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The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China

The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China

$49.99 AUD$17.50 AUD
Author: James M. Zimmerman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 In May 1923, when Shanghai publisher and reporter John Benjamin Powell bought a first-class ticket for the Peking Express, he...
The Island of Extraordinary Captives: A True Story of an Artist, a Spy and a Wartime Scandal

The Island of Extraordinary Captives: A True Story of an Artist, a Spy and a Wartime Scandal

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Simon Parkin Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 496 The police came for Peter Fleischmann in the early hours. It reminded the teenager of the Gestapo's moonlit roundups he had...
The Future We Choose: 'Everyone should read this book' MATT HAIG

The Future We Choose: 'Everyone should read this book' MATT HAIG

$39.99 AUD$17.50 AUD
Author: Christiana Figueres Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 We can survive the climate crisis. This book shows us how. We have two choices for our future, which is still...
A Flaw in the Design: 'A psychological thriller par excellence' Guardian

A Flaw in the Design: 'A psychological thriller par excellence' Guardian

$39.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Nathan Oates Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 A nephew. An uncle. A psychopath - but which of them is it? Gil knows his nephew Matthew is dangerous. The...
Bliss & Blunder

Bliss & Blunder

$34.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Victoria Gosling Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Arthur and Gwen married young. Twenty years on, Gwen's got it all: wealth, beauty, a famous husband who's the founder of...
Man-Made: How the bias of the past is being built into the future

Man-Made: How the bias of the past is being built into the future

$34.99 AUD$26.24 AUD
Author: Tracey Spicer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Walkley Award-winning journalist Tracey Spicer exposes the next frontier of feminism. Man-Made aims to open readers' eyes to a transformative technological...
Secret Britain: A journey through the Second World War's hidden bases and battlegrounds

Secret Britain: A journey through the Second World War's hidden bases and battlegrounds

$26.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Sinclair McKay Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Discover the stories of the brave men and women who worked, trained and fought across the UK, from Bletchley Park in...
The Museum of Other People: From Colonial Acquisitions to Cosmopolitan Exhibitions

The Museum of Other People: From Colonial Acquisitions to Cosmopolitan Exhibitions

$55.00 AUD$25.00 AUD
Author: Adam Kuper Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 This is a history of the ways in which foreign and prehistoric peoples were represented in museums of anthropology, with their...
Glowing Still: A Woman's Life on the Road - 'Funny, furious writing from the queen of intrepid travel' Daily Telegraph

Glowing Still: A Woman's Life on the Road - 'Funny, furious writing from the queen of intrepid travel' Daily Telegraph

$55.00 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Sara Wheeler Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 Britain's foremost woman travel writer Sara Wheeler records her life of adventure, from the Antarctic to Zanzibar A Times Literary Supplement...
Meganets: How Digital Forces Beyond Our Control  Commandeer Our Daily Lives and Inner Realities

Meganets: How Digital Forces Beyond Our Control Commandeer Our Daily Lives and Inner Realities

$49.99 AUD$20.00 AUD
Author: David B. Auerbach Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 How the autonomous digital forces jolting our lives - as uncontrollable as the weather and plate tectonics - are transforming...
The Jewel Box: How Moths Illuminate Nature's Hidden Rules

The Jewel Box: How Moths Illuminate Nature's Hidden Rules

$55.00 AUD$20.00 AUD
Author: Tim Blackburn Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Every morning, ecologist Tim Blackburn is inspired by the diversity contained within the moth trap he runs on the roof of...
Budapest: Between East and West

Budapest: Between East and West

$24.99 AUD$13.00 AUD
Author: Victor Sebestyen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 Budapest has always been an important place. Almost at the centre of Europe, it is at the crossroads of geographical regions...
The House in the Pines: A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller - a twisty thriller that will have you reading through the night

The House in the Pines: A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller - a twisty thriller that will have you reading through the night

$49.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Ana Reyes Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'AN ABSOLUTE, CAN'T-PUT-IT-DOWN THRILLER' Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club Jan...
The Joy of Chocolate: Recipes and Stories from the Wonderful World of the Cacao Bean

The Joy of Chocolate: Recipes and Stories from the Wonderful World of the Cacao Bean

$59.99 AUD$30.00 AUD
Author: Paul A. Young Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 Bring the joy of chocolate into your home with fascinating stories, tantalising treats and irresistible creations devised by a world-class...
The Summer Place: The perfect beach read  for 2023

