War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans
29.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Shortly before his death in 1981, Stefan Hertmans' grandfather gave him a couple of filled exercise books. Stories he'd heard as a child had led Hertmans to suspect that their contents might be disturbing, and for years he didn't dare to open them. When he finally did, he discovered unexpected secrets. ...Show more
The May Beetles - My First Twenty Years by Baba Schwartz
34.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Baba Schwartz's story began before the Holocaust could have been imagined. As a spirited girl in a warm and loving Jewish family, she lived a normal life in a small town in eastern Hungary. In "The May Beetles," Baba describes the innocence and excitement of her childhood, remembering her early years wi ...Show more
The Last Fifty Miles by Adam Wakeling
35.00 AUD
Category: History
'They were fifty miles to victory and defeat, fifty miles to collapse and renewal, and fifty miles to a new place for Australia among the nations of the world. They were among the most significant fifty miles in our history.' March, 1918. The young Australian nation is struggling to cope with the Great ...Show more
When the Music's Over: The 23rd DCI Banks Mystery by Peter Robinson
32.99 AUD
Category: Crime Thriller Mystery
When the body of a young girl is found in a remote countryside lane, evidence suggests she was drugged, abused and thrown from a moving van - before being beaten to death. While DI Annie Cabbot investigates the circumstances in which a 14-year-old could possibly fall victim to such a crime, newly promot ...Show more
Eve of a Hundred Midnights: The Star-Crossed Love Story of Two WWII Correspondents and their Epic Escape Across the Pacific by Bill Lascher
29.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
A captivating true-life romance between two young American reporters who fell in love and embarked on a harrowing journey after the fall of Manila, traveling from island to island with the Japanese in close pursuit. New Year's Eve, 1941. Inside Manila's Bay View Hotel, journalists Mel and Annalee Jacoby ...Show more
Black Water-Lilies by Michel Bussi
32.99 AUD
Category: No Category
Giverny. During the day, tourists flock to the former home of the famous artist Claude Monet and the gardens where he painted his Water Lilies. But when silence returns, there is a darker side to the peaceful French village. This is the story of thirteen days that begin with one murder and end with anot ...Show more
Ten Leadership Lessons Your Teenager Must Learn by Tim Hawkes
32.99 AUD
Category: Parenting Pregnancy Childbirth | Reading Level: near fine
Over many years, renowned educator Dr Hawkes has taught thousands of students on the subject of leadership. He has learnt what's effective - and what's not - when talking to young people about leadership. Now Dr Hawkes brings that wisdom to the parents of teenage boys and girls, and to teenagers themsel ...Show more
The Drowned Man: A True Story of Life, Death and Murder on HMAS Australia by Brendan James Murray
32.95 AUD
Category: True Crime
A chance encounter in a fish-'n'-chip shop set Brendan Murray on the trail of a mystery. Had a gay man been secretly murdered on HMAS Australia during the Second World War? The veteran he spoke to was certain. 'I knew about it,' he said. 'We all did.' But was the story true? If so, who was the dead man? ...Show more
Shannon Bennett's London: A Personal Guide to the City's Best by Shannon Bennett; Scott Murray
49.99 AUD
Category: Travel
A guided tour of the best restaurants and hotels of London from one of Australia's most highly acclaimed chefs From Michelin-starred restaurants to local bistros and from luxury hotels to dining rooms with a view, let a world-class chef navigate you through the plethora of culinary experiences that ...Show more
Outsiders by Sophie Hackett
55.00 AUD
Category: Photography
Like Invisibles and Snapshots of Dangerous Women, Outsiders is an accessible visual tour through life experienced on the margins of mainstream society. Squired through the social turmoil of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s by artists like Diane Arbus and Nan Goldin, Outsiders is an unforgettable look at people w ...Show more
Game of Their Lives by Nick Richardson
34.99 AUD
Category: No Category
As the Great War raged in 1916, two teams of Australian soldiers played an Australian Rules football match in London. It was the first time the world had seen our national game. But this was more than an exhibition match. It symbolised sport's role in driving young athletes to enlist and fight. The play ...Show more
Walking in Berlin: a Flaneur in the Capital by Franz Hessel
29.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
A timeless guide to one of the world's greatest cities. Franz Hessel was an observer par excellence of the increasingly hectic metropolis that was Berlin in the late 1920s. In Walking in Berlin, originally published in Germany in 1929, he captures the rhythm of Weimar-era Berlin, recording evidence of t ...Show more