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Curious Questions & Answers about Our Planet takes a sideways look at all that is wild, wonderful, and downright weird about planet Earth. Mind-boggling questions and answers are presented with fresh, quirky illustrations that will appeal to children. This fun approach to learning includes a humorous "Would You Rather?" section, making it perfect for both eager learners and reluctant readers...

The complete story of Marvel Comics, illustrated with artwork from the official Marvel archives. The Marvel Museum gives readers the experience of a fascinating exhibition from the pages of a beautiful book. This stunningly curated collection includes rarely-seen artwork from the Marvel archives. Includes The Avengers, Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man, X-Men,...

Farmer Tim Saunders manages to incorporate some writing into his days, and here he describes his life through the seasons: Summer, shearing, slaughter, crop harvest, conservation; Autumn, floods, trading stock, drenching, dagging; Winter, maize harvest, lambing; and Spring, docking, pet sheep, weaning. It's a tough life and through his powerful, poignant writing, Tim tells of his connection to the land,...

Some subjects are too interesting to be left at school! Carry on your love of history at home with Ancient Greece—an activity-packed exploration of the lives and history of the ancient Greeks. Divided into sections, the book starts with fast facts on topics including the ancient Greek world, city-states, Greek gods and goddesses, home life, and Hellenism. The book ends...

The founder of the Topgun Navy Fighter School shares the remarkable inside story of how he and eight other risk-takers revolutionised the art of aerial combat. March 1969. American jets are getting shot down at an unprecedented rate over Vietnam. In an urgent effort to regain the advantage, the Admirals turn to a young naval aviator called Dan Pedersen. Officially,...

In 2015, poet and writer Nina Riggs was diagnosed with breast cancer, which metastasised later that year. She was thirty-eight years old, married to the love of her life and the mother of two small boys; her mother had died only a few months earlier from multiple myeloma. The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying is Nina's intimate,...

A short, powerful memoir from one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. In this deeply personal book, Baldwin reflects on the experiences that shaped him as a writer and activist — from his childhood in Harlem to the deaths of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Exploring the visceral reality of life in the American South...

How to End a Story, Helen Garner’s third volume of diaries, is an account of a woman fighting to hold on to a marriage that is disintegrating around her. Living with a powerfully ambitious writer who is consumed by his work, and trying to find a place for her own spirit to thrive, she rails against the confines. At the...

The extraordinary story of how a leading Buddhist monk overcame persecution, addiction and trauma to find enlightenment. Lama Yeshe didn't see a car until he was 15 years old. Growing up in a quiet Tibetan village, he ran in fields with yaks and mastiffs. The passing of time was simply marked by the changing seasons; life was simple and free....

Diary of a Young Naturalist chronicles the turning of 15-year-old Dara McAnulty’s world. From spring and through a year in his home patch in Northern Ireland, Dara spent the seasons writing. These vivid, evocative and moving diary entries about his connection to wildlife and the way he sees the world are raw in their telling. Diary of a Young Naturalist...

Cold Crematorium, a lost classic of Holocaust literature, has been translated into English for the first time, 70 years after its original publication. József Debreczeni, the author, was not only a journalist and poet but also a survivor of the Holocaust. His work stands as a crystal-clear eyewitness account, chronicling the horrors he endured. 'A literary diamond... A Holocaust memoir...

An inventive translation of a great historical epic, recounting the turbulent life and times of Chinggis Khan. 'By the Power of Eternal Heaven; By the Protection of the Majestic Imperial Fortune.' Born a poor nomad in an unforgiving world, Chinggis (or Genghis) Khan transformed the thirteenth century, ultimately ruling an empire that would stretch from Korea to Crimea and Syria...

A striking reappraisal of the beginnings of medicine, by one of the world's leading ancient historians. Medicine is one of the great fields of achievement of the Ancient Greeks. Hippocrates is celebrated worldwide as the father of medicine, and the Hippocratic Oath is admired throughout the medical profession as a founding statement of ethics and ideals. In the fifth century...

