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Paul Cartledge argues that the Spartans are our ancestors, every bit as much as the Athenians. But while Athens promoted democracy, individualism, culture and society, their great rivals Sparta embodied...

'Put your mouthguard in and enjoy the read' exhorts Tim Lane in the foreword to The Hafey Years , an outstanding addition to the canon of Australian sports writing. For...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn an era of shoulder pads, self-help, and sexual politics run amok, Hit & Ms cuts through the...

Edition: celebratory editionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedIn the red-dust country of colonial Victoria, a bushranger writes furiously against time, determined that his son will one day know the...

The unrivalled telling of the legend as a beautiful clothbound hardback, part of the Penguin Modern Australian Classics series As he flees the police, Ned Kelly scribbles his narrative in...

A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history and probably the most decisive naval battle of the entire Pacific War, and one that...

Edition: No. 39 of 50 limited signed and numbered copies. Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: SignedFew stories capture the sweeping transformation of a...

A Billion Suns is a wargame of interstellar combat that puts you in command of fleets of powerful starships, from squadrons of agile, but fragile, fighters, to hulking and powerful...

Literary figures from throughout time and various bodies of work are brought together to face any and all threats to Britain. Allan Quartermain, Mina Murray, Captain Nemo, Dr. Henry Jekyll...

STUART TURTON'S INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD NOW IS OUT NOW 'If you read one book this year, make sure it's this...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom one of Australia's most celebrated literary voices comes Land's Edge, a deeply personal meditation on the...

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hugn An affectionate embrace What dictionary definitions fail to point out is that hugging feels good and that, among its many benefits, a hug can dispel loneliness, overcome fear, help...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBefore functional programming became a cornerstone of modern software development, The Little LISPer introduced a generation of programmers...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the tradition of oral history and community documentation, A Community Portrait: Lifetimes in the City of Whittlesea...

Edition: 4th pr.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFew poets have shaped the English literary canon with the visionary...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn one of the most harrowing true accounts of Jewish survival during the Second World War, The Army-Cap Boy chronicles the extraordinary story of a...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners,Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSet against the turbulent backdrop of 1949–1950...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the queen of romantic fiction comes a lavish and intimate celebration of love in all its forms...

Few jewellers are as celebrated as Cartier, even fewer have as many instantly recognizable designs - some of which, such as the Tank watch, Love bracelet and Trinity ring, have...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingFew art books dare to gather five of the most towering figures in Western painting under a single, authoritative volume — Great Masters of...

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In 1945, W. Averell Harriman, US Ambassador to the Soviet Union, was presented with a carved wooden plaque of the Great Seal of the United States as a 'gesture of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone against the full might of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe, and the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedFew intellectuals have navigated the ideological battlegrounds of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries with as much candour and conviction as Robert Manne, and this...

A great believer in soulful connection, Jayne Wallace has a grab-bag of spiritual tools she is sharing for the first time with women who are stressed out, time-poor and want...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodLong before the age of the graphic novel, one square-jawed detective redefined American popular culture — and The Celebrated Cases...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. worn edges - creased corners; internally sound.At the dawn of the twentieth century, in the shadowy quarters...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Spiral binding,Few corners of the world preserve a cultural heritage as ancient and visually arresting as Groote...

THE UNMISSABLE NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF BESTSELLING PHENOMENON SUCH A FUN AGE 'I couldn't put it down, and I didn't want to either' EMILY HENRY 'The drama is...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the rough-spun garments of convict settlers to the corseted elegance of the colonial elite, Breeches & Bustles:...

The perfect handbook for those wanting to develop their skill in the fascinating art of lettering. Calligraphy is a fascinating art which doesn't require expensive equipment or much space. This...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew monuments in Western art carry the transformative weight of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, where Giotto di...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe skies over Britain in the summer of 1940 became the stage for one of history's most desperate...

'Reads like an instant fairytale classic' - 5* Reader Review 'An elegant, dreamy tale steeped in folklore' - Irish Times 'Dark and enticing; an atmospheric, folklore-infused fantasy' - Kirkus Reviews...

The Storyteller gathers for the first time the fiction of the legendary critic and philosopher Walter Benjamin, best known for his groundbreaking studies of culture and literature, including Illuminations ,...

Vegetable small plates are the very heart of this mouth-watering debut book from Rob Howell. With a focus on sustainability and using the very best of ingredients, Rob showcases over...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew publications have chronicled the physical and historical legacy of the Second World War with the rigour and...

Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsA rare and vital document of Australian military service, Vietnam: A Pictorial History of...

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