Collection: Nonfiction

Would you start another diet if you knew it would probably fail? Would you love your body if our culture didn't tell you it was wrong? Lotta Dann's journey with extreme dieting and drastic weight loss led to endless praise for her skinny body. But no one knew what she had to do to maintain it. Wh...

A gripping account of hidden identity, military courage, and an against-all-odds reunion. Four days after Germany's surrender in May 1945, a young British officer took a jeep and headed east into Germany. But this was no ordinary soldier. Manfred Gans was searching for his family. As a Jewish boy...

Leah Giblin grew up with the best dress-up collection, spending hours styling and playing with her siblings. She has always loved making clothes and she's also always cared deeply about environmental issues. In an era of fast fashion where far too many clothes are being made and discarded, Leah r...

Before Harry Fisher was Australia's favourite bush cook, he was an accountant who loved nothing more than camping with his mates on the weekend. When it was his turn to cook at camp, though, his mates always dug out their biggest plates. Eventually they just get him do all the cooking. After prov...

Genghis Khan built a formidable land empire, but he never crossed the sea. Yet by the time his grandson Kublai Khan had defeated the last vestiges of the Song empire and established the Yuan dynasty in 1279, the Mongols controlled the most powerful navy in the world. How did a nomad come to conqu...

Eclipse weaves reflections on Country with affirmation and cheek, fusing Beyonce with quantum physics. Through free verse, experimental and concrete poems, Kirli taps into the rhythm of Ancestral wisdom, offering connection and healing from the wounds of love, grief and our Nation's shared history.

A straight-up guide to getting through life's ups and downs. Jake Bailey knows all about adversity - but also about resilience. As head boy at Christchurch Boys' High in 2015, Jake delivered his end-of-year speech from a wheelchair, only a week after being diagnosed with an extremely aggressive f...

A revolutionary collection of calorie-counted recipes for your slow cooker. Say farewell to mealtime mayhem with recipes easier than ever before, guaranteed to be used time and again. From fakeaways to desserts and throw-and-go dinners to midweek meals, Nathan has all your favourites covered with...

Live your best sustainable life and spend less doing it, with the help of sustainability expert Lottie Dalziel. You may think that living sustainably is too hard and expensive, but that's not the case! In 365+ Ways to Save the Planet and Your Money at the Same Time, Banish founder Lottie Dalziel ...