Collection: Nonfiction

In this intimate and open account - nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you've ever read - Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band-mate. In his rough yet sweet voice, Alex recounts the broth...

A dedicated doctor. A devastating diagnosis. A chance for a medical revolution. Skin cancer is this country's most common cancer, and melanoma the deadliest form of it. Richard Scolyer, together with his colleagues at Melanoma Institute Australia, has dedicated years to groundbreaking research an...

Discover a vast treasure trove of botanical knowledge in The Botanist's Library, a superbly illustrated collection of 300+ seminal books and illustrations from throughout history. From the earliest manuscripts penned by visionary naturalists to the modern tomes that continue to shape our understa...

The Big Book of Australian Yarns is master storyteller Jim Haynes' comprehensive collection of factual and fascinating stories and humour. The yarns range from the poignant to the hilarious, from the ridiculously Australian to the unexplained and spooky. There are heroic and inspiring characters,...

This guidebook tells you what to pack, what you can safely leave behind, a why an air compressor's as essential as a chocolate bar on a long drive. With interviews and a peek behind the scenes of the Buch Mechanics and Black As series, Batty spins you some ripper yarns, introduces you to his mate...

Fascinating and richly illustrated stories of insects in 366 daily entries, from dancing honeybees to the largest spider webs in the world. In this beautifully produced guide, entomologists Gail Ashton and Dominic Couzens present a look at hundreds of insects, as well as what makes each one so im...

'My drawings started by accident. I was on tour in Montreal a few years ago and found myself sheltering from the pishing rain in an art store. I went in to get dry and came out with an armful of felt-tip pens and a sketchbook, then went straight back to my hotel room and started to draw. I've nev...

Uncover the forgotten whispers of your past and embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery in Echoes from My Ancestors. This captivating memoir weaves together the untold stories of a resilient family across generations, leaving an indelible mark on your heart and soul. As you turn each...

In this final work from renowned journalist Robert Fisk, he picks up reporting on the Middle East where his internationally bestselling The Great War of Civilisation left off. An extraordinary chronicle of Fisk's trademark rigorous journalism, historical analysis and eyewitness reporting. Fully i...

In the 1950s and 60s, seven young women left their families to join a strictly enclosed order of nuns in Melbourne. They could leave the convent only for medical appointments and rarely received visitors, who they would meet from behind a partition built into the parlour. Their lives were confine...