Item category 1: NONFIC

'My drawings started by accident. I was on tour in Montreal a few years ago and found myself sheltering from the pishing rain in an art store. I went in to get dry and came out with an armful of felt-tip pens and a sketchbook, then went straight back to my hotel room and started to draw. I've nev...

Nine months after the spill that catapulted Scott Morrison to the top job, he won the 2019 election, surprising politicians and pundits throughout the nation. Yet, little was really known about the former marketing man whose hard-nosed political instincts and 'daggy dad' persona took him all the ...

The Year of Magical Thinking meets Salvation Creek in a powerful memoir of love, loss and discovery - the third act in an extraordinary life. Mary Moody's bestselling memoirs about her adventures in France, Au Revoir and Last Tango in Toulouse, inspired thousands of women. The Accidental Tour Gui...

In Achieving through English, students are presented with an enriching study, designed to facilitate a deep exploration of how English texts depict the realms of work, community, and education. Through the careful examination of both classic and contemporary literary works, students are guided on...

Combining DK's reading program with the Mandalorian, this book helps kids learn how to read and to love reading. Explore the galaxy with the Mandalorian in this high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully levelled to help children progress. Learn more about the Mandalorian, Din Djarin, from ...

From the Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenants -Jony Ive, the Chief Design Officer, and Tim Cook, the COO-turned-CEO - and how the fading of the former and the rise of the latter led to Apple lo...

When Sydney boxer Davey Browne died in 2015 after being knocked out in the final round of a title fight that he was about to win, boxing once again came under intense public scrutiny. For journalist Stephanie Convery, the story of that fatal fight raised questions she became determined to answer-...

The heart-rending story of a child 'Tampa' refugee who grew up to become a Fulbright scholar, highlighting the plight and potential of refugees everywhere. Escaping from Taliban persecution in Afghanistan, Abbas Nazari's parents fled the country in 2001 to find a safe place in which to bring up t...

When Richard Gosling's young daughter faced emergency surgery, a colleague carelessly asked what would happen if she died. In that moment, Richard was forced to picture his own daughter's funeral, and the people who are there to help families after the worst has happened. Aged 40, Richard left hi...

A private investigator with a haunting past, Bill Edgar's life was never destined to be ordinary. Rising to international fame as the 'Coffin Confessor' - the man who crashes funerals on behalf of the deceased, giving voice to their last wishes - Bill dismantled many of the assumptions we hold ab...