Collection: Adult Non Fiction

Remote, wild, and all-around otherworldly, Alaska promises unforgettable adventure. Discover the heart of "The Last Frontier" with Moon Alaska. Inside you'll find: Strategic itineraries, whether you have a week to hit the top sights or a month to explore the whole state. With Moon Alaska's practi...

Dive with Alice into the mysterious and controversial world of cryptocurrencies. We are on the eve of Covid confinement when the young woman received an inheritance from her grandmother and wonders what to do with this money that her banker wants to invest for her. By chance, she discovers that p...

A graphic memoir of the author's experiences of her mother's battle with dementia. Illustrates the two-way nature of storytelling as a process that heals both the giver and the receiver of story.

Brooke Boney has been in the public eye for well over a decade, first as a recognisable voice on triple j, and then as a recognisable face on The Today Show. All of It draws us into her world, as she writes with honesty, humour and empathy about everything from the downsides of having a public pr...

This collection is a rallying cry from the trenches of maternal mental illness. Mixing academic research with personal experience, these poems lay bare the raw, neglected parts of motherhood: rage, sorrow, confusion, ambivalence, and tentative joy.

Few songs have captured the contradictions and ambiguities of the 1960s as memorably as "California Dreamin'," the iconic folk music single that catapulted the Mamas and the Papas into rock and roll history. In All the Leaves Are Brown, author Scott Shea details how John Phillips, Denny Doherty, ...

From bold global prints to modern graphics and cleverly deployed vintage and contemporary finds, readers will be galvanised to create surroundings that speak to them. Filled with interviews and stunning pictures of the homes of artists, designers and creatives that place a curated sense of person...

In 2003, seventeen-year-old Australian exchange student Hannah Kent arrives at Keflavík Airport in the middle of the Icelandic winter. That night she sleeps off her jet lag and bewilderment in the National Archives of Iceland, unaware that, years later, she will return to the same building to wri...

The U.S. is losing the race against time in one of the least-known corners of the planet. The cumulative effect of climate change is now irreversible, and the amount of ice already lost has changed the Arctic. Thanks to its 1,100 miles of Alaskan Arctic coastline, America is one of only a handful...

"Anatomy for the Artist" is a comprehensive guide to drawing the human body from the ground up. Featuring anatomical drawings and practical examples, this reference helps artists master figure drawing by exploring the skeletal and muscular systems. Learn about limb articulation, muscle and tendon...

Embark upon a lavish visual journey through ancient Greece, from its rise and fall to its lasting legacy throughout the Western world. Spanning more than 3,000 years, Ancient Greece explores the tumultuous history of this glorious empire in vivid detail, from its Minoan and Mycenaean origins to t...

Born into a daring, musical family in 1886, Annette Kellerman was a force of nature and made for the stage - her first love - and encouraged to defy social norms from a young age. But after she was diagnosed with rickets as a child she took up swimming for therapy, and soon she became an Australi...

Fongoli chimpanzees are unique for many reasons. Their female hunters are the only apes that regularly hunt with tools (tiny bush babies with wooden spears). Unlike most other chimps, these apes fear neither water nor fire, using shallow pools to cool off in the Senegalese heat. More than ninety ...

The book is a step-by-step instructional resource for beginning to intermediate archers. It teaches the components for each phase of the shot-stance, draw, aim, release, and follow-through-for both recurve and compound bows. Technique instruction for bow hunting and fishing is also included. It i...

Galileo, Leonardo, Newton, and Tesla revered him: Archimedes of Syracuse an engineer who single-handedly defied the world's most powerful army and a mathematician who knew more in 212 BCE than all of Europe would know for the next seventeen centuries. In this bold reimagining, modern polymath Nic...

Make your trip to Argentina extraordinary. Taking a tango lesson in Buenos Aires. Sipping a delicious local wine. Exploring one of the world's southernmost cities. Argentina offers enough bucket-list experiences to fill a lifetime. With a brand-new design, beautiful new photography and new inspir...

The Second World War on the ground was fought by infantry engaging in countless firefights for which portable weapons were essential. Inspired by the Royal Armouries' Second World War exhibits, Jonathan Ferguson charts the differing approaches taken to modernise small arms, associated training, a...

Where should you move first in Connect 4? Which property is best in Monopoly? How can pi help you win Rock Paper Scissors? Crossing oceans, continents and millennia, mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores how maths and games have always been deeply intertwined. As well as being integral to human...

The Art and Science of Judo is a revealing Japanese martial arts manual that focuses primarily on the scientific principles at work in Judo. In this book, highly-respected Judo instructors Jiichi Watanabe and Lindy Avakian delve deeply into the mechanics of Judo, offering clear-cut scientific exp...

Your own personal art gallery and expert guide in a book, 'Art, annotated' brings together over 3,000 years of the finest paintings and sculptures from all over the wold. Combining stunning reproductions of each work of art with precise annotations and visual analysis, it is an expertly curated a...

Learn the joys of making traditional Italian bakes from scratch with Alessandra Fontana. She'll guide you through her timeless, expert methods for loaves, buns, pizzas, cakes and more with Italian bravado, as each impressive recipe is imbued with the memories of growing up in Rome and living in M...

Hailed as the Queen of Creativity, Julia Cameron is the authority on artistic life and has brought her wisdom to millions around the world. The four essential, accessible tools she has been famed for over her lifelong career -- Morning Pages, Artist Dates, Walks and Guidance -- have transformed l...

This annual gem (produced each year since 1991) continues to take the Australian stargazer on a wondrous journey of the night sky. This critically acclaimed work, produced by three well known experts in the field, takes a unique approach to explaining and identifying the Sun, Moon, planets and co...

The 60 recipes showcase the seasons, focusing on simple cooking with local produce bursting with freshness, made to be shared. From dishes to serve up at a casual lunch such as St Tropez Ceviche to mains with a Mirabeau twist like Coq au Vin Rose, as well as delicious desserts, including Lemon Ma...

A revealing account of National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster's turbulent and consequential thirteen months in the Trump White House. At War with Ourselves is the story of helping a disruptive President drive necessary shifts in U. S. foreign policy at a critical moment in history. McMaster ent...

From empty manor houses to crumbling churches and disused factories across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia, it reveals many of the world's sleeping treasures, relics from a bygone era, all with a history and a story to tell. Each place comes with a bespoke map to help locate the forsaken si...

A handy illustrated collection of tried and true techniques to fill your cupboards with wholesome, homemade food - and save money, too. Internet sensation Kris Bordessa shows how to replace store-bought, processed products with your own delicious, nutritious entrees, side dishes, condiments, snac...

Discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Australia's Best Road Trips. This trusted travel companion features 38 amazing drives, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures. Explore the enigmatic Outback, marvel at the lush beauty of the Daintree, and discover Tasmania's Heritage Tra...

"Australian Alps" is a guide to Australia's highest mountains and the extraordinary diversity, rich heritage and precious resource of the Australian Alps National Parks. Covering Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks, Slattery explores the stories of the First Peoples, scientists, histori...

Michael and Mary Shelley are Christian fanatics who loathe their fellow Australians - especially their 'reckless indulgence of alcohol and obsession with idiotic ball sports'. Lenore and Tom Blaine are working-class Queensland publicans raising a large family in a raucous, loving, sports-obsessed...