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Best Selling, Biography & True Stories
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The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American journey by Ernesto Che Guevara
Ernesto Che GuevaraA new edition from Ocean Press of the young Che Guevara's lively and highly entertaining travel diary is published to coincide with the new movie from Robert Redford and Walter...
Biography & True Stories, English
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
Jon KrakauerJon Krakauer's acclaimed account of a disastrous expedition on Mt Everest.This is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in...
Biography & True Stories, English
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Romulus My Father by Raymond Gaita (Text Publishing)
Raymond GaitaRomulus Gaita fled his home in his native Yugoslavia at the age of thirteen, and came to Australia with his young wife Christine and their four-year-old son soon after the...
Biography & True Stories, English
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The Fiftieth Gate by Mark Raphael Baker
Mark Raphael BakerThis gate here, I recognise it. Behind it is a steep slope, a hill, fields, grass. We would slide down it in winter.' At last, an incontrovertible test through which...
Biography & True Stories, Children and Young Adults
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Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah (Penguin)
Adeline Yen MahJung-ling's family considers her bad luck because her mother died giving birth to her. They discriminate against her and make her feel unwanted yet she yearns and continuously strives for...
Exploration, Travel, Adventure, Non-Fiction
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The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton (Penguin)
Alain de BottonFew activities seem to promise us as much happiness as going travelling: taking off for somewhere else, somewhere far from home, a place with more interesting weather, customs and landscapes....
English, Non-Fiction
Everything I Know About Writing by John Marsden
John MarsdenThe ultimate "get off your bum and do it" book, Everything I Know About Writing will motivate anyone to write. It's a lively funny guide to writing, as readable as...
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Children and Young Adults, English
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The Gallipoli Story by Patrick Carlyon
Patrick CarlyonThe men were huddled in lifeboats. Some prayed that their legs would work. Some smiled to show they weren't scared. They peered into the darkness ahead and saw nothing. Then,...
Non-Fiction, Photography
The Playboy Book by Gretchen Edgren (Hardcover, 1994, 1st Edition)
Gretchen EdgrenFormed in 1953, Playboy has grown to become the most popular magazine for men. This book presents 40 years of Playboy, including articles, interviews, artworks, cartoons, and playmates.
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Biography & True Stories, Indigenous Studies
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Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia Edited by Anita Heiss
Edited by Anita HeissWhat is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, attempts to showcase as many diverse voices, experiences and stories as possible...
English, Non-Fiction
Modern Criticism and Theory: A Reader edited by David Lodge (Longman, 1990) P/b
edited by David LodgeThis work contains a selection of important and representative work from all the major theoretical schools or tendencies in contemporary criticism and looks at them from an historical and thematic...
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Biography & True Stories, English
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The Mud House: Four Friends, One Block of Land, No Power Tools by Richard Glover
Richard GloverIn this frank, funny and thought-provoking memoir, Richard Glover describes how he and his friend Philip and their partners built a house in the bush on weekends. It was a...
Non-Fiction, Psychology
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Introducing Sociolinguistics, 2nd Edition by Rajend Mesthrie et al
Rajend Mesthrie, Joan Swann, Ana Deumert, William L. LeapSociolinguistics is one of the central branches of modern linguistics and deals with the place of language in human societies. This second edition of Introducing Sociolinguistics expertly synthesises the main...
History, Non-Fiction
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The Making of Modern Australia by William McInnes
William McInnes Filled with stories about Australia since World War Two plus William s own anecdotes and observations, THE MAKING OF MODERN AUSTRALIA touches on the celebrations, sorrows and spirit of the...
Biography & True Stories, English
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Half the Sky, How to Change the World by Nicholas D. Kristoff & Sheryl Wudunn
Nicholas D. Kristoff & Sheryl WudunnPulitzer Prize-winning reporting team, husband and wife Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, take us on a journey through Africa and Asia to meet an extraordinary array of exceptional women...
English, Non-Fiction
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Private Dicks & Feisty Chicks: An Interrogation Of Crime Fiction
Catherine ColePrivate Dicks and Feisty Chicks is an entertaining and fast-paced exploration of crime fiction. Written by Cathy Cole, a published crime author, it addresses the reasons why readers of crime...
Biography & True Stories, Non-Fiction
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Growing Up Disabled in Australia Edited by Carly Findlay
Edited by Carly FindlayA rich collection of writing from those negotiating disability in their lives - a group whose voices are not heard often enough 'My body and its place in the world...
Biography & True Stories, Non-Fiction
Kingdom of Fear by Hunter S. Thompson, (Penguin, 2015)
Hunter S. ThompsonThe Gonzo memoir from one of the most influential voices in American literature, Kingdom of Fear traces the course of Hunter S. Thompson’s life as a rebel—from a smart-mouthed Kentucky...
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Biology, History
Biology for Beginners by Wilson McCord Jr. (No. 77)
Wilson McCord Jr.Sex For Beginners is a beautifully illustrated, often humorous documentary comic book that examines human sexuality from the standpoints of history, social relations, and sexual politics.Diverse authorities such as Sade,...
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Biology, History
Sex for Beginners by Errol Selkirk, Illustrated by Naomi Rosenblatt (No. 34)
Errol Selkirk, Illustrated by Naomi RosenblattSex For Beginners is a beautifully illustrated, often humorous documentary comic book that examines human sexuality from the standpoints of history, social relations, and sexual politics.Diverse authorities such as Sade,...
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History, Humour
Existentialism for Beginners by David Cogswell, Illustrations Joe Lee
David Cogswell, Illustrations Joe Lee"Existentialism For Beginners" takes an affectionate, good-humoured look at a style of thinking that, while pervasive in influence, has often been seen as obscure, difficult, cryptic and dark. Publisher: Writers...
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History, Non-Fiction
The Black Holocaust for Beginners by S.E. Anderson, illustrated by The Cro-Maat Collective (ex-libris)
S.E. Anderson, illustrated by The Cro-Maat CollectiveThe Black Holocaust for Beginners answers a series of questions regarding all dimensions of the Black Holocaust - from its widespread and destructive effect on African cultures through to its...
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History, Non-Fiction
Black History for Beginners (No. 24), First edition by Denise Dennis, Illustrations Susan Willmarth
Denise Dennis, Illustrations Susan WillmarthCovering a rich but often ignored history, the author chronicles the black struggle from capture and enslavement in Africa right up to the Civil Rights movement and different kinds of...
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Biography & True Stories, Non-Fiction
A Book of Booze by Colin Wilson Hardcover/Dust Jacket, First Edition, 1974
Colin WilsonThis book about wines, and to a lesser extent about spirits and beers, is a delightful new departure for Colin Wilson. There are, as he says in his Introduction, two...
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