Second-hand Books

Originally conceived by and first shown at the V&A in 2003, Art Deco 1910-1939 has toured the USA, Canada, Japan, and now Australia. It has been seen by over one...

The notorious dating handbook bought by millions of women is women's answer to THE GAME. Refreshingly blunt, astonishingly effective, and at times hilarious, THE RULES will show women who is...

Interest in aromatherapy has grown massively over the last few years and many people are turning to it for their health and well-being. "Aromatherapy, Blends and Remedies" is the definitive...

This verse autobiography relates the story of the author's younger days set against the places and buildings that were significant in his youth - Highgate, Cornwall, Chelsea, Marlborough, Oxford quads,...

The murder of a first-year student at Durham University shocks the city. But the very last thing anyone expects is an instant confession... As Detective Inspector Erica Martin investigates Joyce...

Mirage is the new heart-in-the-mouth adventure thriller in the Oregon Files from Clive Cussler. October 1943. A US Navy warship vanishes at sea off the coast of Philadelphia. Its disappearance...

John Rain is back ...and this time, it's personal ...Once Rain learns that his former lover, Midori, has been raising their child in New York, he senses a chance for...

In this work, a developmental psychologist examines the methods and meanings of children's narratives. Engel explores: the different functions of the storytelling process; the way the storytelling process changes as...

Contains advice on simple ways to run an environmentally-friendly home, based around well known, and not so well known, sayings. This title presents a collection of traditional wisdom that shares...

Finding good, interesting audition pieces is a demanding and difficult process. This revised edition contains over 40 speeches and includes a wide selection of pieces taken from plays written or...

Classical singing training is no longer relevant for the theatre performer today. So how does an actor train his singing voice? Now in its second edition, this practical handbook takes...

When a headless corpse is found by a prison work gang on a windy Tibetan mountainside, veteran police inspector Shan Tao Yun might seem the perfect man to solve the...

Over the centuries the English ability to design and create exquisite gardens has probably been one of England's greatest contributions to art. Yet the depth and variety of this achievement...

From the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Charles Darwin, the scientist who changed the way people see the world. Although he didn't...

Deals with the primary task of a theory of linguistic meaning - to describe the meaning of speech acts - and discusses theories of semantics and prosodic meaning.

Ten years have passed since Serena left the Yorkshire mining village of Caindale, vowing never to go back and never to forgive her father, Max. Now Max has been killed...

'A dynamic portrait of a true creative partnership and a vital chapter in Australian literary culture.' Caroline Baum, author of Only When Dymphna Stella Rees - named after family friends...

Anna Del Conte brought Italian cooking to Britain at a time when the nearest most of us came to pasta was a tinned spaghetti hoop. Sharply observant, evocative, full of...

From the image of a small boy entranced by his mother's GI escort, yet still hoping for the return of his father 'missing in action', to the portrait of an...

Features: Readers will learn the latest decorating/design techniques showcased on Trading Spaces', while exploring alternative ideas to achieve the custom look they want; Shows readers how to add personal touches...

Shows how to choose a satisfying career direction, with more than one hundred self-tests and exercises to determine natural aptitudes, interests, and values.

In this brilliant collection of "long short stories, " the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Sophie's Choice returns to the coastal Virginia setting of his first novels. Through the eyes of...

Laura Day has tutored Deepak Chopra, George Soros, Demi Moore, and hundreds of others to make use of their own intuitive powers. It's a power we all have, a power...

Japan has long wrestled with the memories and legacies of World War II. In the aftermath of defeat, war memory developed as an integral part of particular and divergent approaches...

Discusses style in art and style in writing, helping students generate ideas for papers as well as showing them how to analyze works of art. All the fundamentals are covered,...

All girls know that there's more to them than just make-up and gossiping - although they're not averse to a little bit of both. Boys aren't the only ones to...

Zlata Filipovic was given a diary shortly before her 11th birthday and began to write in it regularly. The preoccupations of an ordinary, if unusually intelligent and articulate little girl,...

A New York Times bestseller Luke is the perfect boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and Emaline have been together all through high school in Colby, the beach town where they...

Meet Grace and join her on a historical adventure about a convict girl who is given a second chance. All four Grace stories in one edition, with a bonus chapter...

Pregnancy is a stressful time. Your baby is growing and changing rapidly - and so are you. With Pregnancy Week by Week , these anxieties can be put to rest....

Finally, the renowned cooks of the Country Women's Association share their secrets. Here you'll find more than 500 recipes from country cooks across the nation. All the traditional family favourites...