Collection: Nonfiction

Fancy making twisty cheese straws or knobbly-bobbly shortbread? How about popping-candy muffins or a tasty pesto pizza? These 30 delicious recipes will make baking so much fun!

When Queen Victoria died in 1901, she had ruled for nearly 64 years. She was mother of 9 and grandmother of 42, and the matriarch of Royal Europe. She was one of the most passionate, expressive, humorous and unconventional women who ever lived.

When Pompeii first came under Roman rule just over 2,000 years ago, it was a town of great prosperity whose cultural life and urban development were in full blossom.

Nelson Mandela grew up in a country where black people couldn't vote and had to carry passes everwhere they went. Believing passionately in equality, Mandela dedicated his life to fighting this injustice.

Gillian Johnson, the renowned illustrator and artist, invites you to let your inner artist come out to play. Her drawings and sketches provide a starting point and inspiration for you to discover your own drawing style.

Want to know where the greatest markets are or the best value destinations? With 1000 Ultimate Experiences, Lonely Planet has brought together 1000 ideas, places and activities to inspire and entertain, for travellers and lovers of life-lists alike.

The Animal Abilities series looks at the amazing and unexpected abilities that animals possess. The books explore the ways humans use these extraordinary animals to help them, and how scientists have tried to replicate their abilities using technology

Interview candidates often make mistakes that can be avoided by some simple preparation.

A homeowner's guide to saving energy and money provides 150 practical, cutting-edge tips and techniques to reduce one's heating, cooling, and other energy costs by making a home more energy efficient and reducing one's carbon footprint.

A comprehensive introduction to fundamental printmaking techniques including relief, intaglio, collagraph, lithography, screen print and monoprint. It shows how some of the latest and most experimental prints have been made using these techniques.