All posts tagged "non fiction"
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1.9KBooks & LiteratureAudiobook Review: Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence, by Amy Alkon
A well-researched guide to self-improvement through behavioural science and evolutionary psychology instead of mystical belief. There's also a lot of comedy and swearing.
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Geoff Brock: The Man Who Saved a City, by Greg Mayfield
From hours of interviews comes this biography of Geoff Brock, the son of a rabbit trapper and a Port Pirie lad who would grow up to become Mayor of Port Pirie and, eventually, the Minister for Regional Development.
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1.5KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Liz Williams: Body Language, by Margot Osborne, photography by Grant Hancock
A celebration the remarkable figurative sculptures of Australian ceramicist Liz Williams, tracing the evolution of Liz Williams' impressive body of coil-built works.
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747Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Mother of All Questions, by Rebecca Solnit
This collection of feminist essays covers a wide range of topics including literature, the silencing of women’s voices, sexual assault and motherhood - which is The Mother of All Questions.
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2.5KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Dear World, by Bana Alabed
It started with a single tweet: “I need peace.” This is the true recollection of a Syrian girl’s experience of war and her plea for peace that went viral on social media.
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1.0KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Parisian Charm School, by Jamie Cat Callan
Jamie Callan promises to deliver the secrets of the famous je ne sais quoi, which she postulates comes from a sense of personal beauty, confidence, uniqueness, and style.
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793Books & LiteratureBook Review: We’ll Always Have Casablanca, by Noah Isenberg
Film historian Noah Isenberg takes a journey into the cinematic masterpiece, Casablanca, from the things it inspired to the screenwriters who shaped it and why it remains an enduring classic.
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Scorched Earth, edited by Sue Rosen
In WW2, the Australian Army was given full authority to implement a Scorched Earth policy in the event of invasion. This is the record of that policy, uncovered by researcher Sue Rosen.
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763Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Story of Looking, by Mark Cousins
A fascinating insight into perspective, and how we represent and view history through art, propaganda, culture, photography and science.
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961Australia DayOur Favourite Australia Day Reads
Our book team has put together their recommendations for some of their favourite Aussie reads. Escape this Australia Day long weekend with a good book, from fiction and biographies to graphic novels and audiobooks.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The 7 Day Quickie, by Tegan Haining
Former celebrity trainer, Tegan Haining, provides recipes & exercises in an easy, step-by-step 7-day program for anyone needing a boost in health or energy.
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2.0KBooks & LiteratureCookbook Review: Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking, by Samin Nosrat
A book designed to help you enhance what you already know in the kitchen by understanding the four main elements that add taste or texture to your cooking.
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1.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Lagom Life, by Elisabeth Carlsson
How to develop the idea of lagom/balance/harmony through a heightened awareness of the inter-connectedness of ourselves with other people and our environment.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureAudiobook Review: The Islamic Republic of Australia, by Sami Shah
Award-winning comedian Sami Shah is a former Muslim who delves into the past and present of the religion, exposing both the good and the bad in a highly entertaining way.
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997Books & LiteratureBook Review: Gift Boxes to Colour and Make: A Year of Celebrations, by Eilidh Muldoon
A collection of twenty-four press-out box templates for gifts, on sturdy cardboard accompanied with gold and white gift stickers.
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719Books & LiteratureBook Review: Don’t Take My Advice, by Maggie Wood
Life coach and comedian Maggie Wood draws from personal experience to demonstrate how to find happiness and contentment for "people who can't be bothered".
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1.0KBooks & LiteratureCookbook Review: The $50 Weekly Shop: Weekday Dinners, by Jody Allen
‘Stay at home mum’ Jody Allen follows up her fantastic book, The $50 Weekly Shop, with a recipe book that expands the menu options for those on a budget.
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2.9KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Vintage Tattoo Flash Volume 2, by Jonathan Shaw
A unique artbook, displaying a cultural history through tattoos over the past 100 years, with each tattoo coming from the author's personal collection.
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2.1KArtsBOOK REVIEW: Australian Gothic: The Untold Story of the 1929-31 Dracula Stage Tour Down Under
A well-researched and fascinating look at the history of Bram Stoker's Dracula in Australia, centering around the 1929-31 stage production but so much more!
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The New Australian Garden: Landscapes for Living, by Michael Bates
With 30 years experience, Michael Bates looks at 18 gardens which he has built, a third of which he also designed and two from his own properties.
