In Miniature - How Small Things Illuminate the World by Simon Garfield
$29.99 AUD
Category: Miscellaneous
Bestselling, award-winning writer Simon Garfield returns with an enthralling investigation of humans' peculiar fascination with small things-and what small things tell us about our larger world. Simon Garfield writes books that shine a light on aspects of the everyday world in order to reveal the charm ...Show more
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings; Erin Meyer
$35.00 AUD
Category: Miscellaneous | Reading Level: near fine
Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings reveals for the first time the unorthodox culture behind one of the world's most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies. There's never before been a company like Netflix. Not only because it has led a revolution in the entertainment industries; or because it ge ...Show more
The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook of Forgotten Words by Paul Anthony Jones
$19.99 AUD
Category: Miscellaneous
Open The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities and you'll find both a word and a day to remember, every day of the year. Each day has its own dedicated entry, on which a curious or notable event--and an equally curious or notable word--are explored. On the day on which flirting was banned in New York City, ...Show more
National Geographic Almanac of World History by Patricia S. Daniels
$64.99 AUD
Category: Miscellaneous
For lovers of world history and maps comes the latest edition of the classic National Geographic reference, the Almanac of World History. Epic in scope, yet loaded with captivating detail, this completely updated edition of National Geographic's bestselling Almanac of World History encompasses all of h ...Show more
Small Island: 12 Maps That Explain the History of Britain by Philip Parker
$45.00 AUD
Category: Miscellaneous | Series: New History of Britain Ser.
A fascinating analysis of a dozen maps from critical points in British history over the last two thousand years, from the Celtic period when 'Britain' was just a patchwork of tribal kingdoms, to a century ago when the whole of Ireland, India, Australia, much of Africa, Asia and the Americas were marked ...Show more
Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes 23rd Edition - 2017 by Greg McDonald
$39.95 AUD
Category: Miscellaneous
***AUSTRALIAN CONTENT*** The '2015 Pocket Guide to Australian Coin and Banknotes' is arguably the most comprehensive handbook used in Australian Numismatics. The 2015 edition (the 22nd) is full of informative and detailed information on Australian coins and Banknotes from 1787 through to the newest rele ...Show more
1000 Symbols by Rowena Shepherd & Rupert Shepherd
$66.00 AUD
Category: Miscellaneous
1000 Symbols traces and reveals the historical and cross-cultural significance of 1000 commonly recognized symbols in a comprehensive single-volume dictionary for students and the general reader, placing each symbol in its historical and cultural context. Symbols are often identified as an international ...Show more
The Visual Encyclopedia by DK
$69.99 AUD
Category: Miscellaneous
This landmark piece of reference publishing offers a reliable, visually stunning, and family-friendly alternative to online information sources. Packed with carefully curated content, the pages of this illustrated encyclopedia are designed to be accessible and illuminating to a wide range of readers, an ...Show more
Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals by Patti Polk
$24.99 AUD
Category: Miscellaneous
"Collecting Rocks, Gems & Minerals" focuses on the areas of collecting, identifying and determining the worth of rocks, minerals and gemstones; how and where collectors can acquire them; and, what they can do with them once excavated. Whereas most rock books require the reader to have a background i ...Show more
The Pursuit of Poker Success - Learn from 50 of the World's Best Poker Players by Lance Bradley
$49.99 AUD
Category: Miscellaneous
Why do some poker players become immensely successful while others fall by the wayside?What is it that separates the successes from the failures?Is there a magic formula? Over the last 12 years, Lance Bradley has been one of poker's leading journalists and now finds himself at the helm of PocketFives.co ...Show more
Inside the Verse Novel - Writers on Writing by Linda Weste
$39.95 AUD
Category: Miscellaneous
In these twenty-two interviews with verse novelists from the UK, USA, Australia and Canada, Linda Weste explores the uniqueness of storytelling through poetry and the genre of the verse novel. Her subjects are notable representatives of countries where the genre thrives; among them is Bernardine Evarist ...Show more
Rare Books Uncovered: True Stories of Fantastic Finds in Unlikely Places by Rebecca Rego Barry; Nicholas A. Basbanes (Foreword by)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Miscellaneous
Few collectors are as passionate about their quarry as collectors of rare books. Rebecca Rego Barry's Rare Books Uncovered relates 56 tales from the antiquarian paper trail. An expert on rare books, Barry recounts stories from a world of remarkable discoveries. Read about a stash of vintage comic books, ...Show more