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The Liar: How a Double Agent in the CIA Became the Cold War's Last Honest Man

The Liar: How a Double Agent in the CIA Became the Cold War's Last Honest Man

$49.99 AUD$25.00 AUD
Author: Benjamin Cunningham Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 In the mid-1970s, the CIA and KGB watched Karel Koecher closely-they were both convinced he was working for the enemy. And...
Jungle: How Tropical Forests Shaped the World--And Us

Jungle: How Tropical Forests Shaped the World--And Us

$20.00 AUD
Author: Patrick Roberts Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 "A bold, ambitious and truly wonderful history of the world"--Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees From the age...
The Chaos of Empire: The British Raj and the Conquest of India

The Chaos of Empire: The British Raj and the Conquest of India

$17.50 AUD
Author: Jon Wilson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 592 The popular image of the British Raj-an era of efficient but officious governors, sycophantic local functionaries, doting amahs, blisteringly hot days...
The Italian Cooking Course

The Italian Cooking Course

$30.00 AUD
Author: Katie Caldesi Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 512 No-fuss Italian cooking packed with flavor and texture, perfect for beginners and experts alike. Katie has travelled the rice fields of...
Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut in Math and Life

Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut in Math and Life

$20.00 AUD
Author: Marcus Du Sautoy Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 One of the world's great mathematicians shows why math is the ultimate timesaver--and how everyone can make their lives easier...
8 Rules of Love: How to Find it, Keep it, and Let it Go

8 Rules of Love: How to Find it, Keep it, and Let it Go

$34.99 AUD$28.00 AUD
Author: Jay Shetty Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 The author of the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Think Like a Monk offers a revelatory guide to every stage...
The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet

The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet

$20.00 AUD
Author: Michael E Mann Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 Shortlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year award A renowned climate scientist shows how fossil fuel companies have...
Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant's Guide

Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant's Guide

$24.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Bill McGuire Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 Hothouse Earth: an Inhabitant's Guide provides a post-COP26 perspective on the climateemergency, acknowledging that it is now practically impossible to keep...
Inside Qatar: Hidden Stories from One of the Richest Nations on Earth

Inside Qatar: Hidden Stories from One of the Richest Nations on Earth

$24.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: John McManus Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Just 70 years ago, the Gulf nation of Qatar was a backwater, reliant on pearl diving. Today it is a gas-laden...
The Imaginary Patient: How Diagnosis Gets Us Wrong

The Imaginary Patient: How Diagnosis Gets Us Wrong

$39.99 AUD$20.00 AUD
Author: Jules Montague Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 A diagnosis - the label we give to a disease - is supposed to offer certainty: a system for classifying and...
Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop

Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop

$59.99 AUD$25.00 AUD
Author: Bob Stanley Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 656 Let's Do It is the definitive history of the birth of Pop, from 1900 to the mid-fifties. The story begins in...
Foolproof Slow Cooker: 60 Essential Recipes that Make the Most of Your Slow Cooker

Foolproof Slow Cooker: 60 Essential Recipes that Make the Most of Your Slow Cooker

$24.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Rebecca Woods Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 Beginning with clear instructions and top tips for how to get the most out of this humble appliance (like salting your...
Foolproof Roasting Pan: 60 Effortless One-Pan Recipes Packed with Flavour

Foolproof Roasting Pan: 60 Effortless One-Pan Recipes Packed with Flavour

$24.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Sue Quinn Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 With convenience and budget in mind, Foolproof Roasting Pan offers delicious, imaginative recipes for every meal of the day. Cooking in...
Bowlful: Fresh and vibrant dishes from Southeast Asia

Bowlful: Fresh and vibrant dishes from Southeast Asia

$44.99 AUD$20.00 AUD
Author: Norman Musa Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 From crisp and zingy salads, to fresh and comforting rice bowls, and tangles of tasty noodles as well as plant-based bowls...
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...
Stephen Hawking: An Unfettered Mind

Stephen Hawking: An Unfettered Mind

$15.00 AUD
Author: Kitty Ferguson Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 368 Kitty Ferguson, the award-winning and international bestselling author of Stephen Hawking's biography, presents an even deeper portrait of the...
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...
The Battle of Maldon: together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth

The Battle of Maldon: together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth

$39.99 AUD$20.00 AUD
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 First ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien's most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as...
Mathematical Intelligence: What We Have that Machines Don't

Mathematical Intelligence: What We Have that Machines Don't

$39.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Junaid Mubeen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 There's so much talk about the threat posed by intelligent machines that it sometimes seems as though we should surrender to...
Exposed: The Greek and Roman Body - Shortlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic Runciman Award

Exposed: The Greek and Roman Body - Shortlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic Runciman Award

$59.99 AUD$25.00 AUD
Author: Caroline Vout Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 The Greek and Roman body is often seen as flawless - cast from life in buff bronze and white marble, to...
The Genetic Age: Our Perilous Quest To Edit Life

The Genetic Age: Our Perilous Quest To Edit Life

$49.99 AUD$20.00 AUD
Author: Professor Matthew Cobb Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 'Brilliant .. I cannot recommend this book strongly enough' - Henry Marsh, New Statesman (about The Idea of the Brain)...
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...
Meshi: A personal history of Japanese food

Meshi: A personal history of Japanese food

$35.00 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Katherine Tamiko Arguile Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 For Katherine Tamiko Arguile, the Japanese food her mother cooked was a portal to a part of her that sometimes...
Set the Night on Fire: Living, Dying and Playing Guitar with the Doors

Set the Night on Fire: Living, Dying and Playing Guitar with the Doors

$12.00 AUD
Author: Robby Krieger Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 432 Few bands are as shrouded in the murky haze of rock mythology as The Doors, and parsing fact from...
Bad Girls Never Say Die

Bad Girls Never Say Die

$19.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
Author: Jennifer Mathieu Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 Evie Barnes is a bad girl. And everyone knows that bad girls make the best friends ... A story...
The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century

The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century

$24.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Adam Davidson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 An indispensable roadmap and a refreshingly optimistic take on our economic future: Award-winning New Yorker staff writer and brilliant creator of...
Bad Choices: The most hilarious book about female friendship you'll read this year!

