Other People's Homes: Suburban Kerb Appeal by Sandy Weir
$33.00 AUD
Category: Gifts & Humour
Classic mid-century, Art Deco, migrant and beautifully unique homes from across the country, snapped by viral social media account, Other People's Homes. For fans of The Block, The Castle and nostalgic Aussie architecture. 'I adore perving at Australia's quirky and under-appreciated architectural under ...Show more
The Shakespeare and Company Book of Interviews by Adam Biles (Editor)
$40.00 AUD
Category: Gifts & Humour
An illuminating collection of interviews between the prestigious Shakespeare and Company and the best writers of our time Shakespeare and Company, Paris, is one of the world's most iconic and beautiful bookshops. Located on the banks of the Seine, opposite Notre-Dame, it's long been a meeting place for ...Show more
True Blue Guide To Australian Slang: A-Z journey through the words, expressions and cultural idiosyncrasies that make Australians so unique by NEW HOLLAND
$17.00 AUD
Category: Gifts & Humour
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Jolly Festive, Jeeves: 12 Seasonal Stories from the World of Wodehouse by P. G. Wodehouse
$40.00 AUD
Category: Gifts & Humour
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY CATHY RENTZENBRINK'For as long as I'm immersed in a P.G. Wodehouse book, it's possible to keep the real world at bay and live in a far, far nicer, funnier one' MARIAN KEYES'Sunlit perfection' STEPHEN FRY'Wodehouse is as loved as ever, and his vivid prose style and unique comic ...Show more
I Must Be Dreaming by Roz Chast
$50.00 AUD
Category: Gifts & Humour
#1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast's new graphic narrative, exploring the surreal nighttime world inside her mind-and untangling one of our most enduring human mysteries: dreams. Ancient Greeks, modern seers, Freud, Jung, neurologists, poets, artists, shamans-hu ...Show more
Writely or Wrongly: An Unstuffy Guide to Language Stuff by Joanne Anderson
$30.00 AUD
Category: Gifts & Humour
An essential guide for anyone with cause to communicate in written form (most of us), a passing interest in doing it better (some of us), and a disinterest in a book on said subject that is humourlessly preoccupied with rules (almost all of us). Author Joanne Anderson has expanded on the popular tips s ...Show more
How to Be Healthy : An Ancient Guide to Wellness by Galen
$30.00 AUD
Category: Gifts & Humour | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
Timeless wisdom about how to be healthy in body and mind from one of the greatest physicians of the ancient world The second-century Greek physician Galen--the most famous doctor in antiquity after Hippocrates--is a central figure in Western medicine. A talented doctor, surgeon, writer, philosopher, tea ...Show more
How to Focus : A Monastic Guide for an Age of Distraction by John Cassian
$30.00 AUD
Category: Gifts & Humour | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
How you can learn to focus like a monk without living like one Distraction isn't a new problem. We're also not the first to complain about how hard it is to concentrate. Early Christian monks beat us to it. They had given up everything to focus on God, yet they still struggled to keep the demons of di ...Show more
Vivienne Westwood A to Z: The Life of an Icon: From Anglomania to Zips by Nadia Bailey
$30.00 AUD
Category: Gifts & Humour
From her humble childhood growing up in war-torn Britain to her famous collaborations with Malcolm McLaren, her pioneering of the punk fashion movement, and later her tireless advocacy work to "save the world by halting climate change, stopping war, defending human rights and protesting capitalism", Viv ...Show more
Bookshop Dogs by Ruth Shaw
$35.00 AUD
Category: Gifts & Humour
Dogs of all shapes and sizes visit Ruth Shaw's three wee bookshops in Manapouri in the far south of Aotearoa New Zealand. Local dogs, holiday house dogs, travelling dogs: many have great stories, be they funny, sad, strange, bemusing, quirky or sweet. Woven throughout are tales of the very special Hun ...Show more
How To Be French: Eat, Drink, Dress, Travel and Love la Vie Française by Janine Marsh
$30.00 AUD
Category: Gifts & Humour | Series: How to Be... Ser.
What does it mean to be French?Is it pausing to enjoy a glass of good wine or a spread of cheese? A flâneur down laneways steeped in history? Knowing just how to dress so you always look effortlessly chic?This book is a celebration of the French lifestyle – an education in drinking to savour the moment, ...Show more
Great LGBTQ+ Speeches: Empowering Voices That Engage And Inspire by Tea Uglow
$30.00 AUD
Category: Gifts & Humour
Over 40 empowering speeches celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in their own words through extracts and commissioned illustrations, spanning throughout history up to the modern day. Discover the inspiring voices that have changed our world, and started a new conversation. A sister title to Great Women's Sp ...Show more