Collection: Nonfiction

From the age of 12, Scott Ryder knew he wanted to join the army, and he signed up as soon as he could. After serving as a paratrooper and in East Timor with 3 RAR, he wanted more. He trained all summer and took the gruelling selection course for the commandos, earning the prized green beret on hi...

A disengagement epidemic is costing workplaces globally Eight point eight trillion per year, with two hundred and eighteen billion of that in Australia. Employees are searching for answers on how to operate in the post-COVID working world in a way that feels right for them. They don't need more ...

In January 2024, in a period of personal crisis, Gideon Haigh abruptly started writing the story of the night his seventeen-year-old brother Jasper was killed, finally facing how it had shaped the rest of his life. Seventy-two hours later he stopped. Dark, raw and revealing, My Brother Jaz is how...

This is an essential seasonal Korean slow-food cookbook, featuring 80 recipes and foundations presenting traditional Korean technique with native Australian produce. Breakout star chef Jung Eun Chae makes everything from scratch in her home kitchen on the outskirts of Melbourne, from dubu (tofu) ...

Thoughtful, uncomplicated, satisfying family food shared by and for people seeking nourishing meals that makes them feel good. The Good Farm Cookbook brings you sustaining and flavour-packed food that is good for your body and for the planet. With the authors' combined expertise in nutrition and ...

Xi Jinping rules over 1.4 billion people and the second biggest economy on earth. He commands huge armed forces and runs a technology programme meant to dominate the globe. His ambition is to take the place of the United States and to change the world order. Xi's life story is full of drama: plot...

A gripping, real-life thriller following the authors' attempt to uncover the truth about one of the world's most wanted men. Karl Lee, alias Li Fangwei, plays a key role in the secret struggle between the world powers, bypassing Western sanctions to supply dictators with the weapons they need to ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of Australian football, few figures loom as large as Ange Postecoglou. In this authorised biography, Australia's foremost football journalist Vince Rugari charts the rise of this maverick mastermind and examines his complicated relationship with the game Down Under....

'Art, annotated' brings together over 3,000 years of the finest paintings and sculptures from all over the wold. Combining stunning reproductions of each work of art with precise annotations and visual analysis, it is an expertly curated and comprehensive selection of the finest art ever created....

Accompanying the major new BBC2 series, Rick Stein's Food Stories is an exciting collection of new classics that celebrate modern Britain. Rick's recipes reflect his mouth-watering and heartfelt exploration of today's British cuisine and how different cultures have influenced the nation's evolvin...