Collection: Adult Non Fiction

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

Japanese-style gardens have been a part of North American culture for over 150 years, delighting visitors with serene landscapes that instill tranquility. Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America provides an intimate look at the 25 most notable Japanese-style public gardens in the Unit...

An urgent, indispensable guide to why Taiwan matters -- for China, the West and everyone's future. When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two Chinas were born. Mao's Communists won and took China's mainland; Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists fled to Taiwan island. Since then, China and...

"Transitioning into adulthood is already difficult, but being young and Autistic can make it so much harder. Leaving the protections and supports of childhood behind can feel daunting. In a world that often marginalises Autistic people, how do you begin to figure out and pursue your own goals and...

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 ...

For centuries, the Kogi have lived in seclusion in Colombia's remote Sierra Nevadas, known as "the heart of the world." But in recent years, concerned by the environmental degradation they have experienced in their villages and forests, a few emissaries from the tribe emerged to bring an urgent a...

A guide to sewing beautiful and modern smocking for the modern sewist. Rocking Smocking is a contemporary guide to using joyful colour and bold graphic pattern to create smocking that adds a beautiful decorative touch to handmade garments. This image-led, modern guide is suited to both smocking l...

"While travel was once a marker of sophistication, tourists now face tough questions: When does economic opportunity become exploitation? How do we justify the use of climate-changing jet fuel? And can we be sure our vacations aren't propping up corrupt and brutal regimes? In Reservations, avid t...

Everywhere, the powerful are making a renewed claim to the greatest prize of all: to own the truth. The power to choose what you want reality to be and impose that reality on the world. For three years, Tom Burgis followed a lead that took him deeper and deeper into Cuckooland - the place where t...

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...

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.

Learning a new language for dummies helps you make sure all that practice pays off, with expert tips and strategies for maximizing your learning. This book help you create a personalized language learning plan, complete with achievable goals and methods that will work for you. You'll also find gr...

In The Secret Life of the Universe, astrobiologist and the director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute Nathalie A. Cabrol takes us to the frontiers of the search for life. The book's odyssey begins by exploring how life began on Earth in order to understand what's necessary for its ex...

When you decide to not put your hand up in a meeting, put yourself forward for a promotion, or negotiate your salary - it could cost you a million dollars. Earning Power aims to empower women with the knowledge, strategies, and confidence we need to make better work and life decisions - and maxim...

Recovery is the longest road toward a better future. So says Joe Calendino, former full-patch Hells Angel and now youth community leader. In The Longest Road, Calendino remembers his journey to rock bottom, when he spiralled out of control, consumed by drugs and alcohol, ending up strung out and ...

Japan style is an aesthetic recognizable to everyone: a beautifully displayed flower, an elegant piece of calligraphy, or a simple rock garden, yet it is also difficult to define. Written by one of the world's most respected scholars of Japanese art and culture, this book does just that. Through ...

Autobiography of ABC broadcaster and former Federal Member of Parliament for Stirling, Western Australia; brief mention of Aboriginal 'swaggie' calling at author's home in Nangwarry, South Australia; first and only Aboriginal person author met until he was fifteen and moved to Western Australia; ...

Raising him in a comfortable middle-class home, Nicky Campbell's Scottish Protestant family cared for him and nurtured him as their own, while remaining open about the fact that he'd been adopted. His father - an ex-army man - and his mother helped him to a good school and a good university. Nick...

Marina Cantacuzino is an award-winning journalist who in 2003, in response to the imminent invasion of Iraq, embarked on a personal project collecting stories from people who had lived through violence, tragedy or injustice and sought forgiveness rather than revenge. In 2004, she founded The Forg...

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...

Truman Capote's In Cold Blood is both a masterpiece of journalism and a powerful crime thriller. Inspired by a 300-word article in The New York Times, Capote spent six years exploring and writing the story of Kansas farmer Herb Clutter, his family and the two young killers who brutally murdered t...

For more than 135 years, Bonacina has made rattan furniture famous and desirable through its presence in the most sophisticated residences worldwide. This book chronicles the firm's long history of collaborating with renowned furniture designers and decorators of note.

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...

Submariners are a special breed. Not for them a life on the ocean wave, the fresh air and sunshine of other naval sailors. With stealth and daring they go deep and dark, alone and unseen, in often dangerous waters. They sometimes call themselves the Silent Service, with good reason. Australian su...

Do you eat when you're not hungry? Or when you're angry and upset? Do you eat to control your feelings? Allen Carr's Easyway is the most successful self-help stop-smoking method of all time. It has helped millions of smokers all over the world to quit, and has since been used to treat other addic...

Carter shows how AI rewires businesses, driving innovation and adaptation. We're not facing a single disruptive force; we're amid a whirlwind of change. We all need to prepare to embrace the AI First mindset. Through transformative insights, this book will recalibrate your approach, embedding AI ...

When Paul Caruana Galizia was at work in London, his eldest brother called to say their mother Daphne had just been assassinated. That day, he returned to their native Malta and, with his two brothers and their father, began a quest to discover who was responsible for Daphne's murder and who stoo...

The perfect introduction to Aboriginal art, now in its fourth edition. This edition has been expanded and updated to include and reflect on important artists who have emerged in the last decade, with a focus on the burgeoning of activity in the Southern Desert region, Queensland and the Torres St...

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...

Whether you need to do a quick fix or a large DIY project, find out how to tackle any DIY task with confidence following this revised and updated step-by-step guide. From fitting a shower cubicle to applying different painting techniques, the simple, clear, unintimidating instructions ensure even...