Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs

An essential guide to religion that explores and explains the history and key teachings of the world's main religions - Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism - alongside ancient and little-known beliefs Learn everything you need to know about the central practices, important figure...

Many would rather change worlds than change the world. The settlement of communities in "empty lands" somewhere else has often been proposed as a solution to growing contradictions. The lands were never empty. Sometimes the settlement communities failed miserably and sometimes they prospered and ...

World War Bloody Timor gives a revealing insight into the extraordinary life of the everyday digger and service in a conflict that was far from ordinary. My name is Peter O'Hanlon, but everyone in the military, from the lowest digger to the highest officer, has always called me 'Irish'. You won't...

"Whether sudden or years in the making, divorce can leave families with a lot of pain and uncertainty -- and with the children in the mix, the stakes are even higher. Enter author Paul Mandelstein, the divorced father of four children and founder of the Father Resource Network (FRN). In [this boo...

Write Your Own Horoscope is DIY astrology. Become an expert astrologer and master of your own life with this no-nonsense, destiny-defining guide. Become the master of your own life and destiny with Write Your Own Horoscope. Your horoscope is both an astrological blueprint and a guide to your futu...

"A gripping, fresh approach to the Nuremberg Trial, told through the stories of the many great writers who came to witness it. Nuremberg, 1946. As the trials of Nazi war criminals begin, some of the world's most famous writers and reporters gather in the ruined German city. Among them are Rebecca...

Traces the evolution of the author's views on social justice, from his youth in the civil rights era to his current role as a cultural commentator on topics ranging from race and economic inequality to music and the influence of the media.

Australians generally trust their criminal justice system, but most are unaware that wrongful convictions are common, are not systematically recorded and are very difficult to correct. This book seeks to document the incidence of wrongful convictions and explain the factors that contribute to them.