Collection: Nonfiction

Real-life accounts of the world's most notorious pirates-both men and women, from the Golden Age of Piracy and beyond-compiled by the New York Times bestselling author of A True Account: Hannah Masury's Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself A Penguin Classic Spanning three centuries and...

Running stitches are free and relaxed. Straight stitches form easy geometric shapes--like a triangle with a stem to make a fun, minimalist flower. Elements from traditional patterns are recombined in fresh and exciting ways. Try them on your jeans, your floor pillows or in a full-sized quilt, and...

Lonely Planet's Provence and the Cote d'Azur is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. arty in St-Tropez, explore Nice's old town, and hike Mont Ventoux; all with your trusted travel co...

Lonely Planet's Best Day Walks France is your passport to 60 easy escapes into nature. Stretch your legs away from the city by picking a walk that works for you, from just a couple of hours to a full day, from easy to hard. Hike the Alps and the Pyrenees and admire lavender fields in Provence.

If your level of financial anxiety has increased in recent years, you're not alone. Many Australians are now wondering if their strategies for generating wealth and securing a comfortable, worry-free retirement are going to be enough. In Intelligent Leverage, finance expert Paul Huggins shows you...

So many of us feel out of control around food. We exhaust ourselves trying to be 'good' and we despise ourselves when we get it 'wrong'. Dr Brewer sets out a proven 21-day plan to heal our relationship with food. He explains what is happening in our brains when we feel the pull of cravings and, i...

A gentle, practical guide for parents and carers of anxious children who are finding it difficult to navigate their child's worries Children are often reluctant to speak about their worries or don't have the language to articulate them. This makes it difficult to know how serious their concerns a...

Self-confessed bad birdwatcher Simon Barnes thought he knew nothing about plants. He didn't object to them: trees are interesting, because birds perch in them; plants are useful as they create habitats and birds live in habitats. But while admiring the tenacity of some sea kale and yellow-horned ...

"Foregrounding real experiences with autism and ADHD, this book explores the journey of discovering, accepting and flourishing with your neurodivergent brain. It explores why getting diagnosis can be so fraught and gendered, and how to navigate a world which centres neurotypical brains in the rea...

People have been drawing lines on maps for as long as there have been maps to draw on. Sometimes rooted in physical geography, sometimes entirely arbitrary, these lines might often have looked very different if a war or treaty or the decisions of a handful of tired Europeans had gone a different ...