Collection: Nonfiction

A personal account and lively history of China in the 1st century B.C., from when most Chinese proverbs are drawn, when a scholar's conversation would be studded with appropriate sayings.

This book looks at how the experience of the First World War changed the English language, adding words that were both in slang and standard military use, and modifying the usage and connotations of existing words and phrases

Shovel-nose sharks, dingoes, the morning star and rainbows feature in 'paint-up', the age -old practice of decorating the bodies of dancers for the corroboree.

Tells the story of some of the most important trials in Australian history, including the first ever civil case, brought by two convicts a short time after the First Fleet landed; the tale of bushranger Ned Kelly; the dingo and the baby at Uluru...

Revised to cover new tools, techniques & data, this edition addresses all the major genealogical record types and explains traditional and digital research strategies, including social media, record archives, census data, digital records & DNA research.

Chaffey punctuates his rich descriptions of the land he is discovering, with his fears, his sense of the future, and his growing self-development. He begins to see, everywhere, the bigger context of his role in the world and of its fragility.

A handbook to help beginners kickstart their writing by Australian prize-winning author and long-time writing teacher, Kate Grenville.