New Arrivals - Secondhand

It was quite silent in the scrub. No breeze stirred the leaves and no bird moved, except for the kite hawks wheeling silently, eternally, high in the hot air. She...

Rarely have the foundations upon which our ideas of motherhood and womanhood rest been so candidly questioned. This compelling novel tells the story of one woman's headlong descent into what...

Little Meerkat is a humorous, lively and adventurous picture book for ages 3 to 7. The main character, Little Meerkat, craves independence and adventure, so it's just as well his...

Switched On is a real-life Flowers for Algernon with a happy ending - a compelling memoir that blends Robison's brilliant storytelling and humour with cutting-edge neuroscience, electronics, and a little...

Through the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist explains why the 'disease model' of addiction is wrong, and illuminates the...

For the first time, acclaimed military historian Dr Tom Lewis OAM uncovers the full scale of World War II's forgotten battles along our coastline. From German surface raiders laying deadly...

Dr SA. If you saw my initials you would not know what they represent except that I am a doctor. My first name is Sarah. So now you know that...

'If you know where to look, kiddo, the world is full of magic and monsters.' Six-year-old Henry believes his life is a fairytale. He's a Star Prince, his mum is...

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A gritty, fresh Australian story with a Romeo and Juliet themed love story at its centre, from the inaugural Indigenous Writers Mentorship recipient. 'An evocative and gutsy new voice.' Tara...

A visual guide to the most eccentric creatures of the skies, Feathered Freaks captures the most bizarre and beautiful feathered friends from across the globe. From the jaw-dropping red throat...

Whether you're a seasoned bartender or a cocktail enthusiast, this book is your ticket to a liquid vacation. Explore classic rum-based recipes like the Mai Tai and the Zombie, as...

Bring together your favourite people for the ultimate taco night. Whether it's a weekend gathering with friends, a date-night in, or simply taco Tuesday, Taco Night has the best tacos...

When Tyree Barnette moved to Sydney from North Carolina, he knew little of his new home. On first arriving, he was pleasantly surprised: the police treated him with respect and...

True crime buff Gus Green has always felt out of place in the world. He's overweight, gay, his injured mum's primary carer, and he only has two real friends: sporty...

**Winner, Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime 2025** Set between the Blue Mountains and a Sydney hospital, Lisa Kenway's All You Took From Me is a thriller brimming with...

There's no such thing as safety in numbers ... Rachel and Rory Sullivan decide to celebrate making it through a difficult year by taking their teenagers, Emmet and Bridie, to...

Anger kills . . . every day . . . through a host of ailments such as depression, stress, broken relationships and heart disease. Yet its victims often never know...

White Lies is a tale that was originally told to the author as a ghost story. The story was provided as an explanation for the spooky atmosphere of the house...

You've got yoghurt in your nostrils, avocado-smeared hair, bacon in your bellybutton, and toast crusts on your chair. Join baby as they discover how much fun food can be -...

'Chilling and beautifully written...It pulled me in from the first page and refused to let go.' Dua Lipa From the author of the 'extraordinary' Animalia (Sunday Times), winner of the...

Focus on your health, wealth and happiness with this Northern Hemisphere astrological planner, featuring up-to-date insight into major planetary alignments and what they will mean for you, including eclipses, new...

The history of Australia's Frontier Wars is becoming a hot topic for debate and research. It is now part of our national educational syllabus. However, there are very few books...

An essential guide for anyone with cause to communicate in written form (most of us), a passing interest in doing it better (some of us), and a disinterest in a...

An amusing look at the alternative paths that Australian history might have taken in Australia's Gold Rush. The What If histories of Australia imagines a very different history of Australia,...

FROM #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, JOSEPH A. MICHELLI Lessons on leveraging world-class customer experience and innovation to grow your business. It takes a special kind of magic for...

A dazzling follow-up to Life As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal. 'We would love to discover that each species has a biological clock in its cells, because, if...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes the story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of...

An electrifying descent from loneliness and grief into obsessive, all-consuming love, by an Italian literary star. 'When Xu bites me, when she has me in her teeth, naked and bad...

A New Scientist Book of the Year Prehistory is all around us. We just need to know where to look. Juan Jose Millas has always felt like he doesn't quite...

Insight Text Guides take students into the deeper layers of meaning in a range of popular novels, plays, films, poetry collections and nonfiction texts. They are designed to develop detailed...

New Zealand-born Australian artist George Johnson, who with close colleagues Roger Kemp and Leonard French introduced abstract painting to Melbourne audiences in the 1950s, is one of abstraction's most intentioned...

Andrew Hood, Award-winning Australian writer has released a breakout novel to rave reviews and hunger for the next book... The book follows the death of a man, Isaac McGlynn, who...

After a catastrophic storm destroys Melbourne, Isobel flees to higher ground with her husband and young daughter. Food and supplies run low, panic sets in and still no help arrives....

There are some recipes that we make over and over again - your kitchen's collection of greatest hits. Maybe because they are incredibly tasty, maybe because they are quick or...

This gorgeous slipcase features Emma's Alphabet Ballet and Emma's Swan Ballet. It's the perfect gift for any little Wiggly dancer!

Time to close your eyes to dream Of all the scenes that you have seen, And even as years will pass away Our childhood dreams forever stay. For dreams really...

'Sally Wise is the Granny-We-All-Wished-We-Had. In one book she's compiled all the recipes you'll ever need to bake. It's as sumptuous as it is soothing.' Matthew Evans Life can be...

Eleanor of Aquitaine is intelligent and beautiful, her immense wealth desired by kings. Her fathers dying wish places the young heiress under the guardianship of King Louis VI of France,...

This is the story of Jean Galbraith, one of Australia's most influential botanists and writers on nature, plants and gardens. During a writing career that spanned seventy years, she turned...

Less Is More t ackles the very contemporary issue of de-cluttering your life. This includes not just the physical aspects of de-cluttering a home or a room, but also the...

Work so that you can keep working. It seemed a proposition that could easily end in suicide. I wanted to escape this. I wanted to free myself from the working...

World History is both the story of humankind and an introduction to the discipline of History. This book (in two volumes) will give you greater confidence in understanding, organising and...

The Sacred Heart of Trees is filled with beautiful imagery and poetic messages by internationally acclaimed artist and author Toni Carmine Salerno. One of the guiding principles in Toni's work...

Best Walks of the Great Ocean Road & the Otways, a new book in Woodslanes hugely successful walking guides series, introduces the best walks for visitors and residents alike, ranging...

Need a good laugh? Of course you do. This all-new humour collection features more than 1,200 hilarious jokes, true-life anecdotes, cartoons and witty quotes. No subject is off limits -...

In his third book, David Kilcullen takes us out of the mountains- away from the remote, rural guerrilla warfare of Afghanistan, and into the marginalised slums and complex security threats...

Solange wants to have sex. Will it be with one of the boys at school? The exchange student?The fireman she meets at the disco when she sneaks out one night?...