Collection: Nonfiction

Offers techniques that can be used to produce better digital photos, prints and photo-based projects, this guide shows learners how to use their equipment, compose the best shot possible, how to edit their photos, and more.

Presents information about the history, geography, ethnic groups, economy, government, religion, and culture of Ireland.

True Spirit is Jessica's story and in it she details her preparation, her journey and her battle with sleep deprivation, gale-force winds, mountainous seas, natural hazards like whales and icebergs and holding firm against the solitude

A personal view of 70 years of looking at the natural world. This is Sir David looking at the wildlife that has captured his imagination and enthusiasm over his distinguished career.

Clegg provides an understanding of what time is and how it can be manipulated. He explores the remarkable possibilities of real time travel that emerge from quantum entanglement, superluminal speeds, neutron star cylinders and wormholes in space

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.