Non-Secondhand Books

Gregory Smith was homeless for much of his adult life and lived for many years as a recluse in a forest in New South Wales. He now has a PhD...

Aren't we all just a little bit afraid that we, or someone we care about, will be duped in love or friendship? A powerful, richly layered investigative story for our...

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER The day that turns a life upside down usually starts like any other, but what happens the day after? Dual Walkley Award-winner Leigh Sales investigates how ordinary...

'I was prime minister for three years and three days. Three years and three days of resilience. Three years and three days of changing the nation. Three years and three...

From the award-winning author of Nona & Me comes a stunning new novel about two teenagers separated by cultural differences, their parents' expectations and twenty kilometres of barbed-wire fence. Winner,...

An extraordinary narrative history of the First Fleet, by the bestselling author of The Forgotten Children. Never before or since has there been an experiment quite as bold as this....

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER which will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about climate change This book will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems - and...

The #1 bestselling economist opens our eyes to the new power that is reshaping our lives and the world Capitalism is dead. Welcome to technofeudalism. In his boldest and most...

Seven hundred years of heroic humanists (and their enemies), from the acclaimed author of How to Live and At The Existentialist Cafe The bestselling, prizewinning author of How to Live...

A moving, revelatory story about one of the world's great museums and art's capacity to heal, by a writer who spent a decade as a museum guard. ** THE NEW...

A hugely entertaining access-all-areas account of a year inside Formula 1, from Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner, star of Drive to Survive, one of the most successful Netflix series...

From the U.S. Vice President, the New York Times bestseller about the core truths that unite us and the shared values that will see us into the future. Read the...

The powerful memoir of a former undercover officer, telling the story of his journey through the force into elite undercover work via a shocking family revelation that takes his life,...

From the USA Today bestselling author of the Brutal Birthright series comes the next generation. Welcome to Kingmakers, the most brutal college in the world. Leo follows his best friend...

A daughter pulled between two worlds and a mother willing destroy both to protect her... Gods and men wage their petty wars, but it is the women of spring who...

A series of interviews with Noam Chomsky, the world's greatest living public intellectual, about the pressing issues of our time In this illuminating collection of interviews, Noam Chomsky shares his...

From the bestselling author of Azadi and My Seditious Heart, a piercing exploration of modern empire, nationalism and rising fascism that gives us the tools to resist and fight back...

Sunday Times bestsellers Mythos and Heroes have over a million sales- now comes Troy The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen...

The dazzling companion volume to the bestselling MYTHOS. There are heroes - and then there are Greek heroes Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures,...

We are living in an age overshadowed by war. We can't stop it, but we can survive it. Here are 10 rules for how. Everything you think you know about...

One of the most imaginative minds alive retells the greatest stories in history - the Greek Myths The Greek myths are amongst the best stories ever told, passed down through...

A REAL-LIFE SILENT WITNESS FROM ONE OF BRITAIN'S FOREMOST FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTS Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd. He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death. He's a detective...

A new, revised edition of the Allen Carr's international bestseller Allen Carr's hundred-cigarettes-a-day addiction drove him to despair but after countless attempts to quit he discovered what the world had...

A beautifully illustrated guide to London that takes you back in time This is a fascinating and unique guide to the capital that takes the reader off the beaten track...

Break the habit of a lifetime and never smoke a cigarette again Following the enormous success of his bestselling Easy Way to Stop Smoking, Allen Carr provides smokers with the...

This groundbreaking bestseller describes a simple and effective way to let go of challenges from world-renowned author, psychiatrist, clinician, spiritual teacher, and researcher of consciousness, David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D....

History comes to life with Peter FitzSimons THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER Love him or loathe him, Ned Kelly has been at the heart of Australian culture and identity since he and...

History comes to life with Peter FitzSimons in the story of Australia's most famous polar explorer and the giants from the heroic age of polar exploration- Scott, Amundsen and Shackleton....

The incredible true story of two Holocaust survivors who fell in love in Auschwitz, only to be separated upon liberation and lead remarkable lives apart following the war-and then find...

A revealing, empowering vision of how the law can work better for all of us, from Jolyon Maugham KC, one of the most prominent, outspoken lawyers in the UK, and...

Eliminate the nonessential in order to do something truly great The life-changing international bestseller that started a global movement - now updated with the new 21-Day Essentialism Challenge and an...

'I would like to die on Mars, just not on impact.' - Elon Musk South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and...

The world's leading expert on habit formation shows you how to build a better life- by starting small Improving your life is much easier than you think. Whether it's losing...

The first account of one of the greatest heroes of WWII, and a gripping story of defiance, rebellion, sabotage and escape from a Nazi death camp One of the Sunday...

A provocative and inspiring work on overcoming the obstacles facing women on the path to leadership Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In is a massive cultural phenomenon and its title has become...

Mann's semi-autobiographical and sweeping family epic. The book that won him the Nobel Prize for Literature Discover Mann's Nobel Prizewinning semi-autobiographical and sweeping family epic. The Buddenbrook clan is everything...

How to break the worry habit - before it breaks you. Worry affects everyone and descends with ease upon work, money, family life and relationships. This book offers practical strategies...

A Nobel Prize-winning physicist argues that beauty is the fundamental organizing principle for the entire universe In this scientific tour de force, world-class physicist Frank Wilczek argues that beauty is...

How a little mathematics goes a long way in helping you not to be wrong The maths we learn in school can seem like an abstract set of rules, laid...

Dazzling collection of personal essays from internationally acclaimed First Nations Canadian writer Billy-Ray Belcourt, who mines his own personal history to reconcile the world he was born into with the...

The stunning new collection from prize-winning poet Eileen Chong - her most personal and accomplished work yet. Eileen Chong's luminous poetry examines the histories - personal, familial and cultural -...

An innovative collection of poetry and prose from a vibrant new Indigenous voice on the Australian literary scene. Winner of the 2022 Stella Prize. I told you this was a...

Now in B format, the superb novel from leading Indigenous storyteller Tony Birch exploring the lengths we will go to in order to save the people we love. 'Odette, be...

Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd."...

The highly anticipated follow up to Simon Sinek's global bestseller Start with Why Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work. This is not a...

The untold story of the ordinary Australians conscripted to fight in our most controversial war, by one of our most celebrated journalists. On 10 March 1965, the first nasho's birthdate...

Three of them, one of her, and a remote cabin in the woods. Let the hot, winter nights ensue in this steamy dark romance from New York Times bestselling author...

The Female Brain is a thought-provoking, accessible and fun guide that will help women to better understand themselves and the men in their lives. In this groundbreaking book, Dr Louann...