Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Leisure

Their forensic analysis of every song The Seekers recorded in the 50 years between 1963 and 2013 sits comfortably with peeks behind the scenes, never-before-revealed facts, fascinating trivia, and a kaleidoscope of photos and memorabilia ... much of it never seen before. With a good tour guide, y...

Putting his unique spin on our sporting life, Peter FitzSimons celebrates the tall tales and true, the outrageous yarns and the knockabout humour from the footy fields, cricket grounds, dressing rooms, bars and commentary boxes of Australia. From the clever sledges behind the bales and the goalpo...

Peter FitzSimons celebrates the tall tales and true, the yarns and the knock about humour from the sporting fields, dressing rooms, bars and commentary boxes of Australia. From the clever sledges behind the bales and the goalposts to the quick wit of lounge room commentators and ever so slightly ...

"A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why-and how-we play them. Checkers, Backgammon, Chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and Bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins an...

Britain's greatest Shakespearean actor reveals her secrets in a series of intimate conversations. Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig; cavorting naked through the countryside painted green; acting opposite a child with a pumpkin on his head... these are just a few things Dame Judi ...

Since She Bop was first published in 1995, digital downloading has transformed the music landscape. But has issue of gender inequality changed too? For She Bop, Lucy O&;Brien conducted over 250 interviews with female artists and women working behind the scenes in A&R, marketing, music publishing,...

Think like Sherlock, and tackle this brain-busting, entertaining collection of puzzles inspired by the hit BBC series. Through these 200 puzzles and challenges, you'll be able to elevate your powers of deduction, detection and general brilliance.

Having put behind it almost 150 years of experience as one of Australias leading football clubs, North Melbourne has reason to be proud. Norths is a fine heritage, a source of justifiable pride to all who have contributed to its development since its inception in 1869. The clubs achievements, spl...