Second-hand Books

King David sings his psalms. A world away, King Henry plots. And courtier Thomas Wyatt sees them both, his beloved falcon Lukkes on his arm. King David sings his psalms....

The page-turning biography of an Australian woman who refused to bend to the expectations of her husband and her time. Julia Sorell was an original. A colonial belle from Tasmania,...

When our politicians are too busy playing musical chairs to run the country, our cricketers are doing suspicious things with sandpaper, and a murderous starfish with twenty-one arms roams freely...

It's hard to be excited about the future right now. Climate change is accelerating; inequality is growing; politics is polarised; institutions designed to protect us are strained; technology is disrupting...

Enough has been written about huge cult brands founded last century Nike, Apple, Red Bull. What will the cult companies of tomorrow look like? Who is amassing the kind of...

"A gripping tale of resilience, survival, and how we define the 'other' - this is intelligent SF that speaks to our time." - Jennifer Mills, author of Dyschronia The Outside...

For over 30 years Paul Harvey has caricatured hundreds of the greatest players to ever don a football boot. From Coventry and Dyer, Matthews and Ablett, Flower and Blight through...

Your Super Made Simple is an easy-to-understand guide to superannuation, with the latest facts, fi gures and options available. Superannuation is a $2.1 trillion Australian national asset owned by the...

On the Java Ridge , skipper Isi Natoli and a group of Australian surf tourists are anchored off the Indonesian island of Dana. In the Canberra office of Cassius Calvert,...

Clunk! When a canoe crashes into the hull of the pearling boat Nimah after a huge storm, the crew is amazed to find a young girl aboard - but she's...

'You are the Wordsmith now. Are you ready for the challenge?' The city of Ark is the last safe place on Earth. To make sure humans avoid the mistakes of...

In a dawn raid, Kate is arrested. She is imprisoned, beaten, kept awake and tortured. She has no idea what has happened to her partner, Mercedes. The uncertainty plagues her....

The go-to health and fitness guide for time-poor leaders in business and beyond by Australian expert Greg Stark. You work 60-hour weeks, you're the best in your field, and you...

From the author of the award-winning Dog Boy, a powerful literary work about frailty, redemption, and the healing power of animals The settlement of Wahrheit, founded in exile to await...

Shouldn't every story have a happy ending? The Starlings comes with the publisher's promise- love it or your money back! (See back page for details.) It's March 1985 and Nicky...

Join Andy and Terry in their ridiculous 91-storey treehouse! Go for a spin in the world's most powerful whirlpool, take a ride in a submarine sandwich, get marooned on a...

Stuff to write! Pictures to draw! Puzzles to solve! And so much more! Grab your Treehouse passport and hold on tight for an adventure through the bestselling Treehouse series. Join...

Sarah Wilson taught the world how to quit sugar in 8 weeks and then went on to teach everyone how to cook delicious essentials, simply. Sarah incorporates her mindful, sustainable...

Thailand is officially known as The Kingdom of Thailand and sits in Southeast Asia with coasts on the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. It borders Myanmar (Burma) to...

"Why do so many expatriates carry within their psyche a dormant feeling, almost unnoticed, but perpetually present, of not knowing just where they belong?" Conceived late in the year of...

Can career mums have a fulfilling career and a happy family? Director, strategy expert, actuary, former General Manager at the Commonwealth Bank and mother of three, Nicolette Rubinsztein experienced the...

The award-winning author of The Better Son is back with Matryoshka - a beautifully written and haunting tale of family, secrets, violence and refuge, set against the breathtaking backdrop of...

Note Printing Australia has been breached, crashing a wrecking ball through the belief the building is impregnable. Despite the skill of the thieves, detectives Michael Ballard and John Henderson have...

Everyone knows seventeen-year-old Grace Foley is a bit mad. She's a prankster and a risk-taker, and she's not afraid of anything-except losing. As part of the long-running feud between two...

The growing epidemic of type 2 diabetes already affects over 1.3 million Australians and twice that number again is at risk of developing the disease in the next 5 to...

AN EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT SERIES ABOUT THE HUNT FOR THE COOLEST THINGS ON EARTH FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR TRISTAN BANCKS. "A winner and sure to be a big hit!" Alexa Dretzke, Readings" Mac...

A passionate portrayal of Australia's social awakening - the people, the politics, and the power of the student press. A passionate portrayal of Australia's social awakening - the people, the...

A dazzling novel about an Italian ice-cream dynasty, tradition, ambition, and the sensation of lemon sorbet melting on your tongue. In the far north of Italy lies the valley of...

Failed Shakespearean actor and would-be private investigator Will Power's unique detective skills are, once again, in demand. The Japanese army is rampaging through the islands of the South Pacific, and...

Alana Oakley is 12 going on 24. She has to be when her impulsive, accident-prone mother, Emma, attracts so much chaos. Alana's dad's passing three years ago has forced Alana...

Justin Fankhauser started his locksmithing business with $5000 and a station-wagon - and with no understanding on how to run a business. In ten years TopLock Locksmiths became a seven-figure...

I want to die. I do not want to be mad...It is like my body is a house, and some visitor has come, and attacked the person who lived there....

Dandelion seed wishes always come true - don't they? Lily's dress-up crown is broken. So she wishes on a dandelion seed for a real princess crown. Will her wish come...

We live in a world of rampant individualism and self-fulfilment. We're entitled to sexual satisfaction; our culture vigorously affirms it. The result is dissatisfaction - sex is not as frequent,...

Praise for Reluctantly Charmed 'A sweet, whimsical, quintessentially Irish novel guaranteed to add a little magic to your day!' Liane Moriarty When Maeve O'Brien's boss sends her to a dreary...

If you don't find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die. Warren Buffett. In Six Figures While You Sleep , Kate Toon explains...

'So, was it hard to pretend I was "dead"? Well, my motivation was abundant; it was splendiferous, endless, you might say.' An American actress, renowned for being late, is living...

We Who Decide is a story of deceit, lies, and ambiguity; a fictionalised tale of a woman who became a doyen of post-war Sydney's haute couture. It describes the life...

Sometimes the simplest spells are the most powerful. Sibyl is the apprentice hotel witch at the splendid Grand Mirror Hotel. She is busy each day drawing useful spell patterns to...

How does a young man who learns jazz and classical piano, scours Europe's great art galleries for artistic enlightenment and falls in love with women from all over the world...

'A delicious read' - Pamela Rabe A Berlin cabaret star, a Jewish refugee, a Trans friend, a fresh-faced beauty in dungarees - each of these women teaches Cecilia a fundamental...

'Generous stories and lessons from authors who feel like friends.' Jamila Rizvi 'Bursting with life-changing content' Hugh van Cuylenburg 'This is the book we wish we'd been given when we...

A GRAMPIANS MURDER INVESTIGATION REVEALS AN INDIGENOUS MASSACRE... Archaeologist, young Aboriginal Tahlia Lock, accompanies Detective Sergeant Rory James to investigate bones uncovered in a gemstone fossicking site near the Grampians...

A Church that does not provoke any crisis, preach a Gospel that does not unsettle, proclaim a word of God that does not get under anyone's skin, or the word...

What would it be like to be trapped deep underground for six long years with no hope of rescue or escape? Inspired by a true story and actual events, Entombed...