Collection: Adult Non Fiction

Audacious Optimism delivers a riveting account of Shanna Adamic's journey from a highly successful career as a corporate philanthropist and former professional cheerleader, to surviving a rare and life-threatening brain tumor, to limited mobility and a 4% chance of regaining facial function on he...

Discover how to achieve financial flexibility with this blueprint for homeownership and worry-free living - get out of the rental trap, get your finances sorted and buy your first (or next!) home.

In this book you'll explore what's possible when you off-load repetitive tasks, why automation has democratized innovation, and how you can use cheap - or even completely free - no-code automation tools to transform your ability to focus on what truly matters in your business and life. In the boo...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

Discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's New York and the Mid-Atlantic's Best Trips. This trusted travel companion features 27 amazing drives, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures. Follow the Appalachian Trail, explore Jersey Shore and enjoy the peaceful Catskills. Get to New...

The border between England and Scotland is rich in history. It has been the site of battles, treaties, castles and crossroads. But it can also be a lens through which to look at the changing history and identities of these two countries. Between Britain is a one-hundred-mile journey through eight...

In ancient times, the vast area that stretches across what is now modern-day Iraq and Syria saw the rise and fall of epic civilizations who built the foundations of our world today. It was in this region, which we call Mesopotamia, that history was written down for the very first time.

Most of us assume that the key to overcoming anxiety is to think our way out of it. And for a while, it works. Meditation and mental exercises offer us relief, but there is always something -- a work deadline, a family emergency, a particularly distressing newsbreak -- that disrupts our sense of ...

Big Goals: The Science of Setting Them, Achieving Them, and Creating Your Best Life delves deeply into effective goal setting practices for both personal growth and corporate excellence, empowering individuals across all ages to pursue their ambitions with a newfound sense of confidence and maste...

The debut cookbook by Christina Soteriou, the plant-based chef with a rapidly-growing online platform of 350k followers. This is veg with main character energy. 100 simple, tasty and secretly healthy recipes, with flavour in every bite. This is unbelievably delicious plant-based food, packed with...

A father presents as an English gentleman and war hero to his wife and subsequent children who catch up with the truth of the impoverished Welsh beginnings only after his death. His daughter ponders this singular life in the context of a changing Britain in the 20th century. Major Bill Probert em...

Reap the benefits of a biodynamic, organic approach to gardening and grow abundant crops in tune with lunar cycles. Biodynamic Gardening has all you need to know about gardening by the moon: - A biodynamic calendar enables you to plan the growing year - Recipes for making natural amendments that ...

The hottest trend in Mexican restaurant dining, birria, turns out to be fun and easy to make at home-as the 60-plus recipes in Birrias amply demonstrate.

The glittering story of April Ashley, model and trans pioneer, and the divorce case which gripped 1960s Britain and defined transgender rights for a generation.

What was it like to start a feminist bookshop, in an industry dominated by men? How could a lesbian thrive in Thatcher's time, with the government legislating to restrict her rights? How do you run a business when your real aim is to change the world? Silver Moon was the dream of three women - a ...

The notion that humans are "born to run" is a marketing gimmick and a gross distortion of evolutionary biology. For most participants, endurance running (with correct form) is simply too difficult and leads to injury and burnout. It's more accurate to say that we're born to walk extensively every...

In Bread and Milk, Swedish writer Karolina Ramqvist traces a girlhood through food - that which has the potential to fill her up, but also threatens to consume her. She remember the tangerines eaten in gluttonous longing before her mother's closed bedroom door; her grandmother's rice pudding conn...

Whether you've made the switch to a vegan diet or are just considering the change, cheese can be the breaking point that keeps you from breaking up. It's everywhere-and let's face it, it's delicious. Thank goodness there's Bailey Ruskus, aka Chef Bai, to hold your hand and show you that creating ...

For most of human history, we were rural folk. Our daily lives were bound up with working the land, living within the rhythm of the seasons. We poured our energies into growing food, tending to animals and watching the weather. Family, friends and neighbours were often one and the same. Life revo...

Brooke Shields has spent a lifetime in the public eye. Growing up as a child actor and model, her every feature was scrutinised, her every decision judged. Today Brooke faces a different kind of scrutiny: that of being a 'woman of a certain age'. And yet, for Brooke, the passage of time has broug...

By using fresh, cost-conscious ingredients, making the most of ever-affordable pantry staples and sharing practical, easy-to-follow knowledge, Budget Gluten Free showcases how you can make the most of your weekly shop and live gluten-free for less. Budget Gluten Free celebrates delicious dinners,...

A relatable personal finance guide that gives a fresh take on how to control your impulse spending so you can stick to a budget and pay off debt, without the guilt and shame of traditional financial advice.

Halle Burns (@ballehurns) was still in college when she started posting viral videos about plant-based cooking on TikTok, and now millions of fans follow her for soothingly narrated content and easy, shareable recipe ideas. Since Halle was on a student budget at the time and often only had her tr...

In this book, Keith Frayn, argues that challenges are distracting us from tackling the obesity problem in the only way it can be addressed: by rebalancing the disregarded message of 'calories in - calories out'. Taking readers on a deep dive into the real science of energy balance, he reveals how...

Canva For Dummies is a beautiful full-color reference, covering everything you need to create dazzling visual materials in Canva Free and Pro versions. Discover all tools, templates, and features at the ready, plus utilize expert tips and tricks to improve your design and visual communication ski...

Robert Dessaix's testament to a wonderful life is funny, incisive and literary. His voice is completely distinctive and utterly compelling. Robert Dessaix's Chameleon is about everything that matters, a book of memories that flow so freely they seem to happen as we read. Cartwheeling from story t...