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On Not Speaking Chinese: Living Between Asia and the West
In this major new book, leading cultural thinker Ien Ang engages with urgent questions of identity in an age of globalisation and diaspora. The starting point for Ang's discussion is...
Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global
*A FINANCIAL TIMES , GUARDIAN AND TLS BOOK OF THE SUMMER* 'The fascinating story of ancient words ... new revelations await' The Guardian 'A magisterial feat' New Scientist ________________________________ One...
Engineers of Human Souls: Four Writers Who Changed Twentieth-Century
Four writers. Four dictators. One world, changed out of all recognition. ENGINEERS OF HUMAN SOULS is an intimate and shocking shadow history of creative vanity in a time that turned...
Cai Guo-Qiang: The Transient Landscape
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew contemporary artists command the intersection of spectacle and philosophy with the authority of Cai Guo-Qiang, and Cai...
The Language Instinct: The New Science of Language And Mind
Simply by making noises with our mouths, we can reliably cause precise new combinations of ideas to arise in each other's minds. The ability comes so naturally that we are...
Ancient Angkor
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Cai Guo-Qiang: The Transient Landscape
$25.00 AUD
Author: Lesley MaBinding: SoftbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria, [2019]Condition remarks:Book: NewJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the work of contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang, focusing on his unique...
Cai Guo-Qiang: The Transient Landscape
$40.00 AUD
Author: Lesley Ma, Cai Guo-Qiang & Yuko HasegawaBinding: PaperbackPublished: NGV, 2019Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Transient Landscape presents a compelling examination...
An Entertainment for Angels (Icon Science): Electricity in the Enlightenment
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The Conscience of the Party: Hu Yaobang, China's Communist Reformer
The definitive story of a top Chinese politician's ill-fated quest to reform the Communist Party. When Hu Yaobang died in April 1989, throngs of mourners converged on the Martyrs' Monument...
Perspectives On Language And Text (SIGNED)
$150.00 AUD
Author: Edgar W. Conrad And Edward G. NewingBinding: HardbackPublished: Eisenbrauns, 1987Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis collection of essays and poems honors Francis I. Andersen on the occasion of his...
Chang Dai-Chien's Paintings
$200.00 AUD
Author: Chang Dai-ChienBinding: HardbackPublisher: National Museum of History, Republic of China, n.d. [1973]Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: **...
Kim and Jim: Philby and Angleton, Friends and Enemies in the Cold War
Author: Michael Holzman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 Kim Philby's life and career has inspired an entire literary genre: the spy novel of betrayal. He was one of the...
Doggie Language: A Dog Lover's Guide to Understanding Your Best Friend
Dogs communicate with so much more than barks and tail wags. Misreading doggie body language makes life challenging for dogs and their humans. This small but mighty book is your...
Dr. Calhoun's Mousery: The Strange Tale of a Celebrated Scientist, a
"Brilliant. . . . An absorbing read and a potent lesson in moral behavior-both of rodents and of humans."-Deborah Blum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Poison Squad * "A fascinating...
Engineers of Human Souls: Four Writers Who Changed Twentieth-Century Minds
Author: Simon Ings Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 Four writers. Four dictators. One world, changed out of all recognition. ENGINEERS OF HUMAN SOULS is an intimate and shocking shadow...
Eighth Biennale of Sydney: The Ready Made Boomerang
$40.00 AUD
Author: René Blockbinding: SoftbackPublished: -, 1990Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the concept of readymade art and its significance in contemporary...
Feng Shui: Ancient Chinese Wisdom on Arranging a Harmonious Living
$12.00 AUD
Book about Feng Shui--helpful information and tips for incorporating its practices.
User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design are Changing the Way We
A fascinating look at the secrets of user experience and how brilliant design changes everything, by Robert Fabricant, one of the most influential design minds in the industry AMAZON BEST...
Agent Weasel and the Fiendish Fox Gang Book 1
Author: Nick East Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 192 Meet Agent Weasel: woodland super-spy. Can he foil the dastardly Fiendish Fox Gang once and for all? And will...
