Collection: Nonfiction

Mathematics is everywhere you look and is used in everyday situations. From gaming an banking to life-saving medication and climate change predictions, maths is the building block of everything! Discover how maths can help you decide where to go on holiday, uncover the maths behind the fastest ve...

Discover how engineering is part of our daily lives with this book. Explore this fascinating side of engineering, from the electrical inventions throughout our homes including washing machines and toothbrushes to the high-tech robotics and AI that are assisting humans in every corner of the world...

Light from our Sun and other sources is all around, bringing colour, heat and energy. Over time, humans have harnessed light to create fire, fluorescent light and even scientific equipment like lasers. But light and colour are tricky. Too much or too little light changes our body chemistry, when ...

The essential reference for budding geographers and curious minds. Each detailed map shows national borders, cities, towns, and major geographical features such as rivers, lakes, mountain rangers. Find more than 7,500 places on the maps with the comprehensive country guide. Colourful photographs ...

Everything young readers are dying to know about Ben Simmons - the stats, the facts and the amazing stories. Is Ben Simmons your favourite footballer? Did you know that he was born in Melbourne, and was picked FIRST OVERALL in the NBA draft? Did you know he is a triple-double machine, and the fir...

This book examines the widespread problem of police brutality and corruption from the perspectives of those who understand it in depth. Pulling together the accounts of survivors, campaigners, and academics, it explores different forms of criminal behaviour by police, the factors that contribute ...

Are you putting up with unexplained pain, fatigue or gut problems?Are all your tests coming back normal and no-one can tell you what's wrong?Functional conditions cover a range of symptoms and issues and often take years to be properly diagnosed, leaving patients in pain, discomfort and confusion...

The receding of Western power is speeding up, shaking the ground under our feet. In 'Westlessness', Dr Puri vividly demonstrates how in demographic, economic, military and cultural terms, we are hurtling into a far more diverse global future. Many of our certainties about the present, built on ce...

A troubling and humane account of how climate breakdown is rewriting our bodies' biology. The climate crisis is wreaking havoc across the globe, raising sea levels, disrupting ancient weather patterns and decimating biodiversity worldwide. But new research shows that the warming climate is not ju...

Chelsey Goodan is a highly sought-after academic tutor who has worked with hundreds of girls from all different backgrounds, earning their trust, confidence, and friendship. They in turn have shared with her their innermost concerns, doubts, and what they wish they could communicate to their pare...