Collection: Nonfiction

From bestselling author Al Murray comes the story of the most catastrophic 24-hours the British military faced in World War II, leading to disastrous consequences for the Allied forces. The Battle of Arnhem is one of the best-known stories in British military history: a daring but thwarted attemp...

Imagine -- it's 1600 and you've lost your precious silver spoons -- or perhaps your neighbour has stolen them. Or maybe your child has a fever. Or you're facing trial. Or you're looking for love. Or you're hoping to escape a husband... What do you do? In medieval and early modern Europe, your fir...

For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. International and political tensions are rising. And we are rushing ...

Since 2009, Tasmanian chef Steve Cumper has been creating delicious seasonal recipes for Country Style and regaling our readers with the intriguing and often humorous tales behind his dishes. In this brand-new hardcover cookbook, Country Style Seasons- A Year of Recipes from Steve Cumper, we've c...

Can women have it all? What does it mean to be a woman and a mother in the modern age? In this passionate, funny and fierce polemic, Paloma Faith delves deep into the issues that face women today, from puberty and sexual awakenings, to battling through the expectations of patriarchy and the Super...

History belongs to the heroes. But to get the full story, sometimes you have to ask the side characters. The lives of Leonardo da Vinci, Henry VIII and Queen Victoria fill bookshelves and fascinate scholars all over the world. But little attention is given to the ferret who posed for the renaissa...

Many of us go through our lives unsure of what we are for, struggling every day to find meaning. But the timeless wisdom of Indian culture shows us another way. In Hindu philosophy, there are four goals that all human beings strive for -- virtue, prosperity, love and freedom. If you can find the ...

The quick way to learn more than 6,750 Portuguese words and phrases. This book features a comprehensive range of illustrated objects and scenes from everyday life -- from home and office to eating out and more -- to make vocabulary easy to understand and remember. Free accompanying audio app feat...

Up to 1 in 3 people assigned female at birth will experience menstrual abnormalities or pelvic issues. Due to the culture of secrecy, misinformation and stigma surrounding these conditions they are overwhelmingly misdiagnosed - and patients are dismissed, rushed and gaslit when they try to seek h...

The dramatic history of Europe's shape-shifting centre, from the author of The Habsburgs Central Europe is not just a space on a map but also a region of shared experience - of mutual borrowings, impositions and misapprehensions. From the Roman Empire onwards, it has been the target of invasion f...