Collection: Nonfiction

Shirley Hazzard and Elizabeth Harrower met in person for the first time in London in 1972, six years after they began a correspondence that would span four decades. They exchanged letters, cards and telegrams, and made occasional phone calls between Harrower's home in Sydney and Hazzard's apartme...

This a unique celebration of 100 of Britain's most spectacular lighthouses captures the drama of these sentinels of the shore, from the fog-shrouded cliffs of Lizard Point in Cornwall to the wilds of Muckle Flugga in the Shetland, tales of ghosts, shipwrecks and heroic feats of endurance abound. ...

Boost the flavour of any meal with this definitive guide on curing and preserving your own jams, pickles, sauces, and more, featuring more than 150 recipes for using your preserved goods.

The history of feminism? The right to vote, Susan B. Anthony, Gloria Steinem, white pantsuits? Oh, but there's so much more. And we need to know about it, especially now. This book engages, educates, makes us laugh, and makes us angry. It begins with antiquity and the early days of Judeo-Christia...

What can humankind's rich history of radical revolts teach us about the power of disobedience to change climate policy? What inspiration could we take from seventeenth century Japan to create a regenerative economy today? How might the history of financial capitalism help us understand what it ta...

From the nine-time women's basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist--a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home. On February 17, 2022, Brittney Griner arrived in Moscow ready to spend the WNBA offseason playing for the Russian women's basket...

An illustrated collection of strategies for parents to sneakily convince kids to go to bed, clean their room, and do other unpopular but necessary tasks.

From the eminent philosopher, an authoritative and practical exploration of answering the question- how should I live my life? What can philosophy tell us about life and how to live it? What can it tell us about what matters, about tragedy, grief, ageing, loss; the true measures of wealth, the co...

You are the key to your child's food future and your own health. Leading expert Dr Nick Fuller has outlined six principles that will allow you to create a research-based lifestyle plan for the whole family. By following them you will be able to help even the fussiest child establish a healthy rel...