Classic Fiction (pre-1945)

Go behind enemy lines through the eyes of famous four-legged heroes in history's biggest conflicts. In the first G.I. Dogs book, you'll meet Judy, a loyal canine soldier who became...

With a brother like Clint around who always knows the right moves with the chicks - or thinks he does - Fergus doesn t stand a chance. He s not...

Right round the edge of the Australian continent, we re all lining up shoulder-to-shoulder to get our bit of land with a water view. And at every opportunity we throw...

Her ccollected ideas and notes from a year's gardening, written by a gardener ofinternational repute

When Rinki's neighbours are pig-napped from their village he's determined rescue them, even if it means a treacherous quest through the forest...But it's not long before Rinki crosses paths with...

You've probably heard of a few pirates...Horrible Henry Morgan and his flaming fire ships; Awful Anne Bonny and her flaming temper; and Barmy Blackbeard and his - er - flaming...

Author: University of MelbourneBinding: PaperbackPublished: University of Melbourne, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis volume of Australian Historical Studies contains scholarly articles...

Author: Jasper RidleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Clarendon Press Oxford, 1962Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pen code to the spine and to the back inside coverThis biography chronicles...

Author: Anne Rivers SiddonsBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1981Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis novel presents a compelling narrative centered around the lives of several women. The story unfolds with intricate character...

Author: Alec H. ChisholmBinding: HardbackPublished: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1932Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a captivating exploration of Australia's natural world. The author...

Author: Jasper RidleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing London, 1985Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a comprehensive account of King Henry VIII's life and reign. It examines the political landscape...

Author: Peter Van GreenawayBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1973Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small crease to the back of the DJ. Otherwise fine first editionA writer...

Author: BrendaBinding: HardbackPublished: John F. Shaw & Co., Ltd., 1111Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe story centers on the lives of children, possibly siblings, as they navigate their...

Author: Ian ChappellBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, Australia, 1976Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the life and career of a prominent figure in the world of cricket. Readers gain insight...

Author: Judith WallaceBinding: SoftbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a collection of personal recollections from a childhood spent in a rural...

Author: Kay ThompsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Max Reinhardt, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: See below.The Eloise series by Kay Thompson, originally published between 1955 and 1959,...

Author: Nigel CalderBinding: HardbackPublished: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a firsthand perspective on the significant changes and debates within the field of...

Author: Alan MarshallBinding: HardbackPublished: Currey O'Neil, Melbourne, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents a curated selection of short stories from a celebrated Australian author. The narratives...

International in scope, this series of non-fiction trade paperbacks offers books that explore the lives, customs and thoughts of peoples and cultures around the world.

A beautifully crafted epic adventure spiced with magic from the acclaimed author of Hour of the Bees. Fished from the river as an infant and raised by a roving band...

A hilarious and heartfelt New York comedy from a crowned Queen of Teen Quite a bit has changed for Scarlett Martin over the last month. Mrs Amberson has moved down...

The extraordinary new novel from the winner of the Booker Prize in 1996 for Last Orders It is Brighton, 1959, and the theatre at the end of the pier is...

It is summer and the Canadian Rockies are on fire. Fleeing the fallout of a relationship gone wrong, Alan West returns to the small town in the valley where he...

The bestselling author of Gates of Fire, The Afghan Campaign, and Killing Rommel delivers a "thinking person's techno-thriller" (Wall Street Journal) in this chillingly plausible near-future tale about the rise...

The images were vivid, the sensations powerful and the more she tried to fight them, the more they drew her in. Claire leads a busy, fulfilled and happy life, a...

Adam Miller had had a long war, and when the US Army let him go he made his way to Venice where his mother was trying to recreate her pre-war...

Even now I can remember the first time I saw the house as clearly as if there were a video of it playing in my head. After the suicide of...

In Rome, in 1979, a shy young Englishwoman called Julia meets Ennio. The two fall deeply in love, but theirs will be a troubled affair, shrouded in secrecy and constantly...

'As Lewis's eyes adjusted to the light, what appeared at first to be a can of ivory-coloured sticks and stones proved to be a can of disarticulated bones, some like...

From the author of the bestselling Adultery ... A haunting coming-of-age story set in World War II Quebec and a contemporary portrait of a man still searching for answers ......

In this provocative and illuminating book, Marianna Torgovnick explores the psychology of our profound attraction to cultures we call "primitive." Whether located in Africa, the South Pacific, or the American...

At a derelict port in Stockholm, two brutally murdered men are found by a security guard. In the same area a young woman, Aida, is on the run from a...

On a South Sea island, the waterline has moved six feet up the beach in the eight years Uli Masoni has been away. His father, the chief, knows that there...

This third collection by Steven Berkoff is made up of three history plays, each displaying the sparkling muscularity of language that marks him out as one of the foremost wordsmiths...

We need a solution to obesity. Diets, exercise programs, tablets and behavioural changes have not stopped the rise in weight in spite of huge spending, Older surgical treatments, such as...

Food for a Hungry World is a new title in the Science and Our Future series, a collection of accurate, up-to-date and relevant books on a range of scientific topics...

In 1991, the world was electrified to hear of the discovery of the almost perfectly preserved corpse of a Neolithic hunter who died 5,300 years ago. Now, the leader of...

This text is a history of the information revolution. Paul Levinson historian and philosopher of media and communications, gives us more than just a history of information technologies. This is...

March, 44 BC. Rome, in all her glory, has expanded her territories beyond the wildest dreams of her citizens, led by Caius Julius Caesar -- Pontifex Maximus, dictator perpetuo, invincible...

Fabulous new reissue of the seriously entertaining third novel from the number one bestselling author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian and Two Caravans Georgie Sinclair's life is...