Collection: Nonfiction

This is a compilation of memory aids guaranteed to simplify confusing facts. Something for everyone, the book covers a number of different subjects - history to mathematics, mythology to physics, music to the human body and many more

20 questions and answers about turtles that will convince you that they are terrific! You'll know the difference between a turtle and a tortoise, and you'll know why they have shells.- You'll know what sea turtles drink and how very far they travel.

This book explains how granite, lava, basalt, silica, quartz and feldspar are formed after hot, molten rock cools. Readers will learn about volcanoes and tectonic plates, the minerals that make up igneous rocks, and the crystallization of rock material

Lambton guides the reader on a tour of Queen Mary's doll house, from below stairs to the high-society setting of saloon and dining room, from the children's toys and games in the nursery to the miniature accoutrements of dressing-table and bathroom.

The book covers the status of Australia.s water resources and their future prospects, the many values we hold for water, and the potential for using water more effectively to meet the growing demands of cities, farmers, industries, and the environment

Philosopher Julian Baggini and his psychotherapist partner Antonia Macaro offer intriguing answers to life's questions. Can infidelity be good for you? What does it mean to stay true to yourself? Must we fulfil our potential?

Babette Smith traces the stories of hundreds of convicts over the eighty years of convict transportation to Australia. Putting a human face on the convicts' experience, she paints a rich picture of their crimes in Britain and their lives in the colonies.

A history of the bushrangers who terrorised the highways & back roads of regional Australia for a century from 1788. This diverse group of criminals varied from 'gentlemen' to outright psychopaths, from hold-up merchants to murderers.

Thunderstorms describes how lightning forms, why thunder always follows it, and how a storm can bring hail, flooding, or tornadoes.

Gaddis shows what the underlying dynamics of the cold war conflict were, how changes in society were as important as changes in government and how ideas of morality affected, or not, what politicians did. [Jacket]