Collection: Adult Non Fiction

Being an adolescent girl can be quite challenging at times. It's not uncommon to feel like you're the only one going through certain experiences. But fear not! This book is here to extend a helping hand, offering valuable advice and guidance to help you navigate through the complexities of your t...

Aboriginal design is of a distinctly cultural nature, based in the Dreaming and in ancient practices grounded in Country. It is visible in the aerodynamic boomerang, the ingenious design of fish traps and the precise layouts of community settlements that strengthen social cohesion. Alison Page an...

Drawn from the pages of Australian House & Garden, this book profiles 25 beautiful gardens and the inspirational people who have shaped them. From heritage properties tended by inter-generational gardeners to contemporary plots created by inner city green thumbs, these pages showcase the gardenin...

"First there was Girt. Now comes . . . True Girt In this side-splitting sequel to his best-selling history, David Hunt transports us to the Australian frontier. This was the Wild South, home to hardy pioneers, gun-slinging bushrangers, directionally challenged explorers, nervous indigenous people...

In this book, Geoffrey Blainey continues his account of the history of this country from the early Gold Rush to the present day, completing the story of our nation and its people. When Europeans crossed the world to plant a new society in an unknown land, traditional life for Australia's first in...

The time that followed the decline of the Roman Empire, often seen as the beginning of a long 'dark age', was in fact central to the development of modern Europe.

The inside account of Australia's national intelligence organisation as it grappled with continuing espionage from foreign agents and the rise of terrorist attacks on Australian soil during the years of the Fraser and Hawke governments. This is the third and final volume of the Official History o...