Collection: Nonfiction

The Activists Handbook is a powerful guide to activism on virtually any scale. Environmental activist Aidan Ricketts provides a step-to-step guide for citizens eager to start or get involved in grass-roots activist movements.

Considers the plausibility of alien life and what creatures living on extrasolar planets might be like, drawing on scientific sources to depict alien creatures who have adapted to the unique characteristics of their respective environments

Moira Scollay traces the history of Lalor to the present day, introducing us to the residents that shaped this unique Melbourne suburb: home by home, family by family, street by street.

This guide-book provides suggestions on where to go and what not to miss when visiting Laos.

Covers the most current information related to toxicology. Nearly six hundred up to date entries detail poisonous substances ranging from common household items to exotic plants and animals.

Dwarfed by the mighty Great Zig Zag Railway at Lithgow and used by trains for just over half as long, the Little Zig Zag Railway at Lapstone Hill which rises to the Blue Mountains from the coastal plain of NSW has received scant attention.....

Conflict between England and France was a fact of life for centuries, but few realise that its origins date from the time of the Vikings. McAuliffe takes the reader back to this dramatic era providing the fascinating context for this clash of crowns

This book takes an in-depth look at the life cycles of some familiar plants and animals. The stages in each life cycle are clearly explained through ppotographs and simple text.

Julia Sweeney was nearing forty and quite famous when she got on a flight to China to turn her life upside down. She had a flourishing career as a comedienne, ample friends and admirers but what she didn't have was a child -- she decided to adopt alone.

Our expert author, trekking the Indian Himalya since 1970, will be your guide to some of the world's most awesome trekking. This book covers the region's top treks, through the B.uddist villages and high passes of Ladakh.