Allen Unwin imprint: 1774 books

Become the parent you'd like to be with Buddhism for Parents On the Go. With the same calm, rational wisdom and clarity that Sarah Napthali brings to Buddhism for Mothers, Buddhism for Mothers of Young Children and *Buddhism for Mothers of Schoolchildren*, here is a book that will inspire...

Welcome to 2010, the Year of the Suave Individualist. As a grand old era ebbs away and a new age dawns, it's time to transcend faux lifestyles and relationships to daringly create your own realm. The trick this year will be to discover who you are and be utterly that. Figure it all out without...

With great stories about New Zealand food as well as more than 150 recipes this is a nostalgic treasure trove that gets to the heart of what New Zealand culture is and the food that reflects that. Combined with stunning food photography and beautiful on-location shots from around the country this...

Forget celebrity chefs. The books that truly reflect what most Australians cooked and ate at home for decades were put together by people you have never heard of, all in the name of helping others. Community cookbooks have raised millions of dollars for Australian charities and causes, ranging from...

'The preparation of food, the smells and tastes and textures, have accompanied me throughout the journeys of my life. In fact looking back the food memories have become the marker posts - defining boundaries in the years, demarcating the challenges and the changes. 'In times of joy, food has...

The story of how a corporate communications consultant discovered Buddhism is woven through this bestselling, simply written, inspiring introduction to meditation practice and Buddhist philosophy. The bestselling introduction to Buddhism. What does it take to be happy? We've all asked ourselves this...

Simple practices of mindfulness can enhance our effectiveness and enjoyment in leadership work. Leadership teacher and researcher Amanda Sinclair shows how mindfulness is helpful for all of us involved in the day-to-day of leadership, in those interactions in organisations, communities, schools...

It was only a degree above zero and the rain was coming down in sheets, yet here I was about to run around in nothing more than a nappy. I was pretty sure it was going to be the silliest thing I'd ever done ' Join Brian Thacker as he embarks on a round-the-world odyssey in search of as many...

Forty years after first chewing on sugar cane in New Guinea, the home of sugar, the author underwent some complex dental work as a direct result of his sweet tooth. This led him to explore sugar cane's journey from New Guinea to Shakespeare's England. In the days before dentistry, people paid dearly...

Delicious recipes and nutritional advice for pre-conception, pregnancy and beyond.We all know that old saying 'you are what you eat', but if you're newly pregnant or wanting to fall pregnant, nutrition becomes even more important, both for yourself and your baby. Here, at last, is an essential guide...

As a busy new mum, Amanda Voisey was struggling to juggle life and cooking for her family. It wasn't as if she didn't know how to cook-she'd started her first job in the food industry at 14, and gone on to own her own cafe-but feeding a baby and a family was a whole new ball game. She decided to create...

'Turned on by something unusual? Interview subjects required for ultra-confidential research into fetishes. Call Sandra.' Straight girl Stephanie Clifford-Smith was fascinated by fetishes. 'What happens the first time someone with a sexual fetish shares it with their lover? Say you had...

Memories of Australian History at school often evoke images of hot classrooms and well-meaning teachers struggling to spin out a thin tale of colonial administration and land settlement, in which nothing 'really happened'. All that is changing. The history that is taught and written in universities...

The Victoria Cross is the highest award for valour that can be won by an Australian; just 97 Australians have been awarded the VC in conflicts from the Boer War to the Afghanistan War. And only fourteen Australians have been awarded the George Cross, the ultimate medal for heroism away from active...