Collection: Nonfiction

How do cultures around the world grieve their loved ones? From Tibetan sky burials and Māori mourning customs to Swedish death cleaning, Irish wakes and Buddhism's bardos, this enthralling book reveals the different ways in which people approach life's one certainty: death. Through the four them...

Golden-sand bays, lazily swaying cotton hammocks, castle-like karsts emerging from sapphire seas: southern Thailand's coasts make your dreams of tropical paradise come true. Lonely Planet will get you to the heart of Thailand's Islands & Beaches, with amazing travel experiences and the best plann...

Lonely Planet's Philippines is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Cruise past the secluded beaches, pristine lagoons and rocky islets of the Bacuit Archipelago, join the adrenaline junkies wakeboarding, surfing, cl...

Lonely Planet's Indonesia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore Komodo National Park, patrolled by the world's largest lizard, unwind on the sugar-white sand and turquoise waters of the Gili Islands, and ex...

Lonely Planet's Experience France is your guide to unforgettable experiences and local surprises. Spot art in the Louvre, taste wine in Bordeaux's vineyards and marvel at the French Alps - all guided by local experts with fresh perspectives. Uncover France's best experiences and get away from the...

Lonely Planet's Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Spot iguanas on Galapagos, surf at Montanita and hike Cotopaxi; all with your trusted travel c...

A travel guide to Bangkok, with maps and information on hotels and restaurants, shopping and entertainment, and other interesting sights.

Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from snorkelling to the world-famous underwater sculpture of Nest at Gili Meno, to visiting the dreamy sweeps of pink sand on one of Pulau Padar's beaches, and strolling the rice fields of Sidemen.

Whether it's cancer, a car accident, grief, a natural disaster or a family tragedy, we all experience trauma, and simply surviving takes everything we have. But what happens after that, when you realise that surviving survival might be harder still? With its combination of personal stories and ex...

Journalist and podcaster Andrew Rule brings us eighteen Australian crime stories that have fuelled fears, fired outrage and broken hearts and dreams. Among them are events so infamous that a word or phrase propels us back to a time and place. The disappearance of the Beaumont children from an Ade...