Collection: Nonfiction

Mary Magdalene- probably the Bible's most enigmatic and controversial figure- has fired the imagination of artists, writers, philosophers and historians for nearly two thousand years.

Reveals how Amundsens years of arctic training, expert dog-handling skills, and luck in finding a quicker route, allowed him to reach the South Pole more than a month before his closest rivals

Herbs are the most liberating and confidence-boosting of ingredients: grow some and you feel like a proper gardener, bring some into the kitchen and you feel like a proper cook. They allow you to experiment and bring individuality to your cooking

A comprehensive guideto starting & surviving high school for Australian children, whether they're beginning high school or right in the thick of it. Includes quotes from Australian celebrities about their high school experiences.

Looks at the journey of a glass of milk, examining how cows are milked, how the milk is treated, how it is packaged, transported and distributed to shops, and how it is sold and eventually drunk

Laid out in clear simple steps, this book shows the practical strategies you need to create a carefree childhood for your daughters and ultimately help build them into the healthy, resilient women they deserve to be.

Chatwin's beautiful, elegiac, comic account of following the invisible pathways traced by the Australian aborigines. The eclectic body of literature that underlies this tale of trekking across the outback gives it a resonance found in few travel books.

Looks at the journey of a bar of chocolate, examining how and where the cocoa beans are grown, how they are harvested, how they are turned into chocolate, and how the chocolate is packaged, transported and distributed to shops, and eventually eaten

A young policeman's first day on duty becomes a violent initiation into the nastier aspects of law enforcement (2 acts, 4 men, 2 women).

Are you scared to take risks in case you make a fool of yourself? Do you need other people's approval? If someone likes you do you think there must be something wrong with them? Do you hate your body? If you answered yes, this guide will help you