Collection: Nonfiction

Features explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, and detailed analysis of important characters.

This book is the conclusion of a 3 volume history of the Spanish Empire. Tells the story of life in a conquered territory that stretched from Cuba to Peru & of the final conquests of the greatest empire that the world had then seen since the fall of Rome.

This is a step-by-step guide to house building and 32 additional pages are packed with valuable information, with extra 100 show me how drawings, over 660 in total. It is the easiest to comprehend building text in Australia.

Chinese festivals are deeply rooted in popular tradition. This book introduces a representative selection of these celebrated traditions with full colour illustrations, providing a flavour of the diversity and development of traditional Chinese culture

A celebration of the brands twentieth anniversary serves as a visual diary and inspirational reference that offers style tips, practical advice, and entries by website submitters who reveal the qualities or elements that make life special.

With age-appropriate language and an eye-catching design, this book gives young readers the answers to fundamental questions about the human body, animals, and planet Earth

"From accelerators (chemicals that speed up the hardening process) to workmate (a portable workbench popular in many studios), this key reference contains all a working sculptor needs to know! Not only does it include details on techniques, but if offers guidance on a wide selections of materials...

Describes the role of Frederick Roberts in the 2nd Afghan War, culminating in his famous march in 1880 with 10,000 picked British and Indian soldiers, 300 miles in 23 days, from Kabul to Kandahar, to defeat the Afghan army of Ayub Khan