Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Society & Culture

"From every corner of the world and all walks of life, readers of 'Conversations with God' have written to Neale Donald Walsch about their own experiences of God's presence in their lives. Their stories of incredible synchronicities, extraordinary coincidental circumstances, and everyday miracles...

When do you become an adult? What does it mean to grow up? And what are the experiences that propel us forward - or keep us stuck? As we get older, we pass many milestones, but for some of us it can feel as if adulthood is always just out of reach. Journalist and psychotherapist-in-training Moya ...

What if moments of great difficulty are, in fact, opportunities for growth and self-discovery? What if they can serve as stepping stones to greater things in life? Modern life doesn't always go our way. Loss, rejection, uncertainty and loneliness are unavoidable parts of the human experience -- b...

After decades of affluence, we're now busy renovating our homes, buffing and botoxing our bodies, and losing ourselves in passive entertainment and shopping, as depression and anxiety soars. And with the arrival of Netflix and Uber Eats, there's less and less incentive to leave home. Could our co...

Around the world, forced migration doubled in the decade leading up to 2019. Over that time, the borders of the European Union became the world's deadliest frontier. More than 20,000 people have died or disappeared while attempting to gain entry since 2012, the year the EU was awarded the Nobel P...

Where Wonder Lives invites you on a journey of reawakening to the mystery of life. Take a journey by map through your inner landscape to discover a life of awe, enchantment, and radical aliveness.

The twentieth-century Australian welfare state made the bold promise to care for its citizens. But since the 1990s, social security has become increasingly conditional and punitive in its provision of this so-called care. Who Cares? outlines the perspectives of people affected by two recent welfa...

Optimism demands action. Optimism inspires change. Optimism is not naive and it is not impossible. There are so many reasons for optimism in our changing world. We are the ancestors of our future: a generation either celebrated for its activism or blamed for its apathy. It is for us to choose opt...

In 2018, Bri Lee's brilliant young friend Damian was named a Rhodes Scholar, an apex of academic achievement. When she goes to visit him and takes a tour of Oxford and Rhodes House, she begins questioning her belief in a system she has previously revered, as she learns the truth behind what Virgi...

Silicon for microchips; manganese for batteries; titanium for missiles. The moon contains a wealth of natural resources. So, as the Earth's supplies have begun to dwindle, it is no surprise that the world's superpowers and wealthiest corporations have turned their eyes to the stars. As this new S...