Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Society & Culture

Invisible Women meets Doughnut Economics: An international bestseller from an exciting new voice in the feminist space. In 2020, Emma Holten read an article stating that women were a net 'deficit' to society. Women apparently took more than they gave: they took more parental leave, frequently wor...

This is an essential book for anyone navigating the emotionally charged and complex journey of separation. Caroline Counsel draws from her extensive experience as a family lawyer, mediator and independent children's lawyer to provide unique insights into the psychological challenges faced by sepa...

Droughts have lurked behind Australia's major nation-shaping moments from European settlement at Port Jackson to Federation. They have caused catastrophic damage to Aboriginal, colonial and modern societies and, of course, to the very land itself. Indeed, by depriving us of water, that element mo...

'If you think it's hard being a white woman in Australia, try being a black woman.' These were the words that set a team of journalists at the Adelaide Advertiser on an investigation into the tragic deaths of six young Indigenous women. It was Courtney Hunter-Hebberman who uttered those words, up...

Discover how to boost your earnings so you can close the million-dollar pay gap. Did you know that over a lifetime, the gender pay gap can cost women over one million dollars? In Earning Power, you'll find the knowledge, strategies and confidence you need to make work and life decisions that maxi...

Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it. In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lak...

A lyrical work of creative nonfiction, Human/Nature is an exploration of how and why we think about the natural world the way we do. Everything we think about nature is deeply cultural. And much of what we imagine is based on outdated, irrelevant, or out-of-place beliefs. How are these ideas affe...

Dive deep into your relationships, discover the secrets of compatibility, and embrace the power of numbers--from a Numerology expert. Numbers have a way of following you throughout your life. Birth dates, anniversaries, ages, lucky numbers--they're always there.? Numerology reveals the significan...

Chanting is more than just words. In Mantra Meditation, renowned Kirtan artist Radhika Das introduces us to the world of modern chanting and reveals its profound origins, showing us that we do not need to be a good singer, a yoga practitioner, or a follower of any religion or set of beliefs to ex...

Stretching from Fiji in the east to New Guinea in the west, Melanesia is astonishingly diverse. Its islands are home to some 1200 language groups, many of them still isolated from the outside world. In Australia, this complex region tends to make the news only in times of crisis- military coups i...