Biography and non-fiction prose

When Covid lockdowns hit Melbourne, metropolitan midlife couple Kate and Chris decide to make a sea change and move to a small coastal town to ease financial pressures and live out the beach lifestyle many of us dream of.

Considered one of the best point guards of his generation, Tim Hardaway was a polarizing figure on the basketball court.

From the author of American Edenfinalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and morecomes a sweeping, richly researched biography of Frederic Church, the great 19th-century American artist whose stunning paintings of remote lands and seas thrilled American audiences and put the young republic on the map of world culturepublished on Church's bicentennial.

Fans of Cheryl Strayed's Wild will root for Anne Abel as she intrepidly sets out alone for Australia at the age of sixty, seeking to capture some Bruce Springsteen energy and fight off her lifelong, debilitating depression.

In the late fourth and early fifth centuries of our era, Hypatia of Alexandria was the world's greatest living mathematician and astronomer.

"e;Al Ovies combines an impressive array of source material and intricate analysis to craft a historical gem.

Can the Christian life be lived alone?

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 DAVITT AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONThis powerful memoir gives extraordinary insight into a secretive sect, and the horror Dassi Erlich had to survive.

Frank Sinatra!

THE bible for anyone looking to build a brand from scratch, from the co-founders of global success frank body.

In Contemporary Mormon Pageantry, theater scholar Megan Sanborn Jones looks at Mormon pageants, outdoor theatrical productions that celebrate church theology, reenact church history, and bring to life stories from the Book of Mormon.

In Contemporary Mormon Pageantry, theater scholar Megan Sanborn Jones looks at Mormon pageants, outdoor theatrical productions that celebrate church theology, reenact church history, and bring to life stories from the Book of Mormon.

This comprehensive Handbook considers the emergence of philanthropic foundations and institutions as increasingly crucial social policy actors.

This oral history documents the story of Oasis as told by the fans who were there.

In 2017, Tracy Hall's life went from fact to fiction overnight when she discovered the man she'd been dating for nearly two years, Max, was actually one of Australia's most prolific con men - Hamish McLaren.

The New York Times bestseller from the beloved author of A Three Dog Lifean exhilarating, superbly written memoir on friendship, family, creativity, tragedy, and the richness of life: If you only read one book this year, make it this one (Ann Patchett).

A soulful memoir of desire and a woman's midlife quest to let goin jazz and in life.

A truly powerful paean to the night sky CAROLINE EDEN, author of Black Sea________________________________________________________________ At a time of personal crisis, travel writer and dark sky advocate Megan Eaves-Egenes turned to the stars for solace.

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A deeply emotional memoir of one woman's decision to take care of her mother with cancer while juggling everyday life as a mom of two.

In May 1946 John Caldwell set out to sail from Panama to Sydney to reunite with his wife who he hadnt seen for more than a year.

This book of essays brings together the author's most recent reflections on Wittgenstein's philosophy as well as some earlier essays that seem worth preserving for historical reasons, as they involve information about personal relationships otherwise not easily retrievable by future chroniclers.

Shares lessons on music and life purpose the author has received from nature since childhood, including through her work in wolf conservation Shows how connecting with nature can help you discover your true calling, release your hidden talents, and lead to spiritual growth Explores how music and the harmonies of nature offer powerful means for fostering communication between soulsInternationally acclaimed piano virtuoso and founder of the Wolf Conservation Center, Hlne Grimaud shares her musical lifes journey and inspiring insights on the connections between music, nature, and spirituality.

Told with the same blend of humour and poignancy that made Marley & Me beloved by millions around the world, this is John Grogan's story of a boy and his family and of life long before that dog.

A coming-of-age memoir about life in a Sydney boarding school during the 1960s from the bestselling author of PRECIOUS BODILY FLUIDS.

This book is published by an imprint of Globe Pequot Publishing Group.

A fragmented, surrealist novel of loss, nostalgia, and childhood secrets from the award-winning poet and author of A Sparrow Came Down Resplendent.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From TLC's Sister Wives star Christine Brown Woolley, a groundbreaking and heartfelt memoir about living in a family like no other and finding the strength to leave polygamyand the only life she's knownbehind.

The surviving correspondence between Walter Benjamin and Theodor W.

For readers who wish Eat, Pray, Love had a cynical streak comes this propulsive, wildly original memoir about a journalist's quest to conquer depression and addiction, set against the backdrop of international adventures and modern communal living.

';Brilliant' Financial Times ';Hollis expertly weaves together the human tragedy and high politics behind the explosion of one of the world's greatest cities' Dan Snow The reclaimed history of a woman whose tragic life tells a story of madness, forced marriages and how the super-rich came to own London June 1701, and a young widow wakes in a Paris hotel to find a man in her bed.

They are the unhappy husbands, the disengaged grandfathers and the angry ';letters to the editor' writers.

For years Pia Miranda has been stopped in the street by calls of, 'Found you!

For readers touched by Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air and anyone with a life-threatening illness seeking healing of body, mind, and spirit, a fellow patient shares her journey of choosing to have the best day of her life by working as though she will live and living every moment as though she might die.

A sweet, inspiring, and captivating look at a woman who was an inspiration for many and whose legacy and stories should be shared with a new generation of fans.

Since 1619, when Africans first came ashore in the swampy Chesapeake region of Virginia, there have been many individuals whose achievements or strength of character in the face of monumental hardships have called attention to the genius of the African American people.

Science fiction has hosted some of the greatest minds and most innovative thinkers in human history.

For readers who found comfort in Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, a 9/11 widow's memoir of rediscovering joy and finding love again after the violent loss of her husband.

"e;Al Ovies combines an impressive array of source material and intricate analysis to craft a historical gem.

Justice Anthony Kennedy was at the ideological center of a closely divided U.

The Roman Catholic tradition in Christianity is breathtaking, complex, and rich in insight about what it means to follow God.

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said that ';Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Count Rumford are the greatest minds that America has produced,' and indeed, Rumford was a peer of theirs, and arguably contributed more to the scientific canon, and yet is nowhere near as well known.

Australia's most sex-positive influencerreveals the reality of being a globally-famousfull-service sex worker in this unflinchinglyhonest, hilarious and wryly intelligent memoir.

AVAILABLE TO PREORDER NOW: MICHAEL PALIN IN THE PHILIPPINES - COMING 1ST OCTOBER 2026.

Edmond Halley is known far and wide thanks largely to the comet bearing his name, the return of which he predicted in 1705.

For readers of Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Discover the gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters from Celtic mythology with this beautiful book that captures the ancient stories and tales that captivated the Celts.

A powerful memoir of a molecular biologist's courageous fight against corporate retaliation after revealing dangerous biosafety failures in biotech labs.

Edmond Halley is known far and wide thanks largely to the comet bearing his name, the return of which he predicted in 1705.