Collection: Adult non-fiction

Bernstein describes how the rational process of risk-taking propelled the process of science and enterprise into the modern world of speed, power, instant communication and sophisticated finance.

Clarice Cliff's name is synonymous with bold designs & bright colours splashed onto teapots, jugs & bowls. In this illustrated celebration of her work, Griffin tells the story behind the Art Deco creations of a designer who brightened the 30s.

A selection of poems by Maya Angelou, including her inaugural poem for President Clinton, "On the Pulse of the Morning". Other work by the author includes "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", "Gather Together in My Name", and "I Wouldn't Give Nothing for My Journey Now".

With First World War casualties mounting, there was an appeal for volunteers to train as front-line medical staff. Many women heeded the call: some responding to a vocational or religious calling, others following a sweetheart to the front, and some carried away on the jingoistic patriotism that ...

Australian aboriginal artists today practise in one of the world's longest traditions of art. Many have worked in a variety of contexts from the sacred and secret realm of ceremony to more public spheres, and in media including painting, sculpture, weaving, printmaking and photography.

An account of another year of country life with the author's cats and donkeys - now coping alone since the death of his wife Jeannie - with the philosophy reaped from a life at one with nature. The 18th chronicle recounting the Tangyes' life since first arriving at the Cornish cliff top, "Minack".