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South Africa (2007) by eds.
$45.00 AUD
Category: Travel | Series: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide
New, expanded edition: the world's best full-colour travel guides just got better. This volume in the award-winning Eyewitness series shows South Africa as it has never been shown before. Visit its city centres with the help of 3-D aerial maps, explore Zulu Culture and the Palace of the Lost City with 3 ...Show more
Stone the Crows - Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang (2nd ed.) by eds.
$34.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference | Reading Level: near fine
Drawing on the unique resources of the Oxford English Dictionary and offering coverage of over 6,000 slang words and expressions from the Cockney 'abaht' to the American term 'zowie', this is the most authoritative dictionary of slang from the 20th and 21st centuries. Stone the Crows: Oxford Dictionary ...Show more
Terraform: Watch/Worlds/Burn - Short Stories by Brian Merchant & Claire L. Evans (eds) Vice
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Assembling a remarkable roster of writers, <i>Terraform </i>has established itself by publishing short fiction seemingly ripped from tomorrow’s headlines, speculative fiction about the very near future. Over the last six years, as science fiction itself has achieved a new kind of mainstream ...Show more
Terrence Malick - Rehearsing the Unexpected by Carlo Hintermann and Daniele Villa (eds)
$59.99 AUD
Category: Film & TV
Terrence Malick's debut film, Badlands, announced the arrival of a unique talent. In the 40 years since that debut, Malick has only made 5 films, but they are distinctive in their beauty. This book is not meant to be a biography of Terrence Malick. The purpose behind the book is to introduce readers to ...Show more
The Best American Science Writing 2012 by Dr. Michio Kaku & Jesse Cohen (eds.)
$20.00 AUD
Category: Science
From climate change to public health, the origins of the universe to the wiring of the human brain, parallel universes to artifical intelligence, the world of science is vast and diverse, offering endless challenges and possibilities which provide new understanding of ourselves, our world, and our unive ...Show more
The Ends of the Earth : An Anthology of the Finest Writing on the Arctic and the Antarctic (Boxed set of 2 hardcovers) by Elizabeth Kolbert & Francis Spufford (eds)
$69.95 AUD
Category: Writing, Language & Reference
"The Ends of the Earth" is an elegant boxed set of two hardcover books featuring a selection of the greatest writing about the Arctic and the Antarctic.Contributors include: Roald Amundsen, Beryl Bainbridge, Andrea Barrett, James Buchan, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Jenny Diski, Tim Flannery, Jon Krakauer, Ha ...Show more
The Necessary Revolution : How Individuals and Organisations Are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World by Peter M. Senge, Bryan Smith & Nina Kruschwitz (eds Joe Laur & Sarah Schley)
$26.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
This is a timely and groundbreaking book from the bestselling author of "The Fifth Discipline" series and "Presence". "The Necessary Revolution" reveals how corporations and organizations are, in the face of looming environmental crises and pressure from social issues, finding solutions that ensure both ...Show more
The New 100 Houses x 100 Architects by eds.
$85.00 AUD
Category: Architecture and Urbanism
The New 100 Houses x 100 Architects is a celebration of diversity. Satisfying our natural and abiding curiosity about how'other people' live, and our endless quest to improve our own homes, this superb volume showcases architectural trends, provides insight into vernacular residential architecture, and ...Show more
The New Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought (3rd ed.) by Alan Bullock & Stephen Trombley (eds)
$39.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
A fully revised and updated edition of this unique, well-established, classic work of reference and companion to all fields of modern thought. The Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought has been continuously in print in earlier editions for more than twenty years. The new Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thou ...Show more
The Paris Review Interviews: vol. 1 by Paris Review editors (eds)
$34.95 AUD
Category: Anthologies, Essays & Journals | Series: The\Paris Review Ser.
How do great writers do it? From James M Cain's hard-nosed observation that "writing a novel is like working on foreign policy. There are problems to be solved. It's not all inspirational," to Joan Didion's account of how she composes a book - "I constantly retype my own sentences. Every day I go back t ...Show more
The Rough Guide to France by eds.
$39.95 AUD
Category: Travel | Series: Rough Guides
A travel guide with clear maps and detailed coverage of various French attractions. It includes full-colour features that explore the French wines and cheeses, as well as France's key walking regions and routes, and an extensive language section that gets you started on the important French phrases and ...Show more
The SBS Atlas of Languages : The Origin and Development of Languages throughout the World by B. Comrie, S. Matthews, M. Polinsky (Eds)
$59.95 AUD
Category: Display & Gift
This edition is out of print. The SBS Atlas of Languagesprovides a detailed account of the language families of each region of the world, and identifies and explains interesting and sometimes unique features of grammar and vocabulary. It also examines the archeological, historical, cultural, social and ...Show more