Penguin Books Australia

The Handbook of Sailing is unrivalled in its scope, its attention to detail and its clarity of presentation. It is the one volume that deserves a place on every sailor's bookshelf. Lavishly illustrated with colour and black and white photographs, drawings and diagrams and fully revised with the latest developments and practices, this book provides a full-scale instructional course in all the essentials:...

The Food Hospital: eat yourself better

We all know that we should be eating more fruit and vegetables but did you know that many foods have healing properties? Certain foods can alleviate or even cure a whole range of common conditions. There are foods to help, ease and potentially prevent the onset of all of these often debilitating conditions:

In the middle of the Indian Ocean, a NUMA research vessel is taking water samples at sunset, when a crew member spots a sheen of black oil ahead of them. But it is not oil. Like a horde of army ants, a swarm of black particles suddenly attacks the ship, killing everyone aboard, while the ship itself goes up in flames.

An ancient prophecy foretells that the world would end on 21 December 2012 . . .

Deep in the jungles of Central America, an indigenous man discovers a unique and priceless treasure - a beautifully painted codex that has survived for centuries within the ruins of an undiscovered ancient Maya city. Knowing that this rare artifact could be worth millions, the looter smuggles it into the US - but unbeknownst...

The diet of a lifetime.

The Pyramid Diet is the most balanced and efficient diet to date!

Eat the food you love.
Watch the weight drop off and stay off.
Feel your energy levels soar.
Change your life forever.

The Pyramid Diet is based on a simple, easy to follow, three-day cycle:
day one - high carbs
day two - low carbs
day three - no carbs
And while you're on this eating plan, you can still go out...

When Mark Shillingford commentates on a race in which his twin sister Clare, an accomplished and successful jockey, comes in third, he can't help but be suspicious. As a professional race-caller, he knows she should have won. Did she lose on purpose? Was the race fixed? Why on earth would she do something so out of character?  

That night, Mark confronts Clare with his suspicions, but she storms...

When Mark Shillingford commentates on a race in which his twin sister Clare, an accomplished and successful jockey, comes in third, he can't help but be suspicious. As a professional race-caller, he knows she should have won. Did she lose on purpose? Was the race fixed? Why on earth would she do something so out of character?

That night, Mark confronts Clare with his suspicions, but she storms off...

Catherine Hill's unique cookbook is aimed at everyone who wants to cook at the weekend, whether you have a few friends over for a casual Friday night supper or are going away for a self-catering mini-break.