Collection: Nonfiction

With step-by-step photographs and easy-to-follow instructions, this boredom-busting book shows children how to create more than 100 great projects using readily available materials. Each section has history of the craft and the techniques employed

In 2001, David Walsh founded the Moorilla Museum of Antiquities on the Berriedale peninsula in Hobart, which closed in 2007 to undergo $75 Million renovations. It was re-opened in January 2011 as the Museum of Old and New Art or MONA. The inside story of Australia's most exciting museum. Hailed a...

This book looks at historical, current and emerging examples of sport technology. We look at technology in training, athletic performance, sports nutrition, sports equipment, sports medicine and how sport is shown on TV.

These tales reveal the mythical rivalries and adventures of both gods and mortals that inspired the first Olympic competitions. Accompanied by illustrations inspired by ancient Greek objects and designs in the British Museum

The book provides guidelines for rendering accurate skin tones in a variety of media. You'll review the 5 essential painting elements (drawing, value, colour, composition and edges), then learn how light and colour influence the appearance of skin tones.

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.