The Summer Place: The perfect beach read

$24.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Jennifer Weiner Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 'If you have time for only one book this summer, pick this one' New York Times 'An ambitious, immersive novel from...
Butter

Butter

$32.99 AUD$26.39 AUD
Author: Asako Yuzuki Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 'Compelling, delightfully weird, often uncomfortable' PANDORA SYKES 'Unputdownable, breathtakingly original' ERIN KELLY 'I have been glued to Asako Yuzuki's new novel...
Light to Life: The miracle of photosynthesis and how it can save the planet

Light to Life: The miracle of photosynthesis and how it can save the planet

$22.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
Author: Raffael Jovine Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 "Read this book and you will learn how photosynthesis was discovered, how it works, and how we can produce more food...
Made in Bangladesh: Recipes and Stories from a Home Kitchen

Made in Bangladesh: Recipes and Stories from a Home Kitchen

$55.00 AUD$25.00 AUD
Author: Dina Begum Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Taking you through the six Bangladeshi seasons - summer, monsoon, autumn, late autumn, winter and spring - with warming flavours and...
A Disaster in Three Acts

A Disaster in Three Acts

$19.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
Author: Kelsey Rodkey Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 Fans of Elise Bryant and Rachel Lynn Solomon will swoon for Last Chance Books author Kelsey Rodkey's next romance, packed with...
Ramen Forever: Recipes for Ramen Success

Ramen Forever: Recipes for Ramen Success

$55.00 AUD$27.50 AUD
Author: Tim Anderson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 In Ramen Forever, Tim Anderson shows you the way to enjoy delicious homemade ramen on a regular basis, and gives you...
GROW: Fill your world with plants (National Trust)

GROW: Fill your world with plants (National Trust)

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Robyn Booth Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 Discover the joy of growing and using plants indoors and outdoors, no matter how limited your space. This beautifully illustrated book...
Macrame Accessories: A Modern Guide to Knotting Accessories

Macrame Accessories: A Modern Guide to Knotting Accessories

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Fanny Zedenius Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 144 Learn how to knot, wear and style 23 simple projects with Macrame Accessories, from necklaces to cushions, skirts, hair accessories, a...
The Little Book of Chocolate: Sweet Treats: Make Your Own Chocolates at Home

The Little Book of Chocolate: Sweet Treats: Make Your Own Chocolates at Home

$22.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
Author: Melanie Dupuis Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 From tempering to moulding and glazing to making ganache, and featuring over 15 chocolate recipes such as Honey Ganache Dipped Chocolates,...
Recipes from Andalusia

Recipes from Andalusia

$34.99 AUD$17.50 AUD
Author: Jose Pizarro Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Recipes from Andalusia is a culinary exploration of Andalusia, a place where the past and modernity blend together to form a...
Ultimate Adventures: Australia

Ultimate Adventures: Australia

$45.00 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Andrew Bain Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Ultimate Adventures: Australia is your guide to more than 60 of the most unique and accessible adventure experiences around the country....
Recipes from Venice

Recipes from Venice

$34.99 AUD$17.50 AUD
Author: Katie Caldesi Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Recipes from Venice is a culinary exploration of this well-loved Italian city. Husband and wife team Giancarlo and Katie Caldesi have...
Endgame 6 book set

Endgame 6 book set

$100.00 AUD$50.00 AUD
Author: James Frey Format: Book Number of Pages: 2304 The complete collection by New York Times bestelling author, James Frey. THE CALLING Bryan High School, Omaha, Nebraska: Sarah stands at...
Invasion: The Story of D-Day

Invasion: The Story of D-Day

$17.99 AUD$8.00 AUD
Author: Bruce Bliven, Jr. Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 176 Its the most famous amphibious invasion in history; thousands of ships, millions of soldiers and sailors, all clashing on the...
The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour

The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behaviour

$26.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: David Attenborough Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 The third and final updated edition of David Attenborough's classic Life trilogy. Life on Earth covered evolution, Living Planet , ecology,...
Scholars Of Mayhem: My Father's Secret War in Nazi-Occupied France

Scholars Of Mayhem: My Father's Secret War in Nazi-Occupied France

$46.00 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Daniel C. Guiet Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 The astonishing untold story of the author's father, the lone American on a 4-person SOE commando team dropped behind German...
The Avant-garde Won't Give Up: Cobra and Its Legacy

The Avant-garde Won't Give Up: Cobra and Its Legacy

$95.00 AUD$45.00 AUD
Author: Alison M. Gingeras Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 This definitive book on the renowned post-war avant-garde artistic movement offers a comprehensive insight into Cobra's history and achievements, and...
Elegant Soutache

