Collection: Adult Non Fiction

Beat Zen and the art of Dave is the latest travel memoir by Australian author, David McNamara. His new book expands on the world of independent global travel, to capture how the wonderment of an outbound adventure conspires towards an equally profound inner journey. It is a personal account that ...

Are you tired of sleepwalking through life? Are you ready to feel more confident, centred and connected? This book will empower you to unlock your internal GPS. It's your complete toolkit to radically transform your life. Layne Beachley, one of the world's most successful female surfers, and Tess...

We all feel it -- the distraction, the loss of focus, the addictive focus on the wrong things for too long. We bump into the zombies on their phones in the street, and sometimes they're us. We stare in pity at the four people at the table in the restaurant, all on their phones, and then we feel t...

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...

This significant book brings together a powerful collection of over 220 photographs, fusing Juno Gemes’ current and continuing work with her unique living archive. It is the summation of a career witnessing and advocating for change: a collection of photographs making visible the history of the F...

The Irish National Liberation Army was one of the most ruthless terrorist organisations during the troubles in Norther Ireland. Formed in 1974 as a splinter group of the Official IRA, the INLA's campaign of murder throughout the 1970s and 1980s included such notorious acts as the bombing of the D...

"Shane O' Doherty joined the IRA at 15 years of age and was later arrested. He was one of the first prisoners to work his way past the negativity of the philosophy of armed struggle, beginning to recommend publicly and privately an end to violence and a full engagement with the democratic process...

Geology: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear English, and then providing added-value features like a glossary of the essential jargon ...

Get a rock-solid grasp on geology Geology For Dummies is ideal reading for anyone with an interest in the fundamental concepts of geology, whether they're lifelong learners with a fascination for the subject or college students interested in pursuing geology or earth sciences. Presented in a stra...

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...

Peaceful Montessori Parenting is an accessible introduction to Montessori play-based learning at home, including both an introduction to the principles of Montessori education with an emphasis on home-based application as well as simple, budget-friendly projects and activities for hands-on engage...

If weaning is new for you, The First Foods Book is packed full of helpful hints and advice from experts, tasty tips from real parents, handy meal planners and lots more. Covering every step of the weaning journey, from six months to a year, no matter what your approach, from pea-fect purees to ba...

Learn how to perfect the beloved dumpling at home with Dumplings. This book features 21 dumpling recipes, from pork and cabbage, crystal prawn, and cabbage and tofu, to four-flavour, golden fish, and Nanjing. With a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to making your own dumpling wrappers, easy-to-f...

What's for dinner? You'll have an answer ready to go for every night of the year with this collection of flavour-packed recipes. There are pastas, roasts, stir-fries, one-pan bakes and more to see you through the seasons. Plus, plenty of delicious sides.

Welcome to Karkalla At Home, a please-use-me cookbook that brings Australia's incredible bounty of native foods into your kitchen. Chef, author and proud Bundjalung woman Mindy Woods features stories and profiles on more than 40 of the continent's most readily available native ingredients, includ...

Some questions have nipped at humanity's heels for as long as we've been... well, humans. In Why Are We Like This? science journalist Zoe Kean takes us behind the scenes of the evolutionary paradoxes that make up life on this planet. Exploring with scientists, from freezing in Tasmanian sleet to ...

Do you wonder if that family legend your grandparents told was true? Or have you never known much about your family and would like to find out more? The Family History Book takes you through the first steps of researching and building a family tree, finding records of births, deaths and marriages...

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...

Belle Gibson convinced the world she had healed herself from terminal brain cancer with a healthy diet. She built a global business based upon her claims. There was just one problem: she'd never had cancer. Written by the same journalists who uncovered the details of Gibson's lies, this book trac...

The first comprehensive user guide to GLP-1s (such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound) including an overview of how they work, a breakdown of the physical and mental side effects, and companion recipes and exercise guidance to maintain lifelong health and keep weight off for good.

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...

Several years ago, a treasure trove containing some 6,000 original Bob Dylan manuscripts was revealed to exist. Their destination? Tulsa, Oklahoma. The documents, as essential as they are intriguing -- draft lyrics, notebooks, and diverse ephemera -- comprise one of the most important cultural ar...

An in-depth reference that will assist students and instructors as they plot their course through karate instruction with 20 chapters covering practically every aspect of karate.

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...

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...

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

In a remarkable story unfolding across more than two hundred years and places as far apart as the Caribbean, the American colonies, Suriname, England, and the Netherlands, Kristina R. Gaddy uncovers the banjo's key role in Black spirituality, ritual, and rebellion. Gaddy follows the instrument fr...

From prehistory to now, the fascinating story of why music is vital to the human experience. From award-winning broadcaster and composer Andrew Ford, The Shortest History of Music is a lively, authoritative tour through several thousand years of music. Packed with colourful characters and surpris...

"The singer and poet Leonard Cohen was deeply learned in Judaism and Christianity, the spiritual traditions that underpinned his self-identity and the way he made sense of the world. In this book Harry Freedman, a leading author of cultural and religious history, explores the mystical and spiritu...

We're all living in the Taylor Swift Era. Since her 2006 debut album she's sold more than 200 million records, sold out countless arenas and become one of the most influential artists of her generation. Her Eras Tour is on track to gross more than $1 billion by the time it concludes in December 2...