How Should One Read a Book? by Virginia Woolf
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Category: Languages and Reference
"Where are we to begin? How are we to bring order into this multitudinous chaos and so get the deepest and widest pleasure from what we read?" Published for the first time as a standalone volume, Virginia Woolf's short, impassioned essay, How Should One Read a Book? celebrates the enduring importance of ...Show more
Books that Made Us: The companion to the ABC TV series by Carl Reinecke
$34.99 AUD
Category: Languages and Reference
A cultural history of Australia told through our fiction. Australia's novels lie at the heart of the country. Capturing everyday lives and exceptional dreams, they have held up a mirror to the nation, reflecting the good and the bad. In this companion book to the ABC TV series, Carl Reinecke looks at th ...Show more
Minecraft Annual 2024 by Mojang AB
$22.99 AUD
Category: Languages and Reference | Series: Minecraft Ser.
The only official Minecraft Annual out in 2023, packed with activities, build ideas and survival challenges to try out in-game. Discover all there is to know about the past year of Minecraft in this exciting annual. Stuffed to the brim with updates, activities, step-by-step builds and tips and tricks fo ...Show more
LEGO Star Wars Visual Dictionary Updated Edition by DK
$42.99 AUD
Category: Languages and Reference
Celebrate 25 years of LEGOⓇ Star Wars(TM)! Tour the LEGOⓇ Star Wars(TM) galaxy in this fully updated edition, which comes with an exclusive LEGO Star Wars minifigure! Discover every detail of best-loved sets and vehicles including the Mos Eisley Cantina and the Millennium Falcon. Find out about your f ...Show more
The Legend of Mad Max by Ian Nathan
$50.00 AUD
Category: Languages and Reference
The Legend of Mad Max is the ultimate guide to the high octane post-apocalyptic film series, directed by visionary filmmaker George Miller. This comprehensive history delves into the making of each film, exploring the unique vision and groundbreaking live action and special effects that have made Mad Ma ...Show more
Essays Two by Lydia Davis
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Category: Languages and Reference
'A writer as mighty as Kafka, as subtle as Flaubert, and as epoch-making, in her own way, as Proust'(Ali Smith) Lydia Davis gathered a selection of her non-fiction writing for the first time in 2019 with Essays. Now, she continues the project with Essays Two, focusing on the art of translation, the lea ...Show more
Anyone Can be a (Perfect) Witch by AMBROSIA HAWTHORN
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Category: Languages and Reference
Anyone can be a witch! Perfect or not, who cares at the end? The irony of the title lies exactly in that: today, to be a witch is not to be perfect, but rather to look at the world differently, to be aware of the power of nature, and to use it for personal benefit. A book for modern witches that wants t ...Show more
Making Medieval Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel
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Category: Languages and Reference
Many beautiful illuminated manuscripts survive from the Middle Ages and can be seen in libraries and museums throughout Europe. But who were the skilled craftsmen who made these exquisite books? What precisely is parchment? How were medieval manuscripts designed and executed? What were the inks and pigm ...Show more
500 Beautiful Words You Should Know by Caroline Taggart
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Category: Languages and Reference
CRESTFALLEN at CHICANERY and CIRCUMLOCUTION? Have no TRUCK with TOMFOOLERY and TRUMPERY? Or OMNISCIENT about OBLOQUIES and OPSIMATHS?Whether you've answered yes, no or 'sorry, I didn't catch that', 500 Beautiful Words You Should Know is for you. It offers words that flow EXQUISITELY off the tongue; word ...Show more
Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books by Cathy Rentzenbrink
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Category: Languages and Reference
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last Act of Love.'Reading has saved my life, again and again, and has held my hand through every difficult time' For as long as she can remember, Cathy Rentzenbrink has lost and found herself in stories. Growing up she was rarely seen without her nose in ...Show more
Rebel Without A Clause by Sue Butler
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Category: Languages and Reference
The English language is changing constantly. We invent new words and phrases, we mash up idioms, we mispronounce, misuse, misappropriate. Sue Butler has heard it all and is ready to defend and disagree with common usage. Veering from tolerance to outrage, she examines how the word sheila took a nose-div ...Show more
The Madman's Library: The Greatest Curiosities of Literature by Edward Brooke-Hitching
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Category: Languages and Reference
From the author of the critically acclaimed and globally successful The Phantom Atlas, The Golden Atlas and The Sky Atlas comes a stunning new work. The Madman's Library is a unique, beautifully illustrated journey through the entire history of literature, delving into its darkest territories to hunt do ...Show more