Second-hand Books

Wall Street Journal best-selling author Jon Acuff reveals the steps to getting unstuck and back onto the path of being awesome. Over the last 100 years, the road to success...

The hauntingly beautiful story of our last thylacine. Where the mist swallows mountains and winds whisper through ancient trees a mother and her pup run wild and free. They hunt,...

A story collection about women who broke the rules without apology. Step aside Robin Hood and your merry men, these outlaw stories aren't fairytales for small children. They are true...

An entirely new, illustrated publication on the landscape, history, and representation of the Newport, Rhode Island through the ages. In 1789, Jedidiah Morse described Newport and its environs as the...

Research has told us that to be successful in our personal and professional lives we need emotional intelligence; mindfulness is one practise to harness this ability and build your emotional...

Let me be clear. This book does not contain a raft of measures to address issues around the abuse of the English language. It is not a forward offering to...

For six years Tom Rodwell ran cricketing programmes from Cuba to Zimbabwe, attempting to soothe the world's ills with the curiously English balm known as cricket. Touching, amusing and imbued...

"Designers League" - Twenty contemporary design luminaries from around the world and at the top of their areas of expertise are brought together in one stunning volume.From Word Art and...

This beautifully produced volume offers an illustrated and diverse collection of poems for people in love to read to each other. Reflections on matters of the heart from Shakespeare to...

The result of Robert Carter's rare opportunity to acquire first-hand information about the last of the wind-driven ships from the final generation of sailing ship sailors. This book is a...

A man is out hunting with his two wives and his brother. They find an eagle's nest and he climbs up to get the eagle babies. His brother runs off...

Candles are enjoying a resurgence in popularity as people realise that there are few better or cheaper ways to accessorise their homes. Whether they require a party atmosphere for that...

An unputdownable assortment of facts and quotes, anecdotes and tall tales about the history and mystery of international travel. No need to move from the comfort of your armchair in...

In June 1989 Margi Moss and her husband took off from Rio de Janeiro in a single-engined aeroplane to embark on a journey around the world. In a haphazard route,...

A guide to all the major musical forms, from the classical music to the great composers, to contemporary jazz and the living tradition of folk music.

The author draws on her vast experience to examine and explain the features of every kind of doll and to offer advice on dating, identification and collecting.

A guide to all the aspects of caring for a horse from the basics of stable-care and grooming through to the techniques of competitive riding and equestrian sport. There are...

These delightfully irreverent odes on the ups, downs and roundabouts of being a grandparent will help you unwind after handing back the little blighters at the end of the day!

The Little Princess loves to win - and at home everyone usually lets her. At school, even though she tries her hardest, it seems she can't do anything right, but...

Nora Fatima Buffet is a greedy-guts. One night, when she is sent to bed without any supper, she decides to make her own sandwich, using whatever she can find. But...

Wouldn't it be great if you could build a home that opened its doors to everyone - tall or short, fat or thin, rich or poor... Well, perhaps if everybody...

A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water were the first two volumes in a projected trilogy that would describe the walk that Patrick Leigh Fermor undertook...

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book is about the experiences of students in institutions of higher education from 'non-traditional' backgrounds. The expansion of Higher Education world-wide shows no...

At the dawn of the seventeenth century everyone believed that the Sun revolved around the Earth. Yet some men knew that the heavens did not move as they should. And...

Jealousy, revenge and lust are among the oldest motives for murder. When passions run high, spurned lovers can act without a thought for the consequence. All it takes is a...

This is the amazing story of how a quest to try to crack the mystery of the Megalithic Yard - an ancient unit of linear measurement - led to the...

This volume brings together critical review papers, many specially commissioned, on key themes and questions in the work of the political scientist, philosopher and religious thinker Eric Voegelin (1901-1985). Areas...

Beautiful edition with a new introduction to the intriguing and unique history of Korea, its mythology and its people. Korea's myths and folklore are rooted in the ancient history of...

Cairo, 1887. A beautiful September day. Pernod Ballantyne and his fiancee, Amber Benbrook, stroll hand in hand. The future is theirs for the taking. But when Penrod's jealous former lover,...

Believe it or not, Japanese cuisine in general is actually quite vegan-friendly, and many dishes can be made vegan with just a simple substitution or two. You can enjoy the...

In a world that has increasingly become tamed by human activity, the true wild holds a growing mysticism. Rugged landscapes with unspoilt scenery invoke romantic visions of paradise, but there...

Enjoy more no-nonsense barbecuing as Ross Dobson fires up the grill again. Drawing on culinary influences from around the globe, including South East Asia, India, The Middle East and Europe,...

Frank McAllister has long since dropped Retief as his middle name, but the legacy of his family's history proves harder to shake. His ancestor Piet Retief, leader of the South...

Calm Your Anxiety Journal will help you understand your anxiety and work with your everyday worries, so you learn to settle your stress and worries before they begin to take...

Love flourishes in these contemporary tales of gentle romance. From camping in the wilds to Christmas at Disneyland to the woman next door, readers will be drawn into the lives...

When we start with the wrong question, no matter how good an answer we get, it won't give us the result we want. Rather than asking, 'When will this economic...

Have you ever wondered about the average age of brides 500 years ago or whether you are legally allowed to marry your brother's daughter's husband? Are you familiar with the...

The most exciting players in the NBA - featuring action shots, short biographies, and key stats. Here are the best of the best, from legends like LeBron James and Chris...

Two essential guides for parents--The Mister Rogers Parenting Book and Mister Rogers' Playtime--are combined into one essential, value-priced volume.

Friction between the generations, always the stuff of great fiction, is nowhere stronger than in Banglore, India's Silicone Valley, where software billionaires, beggars and the legacy of the Raj combine...

Five Rainbow Fish titles in one collection! Five Rainbow Fish favorites are now available in one place in this collection that includes- The Rainbow Fish, Rainbow Fish to the Rescue,...

AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR Travelling back in time and around the world uncovering magical stories behind the food we eat every day. In Clementine and Aksel's first case, the adventure begins with...