Second-hand Books

Virgil Mann has broken through the genteel facade of English society to expose the ruthless machine beneath, oiled with sex, money and chemicals. It is no place for the fainthearted....

Abandoned by her parents, Sameem Ali spent six and a half years growing up in a children's home. When she was told that her family wanted to take her back...

Tell the Truth, Let the Peace Fall Where it May is about coming clean down to the roots of your being. It's about walking through the world, through your entire...

A runaway train is racing toward five men who are tied to the track. Unless the train is stopped, it will inevitably kill all five men. You are standing on...

Stephen Kern writes about the sweeping changes in technology and culture between 1880 and World War I that created new modes of understanding and experiencing time and space. To mark...

Buried in the Egyptian desert some four thousand years ago, the Pyramid Texts are among the world's oldest poetry. Yet ever since the discovery of these hieroglyphs in 1881, they...

When Kaylee Cavanaugh screams, someone dies. So when teen pop star Eden croaks onstage and Kaylee doesn't wail, she knows something is dead wrong. She can't cry for someone who...

This advanced text focuses on a set of key themes and issues of particular relevance and topicality in understanding contemporary Chinese politics, economy and society. Following an overview of the...

In this novel, DI Tom Thorne finds himself hunting two very different killers. One is ruthless and in control, while his partner in crime is submissive, compliant and terrified.

Audrey Rose Wadsworth and her partner-in-crime-investigation, Thomas Cresswell, are en route to New York to help solve another blood-soaked mystery. Embarking on a week-long voyage across the Atlantic on the...

Prophets and scientists predict an apocalyptic end to our millennium and focus on the next ten years as being the most dangerous, yet potentially most transforming epoch that we have...

The Dictionary of Education Terms provides students with a one stop destination to the answers for all those "but what does that mean?" questions. It provides clear and succinct definitions...

The world's most successful women, including Arianna Huffington, Gwyneth Paltrow and Elle Macpherson, tell you how to become a fearless, fabulous girl boss. The path to success is rarely straightforward....

A groundbreaking scientific examination of the way our brains understand politics from a New York Times bestselling author One of the world 's best-known linguists and cognitive scientists, George Lakoff...

Are you obsessed about your baby's sleep? Do you feel 'weak' because you can't leave him to cry himself to sleep? Do you need to relax more and enjoy being...

What if God were a feckless teenage boy named Bob? 'You can't leave Bob to run the planet on his own.' 'He is God.' 'He's not much of a God.'...

The hotly anticipated paperback publication of the third book in the blockbuster bestselling Lorien Legacies series Until I met John Smith, Number Four, I'd been on the run alone, hiding...

When Igor accidentally travels back to 1957, he finds out that the past isn't as rosy as it seems. In fact it's positively dangerous Igor is confident his old Soviet...

It is the summer of 1912 in a fishing village on the Danish coast, where visitors while away the long, light-filled days. For twelve-year-old Malte it is a summer of...

A compelling and painfully emotional thriller from the author of international bestseller Star of the Sea. From the bestselling author of Star of the Sea and Shadowplay, a thrilling novel...

Tizzie Hall is an international baby sleep expert who has been working with babies and their parents for over 15 years. Her customised sleep routines have helped thousands of restless...

This guide aims to take dream interpretation out of the hands of therapists and to give readers the tools they need to interpret their dreams. It shows how dreams can...

Commonwealth Now features writers from around the world who explore the contemporary experience of Commonwealth citizens: reconciling the past, confronting new challenges, and opening new exchanges to create a sustainable...

Everything we know about dieting and weight loss is wrong. In Australia, two out of every three adults is overweight. We think we know the answer- cut calories; eat less....

Acrossmost of the world, an entire generation has lived free from the spectre ofpolio, but for fifty years during the twentieth century that fear wasoverwhelming. Dancing in My Dreams investigatesthe...

THE KEY THINGS YOU MUST KNOW TO OVERCOME BODY, WEIGHT AND FOOD ISSUES. International Authors, Speakers, Eating Disorder Experts and Leadership Consultants, Evonne Englezos & Sue Paton share their wisdom...

Ruth Park's Miles Franklin-winning novel brilliantly evokes Australia in the midst of the Great Depression. Growing up in an Australian country town before World War I, Jackie Hanna and Cushie...

This break through book reveals the inside secrets behind the success of 11 extraordinary sales professionals who generate many millions in sales every year. The time has come to lift...

The lapping of the sea was a lesson in mortality...'Live,' he heard, with each whisper of the water. 'Live; live; live.' Through Lucas Judd, the dead make contact with the...

Kate was an independent, successful, single woman when she met Paul, a wealthy, charismatic businessman. His polished charm and relentless wooing won him Kate's heart. But only when they moved...

The parties were Bram s idea. For a long time they were the best-kept secret in the city. Bram is ruthless, calculating, Al is just drifting, Gabe is beautiful, but...

On October 3, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe was found mumbling and incoherent, wearing someone else's clothes, and holding a cane with a sword hidden inside that did not belong to...

Abena is a rebellious Ashanti girl sold into slavery on the notorious Transatlantic route from West Africa to Jamaica. Mungo is an English orphan who becomes a cabin boy, only...

From formal fountains to pebble pools and waterfalls, water features are a versatile and attractive addition to any garden - especially small gardens where they can enhance and enliven an...

The Truth in Fiction is a collection of eighteen short stories written and collated over the last ten years. Many of them are stories written about the streets of London,...

Arriving on the unspoiled island of Lipari, off the coast of Sicily, Ric Ross carries with him a letter of introduction to Valeria Vaccariello, an aging star of Italian cinema...

A murderer who materialises in a field of snow, leaving no footprints. Blackmail on Christmas Eve. A missing jewel discovered in a very festive hiding place. A body slumped in...

Ten years ago Ann Walmsley was mugged outside her house in Hampstead. She suffered PTSD and for a long time afterwards was afraid to walk down the street alone. A...