Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Series: Language Acts and Worldm Ser. | Reading Level: very good
The streets of Cairo make strange music. The echoing calls to prayer; the raging insults hurled between drivers; the steady crescendo of horns honking; the shouts of street vendors; the television sets and radios blaring from every sidewalk. Nadia Wassef knows this song by heart. In 2002, with her siste ...Show more
The Extraordinary Life of Pikelet by Calley Gibson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Animals | Reading Level: General Adult
All it took for a tiny, no-name pup from the pound was someone to believe in him - and save him from death row - and an internet sensation was born. With his extremely good looks and pawfect cheekbones, Pikelet now lives the charmed life in inner-city Sydney, a foster brother to an extraordinary number ...Show more
A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
NOMINATED FOR SIX OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, SUPPORTING ACTOR AND SUPPORTING ACTRESS . . . Aged just five, Saroo Brierley lost all contact with his family in India, after waiting at a train station for his brother who never returned.Discover the inspiring, true story behind the film, Lion. This is ...Show more
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) by Philippa Perry
$24.99 AUD
Category: Family and Parenting
The non-fiction phenomenon of the year and #1 Sunday Times bestseller by leading psychotherapist, broadcaster and agony aunt, Philippa Perry.Perry's unique take on the relationship between parents and children became an instant favourite of both. In this paperback edition, she encloses an exclusive addi ...Show more
Before & Laughter by Jimmy Carr
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
*A memoir and self-help manual by one of the country's most treasured comedians - for anyone who feels stuck in a rut but doesn't have the tools or self-belief to shake things up*In his mid-twenties, Jimmy was bored, boring, unfulfilled and underachieving. He wasn't exactly depressed, but he was very sa ...Show more
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
$22.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs | Reading Level: very good
'A wonderful page-turner about a fascinating idea that should affect the way every thinking person thinks about the world around him' Michael Lewis In this brilliant and original book, Malcolm Gladwell explains and analyses the 'tipping point', that magic moment when ideas, trends and social behaviour c ...Show more
The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality by Oded Galor
$35.00 AUD
Category: Business
A grand unifying theory of human flourishing and inequality from one of the world's pre-eminent thinkersA bold retelling of the entire human story from one of the world's pre-eminent thinkersWhat causes living standards to rise?Why are some countries so much richer than others?How might all humans thriv ...Show more
The Man Who Climbs Trees by James Aldred
$29.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
'The wide horizontal branches stretched away from me to curl up like the giant fingers of an enormous cupped hand. I slid back into the centre of its protective palm and waited for my heart to slow. After a while the small herd of Fallow deer I had been following emerged from the trees, carefully pickin ...Show more
Misfits: A Personal Manifesto by Michaela Coel
$21.99 AUD
Category: Non Ficton
The ground-breaking much-awaited debut by leading British star Michaela Coel. A personal and powerful book about the life-changing power of transparency. A powerful manifesto on how speaking your truth and owning your differences can transform your life. In this sensational agenda-setting debut, Michae ...Show more
Invisible Child - Poverty, Survival and Hope in New York City by Andrea Elliott
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Reading Level: very good
From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Andrea Elliott, comes the unforgettable story of a girl whose indomitable spirit is tested by homelessness, poverty and racism in an unequal America. Based on nearly a decade of reporting, Invisible Child follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani Coates, ...Show more
Ocean: The Definitive Visual Guide by DK
$59.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
A fully updated edition of this beautifully illustrated, encyclopedic guide to Earth's oceansAn enhanced edition of DK's exhaustive guide to the underwater worldThis authoritative, sumptuously illustrated encyclopedia is now in its third edition. Illustrated with a blend of beautiful and informative art ...Show more
Waltzing Australia HB by Tim Borthwick
$35.00 AUD
Category: Poetry
"A unique collection of original Australian bush ballads and the stories that inspired them - in the tradition of Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson. WALTZING AUSTRALIA is a wonderful celebration of the Australian bush and the people who live there, written by a gifted storyteller who's spent much of his l ...Show more