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Parfit: A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality
Derek Parfit (1942-2017) is the most famous philosopher most people have never heard of. Widely regarded as one of the greatest moral thinkers of the past hundred years, Parfit was...
Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and
From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein's Poker , a fascinating account of Peter Singer's controversial 'drowning child' thought experiment and how it changed the way people think about charitable giving...
Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary
$25.00 AUD
By the authors of the national bestseller Wittgenstein's Poker, a riveting account of the legendary 1972 chess match between Boris Spassky, the world champion from the Soviet Union, and the...
Bobby Fischer Goes to War: The most famous chess match of all time
Since 1948, the USSR had dominated the World Chess Championships - evidence, Moscow claimed, of the superiority of the Soviet system. But then came Bobby Fischer.A dysfunctional genius, Fischer was...
The Elder Gods
$12.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: David Eddings Format: Hardback...
The Diamond Throne (The Elenium Trilogy, Book 1)
Book One of the classic ELENIUM series introducing the Pandion Knight Sparhawk. After a long exile, Pandion Knight Sparhawk returns to his native land to find his young queen grievously...
Edinburgh: A Travellers' Companion
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew cities in the world command the literary imagination quite like Edinburgh — a city of volcanic crags,...
Treasured One
$10.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: David Eddings Format: Paperback...
Masterminds: Genius, DNA, and the Quest to Rewrite Life
Combining myth, biography, and wit, this is a highly original depiction of cutting-edge science and its profound implications, told through the scientists who are rewriting life on earth. Throughout history,...
Don'T Let Me Fall: Short Stories
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA quietly powerful collection of Australian short fiction, Don't Let Me Fall by Phillip...
Games
Only the power of a women's love and strength of a man's ideals can withstand the lure of gold glory...
Chelsea: From The Five Fields To The World's End
$15.00 AUD
Author: Richard EdmondsBinding: HardbackPublished: Phene Press., 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account, Chelsea: From The Five Fields To...
Naturalism And Social Science: A Post-Empiricist Philosophy Of Social Science
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of philosophy and social inquiry, Naturalism and Social Science presents a rigorous and thought-provoking post-empiricist...
Swan River (PB)
Sis - as David Reynolds' grandmother was always called - was a passionate and headstrong young woman. Having betrayed herself by falling in love too trustingly, she added to her...
Consider Your Verdict
$15.00 AUD
The workplace can be tricky - whether you're a 'pollie' or a 'brickie'. Learning the skills necessary for your chosen career is just the beginning. Corporate Tricks will give you...
Ed King
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
Emerald City
A fast-moving, wisecracking commentary on contemporary urban mores and morals, and the rivalries and passions to be encountered on the road to success. Colin, a screenwriter, and his wife Kate,...
Andrew Fisher
The story of Australia's first elected Labor Prime Minister, from award-winning historian David Day Prime Minister Andrew Fisher was one of Australia's great nation-builders, yet his story is largely unknown....
Suburbia: A Far from Ordinary Place
You don't get to choose where you grow up, and for more than 80 per cent of the population, the boring, unadventurous and thoroughly unfashionable suburbs serve as their childhood...
Dallas (Twelve-Volume Set)
$60.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Volume Volume 12 missing from this set. Small remainder marks on all twelve books. This series by David Jacobs, published...
Robert Burns And His World
$25.00 AUD
Author: David DaichesBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Robert Burns And His World, chronicles the vibrant life and enduring...
Diamonds & Demons: The Joseph Gutnick Story
All but wiped out in the 1987 stockmarket crash, Joseph Gutnick marshalled all his skills to regain his position as one of the New World's wealthiest men. While his radical...
The Slain Divine
Author: David DalglishFormat: Paperback, 150mm x 232mm, 540g, 528 pagesPublished: Little, Brown & Company, United States, 2024The Everlorn Empire's grip on Thanet is tighter than ever. The God-Incarnate himself has...
Judge and be Damned
The book titled Judge and be Damned by the author Janet Edmonds. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Composer Plays
Includes the plays Master Class, Elgar's Rondo, Music to Murder By and Elgar's Third The creative artist in conflict with destructive external pressures and corrosive internal tensions is a recurring...
Dame Edith Evans: The Nad's Girl
$20.00 AUD
Author: Bryan ForbesBinding: HardbackPublished: Little, Brown, Boston, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, Dame Edith Evans: The Nad's Girl, chronicles the extraordinary...
Indecent Exposure
The book titled Indecent Exposure by the author David McClintock. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Himself and Other Animals: Portrait of Gerald Durrell
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: David Hughes Format: Hardback...
Dead Spit
The book titled Dead Spit by the author Janet Edmonds. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Secret Heart
Joe lives with his mother in Helmouth, a forgotten village crumbling on the edge of the suburbs. His days are spent trying to evade the demands of school and the...
Mr. Nicholas
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA chilling exploration of corporate paranoia and the erosion of privacy. Henry Haddock, an unattached and well-liked man, is suddenly...
Incredible Journeys: Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year 2019
'A compelling investigation of navigation in the animal kingdom.' Mail on Sunday 'David Barrie, who himself has sailed the oceans using a sextant, is passionate about navigation and describes in...
An Excursion To Port Arthur In 1842
$50.00 AUD
Edition: facsimile edition. No. 162 of 250 copiesCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Signed by Bruce L. Evans (Foreword). 22ppIn the...
A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times
Amillennialism, dispensational premillennialism, historic premillennialism, postmillennialism, preterism. These are difficult words to pronounce and even harder concepts to understand. A Case for Amillennialism presents an accessible look at the crucial...
How to Change Anybody
If you've ever wanted to change someone in your life - to make him or her more generous, less angry, more romantic, or less impatient - this is the book...
Back to Our Future: How the 1980s Explain the World We Live in
$15.00 AUD
Wall Street scandals. Fights over taxes. Racial resentments. A Lakers-Celtics championship. "The Karate Kid" topping the box-office charts. Bon Jovi touring the country. These words could describe our current moment...
The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter
A funny thing happened on the way to the digital utopia. We've begun to fall back in love with the very analog goods and ideas the tech gurus insisted that...
Ants Have Sex in Your Beer
This is an all-new collection from cult artist David Shrigley!
Raisins and Almonds
$10.00 AUD
Praise for Raisins and Almonds... "A great period piece that brings to life the Jewish culture in Australia in the late 1920s." -Midwest Book Review Phryne Fisher loves dancing, especially...