Collection: Nonfiction

This 2024 presentation is biologist Jeremy Griffith's already famous summarising 'Sermon On The Beach' (as people are calling it) SOLUTION TO ALL YOUR, AND THE HUMAN RACE'S, PROBLEMS! Firstly, people aren't calling it a 'Sermon' because it's religious, but because, like Christ's 'Sermon on the Mo...

This comprehensive guide to Australian stamps covers issues up to 30/06/2024. With 400 pages, 4,500 images and 20,000 valuations, this book is a valuable reference for both the experienced collector and casual browser. The 18th Edition has been fully updated and revised and includes values for bo...

Whether you are a full-time vegan or you choose to cut out animal products whenever possible, there's no need to miss out on your favourite cakes. Baking without eggs, butter and milk is not only possible, but also easy and just as delicious as what you are used to baking. There are now so many a...

The emu can't fly, but that doesn't stop it being one of the iconic animals of the Australian Outback. With long legs, huge claws, striking orange eyes, and an interest in pecking at anything shiny, the emu is both intriguing and just a bit scary.

What is a wallaby? Is it a kangaroo or not? Are wallaroos, quokkas and potoroos grouped with wallabies or are they all completely separate types of animals? The answers to these questions are intriguing and they reveal how diverse the marsupials in Australia really are.

English for NSW, Year 8 Stage 4 is a workbook to support the implementation of the NSW Curriculum. It targets the focus areas of reading, viewing and listening to texts; understanding and responding to texts; and expressing and composing texts. Featuring a complete year of suggested units, each w...

English for NSW, Year 10, Stage 5 is a workbook to support the implementation of the NSW Curriculum. It targets the focus areas of reading, viewing and listening to texts; understanding and responding to texts; and expressing and composing texts. Featuring a complete year of suggested units, each...

Growing up in a remote corner of the world's largest rainforest, Pio, Maria, and Oita learned to hunt wild pigs and tapirs, gathering Brazil nuts and acai berries from centuries-old trees. Then the first highway pierced through. Ranchers, loggers, and prospectors invaded, and they lost their fami...

The Fighter is the compelling life story of Australian Muay Thai legend 'John' Wayne Parr - a fighter's odyssey full of twists, turns, world titles, personal challenges and triumphs. Hailed as a legend in the fighting world, ten-time Muay Thai and kickboxing world champion 'John' Wayne Parr knew ...

When a young teacher embarks upon his career, the realities of the classroom hit him like a bucket of cold water. 'Teacher fella' is a memoir set against the backdrop of three western Sydney high schools from 1986 until 2019, juxtaposed with the demands of a hectic family life. In a deeply perso...