The definitive translation of our history's founding legal document - translated with a new commentary by David Carpenter. Magna Carta is probably the most famous declaration in western legal history. Wrested by rebellious barons from a very reluctant King John, it set out a series of rights and duties which have been appealed to, ignored, suppressed and argued about ever...

Sallust (86-c. 35 BC) is the earliest Roman historian of whom complete works survive. A senator of the Roman Republic, he was a younger contemporary of Cicero, Pompey, and Julius Caesar. His Catiline's War tells of the conspiracy in 63 BC led by L. Sergius Catilina, who plotted to assassinate numerous senators and take control of the government but was...

Famous battles from throughout history, mapped out in detail and explored in depth. Experience the world's most significant battles through bold, easy-to-grasp maps. Includes a foreword by Peter Snow, broadcaster and historian. Covering everything from the battlefields of the ancient world to the bomb-scarred landscapes of World War II and beyond, this book is packed with engrossing maps telling the...

The Versailles Peace Treaty, the pact that ended World War I between the German Empire and the Allies, has not enjoyed a high reputation among politicians, historians, and opinion-makers since its signing in June 1919. Conventional wisdom suggests that, guided by motives of punishment and revenge, and based on the untenable claim that Germany had caused the war, the treaty's...

A brand new edition of an internationally renowned science bestseller, What Is This Thing Called Science? is now well into its fourth decade. It has become something of a classic worldwide, being available in nineteen languages. Each decade, Alan Chalmers has drawn on his experience as a teacher and researcher to improve and update the text. The most significant feature...

An accessible and compelling story of a scientist's discovery of plant communication and how it influenced her research and changed her life. Studying plant intelligence reveals "humans may have been misunderstanding plants, and ourselves, for all of history"—for fans of The Hidden Life of Trees (Paris Review). "A compelling story of discovery... It will change the way you see the...

What wolves can teach us about being human The Wisdom of Wolves highlights the values of love, family, and resilience as taught by these remarkable creatures. Wolves teach us to love our families, care for those around us, never give up, and always find time to have fun. These golden rules of wolves show their remarkable intelligence and empathetic care....

An irresistible mix of splendid scholarship, heart-stopping adventure writing, and vivid, visceral prose. — Sy Montgomery, New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets. Fantastical and forbidding — Washington Post...

From one of tech's boldest thinkers and his longtime deputy, this is a sweeping indictment of Silicon Valley and a treatise on how the West has slid into a culture of complacency – even as we enter a new era of mounting global threats. Our most brilliant engineering minds once collaborated with government to advance world-changing technologies. Their efforts secured...

The fascinating story of how NASA sent humans to explore outer space, told through a treasure trove of historical documents—publishing in celebration of NASA's 60th anniversary and with a foreword by Bill Nye. "An extremely useful and thought-provoking documentary journey through the maze of space history. There is no wiser or more experienced navigator through the twists and turns and...

Britain's greatest science writer comprehensively rebuts the creationists by pulling together the incontrovertible evidence for evolution. Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core upon publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke, but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the controversy still...

A new edition of Darwin's remarkable account of the connection between emotion and facial expression which grew out of The Descent of Man. Published in 1872, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was a book at the very heart of Darwin's research interests, serving as a central pillar of his 'human' series. This book engaged some of...

The definitive identification guide to more than 100 species of psychedelic mushrooms across the globe, from the author of Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms. "Full of clear, accurate information and sound advice, Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World will appeal to anyone wishing to expand their psychic and mycological horizons." - David Arora, author of Mushrooms Demystified Throughout history, humans have...

An ecological field guide to New Zealand's native forests. In one volume, it provides identification for a range of common plants (including trees and shrubs, vines and epiphytes, ground plants, fungi, mosses, and liverworts) and animals (birds, reptiles, insects, and mammals). It also offers insights into the interactions between them: the role of birds in the life cycle of plants,...

An exploration of the most common life form on Earth—parasites—and how they provide insight into humanity's most difficult problems. "In nature, as in society, the parasites outnumber the hosts. John Janovy Jr. offers the parasites' view of this situation. The result is smart, funny, and all too revealing." – Elizabeth Kolbert, staff writer for The New Yorker and New York...

