Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Leisure

Sport is integral to Australian life and identity, and we're rightly proud of our sporting achievements. But less glorious is the fact that, when it comes to the games we play, half of the population doesn't get a look-in. According to the latest statistics, 81 per cent of sports media covers mal...

"Bridge for Everyone takes a step-by-step, visual approach to explaining the game clearly to beginners and intermediates. With 400 full-colour photos, as well as numerous charts and diagrams, it begins with the rules and the fundamentals of bidding, play, defence, and scoring. It then takes the b...

Celebrate some of the greatest covers of the last 50 years alongside entertaining and informative text in this great little book that will make an ideal gift for any music afficionado or art and design enthusiast.

From ancient riddles to modern Sudoku, people have been fascinated by puzzles. Whether they are seen as a glorious waste of time, a harmless way to spend a train journey or a valuable way of exercising the mind, the lure of puzzles has been irresistible. By using over a hundred of examples of the...

Matt Warshaw knows more about surfing than any other person on the planet, as evidenced by The History of Surfing, Warshaw's definitive take on the sport. Now, he has honed that book into an abridged edition for surfers everywhere. Each spread features a micro essay alongside an image capturing a...

Two Grand Finals, the likes of which we may never witness again. The brilliant, goal-scoring frenzy of 1972 followed by the brutality and straight-out violence of 1973. Carlton vs Richmond: a rivalry as storied and controversial as any in VFL/AFL history.