Second-hand Books

Rituals provides spiritual rituals and meditations for the modern world, for times of celebration and grief. Dorothy McRae-McMahon, who is internationally renowned for her knowledge of rituals, has created meaningful...

A light-hearted look at the pleasures and pitfalls of sitting on a committee. de-mystifies committee dynamics and procedures, offers diagnoses and examines a range of remedies and survival strategies. It...

A celebration of 100 years of motor sport in Australia dating from the first organised competitive events in 1904. Endorsed by Confederation of Australian Motor sport (CAMS), it tracks the...

Read the tales of Robbie the Tiger, Rose the Hippo, Libby the Dog and Davey the Elephant as they learn all about different feelings. Read how each character manages in...

Say goodnight to the sleepy farmyard creatures! Learn about each animal as you tiptoe into barns, creep across fields and peep into stables. This beautiful book combines facts and fun,...

From the award-winning and bestselling author of Into the Darkest Corner comes a delicious Victorian crime novel based on a real murder. The Murder of Harriet Monckton is based on...

Remarkable Bicycle Rides includes a wide variety of cycling challenges from the exhilaration of high alpine trails to more gentler touring routes, such as Hadrian's Cycleway, which crosses from Britain's...

Friendship blossoms between an enigmatic girl and a whisky distiller's granddaughter on a remote Scottish island. It's the 1950s, and Lorrie is unimpressed when her family moves to the remote...

One morning, a boy called Ben Makepeace finds a small envelope hidden behind the milk bottles. An envelope containing a very special invitation to come and see The Gee museum-a...

I cannot mourn, for I have lived a life of mountain air and cherry blossoms, steel, and honour. An achingly beautiful story of courage, loss and friendship. And these are...

A master illustrator helps sets the record straight in this picture book telling the other side of the Rumpelstilskin story For years, people have had the wrong idea about that...

Christmas seems to offer few joys to the four daughters of the March household. With their army chaplain father away at the Civil War, times are hard for Meg, Jo,...

Dr. Carl A. Wickland, (1861-1945) was a member of the Chicago Medical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the chief psychiatrist at the National Psychopathic Institute...

This book celebrates the centenary of the Ramsey Steamship Co. Ltd. It is a short history in words and pictures illustrating its highlights and some of its difficult times. By...

Revelations of the Secret Service was first published in 1911. The author, William le Queux (pronounced 'Q'), was one of the first creators of the spy story. A journalist-turned-author, he...

Carl Faberges popularity with the two Danish princesses Alexandra and her sister Dagmar, and their respective marriages into the English and Russian royal families, brought Faberges works to the notice...

A Lord of the Rings for the 21st century. Only a lot shorter. And funnier. And completely different. Conor thought he was an average teenager. OK, so his father only...

Fetus ejection reflex, milk ejection reflex, sperm ejection reflex, orgasmogenic cocktail...These are examples of terms used by Michel Odent in his study of the ecstatic/orgasmic states associated with different episodes...

David Ogilvy was considered the 'father of advertising' and a creative genius by many of the biggest global brands. First published in 1963, this seminal book revolutionised the world of...

In what has been described as the salvage operation, this book comes with a full colour production DVD of interviews with the men involved and the knowledge required in order...

Delivering two 38-year-old Mississippi river tugboats halfway around the world from Bahrain to Trinidad would not be every ship master's dream employment. However, for Captain David Creamer, the seven-week voyage...

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was not only an exceptionally prolific and versatile writer. As a minister of state in the small duchy of Sachsen-Weimar he had to deal with...

Visionaries of the 20th Century brings together the lives and works of 100 great men and women who offered inspiration, hope and healing. The 20th century was marked by wars,...

World boxing is in crisis. After decades of corruption and abuse, governing bodies now successfully collude in kickbacks and payoffs while many of the greatest boxers are left destitute and...

At the end of World War II, the Cabinet Office commissioned an eminent academic, Professor William Mackenzie, to undertake a comprehensive secret history of Special Operations Executive. Given access to...

Bringing life and warmth into our homes, creating comfort and atmosphere, colour is once more an important aspect of modern decorating. Classic neutral tones the ubiquitous range of white, cream,...

Memories of Maggie brings together personal reminiscenes and anecdotes from those who experienced close encounters with the Iron Lady, including Norman Tebbit, Cecil Parkinson, Kenneth Baker, George Bush, Helmut Kohl,...

The catalogue is arranged in three parts: firstly, a biographical section, incorporating portraits and records of events of both personal and national significance; secondly, a section drawn from Queen Elizabeth's...

In two World Wars, nearly 200 railway-owned ships were converted to operate as troop carriers, hospital ships, minesweepers, and seaplane-carriers, while others carried on normal sailings in a world suddenly...

Fifty tales from the annals of the 'Killing Times' when Bonnie Dundee carried out King Charles II's edict by hunting down and persecuting the Covenanters throughout Southern and Central Scotland....

Nigel Tranter's gift for bringing Scottish history to life is demonstrated in this lively book which details 45 of the nation's castles with associated tales and traditions. With a broad...

Travel to one of the most beautiful cities in the world in the company of its finest writers. Walk the mysterious nighttime streets of Prague with Franz Kafka and Jaroslav...

What is a Dreamwalker? They are the rare few who, as Mary Summer Rain describes them, are "led by the spirit, ' have "shed the yoke of desire and self-want,"...

An extraordinarily warm and funny book about a big brother's courage and inventiveness when he discovers his parents have been run over by a truck - or have they? 'It's...

One day, when Baby Hippo woke up, he was in such a rush to go and play that he forgot to give his mum a kiss... The story that follows...

Janice Raymond offers a vision of female friendship that is as exhilarating as it is controversial. In this feminist classic, she explores the many manifestations of friendship between women, including...

For Mara, mother of four, and sole provider for her family, life has never been easy. In her community women carry a heavy burden as the world changes around them....

Five women - all HIV-positive - tell their diverse stories with honesty and determination. These powerful narratives reveal how each woman approached her predicament and the inner qualities she drew...

Have you ever wanted to join the circus? Wondered what goes on behind the scenes? What trapeze artists think about as they swing through the air? How fit you have...