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Reveries of the Solitary Walker
Rousseau's final work and meditation After a period of forced exile and solitary wandering brought about by his radical views on religion and politics, Jean-Jacques Rousseau returned to Paris in...
Selected Works
A selection of Cicero's speeches and letters, which have had a profound effect on the Western liberal tradition of political thought Lawyer, philosopher, statesman and defender of Rome's Republic, Cicero...
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings
Penguin Classics relaunch. This selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates an intense interest in aesthetic issues and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed...
The Complete Short Fiction
Fairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction and comedies of manners - the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde's name as a writer of fiction, showing breathtaking dexterity in...
Australia's Greatest Stories: True Tales, Legends and Larrikins
Some of the world's oldest stories are told beneath Australian skies. Master storyteller Graham Seal takes us on a journey through time, from ancient narratives recounted across generations to the...
Patsy Adam-Smith Collection: "Goodbye Girlie", "Hear the Train Blow", " There Was a Ship"
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One Mad Night Anthology
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Shelf Life: Stories by the Book
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Who's Loving You: Love Stories by Women of Colour
'A beautiful collection that I both lost and found myself in. Unbelievably exciting stories from some show-stoppingly talented writers.' Candice Carty-Williams, author of Queenie. Lost love. Forbidden Love. Unrequited love....
Bedside Companion for Travel Lovers: An anthology of intrepid journeys
Take the trip of a lifetime through poetry, journalism, historical fact, and science fiction with this daily anthology of travel writing. Travelling's never been easier. Wherever you are, find yourself...
New Australian Fiction 2019
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On Quality: An Inquiry into Excellence: Unpublished and Selected
Featuring long-awaited selections from Robert M. Pirsig's unpublished writings, from before and after Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, an original collection illuminating the central theme of Pirsig's thought:...
A Year of Ravens: A Novel of Boudica's Rebellion
From seven bestselling authors, including New York Times bestseller Kate Quinn, comes a gripping and vividly imagined novel following an epic struggle of rebellion against the might of Rome.Britannia: land...
Abominations: Selected essays from a career of courting self-
The first essay collection from one of the most acclaimed writers of our time.'This trenchant, unrepentant collection reminds you that she's a brilliant writer... Order a copy in case she's...
The Literary Vocation of Henry Adams
In the mid-1880s, Henry Adams committed himself to a posture that has since been associated with his name: neglected patrician, doomsayer, literary man whose bereavement at his wife's suicide confirmed...
Something Special, Something Rare: Outstanding Short Stories by Australian Women
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World's Shortest Stories Of Love And Death
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India: A Literary Companion
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Hungry For You
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Bedside Companion for Travel Lovers: An anthology of intrepid journeys
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A Year of Ravens: A Novel of Boudica's Rebellion
From seven bestselling authors, including New York Times bestseller Kate Quinn, comes a gripping and vividly imagined novel following an epic struggle of rebellion against the might of Rome.Britannia: land...
The Best Australian Stories 2016
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Shelf Life: Journalism 2000-2021
Few journalists exemplify the creed 'without fear or favour' like Gideon Haigh. Shelf Life selects from twenty-one years of writing on myriad subjects by one of our clearest thinkers, sharpest...
Penguin Authors: Thomas Hardy
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The Critical Tradition: Classic Texts and Contemporary Trends
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To Heaven's Heights: An Anthology of Skiing in Literature
To Heaven's Heights is an eclectic collection of ski stories from world famous authors from Ernest Hemingway to Garrison Keillor, by way of Ian Fleming, A.A Milne, Sylvia Plath and...
Behemoth: Silverhair, Long Tusk, Icebones
They have measured the slow pulse of the seasons as the Earth spins its stately annual dance. Their memories stretch back across the million-year cycles of the ice sheets. ...
States of Mind: Experiences at the Edge of Consciousness - An
The meaning of consciousness, the mechanics of the mind and otherworldly transition or disrupted states - such as trance, sleep-walking, amnesia and locked-in syndrome - are perennially fascinating issues. The...
Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up
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The Last Goodbye: The History of the World in Resignation Letters
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Who's Loving You: Love Stories by Women of Colour
Who's Loving You is a collection of short stories celebrating desire and love in all its guises, written by and reflecting the experiences of women of colour in an authentic...
A Book To Love: Favourite Guests of ABC TV's First Tuesday Book Club Share Their Most Loved Books
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The Best American Short Stories 2023
"Without stories, we cannot live well," shares guest editor Min Jin Lee, describing how storytelling affects and nurtures readers. The Best American Short Stories 2023 features twenty pieces of short...
The Best American Food Writing 2023
Author: Mark BittmanFormat: Paperback, 140mm x 210mm, 454g, 208 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, United States, 2023 "Excellent....Taken as a whole, the volume moves beyond food's sensory pleasures to investigate it...
Speeches that Changed the World
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Granta 116: Ten Years Later
Author: John Freeman (Editor, Granta magazine)Format: Paperback, 146mm x 210mm, 417g, 256 pagesPublished: Granta Magazine, United Kingdom, 2011Ten years later, where are we looking? How do we see things differently?...
The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories
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Love of Goldens
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The Australian Long Story
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Women/Love/Sex
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Kink
Author: R.O. Kwon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'This anthology of literary fiction features an all-star ensemble' Cosmopolitan 'A reflective and must-read collection' Stylist Kink is a groundbreaking anthology...
Brothers and Sisters
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Great Australian Places: Funny, curious and downright astonishing stories from across a big country
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Abracadabra
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The Best American Essays 2023
Author: Vivian Gornick Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 In her introduction to this year's The Best American Essays, guest editor Vivian Gornick states that her selections "contribute materially to...
Murder On Christmas Eve: Classic Mysteries for the Festive Season
Author: Cecily Gayford Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 Christmas Eve. While the world sleeps, snow falls gently from the sky, presents await under the tree ... and murder is...
The Times Lives Less Ordinary: Obituaries of the eccentric, unique and undefinable
Author: Nigel Farndale Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 Discover the lives of some of the most fascinating and unconventional characters of recent times, with 85 obituaries carefully curated from...
Murder On Christmas Eve: Classic Mysteries for the Festive Season
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