Books - Non Fiction
The Fighter Within
In this book, you will find ten rounds of techniques that will transform the way you act, the way you think, the way you live. Rocky’s mission is to guide you through the most important fight you’ll ever face – …
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The Freedom Circus
When Sue Smethurst first sat down with her grandmother-in-law and asked how she survived the Holocaust, she was shooed away. By that time Mindla was in a Melbourne Jewish nursing home with other survivors, her body ageing but mind still …
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The Future Eaters
This is the story of how human beings have consumed the resources they need for their own future. It examines the original “future eaters” who were the first people to leave the Afro-Asian homeland and travel down the chain of …
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The Gambling Man
Bill Waterhouse has all the gambler’s legendary qualities – analytical, cold blooded, ruthless, devious, incisive, the power and concentration to overwhelm an opponent… His compulsion is as natural as his heartbeat; his instincts are predatory: he wants the lot – …
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The Girl Who Climbed Everest
‘I believe that nothing is impossible if you dare to dream, plan and take action. I’m an ordinary girl who simply refused to give up on a dream, and that’s all it takes to succeed in life.’
Alyssa Azar is …
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The Girl Who Touched the Stars
254 days, 12,700 kilometres, sea sickness, sharks, crocodiles, and ocean. Bonnie Hancock broke numerous records on her fastest ever circumnavigation by paddle around Australia but that wasn’t the achievement she is most proud of. Testing the limits of her mental …
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The Girls’ Guide to Predators
The games some men play. Psychologists estimate that all women will be put in harm’s way, in one form or another, by a predator during their lifetime. The Girls’ Guide to Predators is everything you need to know about the …
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The Halvorsen Story
For some, the Halvorsen brings back memories of idyllic holidays afloat in rented motor cruisers. For others, the name instantly recalls the race-winning Halvorsen brothers and their superb racing yachts. For wooden boat lovers, the name is synonymous with boats …
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The Healthy Skin Diet
Unlock the secrets of beautiful skin with The Healthy Skin Diet! Whatever your skin type, whatever your skin condition, you’ll find all the help you need right here. By following nutritionist Karen Fischer’s eight-week program, you will change your …
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The Heart Can Wait
Ludmila Gregorieva and Vladimir Bogatchev are young lovers from Leningrad, the once-imperial city of the Tsars. Of the gentry and intelligentsia class, they are torn apart by the tragedy of war, the treachery and tyranny of the KGB. Remarkably, after …
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The Impressionists Revealed: Masterpieces & Collectors
Many of the great works of impressionism are housed in private collections and are rarely or never seen by the public. Thanks to the generous co-operation of their owners, this book presents in colour, 92 of these masterpieces, many of …
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The Last Showman
Son of a sideshow operator and trapeze artist, fourth-generation showman Fred Brophy grew up on the road, travelling the length and breadth of Australia.
He did time in jail as a wild teenager before establishing his own successful boxing tent. …
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The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Losing Weight and Getting Fit
From the bestselling author of Confessions of a Reformed Dieter, who admits to being the laziest girl in the world, this book will show you how to lose weight, get fit and stay motivated — and have your cake …
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The Mindful Entrepreneur
Struggling with cash flow? Slow growth? Slim profits? No time? Stress? Lack of fulfilment?
Chronicling the true story of one entrepreneur’s journey, The Mindful Entrepreneur provides a raw, brutally honest account of how to transform the frustrations, pain and struggles …
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The Miracle Typist
In the tradition of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, a heartbreaking true story of love, loss and survival against all odds during the Second World war.
Conscripted into the Polish army as Hitler’s forces draw closer, Jewish soldier Tolek Klings …
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The Poison Principle
Winner of the NSW Premier’s Literary Award, and now an Australian classic
When Dr William Macbeth poisoned two of his sons in 1927, his wife and sister hid the murders in the intensely private realm of family secrets. Macbeth behaved …
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The Promise
When Gazin Najim met Ra’ad Said at university in Baghdad, she knew she had found the love of her life. A traditional Iraqi wedding and the arrival of their two children made their happiness complete. But then Saddam Hussein came …
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The Raw Scent of Vanilla
The women of the Bresciani family turned to the wisdom of the Amazon jungle in their need and followed the messages of their dreams. In another land, decades later, Emilia Bresciani, a successful journalist at 33, became the only suspect …
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The Road Back Home
The extraordinary true story of one woman’s tumultuous, painful and, above all, courageous journey through life. Set against the backdrop of Kings Cross in the 1960s, this is a gripping tale that is deeply moving and, at times, profoundly shocking, …
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The Scent of A Crime
As Detective Superintendent in charge of Operations at the Criminal Investigations Branch, Ron Stephenson was responsible for the investigation of all major crime in New South Wales. In The Scent of a Crime, Ron relives some of those investigations. …
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