Collection: Nonfiction

Why do penguins have wings? What is a baby penguin called? Can baby penguins swim? This book is packed with facts about the life cycle of penguins. It includes photographs of every stage and diagrams to explain growth and development.

From the magic of Bushmanland in Namibia to the civil strife of Assam India, this book takes us to the heart of a quest for elephants to live peacefully in a world with too many people and too little space.

In July 1943, Frederick Mayer and four other German-born Jews volunteered for behind-enemy-lines operations for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). A rivetting first-hand, intensely human story of courage and revenge.

About 9,800 RAN personnel over seven years safely transported 15,000 Army and RAAF personnel, along with many tons of weapons, stores and equipment during the 25 operational voyages HMAS Sydney and her escorting destroyers made to and from Vietnam

Federation style housing is a unique and fascinating peroid of Australia's architectural history. Distinctly urban in emphasis, it was developed to meet the demands of the newly prosperous middle classes.

Told by three witches that he will soon be King, Macbeth eagerly informs his ambitious wife. Together they plan a brutal and bloody murder. Their victim - the ageing and saintly King Duncan

The Roman emperor Hadrian, who lived from 76 to 138 AD, was hugelyinfluential figure whose architectural legacy is obvious even today. However, he was also contradictory and mysterious.

Discover Hobart, Australia's smallest, most southerly, least prosperous, but arguably most beautiful state capital, with its convict legacy, spectacular natural setting, heritage architecture and climate.

Deals with a range of topics including: how horses relate to each other, humans and other animals; how to tell what a horse is feeling; overcoming past ill-treatment and meeting a horse halfway.