Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Society & Culture

Usually dismissed as a Sanskrit Joy of Sex, the Kama Sutra, composed by Vatsyayana in the fourth century BC explores sexuality as an integral part of human existence. The Kama Sutra describes the practices, rituals and lore of the erotic (kama) in human relations.

David Unaipon the man on the $50 note was a most extraordinary person. An early Aboriginal political activist, he was also a scientist, a writer, a preacher and an inventor. In the 1920s, under contract to the University of Adelaide, he was commissioned to collect traditional Aboriginal stories f...

Review: "Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the univ...

In this exciting volume, the stormy mythologies of the Nordic world are brought to life. With 160 colour images and superb fine-art paintings of the classic stories, this detailed encyclopedia of the myths and legends of the Nordic peoples provides the perfect introduction for students, school li...

During the early colonial era, Australias Aborigines often warned British settlers to beware of huge, ape-like creatures that lurked in the rugged mountains and deep forests of the island continent. Their people, they said, had been encountering the hairy horrors since time immemorial. They knew ...

This is the first book-length response to Richard Dawkins, author of some of the most popular scientific works, such as The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker. Dawkins has become perhaps the world's best-known atheist, noted for his hostile and controversial views on religion.

Merges the wisdom of traditional societies with modern western medicine and esoteric teaching of the ancients.

Having regressed patients into the past and written about it in Many lives, Many masters, to great success, the author has now documented how he progressed people into the future.

This is a significant resource, detailing most aspects of traditional Aboriginal culture. It is an easy to read well illustrated book.