The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. by Peniel Joseph
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
To most Americans, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent contrasting ideals: self-defense vs. nonviolence, Black power vs. civil rights, the sword vs. the shield. The struggle for Black freedom is wrought with the same contrasts. While nonviolent direct action is remembered as an unassailable p ...Show more
Sully: My Search for What Really Matters by Chesley B. Sullenberger III; Jeffrey Zaslow
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Reading Level: General Adult
Now a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks--the inspirational autobiography by one of the most captivating American heroes of our time, Capt. 'Sully' Sullenberger--the pilot who miraculously landed a crippled US Airways Flight 1549 in New York's Hudson River, saving the lives of ...Show more
The Shot by Gary Ramage
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Reading Level: General Adult
The heart-stoppingly adrenalin-charged - and often dangerous - life and times of Australian war photographer, Gary Ramage. He goes where the troops go - but with a camera, not a gun. As Australia's premier war photographer - and as a former soldier - Gary Ramage has been in and out of just about every c ...Show more
Holistic Nutrition by Kate Callaghan
$34.99 AUD
Category: Health and Wellbeing
For years we have been lead to believe that the best way to lose weight is just to "eat less and exercise more." For years Kate Callaghan exercised two hours a day and ate less than 1,200 calories. At 13% body fat, she lost her period, developed osteoporosis, and discovered she was infertile. As a fitne ...Show more
Rock and Gem: The Definitve Guide to Rocks, Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils by DORLING KINDERSLEY
$39.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
From glittering gemstones to fascinating minerals and fossils, this incredible reference book is a stunning celebration of the Earth's buried treasures. Innovative, specially commissioned photography captures the essence and beauty of over 450 superb specimens, while lively and informative text describe ...Show more
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
$19.99 AUD
Category: Non Ficton | Reading Level: very good
"The God Delusion" caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types. His argument could hardly be more topical. Whil ...Show more
The Women's Health Book by Royal Women's Hospital, The; Leslie Reti (Introduction by); Dale Fisher (Preface by)
$35.00 AUD
Category: Health and Wellbeing | Reading Level: good
As a woman, looking after your health is the most important step you can take towards creating a healthy, happy family and a thriving community. But in today's busy world, with so many demands on your time, it's not always easy to find information you can trust. The Women's Health Book is written specif ...Show more
Australia's Toughest Prisons: Inmates by James Phelps
$32.99 AUD
$34.99 (5% off)
Category: True Crime
These are the stories about Australia's hardest inmates, from Australia's hardest inmates: the true and uncensored account of life inside Australia's toughest prisons. 'Porky Pig' stalks the yard, snorting and grunting as he stares down the prison guard. 'Whatcha looking at,' yells Martin Bryant, Austra ...Show more
Serious Creativity by Edward De Bono
$35.00 AUD
Category: Self Improvement
If you want to be the best, focus on your most valuable asset: the power of your creative mind. As competition and the pace of change intensify, companies and individuals need to harness their creativity to stay ahead of the field. Under pressure, people often think they can't be creative; many more are ...Show more
Ac/Dc:Experience the Original Monsters of Rock by Jerry Ewing
$29.99 AUD
Category: Music
AC/DC tells the story of the world's biggest band. All of its members are analysed and tracked such as the Young brothers and the late, great Bon Scott. This definitive AC/DC experience pores over every album the band ever released, from 1974's groundbreaking High Voltage through 2008's monster Black Ic ...Show more
1914: The Year the World Ended by Paul Ham
$32.99 AUD
$34.99 (5% off)
Category: History
Few years can justly be said to have transformed the earth: 1914 did. In July that year, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Britain and France were poised to plunge the world into a war that would kill or wound 37 million people, tear down the fabric of society, uproot ancient political systems and set t ...Show more
Colour: Travels Through the Paintbox by Victoria Finlay
$24.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
Part travelogue, part narrative history, Colour unlocks the history of the colours of the rainbow, and reveals how paints came to be invented, discovered, traded and used. This remarkable and beautifully written book remembers a time when red paint was really the colour of blood, when orange was the poi ...Show more