Books - Non Fiction
Justice Denied
In this tell-all book, discover how the justice system works and why, at times, the innocent are convicted and the guilty set free.
Bill Hosking looks back at his career as a criminal barrister in a candid account of his …
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KamaSEAtra – Secrets of Sex in the Sea
You though your love life was complicated? Be thankful you’re not a fish…
Imagine having to wait three days for your lover to get undressed, being devoured in the throes of ecstasy, or chased across the vast ocean by a …
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Killing Love
This powerful, unforgettable and uplifting story is one part wrenching family memoir, and one part inspirational journey towards healing and forgiveness – but most of all, it’s an unputdownable journey through one family’s tragedy and how they refused to let …
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Kumar’s Family Cookbook
At the request of his sons, Kumar Pereira created beautifully handwritten and illustrated recipes for them to cook from while he and his wife were away from home. Kumar’s Family Cookbook collects these recipes for family meals, together with their …
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Labour of Love
Shannon Garner met and married the man of her dreams, had two gorgeous children and lived an idyllic life on the New South Wales coast. So why did she decide one day to pursue altruistic surrogacy? And what made her …
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Lebanese Cooking
This is the first authentic and comprehensive book of Lebanese cookery ever published outside of Lebanon. The cookbook consists of 150 recipes handed down from mother to daughter for many generation. But Lebanese Cooking is more than just a cookbook. …
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Left For Dead
Samantha Barlow’s life changed the day she was brutally attacked on the way to work in Sydney’s notorious Kings Cross.
The popular confident young woman was left for dead, dragging herself to a lonely bus stop, desperate to stay alive …
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Letters Home: To Mother From Gallipoli and beyond
A Globite suitcase, a diary, and a bundled pile of postcards letters left abandoned in a barn. Sapper Hubert Anthony was seventeen when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in October 1914. He wrote deeply affectionate letters home to …
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Lilya’s Story
Born into a poor, but educated, smolensk family just before the 1914 Russian Revolution, Lilya Makarova began the extraordinary life that would take her from a passionate engagement with the theatre, language and literature, through the Second World War – …
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Little Sister
Moya thinks if her parents had been more like the cool moms and pops’ on American TV, life would have been more exciting. But she was stuck in the burbs and how thrilling did that ever get?
Exotically named after …
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Little Vietnam
Acclaimed Vietnamese-Australian chef Nhut Huynh shares his passion for the food that sustained his family during times of war and separation, and that remains a defining feature of Vietnam’s wonderfully rich culture. He introduces traditional classics alongside the eclectic street-stall …
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Love Has No Limits
Tania Hayes was only 22 when her fiancé Warren was diagnosed with a dangerous brain tumour. Their world came crashing down into a morass of uncertainty. Together, they faced an agonising series of medical battles, mishaps and close calls. This …
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Love is in the Air: The inspiring star-studded story of dancers who defy all the odds
When the Merry Makers dance, it’s hard to find a dry eye in the audience. All the Merry Makers have intellectual or physical disabilities, and face huge challenges in their lives, yet to see them dance is one of the …
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Love Never Dies
This is a book about the indestructability of love. Journalist and author Karina Machado spoke to over 60 Australians who revealed their stories of sensing the spirit of a late loved one. She shares their life shattering experiences loss, and …
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Love Your Work, Reclaim Your Life
Most of us not only have to work, we want to work. But sometimes we feel so stressed and exhausted that we’re afraid we can’t continue living at this pace. Discover how even subtle changes to your day can make …
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Margaret Holmes: The life and times of an Australian peace campaigner
This is the inspiring untold story of an Australian peace legend. Spirited and strong-willed, Margaret Holmes was shaped by some of the Twentieth Century’s most defining moments in war and peace. This book is a celebration of what one woman …
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Matters of the Heart: a memoir
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price was nine months pregnant and due to give birth the night she attended her high school formal. With her baby tucked in her arms, she completed year 12 from her hospital bed. Early in their relationship, she …
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Mean Streets, Kind Heart: The Father Chris Riley Story
This is the uplifting story of a maverick priest with an extraordinary mission: helping kids in desperate trouble who have no one else to turn to.…
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Memoirs of a Fat Bastard
He’s tried every diet: Atkins, South Beach, Pritikin… Problem is he still can’t get his pants on in the morning. And he got few of the genes of his famous brother, Mel. In his early forties with a job he …
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Mezza Italiana
Zoë Boccabella couldn’t shake the unsettling sense of feeling ‘half-and-half’ – half Australian, mezza italiana – unable to fit fully into either culture, or merge the two. Years later she travels to the family’s ancestral village of Fossa in Abruzzo …
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