Baby Animal Friends: Little Orangutan All Alone: Book 3
A young girl and an orphaned orangutan born find new mums in this heartwarming story about friendship and family. Erin's new foster mum, Rachel, seems nice - but Erin doesn't...
The Unity of Science: Exploring Our Universe, from the Big Bang to the
A journey guided by science that explores the universe, the earth, and the story of life For Irwin Shapiro, good science starts with good questions. This book provides a broad...
Feng Shui: Ancient Wisdom for the Most Beneficial Way to Place and Arrange Furniture, Rooms and Buildings
$10.00 AUD
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The Changing Mind: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Ageing Well
The neuroscientist and best-selling author of The Organized Mind explains what happens to our brains from womb to tomb. We have long been encouraged to think of old age as...
Say Hello to My Little Friend: WINNER of the Los Angeles Times Book
Scarface meets Moby Dick in this groundbreaking, darkly comic novel about a young man's attempt to capitalize on his mother's murky legacy - a story steeped in Miami's marvelous and...
The End of Reality: How Elon Musk and his Friends are Changing Your
A withering takedown of four billionaires (from Andreessen to Zuckerberg) who are selling us fantasies while the world burns. At a time when multiple crises are compounding to create epic...
The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed the World
From the No. 1 bestselling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the surprising and profound story of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky- the two men whose ideas changed...
Kicking in Danger: A Damien Chubb Footy Mystery
The book titled Kicking in Danger: A Damien Chubb Footy Mystery by the author Alan Wearne. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Our Gang: (Starring Tricky And His Friends)
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Light foxing on block, otherwise fineOur Gang presents a scathing political satire, chronicling the absurdities of...
Our Gang: (Starring Tricky And His Friends)
$12.00 AUD
Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA biting work of political satire, Our Gang: Starring Tricky and His Friends skewers the...
The Barmaid's Brain And Other Strange Tales From Science
In The Barmaid's Brain , Jay Ingram explores some of the little known quirks of human behaviour, including why we laugh and how we see mirages; he reports on science's...
The Dog Listener: Learning the Language of your Best Friend
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Why We Die: The New Science of Longevity - 'Changed my perspective on
'Changed my perspective on the whole living world but most of all myself.' - CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN 'E nthralling and packed with insights.' - BILL BRYSON 'A must-read.' - STEPHEN...
Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life
$15.00 AUD
From renowned classicist Edith Hall, ARISTOTLE'S WAY is an examination of one of history's greatest philosophers, showing us how to lead happy, fulfilled, and meaningful lives Aristotle was the first...
The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed the World
From the No. 1 bestselling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the surprising and profound story of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky- the two men whose ideas changed...
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
A charming and illustrated gift book profiling 50 famous women in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM). NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER .This "wittily illustrated and accessible volume" (The Wall Street...
Shanghai Tango
$10.00 AUD
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Our Gang: Starring Tricky And His Friends
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis incisive political satire, Our Gang: Starring Tricky And His Friends, chronicles the absurdities of a...
The Science of Meditation: How to Change Your Brain, Mind and Body
A fascinating and practical guide from two New York Times bestselling authors, backed by state-of-the-art scientific research Drawing on cutting-edge research, friends and Harvard collaborators Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson...
How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
Could psychedelic drugs change our worldview? One of America's most revered writers takes us on a mind-altering journey to the frontiers of human consciousness 'It's as if we made entering...
Poems as Friends: The Poetry Exchange 10th Anniversary Anthology
The Poetry Exchange is an award-winning podcast and project that celebrates the role poetry plays in people's lives. In their first anthology, Fiona Bennett and Michael Shaeffer draw on ten...
Tomb Sculpture: Four Lectures on its Changing Aspects from Ancient
$60.00 AUD
This book presents a distinguished quartet of lectures by the late Erwin Panofsky, universally acknowledged as one of the twentieth century's leading interpreters of the meaning of works of art....