Collection: Adult Non Fiction

Gallup's State of the American Workplace (2023) warns that only 31% of American workers are engaged at work. The other two-thirds are either disengaged (simply not caring) or actively disengaged (emulating behavior that threatens the organization performance). This is a shocking waste of talent. ...

What happens when you want to stop feeling like you're never enough? A Good Girl is acutely aware of everyone's emotional state. Except her own. She was praised for not being difficult like other girls. She must never get too big for her boots and must always be grateful. So damn grateful. She ma...

Great Coastal Walks Australia showcases the best coastal tracks in each state to explore on foot. It features a range of unique locations to take in Australia's most spectacular coastal scenery, from Sydney's iconic beaches to remote wilderness destinations. Journey with Australia's best bushwalk...

If you are diagnosed with bipolar disorder, conventional medications aren't always effective - and they often have disturbing side-effects. What if there was a completely different treatment?

Neko Case has long been revered as one of music's most influential artists, whose authenticity, lyrical storytelling, and sly wit have endeared her to a legion of critics, musicians, and lifelong fans. In The Harder I Fight The More I Love You, Case brings her trademark candour and precision to a...

The stock market is a place where buyers and sellers trade stocks, index funds, bonds, and other financial products. Put another way, the stock market is similar to being at a street market. However, instead of buying and selling stuff at a market, you buy and sell stocks, which represents part o...

A blue-skinned god with four arms, a festival of colors, a cosmic tortoise carrying the world on its back... Hinduism is one of the world's oldest -- and most imaginative -- religions. In this book, you discover the history, beliefs, and traditions of this popular faith. In read-friendly style, i...

A History of the World in Six Plagues unveils a powerful and unsettling truth: epidemic diseases enter the world by chance, but they become catastrophic by human design. In this book, Bonhomme explores how six pivotal diseases -- Cholera, HIV/AIDS, the Spanish Flu, Sleeping Sickness, Ebola, and C...

The way we remember the past today remains dishearteningly patriarchal: a place where women have always been oppressed by men, from ancient times to the present day. A History of Women in 101 Objects tells a new story of female history, revealing the evolution of the role women have played in soc...

For over twenty years, Ittay Flescher has worked as an educator, journalist and peacebuilder in Melbourne and Jerusalem. When he woke up on the morning of October 7, 2023 to the sounds of rocket sirens over Jerusalem and later saw the devastation of Gaza in response, the grief and sadness that en...

Discover how to treat everyday acute issues confidently and safely using homeopathic remedies at home. By matching the characteristic symptoms of common complaints with the correct homeopathic treatment, you can unlock your body's incredible natural ability to heal. This guide offers a comprehens...

The wish of Pope Francis was for "hope," on which he has been working for six years, to be published posthumously. However, with the Jubilee Year of Hope coming in 2025 and the pressing needs of our times have urged Pope Francis to share this personal legacy now. "Hope" is the revelatory first-ev...

Shari Franke's childhood was a constant battle for survival. Her mother, Ruby Franke, enforced a severe moral code while maintaining a façade of a picture-perfect family for their YouTube channel 8 Passengers, which documented the day-to-day life of raising six children for a staggering 2.5 milli...

In House Rules, Emma Beryl Kemper, principal of her eponymous interior design firm, breaks down this often intimidating topic, defining 100 insightful rules to help you transform your space into a home you'll never want to leave. Organized into categories -- some broad, like Gathering Inspiration...

The real story of how power works in this country ... In recent years, the trust in Australian politics and politicians has been at an all-time low. From political polarisation and the spread of disinformation to the lack of trust in the public institutions that underpin our government, the truth...

Our wellbeing is ultimately founded on fulfilling relationships. Yet how effortlessly misunderstandings, disagreements and conflicts arise with those we care most about! Our political and legal systems promote an adversarial approach to resolution, and pop-psychology labels encourage us to pathol...

A practical guide to buying less and caring more for your clothing. Leah has always loved making clothes and she's also always cared deeply about environmental issues. In an era of fast fashion where far too many clothes are being made and discarded, she reinvents the clothing she already owns in...

Sleep has hardly changed since neolithic humans tossed and turned in their caves. In the past it was sabre-toothed tigers, now it is social media that keeps us awake. Human sleep as we know it today evolved hundreds of thousands years ago, to suit a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. It's not always comp...

Strongmen are rising. Democracies are faltering. How does tyranny end? Tyrants project invincibility, but all of them fall. This is because they face critical weaknesses that can form a fatal trap. Whether it's their inner circle turning against them or resentment of elites in the military, the m...

Discover the future of cybersecurity through the eyes of the world's first augmented ethical hacker In Human Hacked: My Life and Lessons as the World's First Augmented Ethical Hacker by Len Noe, a pioneering cyborg with ten microchips implanted in his body, you'll find a startlingly insightful ta...

Human/Nature is an exploration of how and why we think about the natural world the way we do. Everything we think about nature is deeply cultural. And much of what we imagine is based on outdated, irrelevant, or out-of-place beliefs. How are these ideas affecting the way we live in the world, and...

A gripping account of hidden identity, military courage, and an against-all-odds reunion. Four days after Germany's surrender in May 1945, a young British officer took a jeep and headed east into Germany. But this was no ordinary soldier. Manfred Gans was searching for his family. As a Jewish boy...

Discover the art of mindfulness through words, phrases, haikus and photographs that reflect the stillness and meditative nature of Japanese culture. Living in today's frenetic world, I often feel disconnected - from reality, from people and from nature. I believe that is why it is crucial to keep...

The trial of Dominique Pelicot, which began on 2 September 2024, has captured the world's attention. Behind the haunting details of Pelicot's unthinkable crimes are a mother and daughter who were forced to rebuild their lives. This is their story. In November 2020, Caroline Darian received a call...

The "Illustrated Garden Glossary" is a comprehensive glossary of over 1000 terms related to gardening and horticulture, each supported by colour illustrations to aid understanding. The topics covered include plant classification, morphology and growth; plants from seeds; propagation; soil; compos...

"'If you're having symptoms that don't feel right, call Triple Zero. If it's not a heart issue, then that's OK. No one ever died of embarrassment.' Rachel Jayne Cassidy knows firsthand what it's like to be on the brink of life and death. After surviving a critical heart attack, she understands th...

James Longman was a preteen in boarding school when his dad, who was diagnosed with depression and schizophrenia, died by suicide. As he got older, James's own bouts of depression spurred him to examine how his father's mental health might have affected his own. He engaged with experts to uncover...

Chuck Brooks, a distinguished executive and consultant, offers a compelling guide to the forefront of technology. As innovation accelerates at an unprecedented pace, Brooks demystifies the explosive growth of technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and quantum computing, among o...

Become an Instagram aficionado and grow your business online. Instagram For Business shows you how you can tap into the social media platform with over 1 billion active users and the highest brand engagement of any social app out there.

iPhone, 2025 Edition, covers the iPhone basics, as well as the features of iPhone 16 and earlier models. You'll also learn how to navigate the new iOS 17 release to make phone and FaceTime calls, send texts and messages, get online, play games, shoot video, and all the other amazing things your A...