Collection: Nonfiction

Publisher's description: The result of an unprecedented collaboration between Sydney's Macquarie University and International PEN Sydney Centre, and funded by the Australia Council for the Arts and the Australian Research Council, The Literature of Australia offers readers of all kinds a window i...

Australia and New Zealand both were colonies of Britain in its imperial heyday, and both share a remote location at the farthest reaches of the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Read all about wheels and axles and their many uses in this book. Children will learn of their many uses, from doorknobs to the insides of a clock. There are wheels that move, turn, steer, and serve as gears.

In 2006, Dave Cornthwaite skated from Perth to Brisbane, a distance of 4,500 miles - raising money for three childrens' charities and earning a reputation as a mad pom. This is the story of his motivation, his stamina, and his enduring good spirit

This broadly conceived and enlightening look at how Homer's Odyssey has resonated in the West offers a thematic analysis of the poem's impact on social and political ideas, institutions, and mores from the ancient world through the present day

Belly Busting for Blokes is a combination of health advice and diet book for men. It offers information and recipes that encourage men to lose weight around their middle

This series looks at peoples ways of living and examines the ways people identify themselves through language, social customs, and habits, as well as traditions of art, craft, dance, music and spiritual beliefs

Make learning Arabic fun with this bi-lingual visual dictionary of widely used words. The dictionary is arranged thematically, with such topics as: myself, clothes, classroom, computers, food and drink, road safety, toys and games, sport, and more

Published during the 40th anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination, this is the follow-up to Paul Fusco's acclaimed RFK Funeral Train. It provides a new perspective on this legendary photographer's remarkable achievement, and includes 120 images.

The lives of extraordinary Australian women, who have been pioneers and inspiring role models of their time.