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Uncommon People
The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994

Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994

$24.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: David Hepworth Format: Paperback Number of Pages: The age of the rock star, like the age of the cowboy, has passed. Like the cowboy, the idea of the rock...
The Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology is Rewriting our Understanding of Genetics, Disease and Inheritance

The Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology is Rewriting our Understanding of Genetics, Disease and Inheritance

$28.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Nessa Carey Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 The most important revolution in modern biology - and what it means for humanity. The cutting-edge of biology, however, is telling...
Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World

Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World

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Author: Anthony Sattin Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 A Spectator Book of the Year 'Sweeping . . . Poetic . . . Not only readable but also vital' Literary...
Belladonna: bestselling gothic fantasy romance

Belladonna: bestselling gothic fantasy romance

$19.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
Author: Adalyn Grace Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 'A deliciously deadly Gothic romance' Stephanie Garber THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! For as long as Signa Farrow has been alive,...
The Poetry of Spaces: A Guide to Creating Meaningful Interiors

The Poetry of Spaces: A Guide to Creating Meaningful Interiors

$65.00 AUD$32.50 AUD
Author: Sarah Andrews Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Beginning with the five foundational themes of: light, life, instrument, material and sense, Sarah explores the inspiration behind these lessons before...
Dune: The inspiration for the blockbuster film

Dune: The inspiration for the blockbuster film

$32.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Frank Herbert Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 624 The Duke of Atreides has been out-manoeuvred by his arch-enemy, Baron Harkonnen, into administering the desert planet of Dune. Although it...
Silk: A History in Three Metamorphoses

Silk: A History in Three Metamorphoses

$37.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Aarathi Prasad Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future. Aarathi...
Love and Other Words

Love and Other Words

$22.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
Author: Christina Lauren Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 An uplifting and unforgettable read that will make you fall in love with life again . . . 'You can never...
The Art of the Lord of the Rings

The Art of the Lord of the Rings

$49.99 AUD$25.00 AUD
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A sumptuous full-colour art book containing the complete collection of almost 200 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps created by...
No One Can Change Your Life Except For You: The Sunday Times bestseller now with an exclusive new chapter

No One Can Change Your Life Except For You: The Sunday Times bestseller now with an exclusive new chapter

$22.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
Author: Laura Whitmore Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'Funny, positive and life-affirming, Laura is like a PT for your self-confidence.' SARA PASCOE 'Clear-headed advice and relatable honesty.' MATT HAIG...
Ithaca: The exquisite, gripping tale that breathes life into ancient myth

Ithaca: The exquisite, gripping tale that breathes life into ancient myth

$45.00 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Claire North Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 'Claire North brings a powerful, fresh and unflinching voice to ancient myth - darkly fascinating, raw and breathtaking' Jennifer Saint, author...
Ten Cities that Led the World: From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity

Ten Cities that Led the World: From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity

$24.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Paul Strathern Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'A book of ideas [...] Strathern ably guides us through these moments of glory.' -- The Times *** Great cities are...
Love of My Life: The Life and Loves of Freddie Mercury

Love of My Life: The Life and Loves of Freddie Mercury

$24.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Lesley-Ann Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'EYEWITNESS GOLD' SUNDAY TIMES WHO - OR WHAT - WAS THE REAL LOVE OF FREDDIE MERCURY'S LIFE? THE SENSATIONAL NEW BIOGRPHAY...
The Dragon Throne

The Dragon Throne

$25.00 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Jonathan Fenby Format: Paperback Number of Pages: They were the most powerful rulers on earth. The mighty Qin Shi Huangdu (r. 221-210 BC), who began the construction of the...
The Woman on the Bridge

The Woman on the Bridge

$22.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
Author: Holly Seddon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'Strangers On A Train meets The Pact in this high concept thriller: daring, dramatic and totally original, I loved it.' Gillian...
The Happy Ever After Playlist: 'Full of fierce humour and fiercer heart' Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue

The Happy Ever After Playlist

$22.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
Author: Abby Jimenez Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 From the bestselling author of THE FRIEND ZONE comes an adorable and fresh romantic comedy about one trouble-making dog who brings...
Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History

Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History

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Author: Lewis Dartnell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our species When we talk about human...
Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors

Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors

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Author: Adrian Goldsworthy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 624 In this definitive biography of father and son, an eminent historian "brings to life the full drama of ancient history" (Wall...
The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data

The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data

$20.00 AUD
Author: David Spiegelhalter Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 In this "important and comprehensive" guide to statistical thinking (New Yorker), discover how data literacy is changing the world and gives...
Smokescreen

Smokescreen

$12.00 AUD
Author: Iris Johansen Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 432 In this pulse-pounding thriller from #1 New York Timesbestselling author Iris Johansen, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan journeys to Africa...
Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations

Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations

$15.00 AUD
Author: William H McRaven Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 496 In this instant New York Times bestseller, the celebrated author of Make Your Bed shares amazing adventure stories from his...
Dark Night: A Mystery

Dark Night: A Mystery

$49.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Paige Shelton Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 Winter is falling in the remote town of Benedict, Alaska, and with the cold comes a mysterious guest. The dreaded "census...
Tuscan Daughter

Tuscan Daughter

$12.00 AUD
Author: Lisa Rochon Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 416 NATIONAL BESTSELLER In Renaissance Florence, a young artist searching for her missing mother is discovered by arch-rivals Michelangelo and...
The Car: The rise and fall of the machine that made the modern world

The Car: The rise and fall of the machine that made the modern world

$55.00 AUD$20.00 AUD
Author: Bryan Appleyard Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 More than any other technology, cars have transformed our culture. Cars have created vast wealth as well as novel dreams of...
The First 21: The New York Times Bestseller

