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The Oxford Book of Local Verses
This delightful anthology is a treasure-house of England's heritage of popular verse, written by long forgotten local poets whose surviving work enriches our understanding of local customs and attitudes in...
Portrait of a Monster: Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the
In May 2005, Natalee Holloway disappeared from a high school trip to Aruba. Five years to the day later, 21-year-old Stephany Flores Ramirez was reported missing in Lima, Peru. Implicated...
Last Words
Richard Holloway has been the archetypal 'turbulent priest'. Having risen to be the Primus (Head) of the Scottish Episcopal Church, he abandoned religion and ecclesiastical office to fight for the...
Contemporary Australian Drama (SIGNED)
$40.00 AUD
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description...
Driving with Dead People
At nine years old, Monica Holloway develops a fascination with the local funeral home. Small wonder, with a father who drives his Ford pick up with a Kodak movie camera...
The Heart of Things: An Anthology of Memory and Lament
Author: Richard Holloway Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 Richard Holloway is one of our most beloved public thinkers. As Bishop of Edinburgh and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church...
Godless Morality: Keeping Religion Out of Ethics
Reacting against those who use God to back up their own prejudices, Bishop Holloway argues that we should see morality as human. Like the civil law, it is historically evolved,...
Seek My Face
John Updike's new novel is an audacious and compelling look at postwar American art - and the relations between men and women, and women and women. SEEK MY FACE takes...
Aristotle: Understanding the World's Greatest Philosopher
Why has Aristotle had such an astounding influence on the world? What are his key ideas? What can he still teach us today? There is in Athens a rather plain...
The Legitimacy of Bastards: The Place of Illegitimate Children in Later Medieval England
For the nobility and gentry in later medieval England, land was a source of wealth and status. Their marriages were arranged with this in mind, and it is not surprising...
Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us about How to
A deeply comforting and enlightening book on how Stoicism can inspire us to lead more thoughtful lives What aspects of your life do you really control? What do you do...
John Galsworthy: A Biography
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFew literary careers illuminate the passage of an entire era quite like that of John Galsworthy — Nobel laureate, social...
John Gower, Trilingual Poet: Language, Translation, and Tradition
New essays demonstrate Gower's mastery of the three languages of medieval England, and provide a thorough exploration of the voices he used and the discourses in which he participated. John...
The Penguin Book of Elegy: Poems of Memory, Mourning and Consolation
The comprehensive guide to a deeply human tradition of memory, mourning and consolation Elegy is among the world's oldest forms of literature. Born in Ancient Greece, practised by the Romans,...
Mrs Dalloway (Collins Classics)
$10.00 AUD
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. 'She had a perpetual sense, as she watched the taxi cabs, of being out, out, far out to sea...
Country Matters: A Countryside Companion: 74 tips, tales and talking
Everything you wanted to know about the countryside, but were too afraid to ask'A joyful companion with surprises and delights on every page'Tristan Gooley, author of The Walker's Guide to...
Country Matters: A Countryside Companion: 74 tips, tales and talking
Everything you wanted to know about the countryside, but were too afraid to ask'A joyful companion with surprises and delights on every page'Tristan Gooley, author of The Walker's Guide to...
