly wit. This anthology brings together the best 100 of her poems, as selected and compiled by her son, the writer John Harwood.

Turn having people over into a casual affair -- and make it look good, too. Join professional food stylist, ATK cast member, and entertaining enthusiast Elle Simone Scott as she shares her tips for creating photo-worthy spreads, letting you in on trade secrets ranging from plating techniques to h...

Forget the myths and misinformation, this book includes the latest research on everything from hormone replacement therapy to natural therapies and hot flushes, and the lowdown on how menopause can affect your weight, memory, sleep, anxiety levels, libido... In this investigation into the realiti...

"Enjoy these traditional English proverbs, sayings and quizzes. keep your mind active as you read aloud or read along!"--Back cover.

Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in English with this illustrated dictionary for English-language students. Building on the success of the English for Everyone programme and DK's Bilingual Visual Dictionary series, English for Everyone: Illustrated English Dictionary us...

Are you among the many women who feel unheard and unseen by their doctors and health professionals? Have you become exhausted by the promise of quick-fix diets that only leave you disappointed? Well in Fast Like a Girl, Dr. Mindy helps you to take back control of your health by using the quickest...

Over the course of five million years, our primate ancestors evolved from a modest population of sub-Saharan apes into the globally dominant species Homo sapiens. Along the way, humans became incredibly diverse in appearance, language, and culture. How did all of this happen? In The Five-Million-...

In this much anticipated follow up book to the cult hit, Pitch Anything , Oren outlines a powerful new strategy for closing sales: the art of making prospects think that your idea is really their idea. This book will change the way you think about persuasion, and have you closing deals in no time...

Subject: Whether you want to go bear-watching on Kodiak Island, cruise through Glacier Bay, or fish for salmon in Sitka Bay, the local Fodor's travel experts in Alaska are here to help! This guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify...

Learn to speak French in just three months with this practical and comprehensive self-study language course. Whether you're a complete beginner or wanting to refresh your knowledge, Hugo: French in Three Months will have you speaking French fluently in just 12 weeks. With a fresh new look and an ...

This innovative book sets out practical guidance for people with dementia, their families and carers on reducing the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Applying a 'rementia' based approach to dementia care, Jackie Pool shows how therapeutic cognitive rehabilitation techniques ca...

"Enjoy these tales of the 'good old days' and share your own stories! Keep your mind active as you read aloud or read along."

Speaking in front of other people can be daunting if you've never had a lot of practice. Even if you know your stuff, it can be hard to get everything together in time, look confident, speak clearly, and get your message across well. And that's before you consider things like presenting online or...

How to Play Your Best Golf is the essential golf handbook to help any golfer understand and improve their game. In this guide, highly respected pro golfer Nick O'Hern takes you through the strategies to golfing success. He reveals the key secrets of professional golfers, discusses how playing to...