Collection: Adult Non Fiction

Although there are 22 separate Arab nationalities representing an enormous variety of cultural backgrounds and experiences, the portrayal of Arabs in Australia tends to range from homogenising (at best) to racist pop-culture caricatures. Edited by award-winning author and academic Randa Abdel-Fat...

This is the story of a people who once lived under the rule of a megalomaniac leader who shaped the state in his own image. Then one day, after yet another war, a foreign army invaded, toppled the leader, destroyed the state, and proceeded to invent a new country. This is the story of a people wh...

Whether you want to explore Belém Tower, sample pastel de nata, or be swept away by a Fado performance, the local Fodor's travel experts in Lisbon are here to help! Fodor's InFocus Lisbon guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify yo...

"I wrote poetry before I wrote anything else," saysSusan Abulhawa, esteemed Palestinian-American author and social activist, in the introduction to her first book of poems, My Voice Sought the Wind.This new work followed her highly acclaimed novel, Mornings in Jenin, which has been translated int...

Audacious Optimism delivers a riveting account of Shanna Adamic's journey from a highly successful career as a corporate philanthropist and former professional cheerleader, to surviving a rare and life-threatening brain tumor, to limited mobility and a 4% chance of regaining facial function on he...

In 1959, Australians thrilled to every move made by a new criminal underdog, a Ned Kelly for the rock 'n' roll era. Kevin John Simmonds was a charismatic crook whose brazen crime spree had scored him a lengthy prison sentence. But as he was led from court, he boasted, 'They'll never hold me.' Two...

John Addis believes that most people probably shouldn't be managing their own money. However, if you do, or want to, this book will help you to get better at it by avoiding the traps. The key lesson in the book is that successful investors don't concentrate on picking winners; instead they work o...

This book is packed full of information that makes your TikTok experience safer and more enjoyable. It's written for all TikTok everyday users, influencers and content creators around the world and shares how you can make the most of TikTok safely and protect your TikTok account effectively.

Discover the truth of what happens when true believers go too far with the shocking stories of the world's most known and horrific cults like The Order of the Solar Temple and the NXIVM Cult. Cults have been around for centuries, and many have been dubbed as satanic and murderous due to their hei...

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While away a long stretch or simply kill a little time in this bumper quiz compendium covering the full gamut of true crime: from old-school, East End gangsters to white-collar fraudsters; from dazzling diamond heists to killer cannibals; and everything in between. With over 600 questions in sixt...

The Celtic Myths is accessible for readers new to Celtic mythology, but satisfyingly detailed in its analysis of contexts, cultures and archaeology for those well versed in the stories. Written down in medieval Wales and Ireland, the legends derive from oral poetry composed many centuries earlier...

In "The Worst House on the Worst Street," Todd chronicles their journey from optimistic home buyers to self-taught, weary home renovators. Beginning with humble rental refreshes, they've tackled and transformed collapsing apartments, damp-infested terrace houses, acres of overgrown vineyards and ...

Drugs and poisons from a variety of sources have been used illegally for centuries and have an unfortunate, enduring fascination. People appear to be both attracted to them and at the same time repelled by them. Forensic medical scientist and toxicologist Dr William J. Allender is only too aware ...

In ancient times, the vast area that stretches across what is now modern-day Iraq and Syria saw the rise and fall of epic civilizations who built the foundations of our world today. It was in this region, which we call Mesopotamia, that history was written down for the very first time.

Elevate Your Excellence offers strategies anyone can use to improve the often-neglected everyday disciplines like hydration, sleep quality, and mindset maintenance that can make all the difference in generating high-quality performance.

Whether you want to visit Big Island's Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, relax on Waikiki Beach, or take a boat tour of Kauai's Napali Coast, the local Fodor's travel experts in Hawaii are here to help! Fodor's Essential Hawaii guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and e...

Ready to go away? The experts at Fodor's are here to help. We're bringing you the very best of the Big Island of Hawaii, including volcanoes, gorgeous beaches, and more. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure that you have all the essential information to plan a perfect trip and mak...

Pamela Anderson invites you into her kitchen and down-to-earth family fairy kingdom on Vancouver Island, offering a whimsical and entertaining collection of more than 80 recipes that will nourish your heart. With a career that has spanned Hollywood fame and activism, Pamela's journey has taken he...

16 songs from the Tony Award-nominated Broadway production adapted from the hit Disney animated movie, Frozen. Includes color photos from the Broadway production!

Let your air fryer do the hard work for you. All it takes is a little prep, pop all your ingredients into the air fryer basket, set the timer and dinner is served. There are 80 effortless, one-basket meals inside this book that allow you to serve-up complete quick and easy meals from scratch, pac...

Health explores the vision and knowledges with which Aboriginal people are re-shaping considerations of health and wellbeing today. It offers concepts that are not tied to Western practices, as it delves into Indigenous birthing, end-of-life care and other cultural rituals.

All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man at the top. But in the 21st century, that cartoon bears little resemblance to reality. Nowadays, autocracies are run not by one bad guy, but by sophisticated networks composed of multiple regimes. T...

The final volume of Jeffrey Archer's prison diaries, A Prison Diary Volume III: Heaven, covers the period of his transfer from Wayland to his eventual release on parole in July 2003. It includes a shocking account of the traumatic time he spent in the notorious Lincoln jail and the events that le...

Many theories that form the bedrock of good parenting were created decades before devices even existed - they don't consider the significant impact on a child's psychological and physical development. The landscape of the early years has changed so quickly, yet parents and caregivers do not have ...

In this book, digital anthropologist Payal Arora proposes ways in which we can envision new design systems and thinking to include the world. Drawing from fieldwork on young people's digital usage in Brazil, India, Bangladesh and Nigeria, Arora reveals how their understandings of algorithmic syst...

Alua Arthur, a death doula, is spreading a transformative message: thinking about your death - whether imminent or not - will breathe wild, new potential into your life. Alua supports and helps manage end-of-life care on many levels. The business matters, medical directives, memorial planning; bu...

A close exploration of the vibrant world of cosplay, showing how cosplayers build a strong connection to the characters and stories they treasure, and ultimately how they are constructing their own identities.

From the must-read journalist on how power, money and influence work in this country, the full story of how one of the nation's favourite brands brought itself to ground. Joe Aston's incredible ability to break a story made his AFR column 'Rear Window' essential reading about how power, money and...

Before COVID, both Qantas and its CEO Alan Joyce were flying high, the darlings of customers, staff and investors. After COVID hit, only money mattered - in particular, the company's share price and extraordinary executive bonuses. Illegally redundant workers, unethical flight credits, abysmal cu...