Collection: Adult Non Fiction

When calculating income necessary for retirement, experts provide a dollar figure excluding rent and mortgage repayments. That's right! They assume that most Australians will have paid off their family home by the time they stop working. This is no longer the case. Home-ownership rates are declin...

Take the mental load of dinner planning off your plate! From the creator of 10 dollar Meals Australia, the easy meal-planning solutions and tasty everyday dinner recipes in this cookbook will save you money, time and energy every week.

Having ADHD or dyslexia can mean your brain is often working overtime - and nutrition can play a vital role in supporting the brain to function at its best. Dr. Emma Derbyshire takes a practical, neurodiversity-affirmative approach to optimising ADHD and dyslexic diets for emotional regulation an...

Create a rainbow of vibrant, natural inks from the plants and flowers around you. Plant-based inks are richer in colour than synthetic inks, producing a wide range of tones and unique, stunning visual results; extracting and storing these inks ready for use is made simple in this beginner-friendl...

Written and illustrated by one of Australia's most respected birding experts, Michael Morcombe, this updated guide is an essential reference for every Queensland birdwatcher and field naturalist or visitor to the state. The most comprehensive pocket field guide on Queensland birds, it features ov...

A book for anyone who craves making something with their hands. Slöjd is Swedish for handicrafts. But it's so much more than making things with your hands. In Sweden, slojd is a compulsory subject taught to all schoolchildren. From a young age, they work with textiles and wood not only to develo...

"Delve into the beguiling history of witches and uncover a fascinating world laden with myth, magic and superstition. The Story of Witches offers a tantalising insight into the dark past and modern fascination with the occult in its many forms. Demonic and deviant or liberated and revered, witche...

Just months before the start of World War I, Winston Churchill withdrew the Royal Navy's most formidable ships from the Pacific. With powerful German cruisers in its northern waters, Australia's fledgling navy needed to step up.

Whether you want to make better decisions, improve your relationships or find more meaning in your work, harnessing your core values is the key to your future success, contentment and contribution. Have you ever heard a voice inside you whispering, 'There's got to be more than this'? Or simply fe...

The brioche knit stitch makes a beautifully squishy, reversible ribbed fabric which is extremely popular but can also look quite intimidating. This guide holds your hand through all the brioche basics including the tools and materials to use, which yarns to choose and the importance of colour. It...