Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters by Anne Boyd Rioux
$39.95 AUD
Category: Reference
Soon after publication on September 30, 1868, Little Women became an enormous bestseller and one of America's favorite novels. Its popularity quickly spread throughout the world, and the book has become an international classic. When Anne Boyd Rioux read the novel in her twenties, she had a powerful rea ...Show more
Journey Back in Time Through Maps (New Edition) by Kevin J. BROWN
$79.99 AUD
Category: Reference
In our modern day and age, when satellite imagery and GPS services like Google Maps, offer strikingly accurate images of the world, we can easily forget that for most of human history the world was an unknown tabula rasa on which cartographers, scientists, men of god, and kings imprinted their own dream ...Show more
Greek Myths and Tales - Epic Tales by Richard Buxton (Foreword by)
$52.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: Gothic Fantasy Ser.
A potent pantheon of gods, heroes engaged in epic battles, fearsome mythical creatures and supernatural transformations - such fantastical elements infuse Greek myths with a wonder and excitement that's hard to beat. These tales of love, courage, conflict and intrigue, shared for thousands of years, sti ...Show more
Teach Yourself Masterclass: Get Your Book Published by Katherine Lapworth
$24.99 AUD
Category: Reference
Do you have a completed manuscript ready for submission? Are you looking to successfully publish or self-publish your work? Do you have the level of understanding of the publishing industry? Whether you want to take a traditional route into print or want to digitally self-publish, this book will give yo ...Show more
Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, And Why We Need It by James Geary
$33.95 AUD
Category: Reference
Much more than a knack for snappy comebacks, wit is the quick, instinctive intelligence that allows us to think, say, or do the right thing at the right time in the right place. In this whimsical book, James Geary explores every facet of wittiness, from its role in innovation to why puns are the highest ...Show more
Australian Writer's Marketplace: Freelance Opportunities 2015-16 by Writers,Centre Queensland
$24.95 AUD
Category: Reference
"Working for love is nice, but getting paid is even sweeter." - John Birmingham, best-selling author, journalist, and blogger The updated indexed reference guide to magazines and newspapers in Australian and NZ marketplaces. SELLING POINTS: * Over 250 listings of Freelance Opportunities for writers, inc ...Show more
Pirates - A New History, from Vikings to Somali Raiders by Peter Lehr
$49.99 AUD
Category: Reference
A global account of pirates and their modus operandi from the middle ages to the present day In the twenty-first century piracy has regained a central place in Western culture, thanks to a surprising combination of Johnny Depp and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise as well as the dramatic rise of mo ...Show more
The Winchester - An American Icon by Laura Trevelyan
$40.00 AUD
Category: Reference
The Winchester Rifle, the iconic gun made in New Haven, Connecticut, and sold in its hundreds of thousands around the world, mirrors American expansion at a key period in the young country's history. The lethal repeating rifle became the defining image of America's frontier - and was known amongst Nativ ...Show more
Packing My Library - An Elegy and Ten Digressions by Alberto Manguel
$24.99 AUD
Category: Reference
A best-selling author and world-renowned bibliophile meditates on his vast personal library and champions the vital role of all libraries. In June 2015 Alberto Manguel prepared to leave his centuries-old village home in France's Loire Valley and reestablish himself in a one-bedroom apartment on Manhatta ...Show more