Collection: Nonfiction

Nadine Ingram's latest book features 50 utterly original, natural and romantic cakes that belong at the heart of every celebration. Her reliable cake recipes are written with the precision of a world-class pastry chef and the warm encouragement of a countrywoman. To be a cake maker is to be woven...

Written by a top mineralogist, this essential guidebook for young readers introduces key geological and scientific concepts and delves into the main features of minerals and rocks. The chapter on minerals explores some of the most important and beautiful minerals on Earth. Readers will learn abou...

Wombats waddle around, snuffling and huffing, looking like furry teddy bears. But don't be fooled, these little marsupials know how to bite and scratch if they need to protect themselves. Related to koalas and prehistoric giants, there's more to a wombat than you might imagine.

You're autistic--but what does that really mean? Welcome to the ultimate guide to understanding who you are and what it means to be autistic! In this fully illustrated, graphic guide about what it means to be autistic discover the differences between sensory seekers and avoiders, why you might fi...

The Universe is huge and has billions of galaxies and stars, as well as black holes, nebulas and other mysterious space objects. Find out where we all came from and where we are heading, as our Solar System hurtles through space, along with all the other space objects we can see, and others that ...

Ever wondered why the English language turned out how it did? Why do we have so many different words for just one thing? And why are so many words spelt the same but sound different? In this beautifully illustrated journey through word and rhyme - and even a few jokes - Bill Bryson will teach you...

Even though they are small, insects can be more annoying, scary and dangerous than the biggest animals on Earth. Find out how and why they bite, sting and swarm, and what their role really is in the world around them. Australia has some of the scariest animals in the world. They bite, they hiss a...

Australia's wedge-tailed eagle is one of the largest and most magnificent eagles in the world yet not many Australians know much about it. Find out where this beautiful eagle lives and why so few Australians have ever seen one.

"The '80s. The era of Hawke, a booming economy, big hair, gender benders and the new wave synth pop explosion. Every Sunday night, Australians would be glued to Countdown to watch the latest and local bands strut their stuff. Bands who became household names and sound-tracked our lives in one of ...

In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Founder Jim McCloskey share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. Impeccably researched and grippingly told, Framed offers an inside look at the victims of the United ...