Life on land could not exist without soil. Almost everything we need can be traced to the soil: food, fibre, medicines – even oxygen produced by plants. What would we be without it? Certainly not a planet worthy of the name Earth. There are already plenty of books about agriculture, ecology or how to grow tomatoes. This book is about...

How and why Australia's legal system fails Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 'Russell Marks unravels a national tragedy. From the front line he delivers a first-rate, firsthand account of how so many First Nations people end up in jail, again and again.' - Patrick Dodson, Labor Senator for Western Australia Indigenous Australians are the most incarcerated people on the...

Black Holes: The Reith Lectures by Stephen Hawking features his BBC Reith Lectures on black holes, introduced and annotated by BBC Science Editor David Shukman, with illustrations throughout. "It is said that fact is sometimes stranger than fiction, and nowhere is that more true than in the case of black holes. Black holes are stranger than anything dreamed up by...

Classic nature writing for bird lovers - a portrait of Britain's ordinary garden birds and the woman who opened her doors to them. Enter the secret lives of Britain's ordinary garden birds and the brilliant, unconventional woman who opened her doors to them. In the late 1930s, Len Howard packed up her life in London, bought a plot of land...

A decade after his internationally bestselling The Weather Makers, acclaimed scientist and author Tim Flannery argues that Earth's climate system is approaching a crisis. Catastrophe is not inevitable, but time is fast running out. Atmosphere of Hope provides both a snapshot of the trouble we are in and an up-to-the-minute analysis of some of the new possibilities for mitigating climate...

An expert in nutrition and the gut reveals what inflammation is, why it lies behind many modern diseases and what we can all do to help combat it. Inflammation has traditionally been thought of as the body's response to injury and foreign microbes. But as the threats we face have evolved, what if it were now the root cause of...

In 20 short books, Penguin Classics brings you the new canon of great environmental works. Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As humans have driven the living planet to the brink of collapse, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend it. Their words have endured, becoming the classics that define the environmental...

A Gaijin Sarariman provides a first-hand account of the lifestyles, customs, and culture of the Japanese people, particularly that of the office workers known as sarariman. The book delves into their historic context and relevance to Japanese society through the author's amusing and often painful yet entertaining experiences while living and working in Japan. In Japan, people who work for...

Making your own baby food is not only more economical than buying commercial brands - you can be sure that your baby has only the best-quality ingredients. This essential collection of Annabel's best ever purees features 60 quick and easy recipes that will make for a healthy and happy baby. From sweet and smooth apple, apricot, pear and vanilla, through...

Delicious vegan recipes for your slow cooker, prepared in 15 minutes or less. Your slow cooker holds the key to eating healthy, plant-based meals that are flavourful, inexpensive, and convenient. The Super Easy Vegan Slow Cooker Cookbook features more than 100 simple slow cooker recipes for mouthwatering vegan dishes the whole family will love. You'll learn how to make tasty...

Imagine a kitchen appliance that weighed, chopped and cooked your food all in one. This is the beauty of cooking the thermo way. Once you understand your thermo appliance, cooking your favourite meals will be easier than ever. A thermo means less appliances taking up space on your benchtop and minimal washing up to do. Plus, you'll be creating delicious...

The ultimate Burmese cookbook from supper club extraordinaires; this will do what Persiana (172k TCM) did for Middle-Eastern food, along with Made in India (60k TCM) for Indian cuisine and Mamushka (23k TCM) for Ukrainian food. The Rangoon Sisters taught me everything I know about Burmese food. And now they can teach you too.' - Grace Dent 'Amy and Emily's...

Create whole-food, plant-based dishes with ease—no experience required. Eating a diet rich with whole-food, plant-based ingredients is one of the best decisions you can make to support your overall health—and now it's easier than ever! This beginner-friendly cookbook is packed with expert guidance and 75 nutritious recipes that make it enjoyable to eat a plant-based diet. The Plant-Based Diet for...

