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The long-awaited autobiography of one of Australia's finest sportsmen A key member of one of the greatest Australian teams in cricket history, and part of an exceptional bowling line-up that...

"Here was this angel in the court who seemed to appear out of nowhere. In fact she's quite an earthy creature, not some saintly type. She's defi nitely no shrinking...

Finding the family she has always longed for through her marriage, Anny vows with her new friends that they will live together in old age, a promise that is tested...

Today's children will be an unprecedented global force-are they ready? The Next Generation maps out the world of possibilities ahead for today's young people, and reveals the skills and habits...

Unlock progress through doubt and uncertainty The biggest threat facing modern business is the sheer complexity of an uncertain future. That, and the fact that everyone is busy. Too busy...

Aimed at nurses and health professionals training to care for Australia's growing aged population. This book does not attempt to proceed from a pathological interpretation of aging but rather views...

The secret to understanding what your dog is really thinking. How do dogs perceive the world about them? How do they see, hear, learn and relate to their owners? Why...

This is a description of life aboard "Antigone", a British Merchant Navy vessel, one of the Holt Line's "China Boats" on a voyage from Liverpool to the Far East and...

One house. Nine strangers. Ten days that will change everything . . . FROM THE WORLDWIDE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR BEHIND EMMY- AND GOLDEN GLOBE-WINNING HBO SERIES BIG LITTLE LIES AND...

The new classic from the queen of contemporary fiction A brand-new book from the Number One bestselling author of The Break and The Woman Who Stole My Life They're a...

A mother's dying wishes and a father's quest to fulfil them in a heartwarming new memoir 'Kiss boys two times after I have gone' 'Please teach the boys to say...

One fine day in May, Hattie's life changes for ever... Single mother Hattie has plenty of reasons to be happy. Her antiques business is flourishing, her teenage son is settled...

Sussex, 2003 . When a beautiful blonde girl is found half-drowned on a beach, she has no memory of who she is or what horrors have left her there. But...

For decades, Clive Cussler has been delighting readers with novels filled with suspense, action and sheer audacity. Now he does it again, in one of the wildest, most entertaining historical...

A sumptuous collection of delicious recipes chosen by the doyenne of Middle Eastern cuisine. In this enchanting book, Claudia Roden returns to the countries of Turkey, Lebanon and Morocco in...

"I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." John 14:3

Based on the podcast with over 100 million downloads,Fall of Civilizationsbrilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse....

Hailed as a gay icon and pioneer of individualism, Oscar Wilde's insistence that 'there should be no law for anybody' made him a staunch defender of gender equality. Women were...

The presence of helicopters was crucial to the success of the Falklands campaign, and in this book John Hamilton, looks at their role and that of their crews and ground...

Helps you discover how to make clever quilts with layer cakes, jelly rolls and charm packs that are a million miles from simple strip quilts or scrap charm quilts. This...

From springtime florals to Christmas greetings, delight in this seasonal treasury of needlepoint cards and keepsakes. These 55 projects offer the perfect choice of gifts to stitch for every occasion--a...

American artist Elizabeth Peyton has been credited with infusing the old genre of portraiture with a new life. Her idealized and highly stylized oil paintings and drawings of willowy, melancholy...

A comprehensive monograph of one of the most interesting architects working today.

First published in 1953, this book remains a classic piece of literature on the work and life of Michelangelo (1475-1564). It continues to be the only volume to contain illustrations...

"Chocolate & Zucchini" is a blog written by Clotilde Dusoulier, a 27-year-old Parisian woman who lives in Montmartre and shares her passion for all things food-related here - thoughts, recipes,...

'A lively, perceptive and on the whole sympathetic biography of this strange and complex figure. It is a wonderful story, as racy, tumultuous and sexy as anything by Dumas or...

' A heroic work of research and scholarship. . . The most complete and reliable account of the events that made the great Shawnee Indian a giant figure on the...

From the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Usain Bolt. Growing up in a rural town in Jamaica, Usain was a standout cricketeer...

Widely acclaimed for giving [an understanding of the connection between Nietzsche's personal experience and his most famous ideas[ (Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times) in her biography of Nietzsche, Nietzsche in...

If he were alive this year, Australian golfing legend Norman von Nida would have celebrated his 100th birthday on St Valentine's Day. Sadly, Queensland lost one of its favourite sporting...

A brand new edition of an internationally renowned science bestseller. Now well into its fourth decade, What is this thing called Science? has become a classic the world over. Each...