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While governments are authorized to invoke eminent domain - the power to take property by force - only when the property is to be employed for public uses, such as...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON FICTION. A GUARDIAN AND OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR. In early 2014, the Islamic State clinched its control of Raqqa in Syria,...

What little we know of the life of William Shakespeare is at odds with what would be expected of the greatest humanitarian writer of the Renaissance. Is Shakespeare a pseudonym?...

How big were the teeth of a Tyrannosaurus Rex? How long was the neck of a Brachoisaurus? And why do scientists study dinosaur poo? Combining all the best bits about...

Everyone likes a good story in Tashi's village. So much so, they are holding a Storytelling Competition and the winner will receive the coveted Golden Jawbone. Who will win the...

Tashi and Jack are looking for a gift for Can Du's birthday, but when Second Uncle gives them a magic carpet they get much more than they bargained for. Will...

Jack and Tashi want to create a newspaper, but Tiki Pu always seems to have the scoop. However, when giants and ogres get involved, the news gets too big for...

It's the Annual Fishing Contest but the valuable golden trophy is missing. Everyone suspects the Baron, but when Tiki Pu's spittoon is stolen too, Jack and Tashi have more than...

Amidst the tragedy of wild species extinction lies a hidden world of survival and wonder. Conservationists are locked in a high-stakes battle with the ghost of a drug lord and...

In the history of Australian diplomacy, the Jakarta post between 2004 and 2007 looms larger than any other. In the span of just a few years, a terrorist bomb attack...

At sixteen years old, Lily Arthur was caught between the women's liberation movement of the 'swinging sixties and the draconian ideology that young women should be punished for deviating from...

At seventeen years old, Lily Arthur was caught between an era of women's liberation and the draconian ideology that young women should be punished for deviating from society's 'moral codes'....

A must-read guide full of warm and practical information. Are you ready for a second child? Have you thought about what it involves? Is your first child prepared for a...

From 'Dinky the Dingo' to 'Finding My Way Home,' Jane Christophersen presents an engaging collection of short stories for young readers. Jane reveals the wonders of daily life in the...

First ever publication of the declassified Cuban report into the Kennedy assassination, instigated at the request of the US government. Fabian Escalante, director of Cuba's investigation, describes how Cuban units...

Travelling from Paris to Tokyo, from Seville, Oaxaca and Naples to Istanbul, she investigates the rapid decline of France's pot-au-feu, the misconstrued beginnings of pizza, the meeting of indigenous and...

"The Song of Solomon" (also known as the "Song of Songs") features beautiful verses of love that offer an allegory of the relationship between God and the Children of Israel...

The fabled city on the banks of the River Nile, once home to pharaohs and emperors, now forms a focal point of the Islamic faith and of the Arab world....

Looking for a close encounter of the coolest kind? Check out The Alien Encyclopedia -- a comprehensive one-of-a-kind guide to your favorite extra-terrestrials from film, books, TV, "history" and more!...

The vise-grip of moral relativism on American popular culture was not suddenly achieved in the 1960s. In an incisive book of unequaled historical scope, Robert H. Knight studies this alluring...

This book will help people prepare for a flu pandemic or other natural disaster. SURVIVE BIRD FLU AND OTHER DISASTERS provides expert, practical advice about storing food and water, sterilizing...

The first guidebook to take the reader around this magical city using the great works of art that mark the golden age of 17th century Amsterdam, the city of Rembrandt...

An illustrated selection of the magical poetry of Margaret Mahy, illustrated with whimsical images by David Elliot. With a foreword by tessa Duder, this landmark book celebrates the other works...

Creed's Honour Conner Creed knows exactly who he is: a hard-working rancher carrying on his uncle's legacy in Lonesome Bend, Colorado. Maybe a small-town cowboy's life isn't his dream, but...

Undercover Mountain Pursuit - Sharon Dunn An undercover assignment turns into a perilous mountain escape. After witnessing a shooting in a remote mountain location, high-risk photographer Willow Farris races to...

Abduction In The Dark - Jenna Night Her sanctuary is breached... and a child's life is at stake. When kidnappers attempt to abduct her nephew, Tanya Rivera will do anything...

Pay no attention to the front cover. This is possibly - no definitely! - THE best book ever written! It is certainly NOT plotless, pointless or pathetic. How could it...

Read 'Table of Everything' and take a uniquely funny, crooked, questioning path through life. 'You know, sometimes, things happen that promise to make life breezy and blue, but turn out...

The Diary of Charlotte McKenzie, Melbourne, 1918-1919. As the horrors of the First World War are drawing to a close, a danger has arisen that will kill more people around...

One cat s guide to self-discovery (without ever leaving home). Why go all the way to India when the truth of the universe lies within? Savvy and spoiled, Blossom has...

Delft, Netherlands, based architectural firm Mecanoo has produced many outstanding projects during its 20 years of existence.According to principal architect Francine Houben, 'Architecture is a combination of various elements, like...

A little book about truth, in a world defined by insidious lies. The Wisdom of Oz presents the finest pearls of wisdom from Australians of all walks of life -...

Shortlisted, Ethel Turner Prize, New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards 1996 'I caught a glimpse of her eyes - dark, like bitter chocolate - and the last few lashes of...

Ariel Windwood is used to meeting peculiar people at the breakfast table. Her mother, Concetta, is a writer whose characters hang around the house until their story is finished. Then...

Design Directory takes a fresh new look at design concepts originating in a specific country, encompassing everything from shoe designers to hi-fi systems, from cutlery to cameras, from lights to...

In Manhood , Mels van Driel presents the history of the male sexual organ from medical, psychological and cultural perspectives. Investigating the penis and its functions, from the scrotum to...

The book titled Black Beauty by the author Anna Sewell. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Like a country house murder story, this novel unveils as much about all the characters as it does about the woman who so mysteriously vanish into thin air on her...

The second novel in Catherine Coulter's Bride trilogy by a novelist who has beenwidely tipped as the successor to Danielle Steel and who has already sold over 15 million copies...

On 18 September 1997 the Welsh electorate voted for a National Assembly. The slender majority was an enormous turnaround from the outright rejection of 1979, a turnaround engineered by the...

This work combines a history of Hollywood with an analysis of how and why the entertainment capital of the world has consistently survived its own limitations to meet changing public...

This is the definitive biography of one of the most controversial figures of World War II. Sir Arthur Harris remains the target of criticism and vilification by many, while others...

Long Range Desert GroupShawThroughout the fighting in North Africa in WWII, the Long Range Desert Group excelled in the role ofspecial forces. Shaw served as an Intelligence Officer with this...

More than eight decades after the most famous sinking of all time, interest in the Titanic tragedy remains as strong as ever. Here, two of the world's foremost Titanic experts...

A tongue-in-cheek yet practical guide to modern etiquette - from meeting royalty to dealing with cold callers. Practical and invaluable advice on every aspect of modern etiquette, both royal and...

Thracia, AD30: Even after four years military service at the edge of the Roman world, Vespasian can't escape the tumultuous politics of an Empire on the brink of disintegration. His...