One ingredient can change the nature of a dish, elevating it from flat to transcendent—with 58 ingredient profiles and more than 260 recipes and variations. Do you have a kitchen full of jars and pastes and flours you want to use more? From capers, crème fraîche, and fish sauce to date syrup, labneh, preserved lemon, and more, Michelle McKenzie offers...

Most of us eat too much sugar, which can have serious repercussions on our health and well-being. It is widely accepted that a diet too high in sugar can cause mood swings, fatigue, obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and even premature ageing. But eating low-sugar foods doesn't have to mean being condemned to a dull diet, as the wonderful range of...

Korean dishes, some traditional and some reimagined, from the home cook and storyteller behind @thekoreanvegan on TikTok. The Korean Vegan Cookbook is the instant New York Times bestseller, named one of the best new cookbooks of the year by Epicurious, EATER, Stained Page, Infatuation, Spruce Eats, Publisher's Weekly, Food52, and Toronto Star. The dazzling debut cookbook from Joanne Lee Molinaro,...

Award-winning author and grilling expert Paula Disbrowe shows home cooks how to elevate everyday meals with seductive, smoky flavours in this collection of 100 recipes for smoking meats, fish, poultry, vegetables, nuts, grains, pantry staples, and even cocktails on a smoker or grill in as little as 30 minutes. Featuring an impressive array of smoke-infused recipes that extend well beyond...

Baking is close to our hearts at the Australian Women's Weekly Test Kitchen. Over the decades, we have created thousands of recipes for cakes, brownies, scones, slices, plus all manner of doughs and pastries. Over time, many of these have been tweaked and adapted as trends and tastes evolve, resulting in more than one delectable version on file. For Test...

If you have ever dreamed of picking fresh salad leaves for the evening meal, gathering vine-ripened tomatoes, or pulling up your own sweet carrots, Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion is the book for you. Follow in the footsteps of one of Australia's best-loved cooks and food writers as she reveals the secrets of rewarding kitchen gardening. Be encouraged by detailed...

Smitten Kitchen Keepers is a Bon Appétit Best Book of the Year. This is the long-awaited new volume from the best-selling and beloved author of The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook and Smitten Kitchen Every Day. It features a collection of essential recipes for meals you’ll want to prepare again and again, from Cozy Chicken and Dumplings to Fettuccine with White Rago,...

It's not an exaggeration to say that Australians love slow cooking. The heart-warming smell of spices and succulent meat simmering away make us wish the meal could be ready faster! But what we love most about this method of cooking is that you can throw all the ingredients into a slow cooker and let it do the work for you....

Craving homemade comfort? Treat yourself to something special—sweet and savoury, satisfying recipes that can be executed with ease. Cooking and baking don't have to be time consuming or difficult. With the right techniques, even the most daunting dishes can be simple to master. Chef Emma Fontanella is known for her ability to translate complex methods into approachable recipes that yield...

Make pizza night a fun weekly tradition with these 52 seasonal pizzas paired with salads for a complete meal, from the award-winning author of Bread Toast Crumbs and creator of the popular blog Alexandra's Kitchen. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Make pizza night a weekly tradition with these 52 seasonal pizzas paired with salads for a complete meal, from the award-winning...

A fresh, modern and meat-free take on slow cooking—the cheapest, easiest way to cook! Slow cookers are the ultimate way to cook if you want to save time, money and effort while still enjoying delicious home cooking. They can do so much more than you might realise, from hearty and comforting to fresh and light. But the fear of bland,...

World-renowned food writer Claudia Roden revisits Mediterranean cookery 30 years on with new simple, vibrant dishes. A treasure for fans of Ottolenghi SIMPLE (312k TCM) and Persiana (200k TCM). The Times / Sunday Times Food Book of the Year 2021 Shortlisted for Fortnum and Mason Cookery Book of the Year 'Claudia Roden channels the sun and warm glow of the...

