Collection: Nonfiction

In March 2020, Russell Hill and Carol Clay went camping in the Wonnangatta Valley, a mysterious place deep in Victoria's High Country. The campers never returned, and only one person knows what really happened. Acclaimed true crime author Robin Bowles writes an engrossing account of how Jetstar p...

A guide to the 60,000-year-old healing system of the Aborigines revealed through one man's journey to overcome multiple sclerosis.

New York Times best-selling author Kimberly Snyder shows that your heart is not just a muscle pumping blood through your body or a metaphor for sentimental love. It is a center of profound intelligence. When you learn to work with your heart and harness your heart intelligence, you create heart c...

The powerful story of tragedy, triumph and romance in the Australian bush.Sam Bailey wanted a life on the land just like his father. He had it all planned - he'd finish his education, have a few years in the big wide world, and then return home to take the reins from his dad, get married and rais...

A "vivid and breathless" (Billboard) oral history of emo's takeover from 1999 to 2008, featuring My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Panic! At the Disco, Taking Back Sunday, Jimmy Eat World, Dashboard Confessional. If Meet Me in the Bathroom traced New York City's early 2000's rock scene...

An astonishing account of healing in the face of unimaginable horror. In 1945, twenty-five child survivors of the Holocaust, between the ages of four and fifteen, were welcomed to Sir Benjamin Drage's large country villa, Lingfield House. There they would receive the care of psychoanalyst, Anna F...

Revolutionary leader, Nellie Millergoorra, campaigns for an Aboriginal homeland to preserve Indigenous culture by advocating the prohibition of mining in Arnhem Land using a United Nations declaration to convince a disrespectful government to sign a treaty. Nellie will do whatever it takes to end...

A 9,000-word visual dictionary with everyday, thematic sections that helps children expand their vocabulary. Learning new words is now easier with the Children's Visual Dictionary. Clear, simple illustrations depict words and phrases in a visual context for easy learning. The terms are arranged i...

What does a Governor-General do? You may have seen images of Australia's Governor-General handing out awards such as the Order of Australia but the Governor-General also has a very important role in the functioning of the government and in making laws for all Australians.

Australia's Constitution is the unique document that resulted in the formation of modern Australia and continues to shape how the government can operate. Find out what is in the Constitution and what was left out and why.