Second-hand Books

Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, is one of the most notorious killers in British history. Held in Broadmoor Psychiatric Hospital, he is one of a handful of prisoners who will...

'As close to perfect as romantic comedies get' Jenny Colgan 'A joyful, hilarious and heart-warming tale of the challenges we face when we sign up to be part of someone...

A story of guilt, murder and politics set in Africa and New York from the acknowledged master of psychological suspense. Twenty years ago, Ray Campbell was an idealistic aid worker...

This second A-Z directory by the author of The Crystal Bibles introduces a new generation of healing stones. Many are fresh to the market and have exceedingly high vibrations that...

A powerful drama, with a dual narrative between the 1930s and the present day, about a secret garden and an unsuitable love affair. Marin Ellis is in search of a...

Why does your dog get so possessive over the sofa, or so excited when someone calls at the front door? And why does he bark at bicycles and growl at...

At 2 a.m. on the morning of her fortieth birthday, Sophie wakes to find an intruder in her bedroom. The stranger hands Sophie a letter and issues an threat: open...

The bestselling titles from Kate Toms and Clare Fennell in a great paperback format! The pages are easy for little hands to turn and large enough to read out in...

Learn to paint colourful watercolours using only three colours in this collection of projects, tips and techniques from the innovative Take Three Colours series. Each of the 25 projects explores...

This is the second title in a series of Sherlock Holmes Escape Books: a unique, new form of puzzle book, in which the reader must solve the puzzles to escape...

Companion to the major new BBC documentary series CIVILISATIONS , presented by Mary Beard, David Olusoga and Simon Schama. In Part One, First Contact, we discover what happened to art...

Prince Valentine is in for a shock in this laugh-out-loud retelling of the frog prince fairytale from comedy Queen Kaye Umansky. Prince Valentine of Romantica is absolutely outraged - some...

Formed around the future husband and wife team of Win Butler and Regine Chassagne in 1993, this powerful seven-piece band seemed to define onstage dynamism before they discovered an audience....

A murderer obsessed with comic strips...When Mayor Marsalis' son, Gerald, is found dead in his studio, his body is stained red and arranged like the cartoon character Linus - with...

The bestselling author of How to Escape from Prison , prisoner-turned-psychologist Paul Wood on developing the mental strength and fitness to take on all of life's challenges Getting and staying...

A startling and important memoir about family and forgiveness, love and redemption For the first time, Stan Walker speaks with startling honesty about abuse and addiction, hardship and excess, cancer...

The goal isn't to be sober. The goal is to love yourself so much you don't need to drink. For decades we have been sold the idea that alcohol is...

A collection of inspirational and heartwarming stories about friendship, community and finding family in the unlikeliest of places... FAMILIES COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES. In these six captivating short...

Take charge of your financial future with this must-have guided journal from Victoria Devine, author of the award-winning bestseller She's on the Money. If you've been inspired by the She's...

The bestselling author of HAPPY (and other ridiculous aspirations) and UNMASKED explains the joy of being selfish and the practical side of self-love. Hello dear reader! Thank you for choosing...

A beautifully rendered graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944, with text adapted by Georgia Ball and art by Alvaro Sarraseca. It's been years...

Hilarious stories and advice about the ups and downs of growing up, from a hugely popular YouTube artist and storyteller. Now with a huge A2 poster and sticker sheet!

It's survival of the fittest as the kids at Camp Cretaceous face off against new dangers and new dinosaurs! Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous follows a group of six teens chosen...

Little Miss Naughty really doesn't want to be on the naughty list this Christmas! Do you know how Father Christmas knows if you've been good? He has lots and lots...

Have you ever wondered what life is like for a Minecraft Zombie? Take a peek into the diary of thirteen-year-old Zack Zombie. He's just like any other kid, only a...

A brand-new series of interactive novels for the highly adventurous. Read if you dare! Mistakes will cost you dearly! YOU CHOOSE . . . Supreme ruler of the world or...

Little Lydia loves sport. She lives in the outback and is friends with all the animals. When she asks Emu, Kangaroo and Koala to play with her, she soon discovers...

'Late afternoon. An isolated lagoon, water glassy, teeming with birdlife-black swans, ducks, a pelican. Sunset begins to tint the sky. I point the camera at the water to catch the...

10 stories. 10 mysterious situations. 10 brave kids. 20 minutes to solve. Kane's parachute fails during a skydive. Is someone trying to kill him? Fang is investigated by secret police....

A story of love, dreams, exile and tragedy, told with heart-breaking beauty 'Although if they are asked before they die, they all say they came here for a better life,...

Award-winning author Alecia Simmonds uncovers a hidden history of love and heartbreak in the archives of law Until well into the twentieth century, heartbroken men and women in Australia had...

No-punches-pulled advice to women who want to stop undermining their own happiness once and for all. From the bitchy inner critic and imposter complex to the prison of perfectionism, Andrea...

In the summer of 2008 Kimberley Motley quit her job as a criminal defence attorney in Milwaukee to join a program to help train lawyers in war-torn Afghanistan. She was...

The colours are disappearing from Cockleshell Cove! The bright coral reef is grey and dull, and even the clownfish have lost their colour. The MerTales crew are worried their tails...

Frankie Fish is back in a very special mini adventure for Australia Reads! When Frankie and Drew get in an argument about how Ancient Egyptians really walked, there's only one...

A dash of Judy Blume, a spoonful of secrets and a whole lot of fun get mixed up in this big-hearted debut by Ampersand Prize-winning author Lisa Siberry. Twelve-year-old Lily...

Forty-something mother of two Josephine Cortes is at a crossroads. She has just moved to a posh new apartment in Paris after the success of the historical novel she ghostwrote...

I have so many super-amazing and IMPORTANT things to write about! I'll tell you all about them: * Everyone at school is doing super-amazing tricks on the play equipment *...

TRAINING TO BE AWESOME! Zac Power is a new spy recruit.Can he win a race, stop the baddies, beat a crazy karate robot - and more? Read all eight Spy...

Understanding cricket and cricketers has been a lifelong quest for Merv Hughes. * How much can a roommate take before events deteriorate into shaving cream at ten paces? * How...

The society wedding of Thomas, an idealistic German architect, and Irene, an English artist, brings together the Curtius and Benson families. Thomas and Irene settle into marital life in Berlin,...

Gold medal winner, Nautilus Awards Here is a prayer book that offers you the wisest, most comforting of prayers, while also guiding you on how to pray. Whatever your experience...

An ancient evil awakens... Alex Hunter has been found - sullen, alone, leaving a path of destruction as he wanders across America. Only the foolish get in the way of...

EXTINCTION IS CONTAGIOUS Matt Kearns, linguist, archaeologist and reluctant explorer from Beneath the Dark Ice and Black Mountain returns to help save the world. And this time he doesn't have...

Contract and the Australian Consumer Law analyses the way the Australian Consumer Law has modified contract law. In particular, provisions in the Australian Consumer Law in relation to consumer guarantees...

Eden College is putting on 'Enchantment the Musical!' Ella and her friends are very excited, and throw themselves into auditioning and rehearsing. But then things start to go wrong. Could...

Dare to discover the world's most strangest creatures and uncover the weirdest facts. Find out why the goonch is known as a man-eating catfish or who fights off killer creatures...

"Oh, homework. Sorry, I thought you said gnomework." All the original and completely believable excuses you'll ever need for why you haven't finished your homework!