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A Severed Head
Iris Murdoch; Miranda Seymour (Introduction by)
A novel about the frightfulness and ruthlessness of being in love Martin Lynch-Gibson believes he can possess both a beautiful wife and a delightful lover. But when his wife, Antonia, suddenly leaves him for her psychoanalyst, Martin is plunged into an intensive emotional reeducation. He attempts to...
Washington Square
When timid and plain Catherine Sloper acquires a dashing and determined suitor, her father, convinced that the young man is nothing more than a fortune-hunter, decides to put a stop to their romance. This novel interweaves the public and private faces of nineteenth-century New York society; it is also a...
Stories for Girls
Warning: Super-cute stories for girls within! Featuring stories that girls will be jumping with joy to read and re-read, Stories for Girls is a selection of wonderful stories written by Australian authors especially for girls in the 6- to 8-year-old age group. Girls will delight in stories featuring uni...
The Elves and the Shoemaker
The Elves and the Shoemaker is part of the enduringly popular Well-loved Tales fairy tales series from Ladybird. Even today, Well-loved Tales are still beloved by adults and children alike. First published in 1965, this beautiful book has been specially re-released to celebrate the 100th anniversary of ...
Australia and the Monarchy
Australia and the British monarchy have always made for an odd couple: the young, rebellious, egalitarian nation wed to an ancient symbol of power and social inequality. Even today for most Australians an invitation to meet with royalty remains a pinnacle of social achievement and recognition. What is t...
The Postcard Puzzle (Frankie Potts #3)
Book 3 in Juliet Jacka's addictive new Frankie Potts series for readers ages 7-10. Meet Frankie Potts, the village of Tring's number-one girl detective. She has flaming red hair, a questioning mind and a very clever dog named Sparkplug. And she is REALLY good at solving mysteries. Frankie's list of myst...
Meditations
A classic collection of excerpts from one of the great spiritual leaders of the twentieth century--now in the newly designed Shambhala Pocket Library series. Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986) went from his origins in a small south Indian village to become one of the great spiritual teachers of the twen...
The Memory Activity Book
Combat and manage the symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, from memory loss to disorientation with this practical activity book. From physical activities to crafts and puzzles, The Memory Activity Bookprovides those with memory loss and their carers with ideas, tools and guidance. There are tw...
Educated
Tara Westover grew up preparing for the End of Days, watching for the sun to darken, for the moon to drip as if with blood. She spent her summers bottling peaches and her winters rotating emergency supplies, hoping that when the World of Men failed, her family would continue on, unaffected. She hadn't b...
The Weather Machine
*Shall we take an umbrella... or evacuate the city? The Weather Machine is about a miraculous-but-overlooked invention that helps us through our daily lives - and sometimes saves them - by allowing us to see into the future. When Superstorm Sandy hit North America, weather scientists had predicted its a...
Does a Dinosaur Roar
Can dinosaurs be brought back to life? Could Spinosaurus win in a fight with T. Rex? Explore the intriguing answers to more than 200 questions about dinosaurs in DK's newest dinosaur encyclopedia for kids.This children's book, ideal for ages 6-8, will help inquisitive minds find out the answers to all t...
The Great Gatsby: V&A Collector's Edition
This beautiful hardback edition is a special Puffin Classic created in partnership with the world-famous V & A Museum, and has a stunning cover design inspired by the iconic fashion featured in the book. Young, handsome and fabulously rich, Jay Gatsby is the bright star of the Jazz Age, but beneath...
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did)
The non-fiction phenomenon of the year and #1 Sunday Times bestseller by leading psychotherapist, broadcaster and agony aunt, Philippa Perry.Perry's unique take on the relationship between parents and children became an instant favourite of both. In this paperback edition, she encloses an exclusive addi...
Three Japanese Buddhist Monks (Penguin Great Ideas Series)
Saigyo; Kamo no Chomei; Yoshida Kenko
'I have relinquished all that ties me to the world, but the one thing that still haunts me is the beauty of the sky' These simple, inspiring writings by three medieval Buddhist monks offer peace and wisdom amid the world's uncertainties, and are an invitation to relinquish earthly desires and instead ta...
The Girl Who Died
Una is devastated after the suicide of her father. So when she sees an advert seeking a teacher for two girls in Skalar on the storm-battered north coast of the island, she sees it as a chance to escape. But once she arrives, Una quickly realises nothing in city life has prepared her for this. The villa...
Faith
The first novel in the celebrated Faith, Hope and Charity trilogy finds Bernard Samson in rural Germany, trying to deliver a Russian defector to London CentralBernard Samson returns to Berlin in the first novel in the classic spy trilogy, FAITH, HOPE and CHARITY.Bernard has known that he is not getting ...
My Status As an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Manga) Vol. 4
Matsuri Akai; Hiroyuki Aigamo (Illustrator); Tozai (Contribution by)
Transported to a fantasy world for a roguish take on the isekai genre (and don't miss the original light novels, also from Seven Seas)! When Akira's class is magically summoned to another world, he and his classmates are awarded fantastical powers--but while one of them is lucky enough to become a tru...
Bournville
From the bestselling, award-winning author of Middle England comes a profoundly moving, brutally funny and brilliantly true portrait of Britain told through four generations of one familyIn Bournville, a placid suburb of Birmingham, sits a famous chocolate factory. For eleven-year-old Mary and her famil...
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