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This book brings some of the finest scientific brains to bear on those tantalising queries for which you thought you'd never find an answer. It unravels things we take for...

Travel writer Bill Bryson looks at the language of America and explains the history behind it, including the origins of phrases such as "The real McCoy" and the "G-string"; why...

May 1915. With thousands of Britons fighting in the trenches, a severely depleted police force remains behind to keep the Home Front safe and continue the fight against crime, espionage,...

________________ 'Newberger is a wise and thoughtful writer. His advice is illuminating and thought-provoking. Anyone who has a young son or a nephew and wants to know what makes them...

What if your child wanted you dead? Julia doesn't understand what is happening to her daughter, but she thinks she knows what's causing it. She is terrified for Lily, and...

John Meron, a happily married father of two who s never been in trouble, receives a phone call that will change his life for ever- his friend Jack Calley, a...

Are you crazy about Chihuahuas? Chihuahuas For Dummies, 2 nd Edition, is fully updated to show you how to find the one you'll love most and make him or her...

The extracts from memoirs, letters, poetry and interviews gathered here is testimony to the indomitable spirit of defiance which has empowered prisoners throughout Africa's colonial and postcolonial history to survive...

Left a young widow by the Great War, Pamela accepts employment as amanuensis to the Jarvises, a charmingly eccentric couple whose elegant Highgate house is a mecca for artists. She...

The sequel to the number-one bestseller Girl Online. Penny joins her rock-star boyfriend, Noah, on his European music tour. Penny's bags are packed. When Noah invites Penny on his European...

Chris Boardman is the 2017 winner of the Cross Sports Cycling Book of the Year for his autobiography Triumphs and Turbulence . 'The true inspiration was that Olympic gold won...

"Wildly imaginative and creative! Your kids will go loco for El Toro!" -Jeff Kinney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series From New...

A revolutionary prescription for healing depression and anxiety and optimizing brain health through the foods we eat, including a six-week plan to help you get started eating for better mental...

THIS LOVE STORY IS ABOUT TO BE REWRITTEN 'A fresh and clever romcom' Holly Miller, internationally bestselling author of The Sight of You 'A beautifully crafted love story ' Laura...

'Every home should have a copy' MARIAN KEYES How to buy jeans that fit Thirty-seven things to have in your kitchen cupboard Tiny acts for mental health How to support...

In just 6 weeks you can lose a stone, trim up to 5 inches from your waist and double your fitness from the celebrity trainer who's worked with stars including...

In seeking to discover his inner self, the brilliant Dr Jekyll discovers a monster. First published to critical acclaim in 1886, this mesmerising thriller is a terrifying study of the...

Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will endure...

The heartwarming true story of two penguins who create a nontraditional family is now available in a sturdy board book edition. At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo,...

Count along with Ten Little Leprechauns and watch as they disappear! Ten little leprechauns in the bright sunshine, one chases a rainbow and then there are . . . nine!...

In this semiautobiographical graphic novel from award-winning cartoonist Colleen Frakes, Norah must navigate not just her foiled dreams of blond hair but also the tangled mess her family has become....

In this remarkable and often unsettling book, Sumana Roy gives us a new vision of what it means to be human in the natural world. Increasingly disturbed by the violence,...

The American Pit Bull Terrier is one of the most maligned breeds of dog, especially in recent years, with sensational media reports of violence and viciousness. But pit bull people...

Born in 1926, married in 1947, crowned as Queen in 1953, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II carried out her duty with great dedication for more than seven decades. TASCHEN celebrates...

Readers of Dante and Shakespeare have commented through the last two centuries on the parallels between the two writers, but English literary experts have never allowed the claim that Shakespeare...

An audacious robbery that breaches Note Printing Australia, with fatal consequences, sees homicide partners Michael Ballard and John Henderson pitted against ruthless professionals who will stop at nothing to retain...

Homicide Detective Inspector Michael Ballard is vigorously resisting retirement; not wishing to walk away from serving society by investigating and solving complex criminal cases. The brutal murder of a factory...

The Yarra Valley and surrounding areas - with its misty mornings, vineyards of gold, giant trees and unique attractions - is a place of wonder and inspiration. This beautifully produced...

Australia's Prime Minister assassinated, and on the same day, Indonesia's President shares his grim fate. Aided by the CIA and the Mossad, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation operatives work feverishly to...

The cliff loomed over her and though her eyes were cast downwards she felt its presence. Even inside the cabin she could feel it, as though the cliff's shadow was...

The idea for this book came from an awareness of the alarming void in media analysis of the Greens' policies at a time when they have been gaining in political...

A modern fable with a magical quality by the Booker prize-winning writer.

How can one book be so widely appreciated and so contested? Millions revere it and many ridicule it, but the Bible is often not allowed to speak for itself. Key...

Powerfully and movingly written by a number of Press staffers and illustrated with striking images from the Press team. DVD includes footage taken 10 minutes after the quake, many personal...

Ripples on the Lake is a taut, tightly written paranormal thriller about what happens when a Pakeha family unwittingly invoke an ancient tohunga's curse. When an out-of-it Billy Delaney steals...

Marrying Mary A perfect wife? Everyone in Mary's family agreed that she would make some man a perfect wife one day. Mary's problem was that the only man she had...

The best of the best . . . This essential book takes a decade of Best Australian Stories and selects the most outstanding short fiction by the country's finest writers....

Written by a team of three freelance writers, this text presents a survey of the contemporary Australian wool industry. Roger McDonald covers more than 200 years of sheep raising history...

It's 1913 and Cameron McKenzie, a young Scotsman, has come to Broome hoping to find a pearl that will make his fortune. And he does, but it is stolen the...

Illustrated with over 150 photographs from Bob Flowerdew's own garden, the book covers every aspects of organic cultivation. It incorporates the latest scientific information with the author's 15 years of...

The Education Service was a vital arm of the British Colonial Service while the British Council has been paramount in promoting the English language and culture overseas. But are both...

'Atmospheric and foreboding this is the perfect contemporary homage to the gothic tradition.' - The Sun Beneath the surface lies a terrible secret... Hollywood, 1975: Tragedy sends troubled film star...