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2005: In the midst of a cold Montreal winter, a Cambodian woman, known only to us as 'Jani', separates from her husband and son. She takes refuge in the apartment...

'Ingrid Bergman was far more than just a sweet, virtuous, 'natural' Swedish girl - she was a dark sensualist over whom many men might go mad. Her very gaze delivered...

A living history of China told through the story of one remarkable family Frank Ching brings to life 900 years of Chinese history through his own fascinating family tree. Beginning...

Asperger syndrome (AS) has often been considered to be incompatible with love and relationships, but as the number of people who are diagnosed with the disorder increases, it is becoming...

AN INDEPENDENT 'BEST BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2025' We're told women are good at listening, but we rarely examine what they're listening to, what their worlds sound like,...

A sharp-sweet memoir of change, identity and hybridity. I loved it - KATHERINE MAY, author of Wintering The orange we know, waxed in vats, gathered in red netting and stacked...

A cross between Aventures on Trains and My Brother is a Superhero, this first book in a brilliant new series takes you on a non-stop adventure in Antarctica. Filled with...

Gabriele Bilancini hasn't been home for four years. Home is the Tuscolano neighbourhood in Rome, where he was born and grew up with his parents, sister, and a tight-knit group...

Judged by contemporaries to be a 'perfidious rogue', Sir George Downing rose to prominence during the English Civil War as Oliver Cromwell's chief of military intelligence. In the Interregnum he...

Stuart Wood's love of music was ignited at fourteen when he, along with three schoolmates, formed a band. By the time he turned fifteen, he had left school to pursue...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's life - and premature death - has long been mythologised and misunderstood. John Suchet draws back the curtain to show us the real man behind the music....

Gamblers have been trying to figure out how to game the system since our ancestors first made wagers over dice fashioned from knucklebones: in revolutionary Paris, the 'martingale' strategy was...

The Beauty Chef Gut Guide is the practical companion to Carla Oates' acclaimed book, The Beauty Chef . It is a compelling resource for people who want to better understand...

Perfect for students, these two reference books contain all the essential reference materials you'll need. Produced by Oxford University Press, these books are authoritative and reliable sources of information. Build...

"The next financial collapse will resemble nothing in history. . . . Deciding upon the best course to follow will require comprehending a minefield of risks, while poised at a...

Western art has evolved through a wide range of styles, each characterized by its own unique philosophy and masterpieces. This series is a visual tribute to these formative movements in...

The official companion to the Emmy-winning Netflix drama chronicling the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, and starring Claire Foy and John Lithgow, The Crown by Peter Morgan, featuring additional historical...

You might be thinking everything's okay: the stock market is on the rise, jobs are growing, the worst of it is over. You'd be wrong. In The Real Crash, New...

Poised between earth and heaven, the material and the spiritual, burial places are amongst the most important sites ever built. Man is the only animal that knows it is going...

The book titled The Push: an Impressionist Memoir by the author Judy Ogilvie. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This book offers a complete and concise history of China from earliest times right up to the present day. The author explores the geographical, cultural and political facets which have...

An unprecedented photographic record of cat creativity that will intrigue cat lovers and art lovers alike.

The book titled The Good Reading Guide: 100 Critics Review Contemporary Australian by the author Helen Daniel. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

A fairytale retelling that glitters with magic and treachery from Sophie Masson. Bianca Dalmatin wants for nothing. As the heir to a department store empire and stepdaughter of the beautiful...

A girl in a tower. An underground kingdom. A crystal heart split in two, symbolising true love lost . . . A girl in a tower. An underground kingdom. A...

The book titled Milton Friedman by the author Eamonn Butler. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The First World War was a conflict in which personality and character mattered. Its course and outcome were decided by determined individuals who had to make momentous decisions in very...

During the Second World War, there were over 100 instances of naval engagements between ships, submarines and aircraft of the same side. In the past there has often been a...

Here is an informative introduction to language: its origins in the past, its growth through history, and its present use for communication between peoples.

Almost two decades after his death, John Wayne is still America's favorite movie star. More than an actor, Wayne is a cultural icon whose stature seems to grow with the...

Long neglected by critics and theorists, thought not by readers, autobiography is now beginning to receive the critical attention it deserves. Diverse tendencies in recent critical and cultural theory, from...

Hank Paulson served as US Treasury Secretary between July 2006 and Jan 2009. He previously served as Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs. He holds an MBA from Harvard. In...

James Risen has broken story after story on the abuses of power of the Bush administration. From warrantless wiretapping to secret financial data mining to the CIA's rogue operations, he...

Do You Want to Ride to 100,and Beyond?BIKE FOR LIFE!Now with training plans, worldwide adventures, and more than 200 photos Ride a century when you turn a century: that was...

On 22 June 2013, Corporal Cameron Baird was a 2nd Commando Regiment Special Forces soldier when he led his platoon into a known Taliban stronghold to back-up another Australian unit...

The book titled How Did it Begin by the author Rabbi Rudi Brasch. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled The Writing of One Novel by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Area_2 is the second volume in the graphics version of Phaidon's award-winning series of curated compendiums, which includes Cream, Fresh Cream, Blink, 10x10, 10x10_2, and Spoon. Covering all manifestations of...

The book titled The Total Devotion Machine and Other Stories by the author Rosaleen Love. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

An expose of the elite group that controls the international money supply reveals unprecedented power and how close the global economy has come to collapsing.

Alison Jolly believes that biologists have an important story to tell about being human - not the all-too-familiar tale of selfishness, competition, and biology as destiny but rather one of...

In this cookbook, Christine Manfield puts forward her philosophy that dessert is not a flippant or excessive extra to a meal, but a vital element to the structure and balance...

One of the best-loved stars of classic American cinema tells all in this wry, funny, and poignant memoir Leslie Caron is one of the most cherished and admired international film...

Includes Australian art, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, Asian art, and international art.

The book titled Sometimes Gladness: Collected Poems 1954-1992: Collected Poems, by the author Bruce Dawe. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Whatever happens, don't go Outside. Naya has been navigating the disappearing doors, shifting windows, and size-changing rooms of her indoor city her whole life. She will do anything to be...

Ever since 9/11 America has fought an endless war on terror, seeking enemies everywhere and never promising peace. In Pay Any Price, James Risen reveals an extraordinary litany of the...