Collection: Nonfiction

Kosciuszko - our iconic highest mountain - is a name familiar to all Australians. But how many people know who the mountain is named after? Tadeusz Kosciuszko, who lived from 1746 to 1817, is the most famous person Australians probably know absolutely nothing about. A military engineer, freedom f...

Duncan Welgemoed - SBS regular, cult chef and founder of Adelaide's iconic Africola restaurant - wants to show everyone that world-class food can just as easily be made in the great outdoors as it can in your kitchen. Join him on a journey through Australia and the diverse flavours of Aussie and ...

When Pamela Churchill Harriman died in 1997, the obituaries that followed were scathing - and often downright sexist. Written off as a social climber, her glamorous social life and infamous erotic adventures overshadowed her true legacy. Much of what she did behind the scenes to shape the twentie...

Celebrated baker Michael James and wife Pippa present more than 80 essential sweet recipes, from wholegrain pastries and classic cakes to tarts, puddings, biscuits, brownies and more.

Australia's most intrepid Jew finds out just how precarious identity can be. 'This house is freaking me out. It's bad for me. But I'm finishing this.' Discovering Kanye West is praising Adolf Hitler, John Safran heads to America to find out what's up. Kanye proves elusive, one thing tumbles into ...

Anyone can start a business, but how do you develop it into a brand? In this practical guide – the follow-up to the hugely successful business book, Passion. Purpose. Profit. – award-winning author, business coach and podcaster Fiona Killackey (of My Daily Business) shows you how to transform you...

There's nothing like hitting the open road and in Ultimate Road Trips, author Lee Atkinson highlights 35 of the best driving holidays around the globe. Featuring iconic and interesting routes including outback Australia, Iceland, South Africa, the Canadian Rockies and plenty more, this selection ...

The Rest is History Returns! This time Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook bring you an alphabetical miscellany, taking on some of history's best and most bizarre moments. Charge forth against the traitors of the American Revolution, journey through Baghdad to discover the origins of the Arabian Ni...

For more than five decades, Steven Spielberg has created inspiring, exciting and unforgettable movie magic. Jaws, E.T., the Indiana Jones series, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan and West Side Story are among the many favourites that have thrilled cinema a...

Cosmos is a visually captivating journey through the Universe, and is as expansive as the Cosmos itself. It covers everything from the asteroid belt to deep space probes, the ISS to the Oort Cloud, the Big Bang to the end of the Universe, and (just about) everything in between. It presents space ...