Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Leisure

From an Indigenous food source to a hedonistic playground, the beach has long been a national obsession. Robert Drewe's lyrical examination of Australian beach culture, in this new National Library of Australia publication, combines imagery from some of Australia's most celebrated photographers w...

"Here, for the first time in print, is the history of The Beach Boys, by The Beach Boys. Their only official book, The Beach Boys by The Beach Boys is the ultimate chronicle of one of the world's greatest bands. Through their unique sound, complex harmonies, sensational live shows and use of inno...

Cycling is wildly popular all over Belgium, but in the northern, Dutch-speaking half of the country it is part of the psyche. Flanders is the size of East Anglia with population a tenth of that of Great Britain, yet this small corner of north-west Europe has produced eight winners of the Tour de ...

The second edition of this folio makes the timeless hits of the Beatles accessible for beginning pianists with 120 arrangements for easy piano.

The Beatles: Get Back is the band's authorized account, in their own words, of the creation of the 1970 album Let It Be. It brings together transcribed conversations edited from over 120 hours of original sound recordings, along with superb candid photographs of the sessions, and film frames sele...

The most popular band the world has ever known. Photographs, artwork and illustrations. Includes the full lyrics to 178 songs. -- back cover.

When the world's greatest pop band played their final public concert, in January 1969, there were no tickets or posters printed. When John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr emerged at lunchtime from the headquarters of their own company, Apple, five storeys above London's S...