New Non-Fiction

These are the cakes and desserts Nat has loved to eat since closing her cult cafe and bakery in inner Melbourne in 2022. By popular demand, the book includes legendary bakes that were not in the hit original Beatrix Bakes (hello lemon cream tart and chocolate sour cream layer cake). Discover reci...

Girl Friday: A job title used in 1970s workplaces for a junior administration assistant or receptionist. Common synonyms include junior office chick, shit-kicker, donkey worker, general dogsbody or gofer (go for this, go for that). Girl Friday: An Extraordinarily Ordinary Working Life is the hila...

When Billy Connolly set out from Glasgow as a young man, he never looked back. He played his banjo on boats and trains, under trees, and on top of famous monuments. He danced naked in snow, wind and fire. He slept in bus stations, under bridges and on strangers' floors. He traveled by foot, bike,...

The all-in-one toolkit for kickstarting your health and fitness, from Sweat's co-founder and head trainer, Kayla Itsines. Are you looking for a way to reignite your fitness and feel amazing? Embark on a four-week reboot journey with Sweat's head trainer Kayla as she guides you through a powerful ...

The inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to saving others - from the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Remarkable Mrs Reibey, Hudson Fysh, Lawson and Banjo.

Inspire kids with the glittering story of pop superstar Taylor Swift! Little Taylor grew up on her family's Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania, USA. Then, at age six, she went to her first concert, she saw LeAnn Rimes, the country musician. At that moment, Taylor fell in love with country music!...

Have you ever felt like giving up because something was too hard? Everyone feels like this sometimes, even grown-ups. If you have ever wanted to give up, you are not alone. This book is for any child who needs a reminder that hard things won't be hard forever.

DK's 15 Minute French is the perfect course for busy people who want to learn French fast. Twelve themed chapters are broken down into easy-to-follow 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes, including leisure, business, food and drink, travel, and shopping. Each lesson combi...

People keep asking Jamie for another 5 Ingredients book and this is the answer. Over 120 utterly delicious, easy-to-follow recipes, this time inspired by Jamie's travels to the Mediterranean. It's all about making every day cooking super-exciting, with minimal fuss, while transporting you to sunn...

Taking us through every room of the house, a leading innovator in the interior design industry pairs step-by-step guides with personal stories to help us transform the most important parts of our lives and how we live.

Bestselling creator Jess Racklyeft celebrates Australian animals, plants and landscapes through the lens of the colour wheel. With its vivid red dirt, big blue skies, wild green bushland and golden sandy beaches, Australia is a country of extraordinary colour. Here is a celebration of the stunnin...

A decade-by-decade collection of wild, wacky, and wonderful recipes from the 20th century. Gentles and ladymen, are you sick and tired of making the same baking recipes again and again? Then look no further than this baking blast from the past, as B. Dylan Hollis highlights the most unique tasty ...

"The true story of the first time machines came for human jobs--and how the Luddite uprising explains the power, threat, and toll of big tech today"--Dust jacket flap.

Dogs of all shapes and sizes visit Ruth Shaw's three wee bookshops in Manapouri in the far south of Aotearoa New Zealand. Local dogs, holiday house dogs, travelling dogs: many have great stories, be they funny, sad, strange, bemusing, quirky or sweet. Woven throughout are tales of the very specia...

History of the Bowenville State School and district from late 1800s to 2023, with particular focus on the period since the school's centenary in 1998. Includes images and names of students, staff and residents of the district, plus student enrollments, staff lists and class photos.

This is the tale of a cat wise in the ways of zen who hears of a solitary ancient pine, deep in a maple forest, under which infinite wisdom may be found. So begins a journey of discovery. Along the way he meets a vivid cast of animals- from an anxious monkey and a tortoise tired of life, to a tig...

Enter the wonderful world of chess with this all-in-one guidebook. Inside, find: The complete beginner's guide to chess; Everything about special moves, tactics and more; Chess trivia and the world's best players; Info on the world of tournament chess; In-depth tips and strategy to become a maste...

Chivalry is one book in a series produced by the Australian War Memorial (AWM) in Canberra, Australia. Each book in the series has content aligned with a stained glass window found in the Hall of Memory at the AWM. This book is based on the window titled Chivalry and contains a collection of stor...

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 meal...

Spin food waste and household carbon into garden gold, learn about how and why soil matters, and make climate activism an everyday mission, with compost coach Kate Flood.