Howdunit: a Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club by Martin Edwards (Editor)
$32.99 AUD
Category: Reference
Winner of the H.R.F. Keating Award for best biographical/critical book related to crime fiction, and nominated for the Edgar Allen Poe and Macavity Awards for Best Critical/Biographical book.Ninety crime writers from the world's oldest and most famous crime writing network give tips and insights into su ...Show more
Human Anatomy - Depicting the Body from the Renaissance to Today by Benjamin A. Rifkin; Michael J. Ackerman; Judith Folkenberg
$39.99 AUD
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This lavishly illustrated book chronicles the remarkable history of anatomical illustration from the Renaissance to the digital Visible Human project of today. Its survey of five and a half centuries of meticulous visual description by anatomists and artists will be a welcome addition to the libraries o ...Show more
I Saw the Dog: How Language Works by Alexandra Aikhenvald
$29.99 AUD
Category: Reference
A leading expert draws on a lifetime of fieldwork to reveal the mysteries and magic of language. Every language in the world shares a few common features: we can ask a question, say something belongs to us, and tell someone what to do. But beyond that, our languages are richly and almost ...Show more
Improve Your Word Power: Test and Build Your Vocabulary by Caroline Taggart
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Put your vocabulary skills to the test with this witty and engaging book.Improve Your Word Power is primarily a collection of multiple-choice challenges in which the reader is asked to decide which definition of a given word is correct. But it's actually so much more than that. Each topic is themed - fr ...Show more
Information Is Beautiful by David McCandless
$35.00 AUD
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A visual guide to how the world really works, through stunning infographics and data visualisations, thoroughly revised, recalculated and reimagined for this new edition. We are overwhelmed by information - from our phones, our televisions, our computers, our newspapers. This new edition of Information ...Show more
Into That Forest by Louis Nowra; Sally Nicholls
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Moving, shocking and wonderful in equal measures, Into That Forest is a must-read for anyone who loved The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas or Life of Pi. This is the story of two girls lost in the Tasmanian bush, saved and raised by two Tasmanian tigers. Unforgettable, original and vivid in itscomposition, L ...Show more
Introduction to Old English by Peter S. Baker
$58.95 AUD
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Introduction to Old English is the leading text available designed to help students engage with Old English literary and historical texts for the first time. This new edition builds on the success of the original and includes an expanded anthology and new, easy-to-use glossary. Assumes no expertise i ...Show more
Is Capitalism Working? - A Primer for the 21st Century by Jacob Field
$24.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
Is Capitalism Working? is a deeply relevant question today, especially to a generation coming of age in a world still experiencing aftershocks from the near-meltdown of the world economy in 2008. Economic theory can be complex, but Jacob Field's well-structured and thought-provoking text lays out the de ...Show more
Is Democracy Failing? - A Primer for the 21st Century by Niheer Dasandi
$24.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
Only four countries around the world do not currently define themselves as democracies. However, many more do not fulfill the four basic requirements of democracy: free and fair elections, active participation of citizens in politics, protection of human rights, and the rule of law. Recently, far-right ...Show more
Jirigi Jinda Ardangarri, Burnarri Anja, Diigu Aagala - Birds by Ungarinyin (Ngarinyin), Worrorra and Wunambal Gaambera People of Mowanjum Community
$30.00 AUD
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Birds and what they tell us. By the Ungarinyin (Ngarinyin), Worrorra and Wunambal Gaambara people of Mowanjum Community.
Journey to Outstanding (Second Edition) - How to Break the Glass Ceiling of 'good' and Create a Genuinely Outstand by Sonia Gill
$31.99 AUD
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Knots Step by Step: A Practical Guide to Tying & Using Over 100 Knots by Des Pawson
$24.99 AUD
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This is the one-stop guide to knots for every purpose and occasion.Knots Step by Step is the essential guide to knowing and tying knots for every purpose. From figure-of-eights to reef knots and highwayman's hitches to monkey's fists, this book includes every knot you ever thought you needed to tie - an ...Show more