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A witty, playful, intriguing and ultimately very moving novel of identity and loss. 'Stories are the only thing that defy death. Stories are truth. I hereby give you mine...' Peking,...

James Halliday's Varietal Wines is the first book that puts Australian varietal wines into a world context. Profiles of more than 80 varieties - including classic, second tier and lesser...

When the fast-attack nuclear submarine USS Tulsa sinks in the Norwegian Sea following a collision with a Russian sub, the Russians are slow to act and 36 precious hours are...

Solve all levels and types of sudoku, kakuro and crossword puzzles Tired of breezing through collections of the same sort of puzzle? With a mixture of over 175 sudoku, kakuro...

Providing information about soft furnishings which is fundamental to design and is essential for those considering a career in interior decoration and design, this book enables students to acquire an...

Confronted with a declining jobs base, deepening social problems and apparent indifference on the part of central government, many British cities made an "entrepreneurial turn" during the 1980s and 1990s....

This is the second collection of A. K. Dewdney's popular "Computer Recreations" columns, drawn from "Scientific American". The author discusses some of today's hottest topics including chaos, computer viruses, and...

This is a practical handbook for regular exercisers and active sports participants who are keen to learn more about the invaluable contribution cycling can make to a well-balanced training programme....

Beatrix Campbell argues that Diana was hounded by a press that regarded her as an easy target. Her exposure of the coldness of the royal family was part of her...

Widely esteemed as the Queensland Police Commissioner who in 1976 defied Premier Bjelke-Petersen, Ray Whitrod candidly reflects on a distinguished career from the Depression years as an Adelaide police cadet...

The collaboration of a master story-teller and a brilliant film maker brings us the story of a remarkable journey from the streets of post war Saigon to the suburbs of...

The only dictionary with detailed word lists and definitions for all subject areas. The Macquarie Study Dictionary represents the ultimate concept in dictionaries. Its innovations make it the dictionary of...

These two narrative cycles, both written during a highpoint of Goethe's career, address various social issues and reveal his experimentation with narrative and perspective. A traditional cycle of novellas, "Conversations...

Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, a novel of self-realization greatly admired by the Romantics, has been called the first Bildungsroman and has had a tremendous influence on the history of the German...

Through a set of lively anecdotes and essays, Nathaniel Borenstein traces the divergence between the fields of software engineering and user-centered software design, and attempts to reconcile the needs of...

This first volume of a major reassessment of the last five centuries of German history deals with that age of German history which had the widest effect on the rise...

glamour. access. scandal. Ever wonder what your favorite pop divas are like AFTER the cameras stop rolling? What do they do behind closed doors? What are their parties like? What...

Imagine attending a lecture at the turn of the twentieth century in which Orville Wright speculates about the future of transportation, or one in which Alexander Graham Bell envisages satellite...

This work provides a look at the individuals and companies that have sought to develop and market the technology known as artificial intelligence. The driving force behind AI is to...

From Simon & Schuster, This Book Needs No Title is Raymond Smullyan's budget of living paradoxes--the author of What is the Name of This Book? Including eighty paradoxes, logical labyrinths,...

Born in Africa, at the age of twelve Fiori Giovanni's marriage was already arranged. By fourteen, she was recruited into the Eritrean army. Her destiny, like that of so many...

If your hope is to raise strong, brave, reflective and empowered young women, then this book is a must-have. The Tween Mother's Tool Book: Raising Strong Daughters is a practical,...

Nancy's life is complicated, being there for her young daughter Millie, who survived a devastating physical attack by a stranger that led to Millie's PTSD. Then her husband left her...

At seventeen, most teenagers are looking forward to finishing school and deciding who to take to the school formal. Nova Wilson thought she was like everyone else until ... the...

From the growing number of Wi-Fi hotspots to the escalating sales of laptops and other portable wireless-enabled devices, it's clear that wireless technology is here and poised to play an...

Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse is having a streak of bad luck. First her co-worker is killed and no one seems to care. Then she comes face-to-face with a beastly creature...

John Truck was to outward appearances just another lowlife spaceship captain. But he was also the last of the Centaurans, or at least half of him was, which meant that...

John Truck was to outward appearances just another lowlife spaceship captain. But he was also the last of the Centaurans, or at least half of him was, which meant that...

'Be warned. This book has no literary merit whatsoever. It is a lurid piece of nonsense, convoluted, implausible, peopled by unconvincing characters, written in drearily pedestrian prose, frequently ridiculous and...

When Gideon Turner is booted out of the bloodstock agency to which he has devoted twenty years, his first thought is to hope that the business collapses around the unspeakable...

What I'm asking is, is she a sympathetic heroine? Are we going to be on her side?Elaine, a once-famous actress who disappeared thirty years ago in mysterious circumstances, is ready...

From the master of rhyme comes a sweet tale of an alpaca who turns into a unicorn! Now here's a tall tale (in fact it's a cracker) all about Frank,...

The second book in the Rebekah Roberts series - a taut mystery and a brilliant exploration of the demons we inherit... Aviva Kagan was just a teenager when she left...

Jack Sutherland, the narrator and protagonist of this memoir has, you might say, led a charmed life in the face of seeming damnation. A confirmed alcoholic in his early teens,...

Count Arthur Strong tells the story of his extraordinary journey from his humble early years as the only son of a contortionist in wartime Doncaster to the dizzy heights and...

The response of one writer to the work of another can be doubly illuminating. In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past whom they...

The third and concluding book in the Hawthorn trilogy - an atmospheric Young Adult series, full of magic, mystery and heartache. Every story needs a hero. Every hero needs a...

The passionate, heart-rending sequel to Time Between Us- the story of a time traveller desperate to stay in the past with his true love. Calling Anna and Bennett's romance long...