Collection: Nonfiction

What do you say when a man you've dated a handful of times asks you to go live with him in a mill by a river in France? The obvious answer is: 'Are you out of your mind?' Maria Hoyle's was: 'Okay.' At the age of 63 she left her life in Auckland - her two daughters, her dog, her friends, a beautif...

Every year in the Blue Mountains, up to 400 visitors get lost or need rescuing, with many spending an unexpected night in the bush. Most incidents happen in the same locations, within a few kilometres of civilisation. Readers will not only enjoy some gripping adventures, but also learn how to enj...

In Always Was, Always Will Be, award-winning author Thomas Mayo addresses the question that many Australians have been asking since the failed 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum, 'What's next?' Mayo draws in his decades of experience as an Indigenous advocate for justice, as he investigates the ...

Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years--as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues--Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a ...

Described as the greatest achievement the modern game has seen, Ivan Cleary is the man behind the astonishing, historic benchmark of multiple back-to-back premiership wins by the Penrith Panthers in 2021, 2022 and 2023. In his own words, Cleary tells all about what he's learned and how he leads, ...

From London facts including where to find the blue plaque for Una Marson, 'the first black woman programme maker at the BBC', to discovering the best Spanish coffee under Southwick railway arches; from a brief history of lady gangsters at Elephant and Castle to memories of climbing Mount Sinai an...

Since the first edition of A Surfer's Guide to Property Investing was released in 2019, the continued resilience of property as an asset class has been demonstrated - despite a global pandemic and an increased cost to borrow money. The past five years have taught many of us (including the author)...

An urgent critique of nuclear power laid out in clear arguments with suggestions for decarbonizing our energy systems with renewable energy technologies. The climate crisis has propelled nuclear energy back into fashion. Proponents of nuclear argue that we already have the technology of the green...

Gadsby's unique stand-up special Nanette was a viral success that left audiences captivated by her blistering honesty and her ability to create both tension and laughter in a single moment. But while her worldwide fame might have looked like an overnight sensation, her path from open mic to the g...

So you've seen some videos on youtube where these guys are running across rooftops, bounding from one building to the next in a style you might only have seen before in the movies. Their movements are fluent and they seem to have no fear of trying to jump a 10 foot gap between buildings while doi...