Collection: Nonfiction

A celebration of the iconic movie director behind Moulin Rouge and Elvis. Icons of Cinema: Baz Luhrmann explores the fascinating and flamboyant career of one of the world's best-loved movie directors. Famous for his lavish style and his stunning portrayal of tragedy and love, Luhrmann is known as...

This is the account of how, for four years, British and Allied codebreakers decrypted secret SS and Gestapo messages detailing the mass killings of the Holocaust, and how the Germans in turn deployed cryptanalysis to try to conceal their persecution of Europe's Jews. The compelling and fast-paced...

From larger-than-life adventures to vivid and poignant tales of the imagination, Highways and Byways is a collection of stories taking readers on an enthralling tour (complete with the odd detour) through the raucous, well-lived life of one of this country's most successful and beloved artists. T...

A cultural phenomenon. A worldwide obsession. An agent of emotional chaos. There's no parallel to Taylor Swift in history: a teenage girl who turns into the world's favourite pop star, songwriter, storyteller, guitar hero, live performer, changing how music is made and heard. Heartbreak Is The Na...

On 15 April 2024 Justice Michael Lee delivered his judgment in Lehrmann v Network 10. The case, which centred on proceedings brought by Bruce Lehrmann against journalist Lisa Wilkinson and Network 10 for her 2021 interview with Brittany Higgins, alleged that Wilkinson had defamed Lehrmann by accu...

In a pioneering new history of the genre, The Haunted Wood explores children s literature at its best, from Aesop to Julia Donaldson. Providing startling insight into how authors might reflect a nation s psyche, Sam Leith offers an exquisite account of British childhood, as told through our most ...

In this groundbreaking new approach to the evolution of all life, Richard Dawkins shows how the body, behaviour, and genes of every living creature can be read as a book â" an archive of the worlds of its ancestors. A perfectly camouflaged desert lizard has a desiccated landscape of sand and ston...

For thousands of generations the wellbeing of Australia's First Peoples was grounded in the sacred lands of Mother Earth. Good health occurred naturally because lifestyle and diet were connected to Country and culture. Colonisation damaged this connection, but much is being done to rebuild it. He...

Jasmin Weston is here to help you transform your cooking game and show you how to make easy, mouth-watering dishes without breaking the bank. Even if you've never cooked before, Jasmin promises that if she can do it, you sure as sh*t can too! Jasmin has sifted through the masses of information ou...

As a spiritual icon who continually explores the intersection of cutting-edge science and personal growth, Deepak Chopra, M.D., tackles the little-discussed spiritual benefits of AI and its vast potential to solve the greatest mystery confronting us: consciousness itself. By navigating the intric...