Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy
$30.00 AUD
Category: Fiction
An urgent, memorable, gut-wrenching novel about motherhood, creativity and identity which is sure to get people talking. A resonant and provocative novel about motherhood from the prize-winning author of The Devil I Know and Tenderwire 'Compelling . . This is a scorching read. I could not put it down.' ...Show more
Traffic - Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral by Ben Smith
$60.00 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
"Engrossing and suspenseful." -The New York Times"Expertly pulls readers in." -The Guardian "Smith sharply chronicles the revolutionary moment." - Financial TimesThe origin story of the Age of Disinformation- the candid inside tale of two online media rivals, Jonah Peretti of HuffPost and BuzzFeed and N ...Show more
All Sorts of Lives - Katherine Mansfield and the Art of Risking Everything by Claire Harman
$35.00 AUD
Category: Literary
Published to celebrate Katherine Mansfield's centenary, this is a compact but comprehensive new portrait of her life, work, relevance and wonderfully inspiring personality. Restless outsider, masher-up of form and convention, Katherine Mansfield's short but dazzling career was characterised by struggle, ...Show more
Elixir - A Story of Perfume, Science and the Search for the Secret of Life by Theresa Levitt
$35.00 AUD
Category: Fashion & Jewellery
'Dizzying and fragrant, elegant and riveting . . . truly a captivating achievement!' Aimee Nezhukumatathil'If you read this book you will be changed . . . this book feels like an actual elixir. Absolutely stunning' Kiese LaymonTwo friends in a Parisian perfume shop make a discovery that will transform o ...Show more
Johnson at 10: The Inside Story by Anthony Seldon
$60.00 AUD
Category: Political
The definitive account of Boris Johnson's turbulent time in office by one of Britain's leading political and social commentators. ***Chosen as a non-fiction highlight of 2023 in the Times and the Observer*** After his sudden rise to power in the summer of 2019 amid the Brexit deadlock, Boris Johnson pr ...Show more
Goodbye Russia: Rachmaninoff in Exile by Fiona Maddocks
$50.00 AUD
Category: Music
The moving story of Rachmaninoff's years in exile and the composition of his last great work, against a cataclysmic backdrop of two world wars and personal tragedy.
The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay, and Meaning to Everyone's Jobs by Zeynep Ton
$50.00 AUD
Category: Business & Economics | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
From healthcare facilities to call centers, fulfillment centers to factories, and restaurants to retail stores, companies are struggling to find or keep workers, because the jobs they offer are low-paying, stressful, and provide little chance for growth and success.Workers want good jobs, and many leade ...Show more
Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future by Ed Conway
$35.00 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. They built our world, and they will transform our future. These are the six most crucial substances in human history. They took us from the Dark Ages to the present day. They power our computers and phones, build our homes and offices, and create life-saving me ...Show more
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
$37.00 AUD
Category: Fiction
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial new epic of love, faith and medicine, set in Kerala, South India. Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water follows a family in southern India that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every gener ...Show more
Red Queen (#1 Antonia Scott) by Juan Gómez-Jurado, Juan Gomez-Jurado
$35.00 AUD
Category: Crime | Series: Antonia Scott Ser.
You've never met anyone like her … Antonia Scott is special. Very special. She is not a policewoman or a lawyer. She has never wielded a weapon or carried a badge, and yet, she has solved dozens of crimes. But it's been awhile since Antonia left her attic in Madrid. The things she has lost are much more ...Show more
Virtual You: How Building Your Digital Twin Will Revolutionize Medicine and Change Your Life by Peter Coveney,Roger Highfield
$50.00 AUD
Category: Science
The visionary science behind the digital human twins that will enhance our health and our future Virtual You is a panoramic account of efforts by scientists around the world to build digital twins of human beings, from cells and tissues to organs and whole bodies. These virtual copies will usher in a n ...Show more
Shakespeare's Book: The Intertwined Lives Behind the First Folio by Chris Laoutaris
$55.00 AUD
Category: British
The true story of how the First Folio creators made ‘Shakespeare’ The year 2023 marks the 400th anniversary of Mr William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, known today simply as the First Folio. It is difficult to imagine a world without The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Antony and Cleopatra ...Show more