Darwin's Sacred Cause : Race, slavery & the quest for human origins by Adrian J. Desmond & James Moore
$55.00 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
This book, by Darwin's most celebrated modern biographers, gives a completely new explanation of how he came to his shattering theories about human origins. Until now, Desmond and Moore argue, the source of the moral fire which gives such intensity and urgency to Darwin's ideas has gone unnoticed. By ex ...Show more
On Humbug by Robert Dessaix
$19.99 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks | Series: Little Books on Big Themes
With his trademark eloquence and humour, Robert Dessaix, one of Australia's eminent writers, tackles humbug in the modern world; the tide of mumbo jumbo where words fall short of what they mean and motivations are not always what they appear.
Twilight of Love - Travels with Turgenev by Robert Dessaix
$40.00 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks | Reading Level: very good
Alongside his friends Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy, Turgenev was one of the three great men of the Russian novelâÂÂs golden age. Fathers and Sons and A HunterâÂÂs Notes caused sensations when they were published; by depicting serfs as human beings, the latter was said to have persuaded the Tsar to free ...Show more
The Case for Peace : How the Arab-Israeli Conflict can be Resolved by Alan M. Dershowitz
$34.95 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
Describes a practical, realistic road map for Arab-Israeli peace. This book analyzes various tough issues and points the way towards a secure and a equitable two-state solution.
The Meaning of Tango (*SOR*) by Christine Denniston
$24.99 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
From the backstreets of Buenos Aires to Parisian high society, this is the extraordinary story of the dance that captivated the world - a tale of politics and passion, immigration and romance.
Blasphemy by Alan Dershowitz
$34.95 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
No. 1 "New York Times" bestselling author Alan Dershowitz proves that the religious right is misusing the "Declaration of Independence" in their drive to Christianize America. From school prayer to federal funding of faith-based programs, the religious right's drive to Christianize America and abolish t ...Show more
Breaking the Spell : Religion as Natural Phenomenon by Daniel C. Dennett
$59.95 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks | Series: Allen Lane Science S.
"Breaking the Spell" is Daniel Dennett's most innovative and important work yet; it offers a profound challenge to society and a compelling new history of belief. Few forces in the world are as potent as religion: it comforts people in their suffering and inspires them to both magnificent and terrible d ...Show more
The Brotherhood: Inside the Secret World of the Freemasons by Tim Dedopulos
$35.00 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
Freemasons are a worldwide secret, sacred organisation dating back to the Middle Ages. The Brotherhood offers a fascinating glimpse into this enigmatic institution: its structure and social context, its symbolism and philosophy, its myths and legends, its intrigues - and the challenges it faces in the 2 ...Show more
The Battle of the Bulge by Patrick Delaforce
$45.00 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
The Allies had thought after their success in Normandy in the summer of 1944, that the war would be 'over by Christmas'. In the late autumn, despite the relative failure of the Arnhem operation, the Allied armies were poised to smash the Siegfried Line and invade the Third Reich. The vital port of Antwe ...Show more
The Dante Trap by Arnaud Delalande
$32.95 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
Venice, 1756. One of the city's brightest young actors has been brutally murdered: nailed to a cross in the theatre where he was due to perform, with his eyes put out, and lines of Latin verse carved onto his chest. The Doge, aware the city is full of enemies of the Republic, launches a secret investiga ...Show more