Rock, Paper, Scissors: Simple, Thrifty, Fun Activities to Keep Your Family Entertained All Year Round by Kate Hodges
$24.99 AUD
Category: Crosswords/Puzzle Books
Rock, Paper, Scissors is a collection of creative, fun, sense-stimulating things you can do with very simple materials: stones, paper and scissors.From land art to science experiments, with a pinch of geology, and a sprinkling of magic, these easy-but-inspiring and thrifty activities will keep your fami ...Show more
Animal Crosswords by Phillip Clarke
$12.99 AUD
Category: Crosswords/Puzzle Books
Test your knowledge of the animal kingdom with over 100 fun crosswords. Test your knowledge with over 100 animal-themed crossword puzzles, covering everything from sea creatures and fictional animals to birds, pets and insects. The crosswords get gradually harder throughout the book, and they're perfect ...Show more
The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth
$39.99 AUD
Category: Languages
A new, beautifully illustrated hardback edition of the bestselling Etymologicon, published on its tenth anniversary. 'Witty and erudite ... stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless.' - Independent.The Etymologicon is an ...Show more
The Bookseller's Tale (PB) by Martin Latham
$22.99 AUD
Category: Writing Guides
A lively cultural history of the book from a charmingly idiosyncratic bookseller'The right book has a neverendingness, and so does the right bookshop.'This is the story of our love affair with books, whether we arrange them on our shelves, inhale their smell, scrawl in their margins or just curl up with ...Show more
Knots Step by Step: A Practical Guide to Tying & Using Over 100 Knots by Des Pawson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Languages and Reference
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
The Telegraph Big Book of Cryptic Crosswords 3 by THE TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP
$14.99 AUD
Category: Crosswords/Puzzle Books | Series: The\Telegraph Puzzle Bks.
Cryptic crosswords from the Telegraph are the most popular around, and this bumper collection will both frustrate and delight in equal measure. Perfect for any spare moment, and completely addictive, these puzzles are certain to test your lateral thinking to the limit.
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy - The Definitive Illustrated Guide by David Pringle (Editor); Terry Pratchett (Foreword)
$49.99 AUD
Category: Languages and Reference
This essential reference book details everything the novice needs to know about the genre and everything the well-read fan is calling out for. Lavishly illustrated and expertly informed, it is edited by Tim Dedopulos and David Pringle, editor and co-founder of the internationally acclaimed Interzone mag ...Show more
The Bright Book of Life: Novels to Read and Reread by HAROLD BLOOM
$29.99 AUD
Category: Languages and Reference
America's most original and controversial literary critic writes trenchantly about forty-eight masterworks spanning the Western tradition--from Don Quixote to Wuthering Heights to Invisible Man--in his first book devoted exclusively to narrative fiction.In this valedictory volume, Yale professor Harold ...Show more
Sanskrit Treasury: A Compendium of Lit.. by Camillo A. Formigatti; Amartya Sen (Foreword by)
$99.99 AUD
Category: Languages
This beautiful collection brings together passages from the renowned stories, poems, dramas, and myths of South Asian literature, including the Mahābhārata and the Rāmāyaṇa. Drawing on the translations published by the Clay Sanskrit Library, the passages feature episodes from the adventures of young Kri ...Show more
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die by Peter Boxall (General Editor)
$45.00 AUD
Category: Languages and Reference
Delve into the pages of this sumptuously illustrated book and take a tour of the greatest novels that the world has to offer. Fully updated for 2018.
Teach Yourself Complete Spanish Book & CD Pack by Juan Kattan Ibarra
$69.99 AUD
Category: Languages and Reference
Complete Spanish gives you all the language, practice and skills you need to communicate comfortably and accurately in Spanish. Move confidently from beginner to intermediate level with this complete course that enables you to master the four key skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. Through ...Show more
50 Books to Read If You're an Armchair Detective by Eric Karl Anderson
$14.99 AUD
Category: Languages and Reference
A book lover's guide to the 50 most iconic and interesting 'cosy crime' novels.