Collection: Nonfiction

Forced to flee Scotland at the age of five, she grew up without her mother, was married at fifteen and widowed a few days before her eighteenth birthday - a pattern of upheavel that was to characterize the rest of her life.

An Australian history series written with the Australian History Curriculum in mind. Australia's colonies were among the world's leaders in opening up the right to vote to all adult males & then all adult females, enabling anyone to stand for parliament.

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage. ANZANG sixth collection presents more than 150 of the finest photographs submitted to the competition

Few mammals have been so negatively named, but this book aims to reveal the true nature of the Tasmanian devil. Far from being a scavenging, ferocious oddity, it is a treasured and valuable wildlife species, and one that faces extinction.

Veritable tour of recent wrestling history, from Hulk Hogan's showdowns with Randy Savage to the gargantuan struggles between Undertaker and Batista. All are examined in what amounts to a brief for the wrestlers' inclusion in the hall of fame.

A collection of works by many authors describing the development of the city of Melbourne.

A fascinating celebration of the some of the oldest living organisms on the planet, from the grand Oaks of Europe and mighty Redwoods of California to Africa's 'upside-down' Baobab tree, and from the Ginkgos of China and Korea to the Olive tree...

Using facts such as temperature and greenhouse gas records and carbon levels, this book provides key issues surrounding climate change. Looks at environment, cultural and technological changes likely to occur in the 21st century and beyond.