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A Perfect Hoax by Italo Svevo; J. G. Nichols (Translator)
$12.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages Ser.
Travelling salesman Enrico Gaia decides to play a trick on the conceited ageing litterateur Mario Samigli: he dupes him into thinking that a representative of a prestigious Viennese publishing house wants to commission a German translation of a long-forgotten novel Samigli had written and published at h ...Show more
A Voyage for Madmen by Peter Nichols
$24.95 AUD
Category: Travel
In 1968 nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe non-stop. It was a feat that had never been accomplished
A Voyage for Madmen by Peter Nichols
$29.95 AUD
Category: Travel
In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never been accomplished and one that would forever change the face of sailing. Ten months later, only one of the nine men would cross the finish line and earn fame ...Show more
Blue Mind by Wallace J. Nichols
$25.00 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
Blue Mind paints a fascinating picture of our relationship to the planet's most omnipresent resource - water. Grounded in cutting-edge studies in neurobiology, cognitive psychology, economics, and medicine, and made real by stories of innovative scientists, doctors, athletes, artists, environmentalists, ...Show more
Dig - Australian Rock and Pop Music 1960-85 by David Nichols
$50.00 AUD
Category: Music
A comprehensive and highly readable history of the first quarter-century of Australian rock and pop music, Dig appeals to everyone with more than a passing interest in rock 'n' roll. Those whose knowledge of Australian rock and pop does not extend far beyond the Easybeats, AC/DC, Little River Band and N ...Show more
I JUDGE YOU WHEN YOU USE POOR GRAMMAR by NICHOLS, SHARON
$16.99 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
This is a collection of 200 photos culled from the popular facebook group - featuring misspelled and ungrammatical signs from around the world. The enthusiastic grammar-groupies of "I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammer" have taken and uploaded hilarious pictures of errors that capture outrageous gramma ...Show more
Inferno by Nichols
$11.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Evergreens Ser.
On the evening of Good Friday in the year 1300, Dante finds himself lost in a dark and menacing wood. The ghost of Virgil offers to lead him to safety but the path lies through the terrifying kingdom of Satan. On his journey deep into the underworld, Dante crosses paths with both old acquaintances and f ...Show more
Life in the Country by Giovanni Verga; J. G. Nichols (Translator)
$12.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages Ser.
In this richly colorful collection of stories, a masterwork of Naturalistic writing, Giovanni Verga attempts to capture the very essence of Sicilian life. A licentious woman coerces her son-in-law into agreeing to an illicit affair; a young boy, forced to work down in a mine to make a living, is robbed ...Show more
Paradise: Dual Language and New Verse Translation: New Verse Translation presented in Dual-Text (Alma Classics Evergreens) by Dante Alighieri
$9.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Evergreens | Reading Level: General Adult
In the third and final part of The Divine Comedy, Dante recounts his journey through heaven, after the travails and torments of Hell and the arduous ascent of Mount Purgatory, creating a cosmology of the highest realm of creation which is astonishing in its complexity. In Dante's imagining, Paradise is ...Show more
Prophecies by Leonardo da Vinci; J. G. Nichols (Translator)
$12.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages Ser.
Found in the Codex Atlanticus of Leonardo da Vinci 's writings and drawings, The Prophecies ' are a collection of enigmatic divinatory pronouncements, some punning and playful, others dire and ominous. While the author 's intentions behind these utterances are unclear, they clearly attest to the artist ...Show more