Collection: Nonfiction

Discover techniques and ideas to create cloth faces filled with personality in this book by leading international dollmaker and textile artist, Ray Slater. Brimming with ideas and practical advice, this is an invaluable guide for cloth doll-makers everywhere. The face is the key to bringing life ...

Growing up in conservative Saudi Arabia, Suad Aldarra felt stifled by the strictures placed on women. She yearned for the vibrant Syrian streets of her family's origin. When the opportunity arose to study at Damascus University, she jumped at the chance to move to a city she loved and to experien...

Create a truly meaningful and satisfying life in a busy and hurried world. Explore ways to keep your balance, catch your breath, and know your own heart and mind. Discover a gentle way of being that has the power to deeply nourish, restore and inspire you.

Have you ever heard of the Web of Life? Some people have, some people haven't. Either way, no one knows precisely what it is. It's only ever been an abstract ideology that encapsulates the essence of all that life is - and attempts to make the magnitude of threads that bind humanity as one mental...

This empowering book is written to challenge societal norms and encourages readers to embrace alternative relationship structures. Through practical advice and an emphasis on communication, trust, and authenticity, the authors guide readers through the challenges of navigating non-traditional rel...

Jenni Kayne embodies an effortless aesthetic, where natural beauty is found in every detail. Pacific Natural illustrates Jenni's conscious way of living through personal anecdotes and tips with Jenni's home state of California serving as the backdrop. Organised by season, this entertaining book i...

Propelled by the collapse of an intense love affair, eighteen-year-old Bruce Lowery sets off from his home in the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria for a yearlong adventure in 1968. Unexpectedly armed with a letter of permission from his father, Bruce and various mates hitch-hike to the remotest corne...

Alba used to live a hectic life, working as a book publicist in Florence - a life that made her happy but also left her feeling like a woman constantly on the run. So one day she decides go back to the small village in the Tuscan hills where she was born and open a tiny bookshop. Alba's enterpris...

From two of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and productsConfused about AI and worried about what it means for your future and the future of the world? You're not alone.

Machine-learning systems are making life-altering decisions for us- approving mortgage loans, determining whether a tumour is cancerous, or deciding whether someone gets bail. They now influence discoveries in chemistry, biology and physics - the study of genomes, extra-solar planets, even the in...