Elegant Soutache

$44.99 AUD$22.50 AUD
Author: Amee K. Sweet-McNamara Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Create stunningly intricate jewelry using soutache-a form of ornate braid or tassel. Providing plenty of photographed step-by-step instructions as a...
A Good Appetite: Eating for Planet, Body and Soul (National Trust)

A Good Appetite: Eating for Planet, Body and Soul (National Trust)

$42.99 AUD$20.00 AUD
Author: Jenny Chandler Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 A must-have cookbook and guide for food lovers who want to be greener A Good Appetite is packed with practical information...
Hope - How Street Dogs Taught Me the Meaning of Life: Featuring Rodney, McMuffin and King Whacker

Hope - How Street Dogs Taught Me the Meaning of Life: Featuring Rodney, McMuffin and King Whacker

$32.99 AUD$6.00 AUD
Author: Niall Harbison Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Most people think I save dogs, but really they saved me. Niall Harbison is a dog hero...
Hidden Histories: 100 Wild Stories You Never Learned in History Class

Hidden Histories: 100 Wild Stories You Never Learned in History Class

$29.99 AUD$23.99 AUD
Author: Tim Rayborn Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 We all know what was written in the history books. There are some stories we've heard a hundred times-but often our...
Abyss: World on the Brink, The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962

Abyss: World on the Brink, The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962

$28.99 AUD$23.19 AUD
Author: Max Hastings Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 576 A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings 'the heart-stopping story of the missile...
The Infinite City: Utopian Dreams on the Streets of London

The Infinite City: Utopian Dreams on the Streets of London

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Niall Kishtainy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 'Glorious' Guardian 'Vigorous, rigorous and eminently readable' SPECTATOR In his soaring new book, Niall Kishtainy draws us into the imaginative worlds...
Every Exquisite Thing

Every Exquisite Thing

$19.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
Author: Laura Steven Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 A feminist YA horror-thriller-romance retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray by the TikTok sensation and author of The Society for...
Herc

Herc

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Phoenicia Rogerson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 'Astonishingly vivid' Jodi Taylor This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures...everyone's favourite hero, right? Well,...
Home: The Way We Live Now: Small Home, Work from Home, Rented Home

Home: The Way We Live Now: Small Home, Work from Home, Rented Home

$55.00 AUD$25.00 AUD
Author: Kate Watson-Smyth Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 Home: The Way We Live Now is an innovative new sourcebook for modern living. Interiors expert Kate Watson-Smyth looks beyond the...
Spies, Saboteurs and Secret Missions of World War II

Spies, Saboteurs and Secret Missions of World War II

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Tony Matthews Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 406 What kind of courage does it take for an ordinary married couple to confront the Nazi regime of Hitler's vicious Third...
War in the Pacific: Formidable Foe - 1942-1943

War in the Pacific: Formidable Foe - 1942-1943

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Peter Harmsen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 War in the Pacific is a trilogy of books comprising a general history of the war against Japan; unlike other histories...
Voices of Snipers: Eyewitness Accounts from the World Wars

Voices of Snipers: Eyewitness Accounts from the World Wars

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: John Walter Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 248 Based on an incredible breadth of first-hand testimony, this is a unique collection of eyewitness accounts from World War I and...
Dunkirk to D-Day: A Commando's War

Dunkirk to D-Day: A Commando's War

$32.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Jeff Steel Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 360 Another rip-roaring World War II history by prize-winning author Jeff Steel. Bill Adlam's hair-raising escape from Dunkirk, his dramatic commando raids...
Apollo's Fire, a Day on Earth in Nature and Imagination

Apollo's Fire, a Day on Earth in Nature and Imagination

$26.00 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Michael Sims Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320Critically acclaimed author Sims sets out to open readers eyes to the miraculous events that occur in the passing of a single...
African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe

African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe

$12.00 AUD
Author: Doris Lessing Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 A highly personal story of the eminent British writer returning to her African roots that is "brilliant . . . [and]...
Comics and Stuff

Comics and Stuff

$69.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Henry Jenkins Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 Considers how comics display our everyday stuff-junk drawers, bookshelves, attics-as a way into understanding how we represent ourselves now For most...
Billy the Kid: The Best Writings On The Infamous Outlaw

Billy the Kid: The Best Writings On The Infamous Outlaw

$34.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Harold Dellinger Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 In movies, stage plays, short stories, novels, newspaper articles, poems, and songs, literally hundreds of accomplished authors have been drawn toward...