Australian History in 7 Questions by John Hirst
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
'If there are genuine questions about Australian history, there is something to puzzle over. The history ceases to be predictable - and dull.' From the author of The Shortest History of Europe, acclaimed historian John Hirst, comes this fresh and stimulating approach to understanding Australia's past an ...Show more
Kafkas Soup by Mark Crick
$12.95 AUD
Category: History
If you've ever wondered what it would be like to have dinner with Franz Kafka, Jane Austen or Raymond Chandler, this is the chance to find out. Literary ventriloquist Mark Crick presents 14 recipes in the voices of famous writers, from Homer to Irvine Welsh. Guaranteed to delight anyone in love with foo ...Show more
Girl from Oz by Lyndall Hobbs
$39.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
In this memoir, Lyndall Hobbs bares all. Heartfelt, hilarious and down-to-earth, this book brims with Hobbs' honesty, charm and self-deprecating voice as she comes of age and leaves home to live among the stars. Too large for life in suburbia, at 19 Lyndall left home to pursue her dream of being a journ ...Show more
The Tao Of Pooh & The Te Of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff
$33.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Wisdom of Pooh S. | Reading Level: very good
Winnie-the-Pooh is 'The Bear for all Ages', and now he's more fun than ever before. Join in The Tao of Pooh and the Te of Piglet! Pooh's Way of doing things seems strangely close to the ancient principle of Taoist philosophy, while Piglet exhibits the very important principle in Taoism of the Te, meanin ...Show more
Between the Leaves: Stories of Australian Women, Writing and Gardens by Katie Holmes
$34.95 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
Between the Leaves is an intimate exploration into the lives of nine twentieth-century women - including Judith Wright, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Winifred Stephensen and Jean Galbraith - who wrote about their garden in their letters and diaries. This title provides a moving insight into these women's ...Show more
The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic by Jessica Hopper
$22.99 AUD
Category: Music Biography | Reading Level: good-very good
Jessica Hopper's music criticism has earned her a reputation as a firebrand, a keen observer and fearless critic not just of music but the culture around it. With this volume spanning from her punk fanzine roots to her landmark piece on R. Kelly's past, The First Collection leaves no doubt why The New Y ...Show more
Hemingway in Love by A. E. Hotchner
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
In June of 1961, A.E. Hotchner visited an old friend in the psychiatric ward of St. Mary's Hospital. It would be the last time they spoke--a few weeks later, Ernest Hemingway was released home, where he took his own life. Their final conversation was also the final installment in a story whose telling H ...Show more
Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley
$25.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought
The Geek Feminist Revolution is a collection of essays by double Hugo Award-winning essayist and fantasy novelist Kameron Hurley. The book collects dozens of Hurley's essays on feminism, geek culture, and her experiences and insights as a genre writer, including "We Have Always Fought," which won the 2 ...Show more
Four Days in June by Iain Gale
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
A remarkable debut novel, 'Four Days in June' is an imaginative but accurate reconstruction of five men -- all real figures -- five points of view, and four days of one of the world's most famous battles. Four days in June, 1815. Five men, three armies, on the fields of Waterloo. A battle for honour, g ...Show more
Not for Greens: He Who Sups with the Devil Should Have a Long Spoon by Ian Plimer
$29.95 AUD
Category: Current Affairs | Series: Ian Plimer
The processes required to make a humble stainless steel teaspoon are remarkably complicated and every stage involves risk, coal, energy, capital, international trade and finance. Stainless steel cutlery has taken thousands of years of experimentation and knowledge to evolve and the end result is that we ...Show more
60-Minute Brand Strategist: The Essential Brand Book for Marketing Professionals by Idris Mootee
$37.95 AUD
Category: Business
Praise for 60-Minute Brand Strategist: "A fresh take on the wisdom of putting brand strategy at the heart of corporate strategy. Brilliant insights for a fast-moving world." (Angela Ahrendts, CEO, Burberry). "Idris Mootee paints a sharp, comprehensive, and finely articulated analysis of the potential of ...Show more