Second-hand Books

A delightful tale of an elephant handler written by Patrick O'Brian when a very young man. HUSSEIN tells the story of a young mahout - or elephant handler - his...

What was history's biggest empire? Or the tallest building of the ancient world? What was the average life expectancy in medieval Byzantium? The average wage in Old Kingdom Egypt? Where...

From Sunday Times bestseller Nora Roberts - a tale of adventure, magic and finding your home Mists, shimmering silver fingers, rose over the pale green water of the lake. They...

In the latest entertaining and hilarious Professor Dr Dr Moritz-Maria Von Igelfeld novel, our hopelessly out-of-touch hero is forced to confront uppity librarians, the rector of the university and a...

The joyful, hilarious, big-hearted debut is now available in a smaller format, featuring an exclusive sneak preview of Nina's new book, Unnecessary Drama When her parents announce their impending separation,...

HOW WILL OUR CHILDREN LEARN asks the big questions of what life is about. How will our children know what is important? How will we know that our children have...

Romping hilariously through the three years of the Gillard/Rudd government, Rowan Dean's sharp pen and eagle eye chronicle the finest and funniest moments of what has been an exhilarating roller-coaster...

A provocative, timely account of the changing face of jounalism from a pioneer of the new-media revolution. For a long time, media organisations have controlled the news, treating their audiences...

"We stand at a crossroads, where comprehension of our place in nature - of our true abilities and of our history - is supremely important. We have formed a global...

True beauty is more than skin deep. Discover the new skincare secrets, wellness rituals and beauty philosophies from those redefining modern beauty . Face Values is packed with insights and...

CHINA TODAY. TOMORROW, THE WORLD? In China's shiny new 'Smart Cities', citizens can scarcely cross the road or buy an orange without the government knowing about it, and tweeting satirically...

The famous Grace College, located in a remote valley in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, is an elite school for the highly gifted. But to Julia and her brother, it's a...

Another day in Barcelona, another slimy politician's wife is suspected of infidelity. Lluis Font discovers a portrait of his wife in an exhibition that leads him to conclude he is...

The heroine of this novel is Nannerl Mozart, the forgotten sister of a genius. As a child, she had played for the royal courts of Europe with her brother, yet...

If societies are to maintain eco-capacity while providing equal access to natural resources, future technologies will need to be more eco-efficient - much more eco-efficient. Based on the evaluation of...

My heart is off-limits... but our attraction is off-the-charts! My brother's best friend Nick Morgan has always hated me. Then, I won millions in the lottery. As my past has...

'Set against the backdrop of a Bachelor-style TV set, The One is fast-paced, with polished writing and zippy dialogue. Kaneana May is an author to watch. A highly entertaining read.'...

Tough To Tame Gruff Dr Bentley Rydel tends some of the sickest animals in Jacobsville, Texas. Working for the ruggedly handsome doctor allows Capella 'Cappie' Drake a peek inside Bentley's...

Could a lifetime of memories...be a lifetime of lies? All her life Ryan Gracey watched her perfect older sister from afar. Knowing she could never top Wendy's achievements, she didn't...

Pamela Drury is in crisis. Although she's travelled the world, has an award-winning career, and owns real estate, she feels she's missed the boat to love and happiness. Whatever happened...

A fascinating guide to religion and its place in the world today. In God Is Not One, bestselling author Stephen Prothero makes a fresh and provocative argument that, contrary to...

The short stories and one longer story in this collection from Australian literary legend Tom Shapcott range in time and place from Queensland's Sunshine Coast to Adelaide to Slovenia. They...

The sea of faith is the Mediterranean in the millennium that we, in the west, call the Middle Ages. In that long and misunderstood era, the lands round what the...

What do great enterprises have in common? What sort of person starts them? A single idea can help you find the next big thing, but it takes time to trawl...

"Already Within: Divining the Hidden Spring" is a collection of Daniel O'Leary's contributions to the Tablet over the past three years. They are put together in this compendium in response...

This is a collection of stories about medical blunders in the past and in modern life. The stories are of acts of arrogance, ignorance, cruelty and stupidity. They include tales...

The Rough Guide to Girl Stuff is packed with everything a girl needs to know to get her through the teen years. From friends, body changes, clothes school stress, exercise...

- He's a champion sportsman at the highest level - a Clare 'All Star', playing one of the world's fastest, most challenging sports - hurling. He's cycled 7,000 miles across...

Scott Schuman just wanted to take photographs of people on the street who looked great. His now famous blog 'the bellwether American site that turned photo blogging into an art...

The Biggest Book of Party Games Ever! is packed with over 750 party games, tricks and practical jokes and drinking games of all kinds - from ones that you can...

In the summer of 2018 Daniel O'Leary received the news that we all dread - a cancer diagnosis. As a priest, teacher, bestselling author and retreat facilitator, it was a...

Stand-up comedian Luisa Omielan's story of how she turned her life around with one simple mantra- What Would Beyonce Do?! You know when you find yourself approaching thirty and your...

The tensions and complexities of 1970s South Africa are brought vividly to life in this dark and powerful literary thriller Gentle but highly strung, Janet must support her Afrikaner husband...

This collection of heart imagery highlights how a universal symbol can be creatively interpreted and constantly reinvented. It captures the breadth of art and design imagery exploring the meaning and...

In Big Fit Girl , Louise Green describes how the fitness industry fails to meet the needs of plus-size women and thus prevents them from improving their health and fitness....

When his cousin was killed in a vicious random attack, the questions Kevin Bloom had been asking as a journalist about the troubling political and social changes in this country...