Second-hand Books

No longer do you need to be a hardy experienced outdoors person to enjoy camping. The beauty ofcamping today is that you can escape the material world and enjoy a...

Introduced by Tim Flannery At length, almost to our sorrow, we made the land upon the 3rd of June 1790, just one year all but one day from our leaving...

Nao lives in Tokyo. She is sixteen, and has decided to write a diary before she kills herself. She has plenty of material-school bullies, depressed parents-but she particularly wants to...

Out of Sight, Out of Mind identifies and dispels various myths which have developed around the importance of sea transport and logistical support, and argues for a new appreciation of...

The first few days of year 12 are disastrous for school captain Daisy Brooks. But Daisy's life takes a sudden turn when she is dared by Skye, the leader of...

Daisy has died five times. She's a test subject for a government super drug called Revive, which brings people back from the dead. Each time she is revived, Daisy has...

Jake Marlowe, the last werewolf, is alone now. Sick to his bones of the unending toil of existence and bored beyond endurance by the monthly cycle of carnage and self-disgust....

These ten stories offer a stunning vision of contemporary American suburbia, littered with tension, heartbreak and revelations. Andrew Porter's stories take readers across the country - from rural Pennsylvania to...

Set in Australia during the era of the Great Depression, Polio Epidemic and World War Two this is the true story of an adventurous little girl and her faithful companion....

The electric finale in theNew York Timesbestselling author Lili St. Crow'sStrange Angelsseries. This is it. Sixteen-year-old orphan Dru Anderson has faced down suckers, zombies, and wulfen without flinching. And now...

Buckle up, boys and girls. Dru Anderson is done listening. From here on out, she'll face the King of the Vampires on her own terms. Hey Sucker. It's showtime. The...

Stories of the outback and famous Australians have a special place in our hearts. This collection from well-known outback man and tour company entrepreneur Bert Bolton shares the adventures, cunning...

"There's one thing about her that's hard to ignore, THAT RIDICULOUS NECK! What on Earth was it for?" Poppy the plesiosaur had a preposterously long neck but what was it...

QUICK AND EASY CREATIVE FUN Make your own T. Rex, stegosaurus or diplodocus. Coloured crayons, a pair of scissors and careful folding are all you need to make up these...

Packed with hundreds of exclusive interviews with top sports stars, here are the secrets of how to gain a champion's mindset.What psychological traits link Novak Djokovic and Jessica Ennis-Hill? Or...

A celebration of the creativity of graffiti artists from all over the world. Ever controversial, graffiti or street art has become a significant art form and continues to evolve and...

Mystery surrounds the disappearance of young Robin's family.nbsp; He grows up wild - a 'Winterborn' - his only friend the headstrong daughter of the aristocrat Delbosque family: Marian.Their bond is...

A fantastic new series of activity pads to teach children essential topics. Tear out pages allow children to display their work, whilst a page of colourful stickers are included to...

We had climbed a mountain and crossed a pass; been wet, cold, hungry, frightened, and withal happy. One more Himalayan season was over. It was time to begin thinking of...

Granta 100 will be edited by William Boyd and will include pieces by: Martin Amis Julian Barnes Bill Buford AM Homes Ian Jack Mario Vargas Llosa Nicholas Shakespeare Ian McEwan...

India is heir to one of the world's oldest civilisations and the origin of many of the ideas, philosophies and movements that have shaped the destiny of humankind. This is...

After joining the Australian Merchant Navy at the age of sixteen, Dick Jolly trained as an engineer before joining the Australian National Line as a cadet. After a four-year apprenticeship,...

Many of us are concerned about environmental issues and try to incorporate a 'green' approach into our day-to-day lives - be it using energy saving lightbulbs, making use of recycling...

The town of Arklow has a long and proud seafaring tradition. Many local families have been involved in maritime businesses and it was in 1966 that the Hall and Tyrrell...

The Hudson company is perhaps best known for its collier fleet that became a familiar sight loading coal in ports in the north-east of England for delivery to utility companies...

Traditional Moroccan Cooking is the perfect introduction to a mouth-watering culinary heritage and a vivid description of an ancient and beautiful city.

While firmly rooted in mathematics, this is a book that aims to be accessible to any bridge player. It develops ideas about probability and information theory and applies them to...

The specialty shopping districts of New York City-devoted to goods as diverse as flowers, buttons, and diamonds-are intriguing, sometimes intimidating, yet can provide some of the best shopping in the...

Graphis Amateur Photography presents the best in contemporary photography by emerging talents worldwide. Following in the tradition of the Graphis professional photography series, the best of amateur photography worldwide is...

In this magnificent biography--a work that won three of the most prestigious literary prizes this country offers--W. Jackson Bate delves deep into the character that formed Johnsons awesome intellect and...

Here, James P. Harrison has chronicled mankind's determination to fly, with accounts of various devices and machines throughout the centuries.

This work provides readers with the critical tools to effectively develop creative and appropriate responses to any situation, based on a deep understanding of unique cultural dynamics. There is also...

A celebration of a century and a quarter of refrigerated transport by sea, and some of the world's most beautiful ships -- the pure reefers and fruit carriers.

The story of heroes - the soldiers, sailors and airmen who left New Zealand to do battle as front-line warriors. It is the story of New Zealand's rich record of...

p>A beautiful photography book on one of Australia's top tourist destinations./p>p>Take a journey through the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland with lovely photography and information on the environment and the...

The beautiful Amanda Hollingsworth is plotting to bring down the man who caused her brother's death. Her weapon of choice is Joey Eastern, a talented and naive young Australian rider....

Between 1948 and 1971 ships and men of the Royal Australian Navy served with almost unnoticed distinction in defending the newly emerging nations of Malaya, Malaysia and Singapore. In this...

A compilation of some of the greatest Grand Finals of Australian Rules Football. This is a must have for any Australian Rules fan.

One summer beside the North Sea, a girl lies sleepless, listening to the engines of British bombers headed for Copenhagen. In another room a boy is falling in love with...