Discover the richness of vegan cuisine with more than 300 mouthwatering recipes for flavourful staples, weeknight meals, and celebratory feasts, from a James Beard Award-winning food writer. "Everything you need to know about plant-based cooking . . . a foundational book to use on repeat." – Melissa Clark, The New York Times Discover the richness of global vegan cuisine with...

Martha Stewart's Cookie Perfection offers showstopper cookies for a new generation. From Martha Stewart, this authoritative and creative collection elevates your cookies to the next level in flavour, technique, and decorative appeal. The editors of Martha Stewart Living present a new, fun source for anyone looking to make their go-to cookies even better and bolder. These recipes make ordinary cookies...

An Australian cookery classic by Maggie Beer, the Queen of the Barossa and one of Australia's best-known food personalities. 'A labor of love.' The Kitchn 'A cookbook you will cook from again and again.' Australian Women Online Maggie's Harvest brings together over 350 of Maggie Beer's signature recipes, detailed descriptions of her favourite ingredients and inspiring accounts of memorable meals...

Sue Shepherd is a highly regarded dietitian who suffers from coeliac disease. She has devoted much of her career to finding a way for people with dietary restrictions to enjoy life without feeling they are missing out. In 1999, Sue developed the Low-FODMAP Diet to cater for people with intolerances to fructose, wheat, lactose, sorbitol, and other FODMAPs, making it...

Mega-blogger Kathryne Taylor, of the popular blog Cookie + Kate, found her calling by creating meals with real, plant-based food that hasn't been stripped of its inherent goodness. Learn to eat well with more than 100 approachable and delicious meatless recipes designed for everyone—vegetarians, vegans, and meat-eaters alike—with substitutions to make meals special diet-friendly (gluten-free, dairy-free, and egg-free) whenever possible....

Unlock a better understanding of your brain, body, and environment to eat well and lose weight, forever. 'One of Britain's top weight-loss experts' - This Morning For years we've been told that successful weight loss is a simple matter of willpower and calorie control. But this argument fails to take into account how our brains and bodies respond to food...

The classic book that launched a thousand cupcakes. Rediscover the classic book that launched a thousand cupcakes. 'This is for those days or evenings when you want to usher a little something out of the kitchen that makes you thrill at the sheer pleasure you've conjured up.' The classic baking bible by Nigella Lawson (dubbed 'Queen of the Kitchen' by...

80 recipes inspired by the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons—perfect for a solo quest or a feast shared with fellow adventurers. New York Times Bestseller. 80 recipes inspired by the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons. "Ready a tall tankard of mead and brace yourself for a culinary journey to match any quest!" - Tom Morello, Rage Against the...

Go Fish by Al Brown is a best-selling and much-loved fish cookbook and a nostalgic ode to the New Zealand coastline and our love of all things coastal. Al Brown can be counted on to find and share great New Zealand cuisine. In Go Fish, Al combines his two great passions — cooking and fishing — and brings us more...

British family doctor and Reiki Master with a bold plan for a healthy, happy life. The first British GP to bring medicine, psychology, nutrition, and holistic therapies together, backed by global research. 'A hopeful, essential read' Dr Rangan Chatterjee 'A true game changer of a book.' Dr Rupy Aujla 'For anyone wanting to live longer and improve their health today.'...

Based on his revolutionary and highly effective Blood Type Diet, Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo, with personal wellness chef Kristin O'Connor, has written a set of practical, personalised cookbooks, so you can eat right for your type every day! Eat Right 4 Your Type Personalized Cookbook Type A is packed with more than 150 recipes specifically designed for your Blood Type...

"I tell you not to worry because I've done all the worrying for you!" Bonnie Stern, beloved teacher and bestselling cookbook author, wants nothing more than for you to feel like she's in the kitchen cooking beside you. In her latest cookbook, Don't Worry, Just Cook, written with her daughter Anna Rupert (who has, in fact, been in the kitchen...

An authoritative guide focusing on the impact diet and lifestyle can have on people looking to conceive. While some people looking to conceive can become pregnant quickly, this is not the case for all. In fact, just over 15 per cent of people trying for a baby will take longer than a year trying to conceive, and 1 in 7...

