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Kavalali Mehmed Ali Pasha (c. 1770-1849), often dubbed "the founder of modern Egypt", was one of the most important figures in the history of the Ottoman Empire. Born in what...

This is an indispensable and highly accessible guide to the creation, management and understanding of everything to do with making web pages. Featuring step-by-step guides on a variety of topics,...

This collection of Dante Alighieri's "Canzoniere", translated for the first time in its entirety into English, charts his poetic evolution and displays the ground on which his "Vita Nova" and...

On November 2, 1917, Arthur Balfour, then Foreign Secretary, wrote to Lord Rothschild to say that the British Government viewed with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home...

Set in Alexandria, this classic and much-loved memoir chronicles the exploits of Andre Aciman's colourful Sephardic Jewish family from its arrival in Egypt at the turn of the century to...

'Virtual Voyages' is a fascinating account of the European discovery of the elusive 'great south land' told through the literature of 'imaginary voyages'. Written at the height of the era...

On the brink of the British-American war of 1812 Rachel Greenhow, a Quaker missionary from England, disappears in the uncharted wilderness surrounding Lake Michigan. Everyone gives her up for dead....

EVERYBODY KNOWS THE STORY. NOBODY KNOWS THE TRUTH... Lucy Golden is a true crime icon, infamous for killing someone as a teenager while escaping a California cult led by her...

A new, critical biography of the innovative and influential French artist Henri Matisse. Henri Matisse's experiments with form and colour revolutionised the twentieth-century art world. In this concise critical biography,...

One of the finest essayists of all time with an essential collection of essays looking at our times. Of all the great novelists writing today, none shows the same gift...

In Buzz , the award-winning author of Feathers and The Triumph of Seeds takes us on a journey that begins 125 million years ago, when a wasp first dared to...

The West's domination of world politics is coming to a close. The flow of wealth and power is turning from West to East and a new era of global instability...

A Danish filmmaker, under the apprenticeship of three Papua New Guinean master sailors, set off from Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, on the 30th of August 2016 on a world-record...

Movie Star Chronicles is an in-depth, original and fascinating guide to 320 of the world's greatest stars, from the era of silent film to the blockbusters of today. It will...

Who doesn't love a good museum? Whether grand and impressive, or irreverent and amusing, museums are places to lose - and find - ourselves, palaces of the imagination. And they...

It was during July of 2019 when I finally decided to leave Sydney. My friend Yasmine - a successful and relatively famous fashion designer - had been insisting for a...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE QUEENSLAND LITERARY AWARDS Filled with humour and heart, Born for You charts the lives of women as they transition from self to mother, from child to adult,...

A thoughtful, nuanced look at Thomas Keneally's The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by award-winning journalist Stan Grant, which considers race, representation and Australian history. Stan Grant is drawn to Thomas...

I do not think that I believe in ghosts, but just for this morning, just for the time it will take to ramble through this quiet city under clouds the...

This blockbuster of a book features more than 650 recipes, each one accompanied by a photograph. Grouped into chapters entitled Morning, Noon and Night, this is a compendium of triple-tested,...

Daniel Boyd (b 1982) is one of Australia's most acclaimed young artists. His practice is internationally recognised for its manifold engagement with the colonial history of the Australia-Great Ocean (Pacific)...

The papers in this collection develop a vision of higher education for this century, focussed on high-quality liberal education for undergraduates in a learning community rich in both classroom and...

New for 2020, this paperback edition of The Total Cat Manual brings over 200 invaluable tips from David Meyer, Abbie Moore and Dr Pia Stalk, operators of Adopt-A-Pet.com, the world's...

The performance and survival of a business in a global economy depends on understanding and managing the risks-external and those embedded within its operations. It is vital to identify and...

Joseph Beuys in America: Energy Plan for the Western Man By Joseph Beuys. Edited by Carin Kuoni. "A tasty collection of hitherto uncollected/unpublished writings by and about the legendary German...

As the violence of the Middle East has come to America with the September 11 2001 bombings, many Westerners are stunned and confounded by this new form of mayhem that...

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media is the companion book to the celebrated film of the same name about world-renowned linguist and social theorist Noam Chomsky. Winner of 15...

A collection of more than thirty essays covering all aspects of life along the shores of British Columbia, these are stories of small communities and the hardy people who have...

The New York Times bestselling author of Rise of ISIS exposes the dangers of radical Islam and the effects it has on the American way of life in this informative...

It's a frenemy showdown in the eleventh installment in the blockbuster #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! Nikki Maxwell has the worst luck. Of all the schools she...

Labour MP for Tottenham David Lammy investigates the modern concept of "tribes" and how New Tribalism has pernicious effects on the health of our society. TRIBES will explore ways in...

WINNER OF A 2018 BOOK OF THE YEAR ABIA Bestsellers. Award-winners. Superstars. This anthology has them all. With brilliantly entertaining short stories from beloved young adult authors Amie Kaufman, Melissa...

Where can you find first-hand accounts of the Arab Spring, Japan's nuclear disaster or the Norwegian atrocities? Thousands flouting celebrity superinjunctions? X-rated snaps of politicians? A babysitter mistaken for a...

There will be pain ahead, and trouble and problems that I won't be able to fix on my own. But in them all, I know God will be there, calling...

Action, beauty, adventure, and art-start capturing memories today! Canon EOS Rebel T7i/800D For Dummies is your ultimate guide to taking spectacular photos-no photography experience required! The EOS Rebel offers professional...

The bestselling guide to WordPress?fully updated Updated to capture all the changes expected to come with the latest release of WordPress, the brand-new edition of this bestselling guide gives you...

The bestselling guide to blogging?updated and better than ever! Are you ready to make your mark on the Internet with a personal blog, but aren't quite sure where to start?...

Create content and build a YouTube channel like a pro Written by a successful YouTube channel producer, YouTube Channels For Dummies shows you how to create content, establish a channel,...

Greek Island Temptation - Cara Colter Swept up in their fairy tale! Fished from the sea and whisked aboard a superyacht moored off Crete, Hailey is only certain of two...

The Leap Stories: Intimate Interviews On Overcoming Fear, Choosing Courage Over Comfort, and Designing a Fulfilling Career asks 12 Australians who have made a leap in their working lives exactly...

Two Quid Kid is a tale of a young boy's journey from humble beginnings of neglect and loneliness to finding his way in a hostile world . Edward is a...

In February 2009 Father Peter Kennedy, of Saint Mary's Catholic Church in South Brisbane, was sacked by his Archbishop for contravening aspects of Catholic doctrine. This book is an assembly...

The book titled The King's Gambit as White by the author Lou Maser. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Art and Otherness: Crisis in Cultural Identity by the author Thomas McEvilley. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A revolutionary approach to improving one's community through local institutions, including the parish.

What Barry Lopez did in expanding our vision of the frozen North in Arctic Dreams, William Fox has done in broadening our perceptions of the desert expanses of the West's...