Collection: Nonfiction

Immerse yourself in the dark and complex mythology of Ancient Egypt. Discover are the many gods, heroes, monsters and legends that defined everyday life in Ancient Egypt. Atum, the first being, created Shu and Tefnut-who then begat Nut, the sky goddess and Geb, the god of the land. Nut and Geb in...

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...

Welcome to San Francisco, a city with killer charm. The chill of a San Francisco summer can be deadly. No one knows this better than Capri Sanzio, who makes her living giving serial killer tours of the city. Capri has been interested in the topic since she was a kid, when she discovered she's the...

Nancy has spent her whole life on the vibrant and gritty streets of Victorian London, first as one of Fagin's child pickpockets and now on the arm of violent and mercurial Bill Sikes. Nancy does what she must to get by. She's attuned to the harsh realities of life, but also knows how to find mome...

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...