Second-hand Books

Under the tablecloth, Frances's hand reached for mine and clasped it. I knew what it meant, that clasp and the mischievous grateful glance that accompanied it: it meant I was...

The author describes the evolution of the first practical stationary engines and illustrates some of the many designs, with notes on their important features and information on the better-known manufacturers.

Winner of the TES Information Book Award A colourful new edition of this fascinating introduction to Shakespeare's life, work and times. Readers can find out how Shakespeare lived, what tricks...

The Baby Whisperer gives new parents everything they need to tackle the challenges of sleep, eating habits, tantrums, growth issues, and more! The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems is...

Mike Amon just wants to fit in. He wants to be a star athlete. He wants his dad to stop embarrassing him. He wants his first kiss. He also wants...

When Leigh Hopkinson was a university student in Christchurch she worked at a succession of low-paying jobs that paid the rent and fit in around her degree. None of them...

Marrying The Lone Star Maverick: He needed a wife...fast. And Texan Jeff Brand's lovely new assistant would do just fine. After all, the heat between him and Holly Lombard was...

Australian girls obsessed with vampires will love this wickedly funny guide to dating guys with fangs, written by comedian and TV personality Claire Hooper. It's the perfect follow-on read for...

Television personality, singer and performer Kerri-Anne Kennerley is often asked where she finds all her energy. In this book she reveals how all of us can have the same endless...

For anyone who loved the tales of ALICE IN WONDERLAND comes an inspired re-imagining of the 'real' Alice's tumultous life beyond the looking glass. I didn't want this story to...

The women who shaped Australia were rebels, resourceful and remarkable. From Mary Penfold, co-founder of Penfold Wines; Lillie Goodisson, pioneer of family planning; Eileen Joyce, world-famous pianist; Enid Lyons, our...

For 4,600 million years, there has been life on Earth in some form or other. This book describes how the pieces of fossil evidence from around the world now fit...

When the first planes go down -- in Europe, in California, in Asia -- authorities blame terrorists. All flights are grounded as world leaders try to figure out how the...

This text focuses on the practical applicability of the concepts and frameworks of strategic management in the Australian context. It is designed for use by students of strategic management, managers...

It should have been an open and shut murder case, but Mia Quinn finds out nothing about it is simple. After a young Chinese prostitute is stabbed to death by...

The compelling and cinematic second novel from Belinda Jeffrey, author of Brown Skin Blue. Big River, Little Fish is the highly anticipated second novel from Belinda Jeffrey. Set in South...

It is the things that happen to you which no one else knows about that make you important in life," says Haley Ellyson in this captivating novel about first love...

Radio Times Books of the year A comprehensively updated edition of an identification guide that was named a Guardian Best Nature Book of the Year Now in a comprehensively revised...

Time and time again, executive women wake up and realise they've spent their entire careers making everyone else look good and have forgotten about themselves. Are you one of these...

I recommend this book to any leader wanting to build an exciting and dynamic organisation founded on great customer service. David Thodey If you re looking to transform the customer...

Take a front seat on this road trip through the centre of Australia for an unsettling journey through history as journalist and adventurer Rosemary Cadden follows the tracks of fellow...

Olivia Alexander (nee Sharp) thinks her biggest problem is discovering her husband's affair. Then a stranger accosts her on the street warning, "Don't sign anything." When Olivia reluctantly follows his...

'They stayed in the awkward embrace, trapped between the second before the jump and the eternity after. When he felt her shift and stiffen, he knew the 'before' was over...

Mankind has reached deep space. Separated from earth and each other by unimaginable reaches of space, forced to adapt to various diverse planetary environments the colonies have become isolated and...

This small yet comprehensive book reproduces the commoner marks to be found on British pottery and procelain between 1750 and 1900. It also provides basic information about the pottery and...

The images in your dreams can tell you a great deal about events in your life. For thousands of years, sages have recorded classic dream interpretations, which are contained in...

This book is an experiment. We're experimenting together. You are part of the experiment, if you'll agree to it. Normally I don't let my subjects choose to be subjects. If...

Sara is a comedian who has talked and joked about female sexuality, psychology and the media's portrayal of women on stage and screen. While researching her most recent live show,...

London. A city where no-one feels safe and one man's crime is another man's justice. A paedophile is brutally murdered in his own home, and to protect other known offenders...

The Japanese believe that until the age of 3, children, are gods, each one a 'Lord Child'. On their third birthday they fall from grace and join the rest of...

In November 1960, Frank Sinatra gave Marilyn Monroe a dog. His name was Maf. He had an instinct for the twentieth century. For politics. For psychoanalysis. For literature. For interior...

A spooky and exciting new adventure series from Hollywood movie star Jason Segel. Eleven-year-old Charlie Laird is desperate for a good night's sleep - or even just a nap. Ever...

"LOOT hits the jackpot." -- Rick Riordan, #1 New York Times bestselling author On a foggy night in Amsterdam, a man falls from a rooftop to the wet pavement below....

Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award * "An emotionally raw thriller...a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review The captivating, disturbing, and...

The Conversation Yearbook has become an annual bestselling collection that navigates fake news and shouty views and offers a fresh perspective on the fundamental issues. A little bit of authority...

This insightful collection brings the struggle to save cricket's soul into sharp and disturbing focus. In the last three years, cricket has changed more completely than in the preceding three...

The first biography of Vida Goldstein, one of the Australian heroes of first-wave feminism. This is the first biography of Vida Goldstein, one of Australia's remarkable women and one of...

Trusted advice on successful consulting from the authors of the bestselling Guerrilla Marketing series Consulting is entering the era of the guerrilla client-buyers with a glut of information at their...