Collection: Adult Non Fiction

What's the difference between sarcasm and irony? Or nihilism and fatalism? Or sex and gender? Inside, there are crystal-clear explanations of 150 paired words that build into a wide-ranging philosophy primer. Philosophical concepts are explored in pairs to help clarify common (and not-so-common) ...

What's the difference between your id and your ego? Or a narcissist and a hedonist? In 150 paired definitions, this wide-ranging psychology primer resolves any confusion. Written by clinical psychologist and psychology professor Dr. Fiona Starr, What's the Difference? Psychology offers clarity th...

Lacey presents 20 creative yet easily achievable recipes for each dough, whether you're baking, topping, using up leftover bread or reworking the doughs into a variety of bread products. Every dough also has practical step-by-step instructions, detailed photography and QR codes to video tutorials...

This celebratory anthology explores human connection through forty-four poems carefully curated by the host of the Poetry Unbound podcast. With an observant eye, Padraig O'Tuama shares an enlightening meditation on each poem, revealing the ways we relate to each other, the world around us and our...

Reject the default path, define your priorities, and achieve lasting happiness with this transformative guide to your dream life - a life centered around the five types of wealth.

Learn all about how to build sheds, feeders, fences, and other backyard structures to enhance your sustainable living! 50 Projects for Building Your Backyard Homestead updates one of the most popular books in the field and adds 10 new projects to help your homestead thrive! David Toht will teach ...

In perhaps his most ambitious and comprehensive work yet, leading psychologist Andrew Fuller examines the most common emotions and explains what they are, how they work, and how you can use them for your own personal good, rather than letting them rule your life. He explains the origins of emotio...

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...

After the global pause in 2020, we returned to a world that feels faster, looser, and less structured - our professional boundaries have been erased, social and cultural norms are shifting rapidly, and at the same time, we're facing profound developments in artificial intelligence. We're facing m...

A memoir from the Norwegian explorer recounts his 58-day ski journey to the North Pole, offering a gripping adventure story and a deep reflection on nature, human resilience and the profound significance of this remote region.

At the turn of the millennium, digital technologies seemed to have immense promise for transforming our society. With these powerful new tools, the thinking went, we would be free to live our best lives, connected to our communities in ways full of infinite potential. A quarter of a century on, t...

From autism to allergies, ADHD to long Covid, more people are being labelled with medical conditions than ever before. But can a diagnosis do us more harm than good? The boundaries between sickness and health are being redrawn. Mental health categories are shifting and expanding all the time, rad...

There are approximately 55 million people living with dementia around the world. It is estimated that this number will rise to 139 million by 2050. And it isn't just the elderly who are affected; diagnosis rates are rising in younger adults, with women at a higher risk than men. For many, especia...

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 ...

Every day we draw in two thousand gallons of air -- and thousands of living things. From the ground to the stratosphere, the air teems with invisible life. This last biological frontier remains so mysterious that it took over two years for scientists to finally agree that the COVID pandemic was c...

Delve into the origins, development, and operations of the iconic aircraft, with stories of the brave crew members that flew in them and made these aircraft the legends they have become today. Focussing on the aircraft of both the Allies and the Axis powers, it contains fascinating insights into ...

This inclusive, empowering guide is your go-to for navigating the intricacies of modern romance. Whether you're looking to rejuvenate an existing relationship or embark on a new journey towards meaningful connection, All In is your modern-day compass, offering practical wisdom and heartfelt insig...

Pleasure should be a simple thing, but straight women are at the statistical bottom of the pile when it comes to finding a happy ending. There's a name for this phenomenon: it's called the pleasure gap. And when tracked against other gains in women's freedom, like pay or education, it is still al...

At noon on October 27, 1924, a factory worker was admitted to a hospital in New York City, suffering from hallucinations and convulsions. Before breakfast the next day, he was dead. Alice Hamilton was determined to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. By the time of the accident, Hamilton...

Discover proof that angels are guiding and protecting you and the tools to strengthen this connection to transform the way you live your life. In Angels Are With You Now, Kyle Gray wants you to know that angels are with you. You don't have to be a believer to invite the angels into your life and ...

In The Anxious Generation, Haidt shows how, between 2010 and 2015, childhood and adolescence got rewired. As teens traded in their flip phones for smartphones packed with social media apps, time online soared, including time spent comparing oneself to a vast pool of others. Time engaging face-to-...

In this richly illustrated landmark book, author and journalist Will Ellsworth-Jones documents the sold, stolen and destroyed works of Banksy, perhaps one of the most renowned and controversial artists of our time. This is a book about what you can't see: the works that have disappeared entirely,...

An eye-opening and galvanizing look at the current state of anti-racist activism across America. Looking at many of our most powerful systems - like education, media, labour, health, housing, policing, and more - Oluo highlights what people are doing to create change for intersectional racial equ...

The true story of one of Australia's top cops. Nick Kaldas is a cop's cop. From investigating war criminals to taking down global drug operations, Kaldas has seen the worst humanity can offer. But he's also seen which human qualities can lead to greatness.

The border between England and Scotland is rich in history. It has been the site of battles, treaties, castles and crossroads. But it can also be a lens through which to look at the changing history and identities of these two countries. Between Britain is a one-hundred-mile journey through eight...

Reap the benefits of a biodynamic, organic approach to gardening and grow abundant crops in tune with lunar cycles. Biodynamic Gardening has all you need to know about gardening by the moon: - A biodynamic calendar enables you to plan the growing year - Recipes for making natural amendments that ...

The hottest trend in Mexican restaurant dining, birria, turns out to be fun and easy to make at home-as the 60-plus recipes in Birrias amply demonstrate.

What was it like to start a feminist bookshop, in an industry dominated by men? How could a lesbian thrive in Thatcher's time, with the government legislating to restrict her rights? How do you run a business when your real aim is to change the world? Silver Moon was the dream of three women - a ...

The notion that humans are "born to run" is a marketing gimmick and a gross distortion of evolutionary biology. For most participants, endurance running (with correct form) is simply too difficult and leads to injury and burnout. It's more accurate to say that we're born to walk extensively every...

In Bread and Milk, Swedish writer Karolina Ramqvist traces a girlhood through food - that which has the potential to fill her up, but also threatens to consume her. She remember the tangerines eaten in gluttonous longing before her mother's closed bedroom door; her grandmother's rice pudding conn...