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102 Minutes : The Untold story of the fight to survive inside the Twin Towers
At 8.46 am on September 11, 2001, 14,000 people were inside the Twin Towers in New York - reading emails, making calls, eating croissants... over the next 102 minutes each would become part of a drama for the ages, one witnessed only by the people who lived through it - until now. Of the millions of wor...
The Pursuit of Glory: Europe, 1648-1815
"The Pursuit of Glory" brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods in European history - from the battered, introvert continent after the Thirty Years War to the dynamic one that experienced the French Revolution and the wars of Napoleon. Tim Blanning depicts the lives of ordinary people and th...
Electra and Other Plays
Of all the ancient Greek tragedians, Euripides was the most sensitive to the lives of women and other outcasts in Athenian society, and Electra and Other Plays collects five plays demonstrating his talent for bringing to life their plight. This Penguin Classics edition is translated by John Davie with a...
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake: The heartwarming Richard and Judy Book Club favourite
The wondrous Bender conjures the lush and moving story of a girl whose magical gift is really a devastating curse. "The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake" is a luminous tale--heartbreaking and funny, wise and sad....
You're the One That I Want
This is a new novel from the author of Billy and Me about love and the unbreakable bonds of friendship. Maddy, dressed in white, stands at the back of the church. At the end of the aisle is Rob - the man she's about to marry. Next to Rob is Ben - best man and the best friend any two people ever had. And...
Christmas Stories (Little Golden Book)
Nine unabridged Little Golden Book Christmas stories come together in a deluxe volume, brimming with stories about the joys and wonders of the holiday- Jingle Bells; The Nutcracker; The Twelve Days of Christmas; The Little Christmas Elf; The Christmas Story; The Poky Little Puppy s First Christmas; Baby...
Measure for Measure: Black Penguin Classics
Measure for Measure By William Shakespeare Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. It was originally classified as a comedy, but is now also classified as one of Shakespeare's problem plays....
Fen
FROM THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF EVERYTHING UNDER WINNER OF THE EDGE HILL SHORT STORY PRIZE 2017 'Hauntingly written and full of unabashedly, refreshingly angry women... In a year that made me furious, Daisy Johnson's Fen was a howl I didn't know I needed' Celeste Ng '[An] instant clas...
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Tattooist of Auschwitz is based on the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, two Slovakian Jews, who survived Auschwitz and eventually made their home in Australia. In that terrible place, Lale was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival-literally scratching numbers into his fell...
Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve
Selected as a book of the year 2017 by The Times and Sunday TimesWhat is it about Adam and Eve?s story that fascinates us? What does it tell us about how our species lives, dies, works or has sex?The mythic tale of Adam and Eve has shaped conceptions of human origins and destiny for centuries. Stemming ...
Starstruck - The Cosmic Journey of Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Kathleen Krull; Paul Brewer; Frank Morrison (Illustrator)
A picture-book biography on science superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson, the groundbreaking American astrophysicist whose work has inspired a generation of young scientists and astronomers to reach for the stars Perfect for STEM curricula and readers of all ages. Young Neil deGrasse Tyson was starstruck when ...
The Wonderful Things You Will Be (Deluxe Edition)
A gorgeous slipcased edition of the essential New York Times bestseller--perfect as a gift for anyone beginning something new! This gorgeous gift edition of Emily Winfield Martin's modern classic poem will elevate any special occasion! With extra pages designed to be personalized with notes from friends...
Bliss: Winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award 1981
It takes dying during a heart attack for Harry Joy to realise that the life he thought was happy is actually hellish. His wife is a cheat, his kids are a source of shame, his company spruiks carcinogens. While Harry is resuscitated he will never be the same, for having seen his own misery, he can no lon...
Top 10 Munich
Explore the Deutsches Museum, the world's oldest and largest museum of science and technology, admire the Baroque splendour of the Frauenkirche, appreciate the vast Englischer Garten, party at Oktoberfest, or wander through Marienplatz, the city's famous square. From Top 10 beer gardens to Top 10 things...
The Little Engine That Could: 90th Anniversary Edition
Watty Piper; Dan Santat (Illustrator); Dolly Parton (Introduction by)
The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. Cherished by readers for ninety years, The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of a little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls a ...
101 Things I Learned in Product Design School
Martin Thaler; Sung Jang; Matthew Frederick
Product design is not art, engineering, or craft, yet the skills and understandings it calls for touch all these areas. In 101 brief, illustrated lessons, this accessible guide leads students and design lovers into the vast field of product design through explorations such as- Why all design occurs in r...
The Kabbalah: Sacred Texts: The Essential Texts from the Zohar
Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi (Foreword by)
Beautiful hardback edition of essential texts from the Zohar (the Book of Splendour) - the key work of the Kabbalah. Part of Watkins' popular Sacred Texts series and with an illuminating foreword by Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi, this is perfect gift or self-purchase for those interested in mysticism and spiri...
Bush Life: Stories from the beating heart of rural Australia
There's an authenticity to bush life - an appreciation of raw beauty, simple rituals and genuine people. A grit and resilience that's both bolstering and invigorating. In their first book, the Beauty in the Bush Collective share the homes, work and play that make up the lives of those living in the bus...
22 Seconds: (Women's Murder Club 22)
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! 22 seconds... until Lindsay Boxer loses her badge--or her life.SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer has guns on her mind. There's buzz of a last-ditch shipment of drugs and weapons crossing the Mexican border ahead of new restrictive gun laws. Before Lindsay can act, her top inf...
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