A colourful cookbook with 100 authentic Mexican recipes from YouTube's Claudia Regalado of Cooking con Claudia. Learn how to cook 100 deliciously authentic Mexican recipes with YouTube's Claudia Regalado (a.k.a Cooking con Claudia)! Join YouTube's Claudia Regalado as she creates 100 Mexican recipes that she has served to her husband and five children for years. Family favourites, new classics, delectable...

A timeless collection of classic Julie Goodwin recipes. Author, presenter, MasterChef, mum and nan - Julie Goodwin is also Australia's most trusted home cook. In this best of collection she shares tried and trusted recipes you'll want to make again and again for your own family and friends. With comfort food, hearty family feasts, quick mid-week meals and the bakes...

Chocolate Overload! by Jessie Bakes Cakes is a consumer-insight led, family-friendly baking book that focuses on the top three biggest seasonal moments in the UK, US, and ANZ: Easter, Halloween, and Christmas. Make Christmas even sweeter with Instagram baker @jessie.bakes.cakes. Enjoy fun and easy Christmas baking recipes, all made with your favourite festive treats! From decorative cookies to sharing desserts...

So you've just bought an air fryer, now what? The Air Fryer Queen is here to help, sharing great foodie inspiration and loads of helpful tips on getting the best out of your magic machine. Steph's recipes are super easy to make and packed full of flavour - the whole family will want in on the fun. You'll find plenty...

Outsmart bad health advice and make simple changes for long-lasting energy, weight loss and wellbeing. A Doctor's Self-Discovery Like most doctors, Peter Brukner was trained to believe that drugs and surgery are the answers to all medical problems—including the epidemics of obesity, diabetes and other 'modern illnesses' that are threatening our healthcare system and the life expectancy of future generations....

Why did Rome fall - and what can it teach us about the decline of the West today? A historian and a political economist investigate. Over the last three centuries, the West rose to dominate the planet. Then, suddenly, around the turn of the millennium, history reversed. Faced with economic stagnation and internal political division, the West has found itself...

When the Going Was Good is Graydon Carter's lively recounting of how he made his mark as one of society's most talented editors and shapers of culture. Carter arrived in New York from Canada with little more than a suitcase, a failed literary magazine in his past and a keen sense of ambition. He landed a job at Time, went...

The essential writings of ancient Egypt, from songs to stories, newly translated. 'Man perishes; his corpse turns to dust; all his relatives pass away. But writings make him remembered.' The fascination Ancient Egypt holds in our minds has many sources, but at the heart of it lie hieroglyphics. This extraordinary writing system was for many years seen as the ultimate...

What is history and how should it be written? This important new anthology contains all the seminal texts that relate to the writing of history in the ancient world. The study of history was invented in the ancient world. Treading uncharted waters, writers such as Plutarch and Lucian grappled with big questions such as how history should be written, how...

This edition contains a revision of the existing translation, revision of chronology and genealogy, and a new introduction of 4-6000 words, new notes, and a new selection of further reading. A trusted member of the Byzantine establishment, Procopius was the Empire's official chronicler, and his History of the Wars of Justinian proclaimed the strength and wisdom of the Emperor's reign....

In writing his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire, the Greek statesman Polybius set out to help his fellow-countrymen understand how their world came to be dominated by Rome. Opening with the Punic War in 264 BC, he records the critical stages of Roman expansion - its campaigns throughout the Mediterranean, the temporary setbacks inflicted by Hannibal,...

The Later Roman Empire is a historical account of the end of the Roman Empire, penned by Ammianus Marcellinus, the last great Roman historian. His writings hold a prestigious place alongside those of Livy and Tacitus. This chronicle spans a period of twenty-five years during Marcellinus' lifetime, covering the reigns of Constantius, Julian, Jovian, Valentinian I, and Valens. It provides...

The acclaimed history of the Mediterranean, from the ancient world to the present. For over three thousand years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of civilization. David Abulafia's The Great Sea is the first complete history of the Mediterranean, from the erection of temples on Malta around 3500 BC to modern tourism. Ranging across time and...