Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Society & Culture

An essential guide for anyone with cause to communicate in written form (most of us), a passing interest in doing it better (some of us), and a disinterest in a book on said subject that is humourlessly preoccupied with rules (almost all of us).

Our bones are the silent witnesses to the lives we lead. Our stories are marbled into their marrow. Drawing upon her years of research and a wealth of remarkable experience, the world-renowned forensic anthropologist Dame Sue Black takes us on a journey of revelation. From skull to feet, via the ...

This is a book about the place where biology meets behaviour - and where sexual differences in our bodies most closely translate into gender differences in the mind. In this timely twenty-first century reboot of the seminal bestseller Men Are From Mars, Women Are from Venus, Whipple travels far a...

Author has a personal connection to the WA wreck of the Alkimos, as the stories he recounts make clear.

"In this book Eve O. Schaub, humorist and stunt memoirist extraordinaire, tackles her most difficult challenge to date: garbage. Convincing her husband and two daughters to go along with her, Schaub attempts the seemingly impossible: living in the modern world without creating any trash at all. F...

Yes Yes Yes, written by two advocates intimately involved in the struggle for marriage equality, reveals the untold story of how a grassroots movement won hearts and minds and transformed a country. From its tentative origins in 2004, through to a groundswell of public support, everyday people co...

ADVICE ON CAREERS & ACHIEVING SUCCESS. AUSTRALIAN. This text demonstrates how to achieve goals by using the power of the mind. It shows how to plan and organize effectively in order to succeed in any field. This revised edition includes new exercises and more anecdotal business sense. Print on de...

Learn how to foresee potential life pitfalls, realise what your guidance is asking you to heal (and why), and prepare to find your true soul calling! Successful PR executive-turned psychic Helen Jacobs never wanted to be a medium, but the universe came knocking. After following advice from her sp...

In this book, Romi provides a no-BS blueprint for women to figure out what to focus on and what not to. She explains why saying yes to everything and everyone really means saying no to the things that matter -- to your goals, your dreams, and your true self. The key to achieving your wildest drea...