Bad Choices: The most hilarious book about female friendship you'll read this year!

$22.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
Author: Lucy Vine Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 The new laugh-out-loud, deliciously relatable story of female friendship from the bestselling author of HOT MESS 'So VERY funny' Marian Keyes...
Daughters of The Labyrinth

Daughters of The Labyrinth

$49.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Ruth Padel Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 'An immersive novel, steeped in the history and folklore of Crete: transporting, historically informative story-telling' Sunday Times 'A moving, superbly written...
The Minimalist Entrepreneur: How Great Founders Do More with Less

The Minimalist Entrepreneur: How Great Founders Do More with Less

$32.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Sahil Lavingia Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 'Pay attention' - Jason Fried, founder and CEO of Basecamp, bestselling author of ReWork A revolutionary roadmap for building startups that...
Record Play Pause: Confessions of a Post-Punk Percussionist: the Joy Division Years: Volume I

Record Play Pause: Confessions of a Post-Punk Percussionist: the Joy Division Years: Volume I

$24.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Stephen Morris Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A unique and thoughtful musical memoir' Observer 'Gritty coming-of-age story . . . plenty of anecdotes to...
Daughters of Victory: A Novel

Daughters of Victory: A Novel

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Gabriella Saab Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 512 From the acclaimed author of The Last Checkmate comes a brilliant novel spanning from the Russian Revolution to the...
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...
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...
The Dog of the North

The Dog of the North

$29.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Elizabeth McKenzie Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023 The darkly comic new novel from the bestselling author of The...
Rice Table: Korean Recipes and Stories to Feed the Soul

Rice Table: Korean Recipes and Stories to Feed the Soul

$49.99 AUD$30.00 AUD
Author: Su Scott Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A Korean living in the UK, Su Scott was thrown into a crisis of identity when motherhood dawned, one which she...
An Equation for Every Occasion: Simple Formulas for Surviving the Unexpected

An Equation for Every Occasion: Simple Formulas for Surviving the Unexpected

$29.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Chris Waring Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 If you're a little worried about what the future holds, you might be stock-piling cans of beans or building an underground...
Homeland Elegies: A Barack Obama Favourite Book

Homeland Elegies: A Barack Obama Favourite Book

$49.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Ayad Akhtar Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 AN ECONOMIST, NEW YORK TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Outstanding... it is hard to convey the breadth and...
London, Burning: 'Richly pleasurable' Observer

London, Burning: 'Richly pleasurable' Observer

$45.00 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Anthony Quinn Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 London, Burning is a novel about the end of the 1970s, and the end of an era. It concerns a nation...
Confess: The year's most touching and revelatory rock autobiography' Telegraph's Best Music Books of 2020

Confess: The year's most touching and revelatory rock autobiography' Telegraph's Best Music Books of 2020

$49.99 AUD$25.00 AUD
Author: Rob Halford Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Most priests take confessions. This one is giving his. 'The most hotly anticipated hard-rock autobiography of the year' 'Rob Halford has...
Spellslinger

Spellslinger

$10.00 AUD
Author: Sebastien de Castell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 MAGIC IS A CON GAME. Kellen is moments away from facing his first mage's duel and the start of four...
Stubborn Archivist: Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award

Stubborn Archivist: Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award

$22.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
Author: Yara Rodrigues Fowler Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 368 'Compelling . . . it should delight anyone looking for a thoughtful, witty successor to Sally Rooney' Observer...
The Valkyrie

The Valkyrie

$32.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
Author: Kate Heartfield Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 *The Embroidered Book shortlisted for the Aurora Award for Best Novel* From SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Kate Heartfield comes...
Adam Smith: Father of Economics

Adam Smith: Father of Economics

$59.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
Author: Jesse Norman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 A dazzlingly original, "remarkable" account of the life and thought of legendary economist Adam Smith (Financial Times). Adam Smith (1723-1790) is...
Norse Fairy & Folk Tales

Norse Fairy & Folk Tales

$10.00 AUD
Author: Sir George Webbe Dasent Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 There have been no end of Scandinavian trends in recent years and with this set to continue, these Norse...
A Treason of Thorns

A Treason of Thorns

$10.00 AUD
Author: Laura Weymouth Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 An enchancting, lyrical novel from the acclaimed author of A Light Between Worlds! 'Weymouth's prose is lush and evocative, filled with...
The Last Assassin

The Last Assassin

$49.99 AUD$25.00 AUD
Author: Peter Stothard Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 'A political thriller, and a human story that astonishes' Hilary Mantel Many men killed Julius Caesar. Only one man was determined...
The Price of Victory: The Red Army's Casualties in the Great Patriotic War

The Price of Victory: The Red Army's Casualties in the Great Patriotic War

$75.00 AUD$25.00 AUD
Author: Boris Kavalerchik Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 193 The Red Army's casualties during the Second World War and the casualties sustained by the German army they fought are a...