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Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) is remembered, along with Copernicus and Galileo, as one of the greatest Renaissance astronomers. A gifted analytical thinker, he made major contributions to physics, astronomy, and mathematics....

Providing a unique and intimate view of Hindu marriage, the essays in this collection explore points at which the margins of marriage are traversed or transgressed. Rather than focus on...

`An Indiscretion in the Life of a Heiress', is one of ten stories - three collaborative, all uncollected - that are brought together in this volume. `Indiscretion', derived from Hardy's...

Terrors of the Table is an absorbing account of the struggle to find the necessary ingredients of a healthy diet, and the fads and quackery that have always waylaid the...

From the author of the world renowned masterpiece The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery's novel Night Flight is similarly magical in its telling of the miracle of flight. In this gripping novel,...

Students will not need prior courses in medical anthropology to use this introductory book. Not only is it soundly based in the history of anthropological theory and method in general,...

"Trapped between a dead past and an unborn future, the human animal has, since the dawn of time, asked these two questions - 'Who am I?' and 'Why am I...

The long-awaited life story of John Williamson- an Australian icon, a much-loved legend of the music industry and man of the land. The joy after all is in the journey,...

Adam Shand - bestselling author ofBig Shots- Carl Williams and the Gangland Murders- disentangles the persona of 'Chopper' from Mark Read, the man. Chopper took over Read's life, made him...

A great new series about three smart, funny, animal-loving girls solving mysteries and causing chaos at their country boarding school. Abbey, Hannah and Talika are new recruits at Willowvale boarding...

After some frolicsome fun, Hairy and his gang are ready for a nap. But where will they choose to sleep?

Eve Sutton and Lynley Dodd's much-loved children's classic is superb to read aloud with beginner readers. A new, New Zealand edition of this much-loved children's classic. Cats from many different...

When Hairy is given a big juicy bone he has trouble getting rid of all his hungry friends. The second book in Lynley Dodd's iconic Hairy Maclary and Friends series,...

The mighty, magnificent Scarface Claw is the toughest tomcat in town. There's nothing that frightens him - or is there? The mighty, magnificent Scarface Claw is the toughest tomcat in...

There are many, many things to know about little Schnitzel von Krumm - and one is that you should NEVER tell him never! Dogs, especially Dachschunds, aren't exactly built to...

Hairy Maclary feels mischievous and mad. He is not in the mood for the Kennel Club's Obedience Class! In Lynley Dodd's seventh story about Hairy Maclary, the rascally dog disrupts...

I am a GIANT SQUID. And maybe you haven't noticed, but I'm pretty BIG. I'm bigger than this page! I'm bigger than this book! I dare you to find anything...

Historical childrens book set in Melbourne, Meet Rose, is part of the Our Australian Girl series. It's 1900 . . . and Rose lives with her family in a big...

Ian Spector returns to complete the thrillogy. Chuck Norris Cannot Be Stopped reveals 400 all-new facts about the roughest, toughest, and buffest man to ever stalk the face of the...

Celebrity nutritionist Leslie Beck unlocks the secrets to achieving good health and maintaining an active and energetic lifestyle in Leslie Beck's Longevity Diet. Complete with food plans, new recipes, tips,...

"[An] uncanny Gothic mystery... Satisfying." - New York Times Book Review "A romping read with a deliciously dark conceit at its center... Reminded me of Alias Grace ."-Kiran Millwood Hargrave...

"You either love Andrea Camilleri or you haven't read him yet. Each novel in this wholly addictive, entirely magical series, set in Sicily and starring a detective unlike any other...

With wit, humor, and an infectious love of astronomy that could win over even the science-phobic, this fun and fascinating book reminds us that outer space is anything but remote....

"Big, beautiful, ambitious . . . It takes narrative magic to pull off such a loopy combination, and luckily, Reif Larsen has it to spare. His prose is addictive and...

The comedy of domestic manners gets a delightful update in this intoxicating novel that suggests a latter-day "Pride and Prejudice" transplanted to an affluent suburb of Philadelphia. Well-meaning but domineering...

On the face of it, you'd hardly think that recent events were propitious for humour. Not so long ago we wondered even winced at how fast a shuttle tragedy turned...

The world's best-loved lift-the-flap books! Join the hunt to find Spot at the museum. Spot's at the museum with Mum and his friend, Tom! There are huge fossils, sabre-toothed tigers...

Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller! WHOOSH! Inside the Great Glass Elevator, Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket and his family are cruising a thousand feet...

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa and the Tingatinga artwork of Tanzania, the Tinga Tinga Tales series of picture books features the colourful cast of animals from the television...

The incredible sequel to 'the hottest YA title since The Hunger Games' (Entertainment Weekly) - now in paperback Rules are different outside the Society. Chasing down an uncertain future, Cassia...

A new collection of completely very special stories featuring Charlie and Lola. A collection of FIVE extremely good stories all about ABSOLUTELY very important things like making friends, being independent...

Angelina and the Royal Wedding - a wonderful story by Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig Angelina is full of excitement. She and Princess Sophie are to bridesmaids at the most...

Mr and Mrs Twit are extremely nasty, so the Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird hatch an ingenious plan to give them just the ghastly surprise they deserve! This edition...

Arctic Drift sees Clive Cussler's greatest hero, Dirk Pitt, fighting his enemies in the cruel Arctic. A foundered Victorian ship looking for the fabled Northwest Passage holds a secret in...

Welcome to the surprising world of microtrends, where Snowed-Under Slobs are increasing in number - but so are Extreme Commuters; where teenagers are becoming millionaire businessmen - even though their...

Dr Kawashima's brain training will change your life ... Like the body, the brain needs exercise. And Dr Ryuta Kawashima has dedicated his life to researching exactly how we can...

The Rain Before it Falls - Jonathan Coe's heartbreaking novel of family secrets Deeply moving and compelling, The Rain Before it Falls is the story of three generations of one...

'Tells a story of extraordinary courage and appalling discrimination ... Bluestockings is The History Boys for women' Sunday Times In 1869, when five women enrolled at university for the first...

Not since Machiavelli has anyone taken on this subject in such an original way How can we make the governments on which we depend for our welfare and survival behave...

The witty and inspiring follow-up to the Top 10 bestselling How To Be Idle, How To Be Free is the perfect survival guide for a material world Have you ever...

Lucy has her life all planned out: perfect job, ideal man and ideal home, and birth of perfect daughter. What does not fit so neatly into her organised life is...

To the French Riviera come Dick and Nicole Diver. Handsome, rich and glamorous, their dinners are legendary, their atmosphere magnetic. But something is wrong - Nicole has a secret and...

A fantastic new edition of this much-loved Slinky Malinki tale Slinky Malinki wakes from a cosy sleep, stretches and slips out through the catflap and into the night. He's soon...

A fantastic new edition of this much-loved Slinky Malinki tale When Slinky Malinki and Stickybeak Sid are left in the house on their own, they cause absolute mayhem by opening...