Collection: ADULT NON-FICTION

Dr Majid Fotuhi, neurologist and adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins, is leading the charge in revolutionising how we understand human intelligence, brain health and age-related cognitive decline. In this pioneering book, he reveals the true wonder of how the brain works and its infinite potential...

We've spent years being the good girl: saying yes when we mean no, shrinking ourselves to make others comfortable and prioritising everyone else's needs. Our conditioning to be 'good' runs deep. As children, we're praised for being polite, quiet and well-behaved. In the workplace, we're rewarded ...

Throughout much of the world, the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, is prized as an easily cultured, nutritious and tasty fish. It also features in a hugely popular fishery, especially in the UK, Europe and the USA. Koi, an ornamental type of carp, is revered by millions for its beautiful colours and...

The Australian Master Tax Guide 2026 is the definitive resource for professionals navigating the complexities of Australian taxation law. This 77th edition provides clear, concise, and current commentary on a wide range of tax topics. This edition reflects all tax law developments up to December ...

In Ecstasy, Alex Dimitrov embraces a life on the edge in New York and the finely wrought poetry that can come out of it. He explores sex, drugs, parties, pleasure, and God in the 2020s, and looks back to a coming-of-age in the 1990s that still informs who his generation is and will be. His unabas...

"John le Carré is one of the most significant political novelists in the English language. His early career in the secret service took him to West Germany at the height of the Cold War and subsequent novels prompted field trips all over the world, from Hong Kong to the Democratic Republic of the...

The fastest growing demographic in Australia are retirees, with the number of people over 75 expected to double within 10 years. Retirement is often touted as a worry-free time - but it's also a time full of unique challenges. Retirement can be a jungle of decision-making. What sort of assets wil...

What drives someone to run, day after day, through all weather and every challenge? Journalist and sports writer, Konrad Marshall, set out to answer this question the most immersive way he knew how: by committing to run every single day for an entire year. In Run For Your Life, Konrad takes you o...

Beverley Farmer is one of our finest prose writers, but her new book, For the Seasons: Haikus, is likely to make her reputation as a poet too. The manuscript of For the Seasons, composed over twenty-five years ago, was rediscovered by the critic and scholar Lyn Jacobs after Farmer's death in 2018...

Australia's leading voices on politics and policy examine the first Albanese Government. From the narrow election victory to the commanding majority secured in 2025, this book traces the Albanese Government's first term, navigating economic turbulence and a shifting international landscape. What ...