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Malcolm Gladwell asks the questions you never even thought to ask (and will change the way you think) in a series of intellectual adventure stories In this brilliant and provocative...

A fresh new look for Bill Bryson's indispensable word companion What is the difference between mean and median, blatant and flagrant, flout and flaunt? Is it whodunnit or whodunit? Do...

A fresh new look for Bill Bryson's two exceptional classics on the English language 'More than 300 million people in the world speak English and the rest, it sometimes seems,...

'This might just be the most important book on evolution since Darwin' John Gribbin in The Good Book Guide Acclaimed as the most influential work on evolution written in the...

The juicy, funny story of the three dysfunctional rulers of Germany, Russia and Great Britain at the turn of the last century, combined with a study of the larger forces...

A fascinating historical account of Greece at a point of crisis Xenophon's History recounts nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in Greece between 411 and 362 BC. Continuing the story...

A passionately argued work on the philosophy of aesthetics No philosopher has held a higher opinion of art than Hegel, yet nor was any so profoundly pessimistic about its prospects...

Reveals that all of us can excel at our chosen activities and offers a guide to unlocking our potential 'Anyone who wants to get better at anything should read Peak.'...

A revolutionary New York Times bestselling manifesto for marketers from the internationally renowned author of Permission Marketing. You're either a Purple Cow or you're not. You're either remarkable or invisible....

Twice now he'd watched her take this detour after school, down to the waterfront reserve, to the magic of the Waterloo Show. Dodgem cars, Ferris wheel, fairy floss on a...

A short, powerful memoir from one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century In this deeply personal book, Baldwin reflects on the experiences that shaped him as a...

The heart-stopping new crime thriller in the Detective Jack Hawksworth series by blockbuster author Fiona McIntosh. Superstar footballer Luca Bruni is being blackmailed for a night of lust he swears...

After putting on a successful and sensual(?) show of food tasting at the garden banquet, Maomao is the talk of the palace! But she soon discovers that notoriety isn't the...

THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE FIRST WEXFORD CASE THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY KATE HAMER 'If crime fiction is currently in rude good health ....

In this thrilling follow-up to the international bestseller THE INN, past mistakes come back to haunt the residents of The Inn by the Sea. It's the perfect getaway. But the...

There's no such thing as the perfect murder. From the global No. 1 bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once comes the unputdownable new Myron...

The fourth and final book in the iconic Jack Irish series, and the winner of the 2003 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel. Jack Irish-gambler, cook and cabinetmaker, finder...

Jack Irish has no shortage of friends. Jockeys and journos, lawyers and standover men, people in nameless occupations who aren't in the phone book. These days, though, the only family...

THE NIGHT CIRCUS meets LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR- A Japanese bestseller about three students whose friendship is tested to the limit as they fight to compete in the drama...

Will the killer take the bait? A young woman sets out to track down her sister's killer, in this explosive and original thriller from Irish bestseller Catherine Ryan Howard. Stranded...

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLER 'Magnificent - deeply moving' Sunday Times 'Engrossing, moving, and unforgettable' The Times In the heat of the French summer of 1910, young Englishman Stephen Wraysford arrives in...

The disappearance of a newborn baby from a maternity ward in a New York hospital creates a city-wide emergency in this gripping stand-alone from the world's bestselling thriller writer A...

This Christmas season, the Women's Murder Club unite to protect the streets of San Francisco once more in James Patterson's latest instalment to the bestselling series The Sunday Times bestseller...

Reissued to mark the centenary of Patricia Highsmith and the upcoming BBC adaption, Ripley, these beautiful new editions mark Highsmith's entry into Vintage Classics WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY PAULA...

VINTAGE VOYAGES- A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind Chatwin's brilliantly unique record of his adventures in Patagonia and the fascinating people he...

The Right Stuff is the best, the funniest, and the most vivid book ever written about America's manned space program A wonderful novel and perfect book club choice, The Right...

Hemingway's adventure novel set on the verge of the tropics. Ernest Hemingway's adventure novel set on the verge of the tropics. 'Listen,' I told him. 'Don't be so tough so...

Virginia Woolf's most unusual and fantastic creation, a funny, exuberant tale that examines the very nature of sexuality Virginia Woolf's most unusual and fantastic creation, a funny, exuberant tale that...

READ THE STORY BEHIND THE NEW BBC/NETFLIX EPIC SERIES, TROY- FALL OF A CITY A stunning new translation of Homer's great war epic, the legendary tale of honour, love, loss...

Haruki Murakami's third novel, A Wild Sheep Chase is the mystery hybrid which completes the odyssey begun in Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973. A stunning new edition features...

An entertaining and eye-opening look at the French Revolution and how it could have been avoided, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year...

The latest bewitching, kaleidoscopic novel from master storyteller Haruki Murakami, author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and 1Q84 *PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMI'S NEW NOVEL, THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS, NOW*...

The brand new psychological thriller from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10 and The Lying Game....

A major new biography from the internationally bestselling author of Wild Swans, Mao and Empress Dowager Cixi- a gripping story of sisterhood, revolution and betrayal, and three women who helped...

Prepare for a bleak midwinter- Nesb 's thriller sees Detective Harry Hole tracking a professional hit man bent on destruction Harry Hole returns in a pulse-pounding thriller like no other....

An electrifying, prizewinning short story collection from the Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen 'Razor-sharp' Zadie Smith An electrifying, prizewinning short story collection from the Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen and My Year...

Moving, ribald and semi-autobiographical, Lives of Girls and Women is the only novel from Alice Munro, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 'Superb' Independent 'Exact and unflinching' Guardian Catching...

Maurice Swift is an aspiring novelist struggling to come up with the story that will make his name, and he doesn't care where that story comes from. Even if he...

A convicted killer. A gifted thief. A vicious crime boss. A disillusioned cop. Together, they're a missing girl's only hope. From Australia's most exciting and original crime writer, an electrifying...

From the winner of the SMH/Age Best Young Novelist of the Year and the Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year. Growing up can feel like a death...

MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR A sweeping saga of three families in Tasmania, from its golden era and Federation's birth to the poignant pride and sacrifice of World War I. AN...

MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR A captivating saga of four lifelong friends navigating the waves of change in Western Australia's transformative decades, from the idyllic 1950s to the dynamic 90s. PERTH'S...

MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR As refugees gather in the Australian highlands to redirect a river, their lives intertwine in a powerful tale of rebirth, struggle, and the forging of the...

In his most autobiographical novel to date, Paulo Coelho interweaves adventure, philosophy and the true stories of his own life to give readers an essential book for our time. A...

A Silent Voice is a thought-provoking, dramatic story of a deaf student and the boy who bullies her. 16 and up. Four volumes and ongoing in Japan. Shojo. LEARNING TO...

A new look for the twenty-fifth installment in the award-winning Brunetti series by crime fiction writer Donna Leon 'There is no one better than Donna Leon at showing the ripple...

The stories in Emma Cline's stunning first collection consider the dark corners of human experience, exploring the fault lines of power between men and women, parents and children, past and...

What would a fair and equal society actually look like? The world-renowned economist and bestselling author presents his radical and subversive answer 'A landmark work' Brian Eno Imagine a world...