Collection: Adult Non-Fiction Hardback

Start your vegan journey the right way by going back to basics with Leah Vanderveldt's recipes for plant-based essentials and more. Choosing to eat a plant-based diet can be good for your health and good for the planet, but many people dive straight in without proper understanding of how to get a...

A contemporary of Soane, Nash and Pugin, Decimus Burton (1800-1881) was one of the most prolific architects of his day and is best known for his work in London's Royal Parks, including: the Wellington Arch and the Serpentine pavilion in Hyde Park; villas and terraces in Regent's Park and the Lond...

Wild garlic grows vigorously throughout woodlands in spring. Every part of this amazing plant is edible and opens the doors to so many culinary uses. It produces the most amazing vibrant green oil, which imparts its delicate garlic flavour when used for cooking. Gathered freely, make the most of ...

This volume will face up to one of the biggest challenges in feminism right now - how we can have difficult conversations well, how we can disagree well, and how we can build bridges and change minds, including our own.

Cicero was Rome's greatest orator and one of the key statesmen of the late Roman Republic. He championed traditional Republican values against populist demagogues like Julius Caesar during a tumultuous period of civil war and unrest. During his term as consul (63 BCE), his decisive actions thwart...

Maria Rodale combines her love of nature and gardening with her experience in shamanic journeying, embarking on an epic adventure to learn from plants, animals, and insects - including some of the most misunderstood beings in nature. Maria asks them their purpose and listens as they show and decl...

Tens of millions of people sew for necessity or pleasure every day, yet the craft is surprisingly under-appreciated. 'The Point of the Needle' redresses the balance: this is a book that argues for sewing's place in our lives. It celebrates not only sewing's recent resurgence but sewists' creativi...

As a society, we are more exhausted than ever before but despite hearing the call to relax, many of us find it hard to switch off. We see busyness as a badge of honour but, ask yourself, does this approach to life work for you? Self-care expert Suzy Reading is here to challenge everything you've ...

Featuring cutting-edge research and in-depth reporting, this paradigm-shifting book shows us how to skillfully confront the unexpected and unknown, and how to seek not-knowing in the service of curiosity, wisdom, and discovery.