Inspiring Non-Fiction!
A Mind Like Mine is a stigma-busting collection of biographies of some of the great people from history who have lived with mental health conditions.
Did you know Charles Darwin experienced anxiety and Florence Nightingale lived with PTSD? From Michelangelo to Deepika Padukone, Ada Lovelace to Freddie Flintoff, a great many successful people with brilliant minds and talents have lived or are living with mental health disorders.
The biographies in this book show that you can't always tell what a person is going through, and that mental health conditions can and do impact people from all walks of life. The aim of this book is to help remove some of the stigma around mental health, discuss different mental health conditions, what they mean and how they are treated; and ultimately to show that mental health disorders do not have to hold anyone back from achieving their dreams.
The figures featured are from a range of diverse backgrounds and disciplines across science, literature, art, music, sport, politics and popular culture. Additional feature pages will explain and explore key mental health conditions including depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety and eating disorders.
Over the rainbow is an illustrated guide exploring the rainbow in mythology, literature, television and culture to becoming a symbol of hope, acceptance and pride.
What is a rainbow and what does a rainbow mean to you?
We’ve all seen a rainbow stretching across a stormy sky but have you ever wondered why they appear and what makes them so colourful? Explore how rainbows have fascinated scientists and artists, inspired myths and legends and united people around the world.
And discover the many ways – from flags to fairy tales, songs to sculptures and paintings to proverbs – that humankind have celebrated these dazzling, natural wonders.
“From how they’re created to all the different things they can mean to people, this book beautifully shares the many ways that rainbows bring colour and light to our world.”
– Loll Kirby, author of Old Enough to Save the Planet
“A beautiful book that captures the science, history and cultural significance of rainbows. This book is for anyone who wants to learn more about one of nature's most beautiful optical illusions!”
– Rachel Ignotofsky, creator of Women in Science