Second-hand Books

Two years have passed since Livia and her sisters were made to suffer the harsh brutality of their corrupt father and finally all seems well in the Lake District: Livia...

This rich story collection will be a reminder to Nadine Gordimer's countless admirers, and a taster for the uninitiated, of her enduring imaginative power. A woman gauges the state of...

Lambeth, London, 1859. By the time Dora Damage discovers that there is something wrong with her husband, Peter, it is too late. His arthritic hands are crippled, putting his book-binding...

With an insightful global approach, Paul Roberts investigates the startling truth about the way we make, market, consume, and even think about food, and how this system is no longer...

_________________ 'This is the most illuminating book about a film star that I've read' - Independent on Sunday 'Writing with his customary passion and insight, Thomson explores Kidman's talent, beauty...

'Inventive, charming and very funny' The Observer Just as Blart is settling down to enjoy his teenage years on a fabulous pig farm with the proceeds from saving the world,...

The author explains the advantages of this radical form of baby care, including its benefits for breastfeeding mothers, reviews the history of babies in the bed and, through interviews with...

This is a biography of the Mexican painter who was brought up during the Mexican Revolution, suffered a crippling accident at 18 that left her unable to bear children, married...

Looking back, it seemed like paradise; lives filled with the blessings of friendship, marriage, children, and career. For twenty years, four friends Chris, Barbara, Susan, and Vicki shared everything through...

His great battles against the sea raiders in the Nile Delta have left Pharoah Tuthmosis II frail, but he finds solace in victory and in the welcome he is sure...

This book presents the arguments behind the key issues of science and belief in a simple and impartial way to enable readers to make their own informed decisions on what...

Social Semiotics is a major new textbook in communication and cultural studies. It offers a comprehensive and original approach to the study of the ways in which meaning is constituted...

Part autobiography, part travelogue, part anthropological study, this is an account of a Western woman living in a Muslim Bangladeshi village for 18 months. On an anthropological level, it demonstrates...

Mary Higgins Clark, bestselling author of suspense, always excels in exploring the quirks and twists of the human psyche, and in this new thriller she takes a journey into the...

Sherry Argov's smash debut - the word-of-mouth international bestseller WHY MEN LOVE BITCHES - finally made it safe for nice women to stand up for themselves and be counted in...

Fans of Sex and the City and Bridget Jones's Diary, and anyone who loves to date vicariously, will fall in love with Matchbook. In this irresistible read, America's hippest Matchmaker...

Bartolomeo Di Crespi is the acclaimed interior decorator of Our Lady of Fatima, New Jersey. So when the renovation of the town cathedral is up for grabs, he hopes there...

Using real brand-building cases studies, this groundbreaking book describes how companies can increase brand identity by thinking 'out-of-the-box'. As industries turn increasingly hostile, it is clear that strong brand-building skills...

Can your guiltiest secret ever be buried? Nathan has never been able to forget the worst night of his life: the party that led to the sudden, shocking death of...

Based on a Gallup study of over two million people who have excelled in their careers, this text uses a programme to help readers discover their distinct talents and strengths....

A New York Times Bestseller! Welcome to the land of the free, the home of the brave-and, apparently, the dumb, bizarre, and gullible . . . A New York Times...

A pictorial history of the movie theater business of the Balaban and Katz Theater Corporation in Chicago.

This work offers an intimate, brutally honest and often humorous account of the author's brush with breast cancer and its intersection with midlife, motherhood and marriage. Gail Konop Baker was...

With their trademark insight, humor, and candid personal perspectives, Bill and Pam Farrel reveal the truths about the sexual relationship in marriage and what husbands and wives need to know...

Elizabeth I, CEO will attract the leaders of today, the builders of contemporary empires, as well as history-lovers. The life of Elizabeth has much to say to those beginning their...

Al and Owen are more intrigued by the Dragon Blood Islands than ever after Al's dad casually reveals his own father's connections to them. Keen to find out more and...

This book contains more than activities for toddlers one and a half to three years old using things found around the home. It shows parents and day-care providers how to:...

In pursuit of the exotic - sometimes the chaotic - travel writer John Borthwick wanders the globe for a living. In this collection of funny, insightful traveller's tales, John crosses...

Among Elizabeth Hardy's enchanting collection you are sure to find some of your cat's spells - but not all - a cat has to have some secrets! The spells in...

Dynamic, complex, driven: Bryce Courtenay was all of these as well as one of Australia's most beloved authors. To his son Adam, he was larger than life, mercurial, and impossible...

On Lust & Longing brings two of Blanche D'Alpuget's prominent works together. When On Lust was first published it caused a media sensation: d'Alpuget wrote of a pillar of society...

He's been called Australia's Bob Dylan and likened to Springsteen and Neil Young, but Paul Kelly stands alone as a chronicler of his and our times. He is Australia's best-loved...

Can't sleep because your thoughts won't switch off? Ever walked into a room to get something, only to realise you've forgotten what you were looking for? Does a constant stream...

A real-life version of the movie WONDER. Published in multiple countries, including the USA. Robert Hoge was born with a tumour in the middle of his face, and legs that...

The Low GI team of experts are back with advice on how to optimise your diet - pre-conception, during pregnancy and once your baby has been born to ensure a...

Eckhart Tolle's writings on the power of living in the moment have fast become the most sought-after modern classic on spiritual enlightenment. Now, in this new, life-transforming book, Tolle illuminates...