Collection: Nonfiction

The author tells the story of this magnificent and hugely popular aircraft, taking the reader from the moment Captain Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in 1947 through to the last commercial flight of the supersonic airliner in 2003.

Celebrates the artistic and architectural wonders of ancient Egypt, including writing, jewellery, paintings and monuments. Features more than 400 images and photographs, including annotated features on specific artifacts and sites

Did you know that Hitler took cocaine? That Stalin robbed a bank? That Charlie Chaplin's corpse was filched and held to ransom? This book details 100 of the quirkiest historical nuggets; eye-stretching stories that read like fiction but are 100% fact.

In 1963, Petersen was sent to Vietnam as part of the Australian Training Team, 2 years before the first official Australian troops arrived. Seconded to the CIA, he was sent to build an anti-communist guerrilla force among the Montagnard people.

An introductory look at bush food in Australia.

Combines medical information, such as physiological facts about the effects of stress on our bodily systems, with a contemporary snapshot on today's society & analysis of what is happening to humankind in the 21st century.

In 1944 British commando W. Stanley Moss hatches his most daring adventure of all: to kidnap the Nazi General Kriepe, commander of the Sevastopol Division in Crete, and spirit him back to British-occupied Egypt. This is his story.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and endangered status of turtles and tortoises.

These are the memoirs of a survivor, someone who has reached the pinnacle of success, who has had it all. With the foundation of super group Cream in 1966, he became a superstar. He now tells his story as it is, hiding nothing. A compelling memoir. [Jacket]

The civilization of the ancient Maya reached its peak about 2,000 years ago. The Maya held a complex religious view of the world. In an effort to maintain order by pleasing their many gods, they built stone temples and developed a written language