Fascinating Footnotes from History by Giles Milton
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
'Giles Milton is a man who can take an event from history and make it come alive ...an inspiration for those of us who believe that history can be exciting and entertaining' Matthew Redhead, The Times Did you know that Hitler took cocaine? That Stalin robbed a bank? That Charlie Chaplin's corpse was fi ...Show more
The Collected Poems of W.B.Yeats by W. B. Yeats
$16.95 AUD
Category: Poetry | Series: Wordsworth Poetry Library
W. B. Yeats was Romantic and Modernist, mystical dreamer and leader of the Irish Literary Revival, Nobel prizewinner, dramatist and, above all, poet. He began writing with the intention of putting his 'very self' into his poems. T. S. Eliot, one of many who proclaimed the Irishman's greatness, described ...Show more
A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Australia (Australian Geographic) by Dean Ingwersen
$24.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science | Series: Naturalists' Guides
This easy-to-use identification guide to 280 bird species in Australia, including the most commonly seen and rare endemic species, is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High quality photographs from one of Australia's top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, whi ...Show more
Brain Rules for Ageing Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp by John Medina
$32.99 AUD
Category: Health and Wellbeing
How come I can never find my keys? Why don't I sleep as well? Why do my friends keep repeating the same stories? What can I do to keep my brain sharp? Scientists know. Brain Rules for Ageing Well, by developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina, gives you the facts -- and the prescription to age w ...Show more
Odyssey of the Unknown Anzac by David Hasting
$29.99 AUD
Category: Miltary General
Ten years after the end of World War I, the Sydney Sun reported that an unknown Anzac still lay in a Sydney psychiatric hospital. 'This man . . . was found wandering in a London street during the war,' reported the paper. 'He said he was an Australian soldier. Beyond his first statement that he was a Di ...Show more
Australians on the Western Front 1918 Vol 1 by David W. Cameron
$34.99 AUD
Category: Miltary General
In Australians on the Western Front 1918 Volume 1, the first in a two-part series, David Cameron tells the extraordinary story of Australian troops on the Western front in March and April of 1918. These troops were directly responsible for pushing back the German advances on the Somme towards Amiens at ...Show more
The Autobiography of Alice B.Toklas by Gertrude Stein
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
An autobiography of Gertrude Stein and a roll-call of the painters and writers she met between 1903 and 1932. It is a definitive account by her in Paris.
New Power by Jeremy Heimans, Henry Timms
$32.99 AUD
Category: Business
In this indispensable guide to navigating the 21st century, two visionary thinkers reveal the unexpected ways power is changing - and how 'new power' is reshaping politics, business and life. Why do some leap ahead while others fall behind in today's chaotic, connected age? In New Power, Australian Jere ...Show more
Should We Fear Russia? by Dmitri V. Trenin
$21.99 AUD
Category: Politics | Series: Global Futures
Since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, there has been much talk of a new Cold War between the West and Russia. Under Putin s authoritarian leadership, Moscow is widely seen as volatile, belligerent and bent on using military force to get its way. In this incisive analysis, top Russian foreign and sec ...Show more
Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition by Paul Watson
$23.99 AUD
Category: History
Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the Lost Franklin Expedition of 1845-whose two ships and crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice-with the tale of the incredible discovery of the flagship's wreck in 2014. Paul Watson, who was on the icebreaker that led the discovery expedition, tells a fast- ...Show more
You'll be Sorry When I'm Dead by Marieke Hardy
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
From stalking and eventually meeting her Young Talent Time idol when she was twelve, to dalliances with streetwalkers, to a mildly perverse obsession with Bob Ellis, there is nothing Marieke Hardy won't write about. Voyeuristic, painful, hilarious and heartfelt, You'll Be Sorry When I'm Dead reveals the ...Show more