Broken Song: T.G.H. Strehlow and Aboriginal Possession

Hill, Barry

The biography of T. G. H. Strehlow and Aboriginal possession. ‘A group of men… chanting with the enthusiasm that made them forget age & weakness & becoming young again in spirit…the rising and falling of the chant melody, like the breathing that gives us life – what an unforgettable scene!’ Th...

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World

Elif Shafak

For Leila, each minute after her death recalls a sensuous memory: spiced goat stew, sacrificed by her father to celebrate the birth of a yearned-for son; bubbling vats of lemon and sugar to wax women's legs while men are at prayer; the cardamom coffee she shares with a handsome student in the brothel wh...

Super Dinosaur

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From the biggest teeth to the longest claws, SuperDinosaur uses jaw-dropping new lifelike images to bring you face-to-face with the most fearsome creatures that ever stalked the Earth. Get up close and personal with the deadly Dakotaraptor's killer claws, see an armoured Stegosaurus fight off foes with ...

Decline and Fall (HB)

Evelyn Waugh

Evelyn Waugh's hilarious debut novel, now in a wonderful new hardback editionSent down from Oxford for indecent behaviour, Paul Pennyfeather is oddly unsurprised to find himself qualifying for the position of schoolmaster at Llanabba Castle. His colleagues are an assortment of misfits, rascals and fools...