Collection: Adult Non Fiction

Drawn from the lectures he gave during his first three visits to North America, the book covers the core subject matter of Tibetan Buddhism, as presented for the first time to an English-speaking audience. The chapters are arranged developmentally from simple to complex topics, which include the ...

At the height of his powers in this remarkable (and often witty) book, Robert Dessaix addresses these increasingly urgent questions in inimitable prose and comes up with some surprising answers. From Java to Hobart via Berlin, Dessaix invites us to eavesdrop on his intimate, no-nonsense conversat...

Discover your body's neural pathways to calmness, safety, and connection. An intense conversation, a spat with a partner, or even an obnoxious tweet -- these situations aren't life-or-death, yet we often react as if they are. That's because our bodies treat most perceived threats the same way. Ye...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Using a unique combination of mindfulness-based techniques and study skills, this book shows students how to apply mindfulness to their studies and everyday life in simple, practical steps. It introduces a wealth of tools and techniques that can be applied to specific study contexts, such as list...

Yuendumu is an Aboriginal Community in Central Australia. Since Frank and Wendy Baarda arrived at Yuendumu Native Reserve, at the end of the 'Welfare Era' in 1973, they have witnessed enormous changes in both Aboriginal life style and in the institutional management of their community. This story...

What makes a successful life? It is where all of your needs as a human are being met, from shelter and food to reaching your full potential. Author Judy Williams explores how to achieve these goals through personal experience and learnings around money management. She'll walk you through how to b...

Lisa Samuel gives over 120 gluten-free recipes that celebrate the food she feeds her family and friends - nourishing, delicious food that makes you feel good when you eat it. Lisa also offers stories and tips to inspire you to approach cooking and gathering with joy and grace, to know that people...

Discover the extraordinary diversity of the plant world - and how plants work - with this photographic celebration of the trees, flowers, and foliage plants that share our planet. From tiny mosses and delicate ferns to vibrant blooms and stately palms, The Science of Plants invites you to explore...

"More and more people are interested in living a sober life. What was once considered boring or shameful for many who got sober, now is inspirational and gratifying. While there are many "quit lit" books out there that offer inspirational stories of those who decided to make the shift, many don't...

For years, Amy Thunig thought she knew all the details about the day she was born, often demanding that the story of her birth be retold. Years later, heavily pregnant with her own first child, she learns what really happened that day. It’s a tale that exemplifies many of the events of her early ...

As a professional artist with over 50,000 hours of study, Chris Petri offers you a basic, yet insightful, approach to the watercolor medium that will guide the advanced student, as well as beginners. Jam packed with Petri's colorful and exciting paintings, you will have years of fun and progress ...

This book focuses on common errors that people make when presenting technical data. These errors are magnified when presenting to non-technical audiences. Note that "presenting" in this case applies to both the written/visual presentation one might prepare and to how a person would verbally talk ...

As everyone adjusts to hybrid and remote ways of working with others around the world, and we develop more ways of communicating, how you can use words to engage, inform, persuade, or sell to others is increasingly important. And writing clear, error-free content that is appropriate for its inten...

Whether you're tight for time or have weeks to go until you exams, this book will help you establish a clear strategy for exams and achieve the grades you deserve. Packed with activities and examples of exam questions, student answers and mark schemes.

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...

So many people watch birds, perhaps because they can be seen almost anywhere. Look out of any window and there is a good chance that before long you will see some of our feathered friends. And while some species can be seen in our gardens, others have very specific requirements meaning that they ...