The First 21: The New York Times Bestseller

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Nikki Sixx Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Nikki Sixx is one of the most respected, recognizable, and entrepreneurial icons in the music industry. As the founder of Motley...
The Porcelain Moon: A Novel

The Porcelain Moon: A Novel

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Janie Chang Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 From the critically acclaimed author of The Library of Legends comes a vividly rendered novel set in WWI France about two...
The Stonemason: A History of Building Britain

The Stonemason: A History of Building Britain

$24.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
Author: Andrew Ziminski Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 A stonemason's story of the building of Britain: part archaeological history, part deeply personal insight into an ancient craft. In his...
Careless: Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022

Careless: Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Kirsty Capes Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 *Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022!* A COSMOPOLITAN, BBC, STYLIST, DAILY MAIL, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING and GUARDIAN BEST BOOK PICK!...
The Stasi Poetry Circle: The Creative Writing Class that Tried to Win the Cold War

The Stasi Poetry Circle: The Creative Writing Class that Tried to Win the Cold War

$39.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Philip Oltermann Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 'Liebe Mitstreiter', he says. Dear comrades in arms. Today we are going to learn about the sonnet. Berlin, 1962. Morale is...
Tokyo Redux

Tokyo Redux

$39.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: David Peace (Author) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 The Occupation had a hangover, but still the Occupation went to work. Tokyo, July 1949, President Shimoyama, Head of the...
Through The Looking Glasses: The Spectacular Life of Spectacles

Through The Looking Glasses: The Spectacular Life of Spectacles

$45.00 AUD$20.00 AUD
Author: Travis Elborough Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 'Elegant and multi-focal. Glorious!' Simon Garfield The humble pair of glasses might just be one the world's greatest inventions, allowing millions...
Explorer: The Quest for Adventure and the Great Unknown

Explorer: The Quest for Adventure and the Great Unknown

$39.99 AUD$20.00 AUD
Author: Benedict Allen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 What does it mean to be an explorer in the twenty-first century? Explorer is the story of what first led Benedict...
Planta Sapiens: Unmasking Plant Intelligence

Planta Sapiens: Unmasking Plant Intelligence

$55.00 AUD$27.50 AUD
Author: Paco Calvo Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'A joy to read ... mind-expanding' Book of the Week, Guardian 'A bold and brave paean to our planet's ligneous, leafy...
The Intelligence Trap: Revolutionise your Thinking and Make Wiser Decisions

The Intelligence Trap: Revolutionise your Thinking and Make Wiser Decisions

$24.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: David Robson Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 How was a brilliant physics professor tricked into carrying 2kg of cocaine across the Argentinian border? Why do doctors...
The Distance Between Us

The Distance Between Us

$22.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
Author: Maggie O'Farrell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 Gripping, insightful and deft, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US by Maggie O'Farrell is a haunting story of the way our families shape...
Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind

Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind

$26.99 AUD$13.00 AUD
Author: Tom Holland Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 624 'If great books encourage you to look at the world in an entirely new way, then Dominion is a very great...
Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic

Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic

$26.99 AUD$13.00 AUD
Author: Tom Holland Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 464 The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped...
The Paris Affair

The Paris Affair

$29.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Melanie Hudson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 Sebastian Faulks's Birdsong meets Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale in this moving and powerful novel about love, loss and the resilience of...
A Short History of the World in 50 Books

A Short History of the World in 50 Books

$27.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Daniel Smith Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 The book has a unique status as an emblem of human culture and civilisation. It is a vessel for sharing stories,...
Velvet was the Night: President Obama's Summer Reading List 2022 pick

Velvet was the Night: President Obama's Summer Reading List 2022 pick

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 1970s Mexico City: while student protests and political unrest consume the city, Maite seeks escape from her humdrum life in the...
The Countess of the Revolution

The Countess of the Revolution

$32.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Lana Kortchik Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 March, 1917 Petrograd is on the eve of revolution. For Countess Sophia Orlova, the city of her childhood -...
Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries

Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries

$49.99 AUD$25.00 AUD
Author: Alan Rickman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 496 Alan Rickman remains one of the most beloved actors of all time across almost every genre, from his breakout role as...
To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876

To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876

$49.99 AUD$17.50 AUD
Author: Bret Baier Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 #1 New York Times Bestseller Fox News Channel's Chief Political Anchor illuminates the heroic life of Ulysses S. Grant "To Rescue...
Jacqueline in Paris: A Novel

Jacqueline in Paris: A Novel

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Ann Mah Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 "Captivating...Mah channels Kennedy and brings postwar Paris to life with exquisite detail and insight." -- People From the bestselling...
Wild Life: 50 Projects to Rewild Your Life From the Home to Outdoors

Wild Life: 50 Projects to Rewild Your Life From the Home to Outdoors

$32.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Anna Carlile Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Wild Life is an achingly beautiful gift book that introduces the concept of rewilding. No matter whether you live in the...
Elizabeth & Margaret: The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters

Elizabeth & Margaret: The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters

$22.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Andrew Morton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 From the internationally renowned bestselling author ofDiana: Her True Story and Meghan: A Hollywood Princess, comes the sensational and captivating biography...
Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking: Traditional Family Recipes From Italy's Best Home Cooks

Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking: Traditional Family Recipes From Italy's Best Home Cooks

$49.99 AUD$25.00 AUD
Author: Vicky Bennison Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Spending time with our family and friends has never felt so important - and so often this means cooking for the...
You Are Here: Hikes

You Are Here: Hikes

$50.00 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Blackwell & Ruth Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 Whether you're planning a getaway or just want to visit some of the world's most beautiful outdoor destinations from the...