Collection: Non Fiction

Surveyor Thomas Scott Townsend (1812-1869) is an elusive, almost legendary figure, closer to folklore than to history. His name is given to the country's second highest mountain, but the details of his career are obscure and his personal identity has remained a mystery.

A vivid history of how the marks left on maps by travellers tell the story of the modern world

Sir Winston Churchill's Triumph and Tragedy, the sixth volume of his Nobel Prize-winning series The Second World War, reflects on victory marred by the failure to achieve lasting peace. Similarly, this volume argues that the Federal Coalition's nine-year tenure, despite electoral successes, resul...

See the land of the rising sun from the rails in Train Japan, the perfect guide to travelling Japan by locomotive.

Lifelong streetcar enthusiast Kenneth C. Springirth asks you, the reader, to join him on a thrilling ride to the greatest centers of streetcar heritage across the world.

The definitive and jaw-dropping account of Liz Truss's calamitous 49 days in office by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Johnson at 10.

Lonely Planet's Turkiye is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences.Visit the enchanting Hagia Sofia, swim in the Black Sea and explore the mysterious Cappadocia; all with your trusted tra...

In Twelve Trees, professor Daniel Lewis takes us around the world from Australia to the United States, from Easter Island and Mexico to Cameroon and introduces us to twelve tree species that epitomise the many threats faced by our planet, from climate change, poachers and parasites, to fungi and ...