Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul by Stuart Brown, Christopher Vaughan
$27.95 AUD
Category: Reference
As we become adults, taking time to play feels like a guilty pleasure - a distraction from 'real' work and life. But play is anything but trivial. It is a biological drive as integral to our health as sleep or nutrition. In fact, our ability to play throughout life is the single most important factor in ...Show more
The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations by John Baylis
$85.00 AUD
Category: Reference
Trusted by over 300,000 students in over 120 countries, The Globalization of World Politics is the most authoritative and complete introduction to IR available, making it the go-to text for students of International Relations. Now in its sixth edition, this internationally successful textbook has been f ...Show more
Don't Buy Your Retirement Home Without Me! by Andrews
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Don't Buy Your Retirement Home Without Me! guides you through the complex process from making the decision to downsize to settling into your new retirement community and will help you: Understand the process of purchasing a home in a retirement community; Explore your options and investigate locations; ...Show more
The Natural Navigator : The Rediscovered Art of Letting Nature Be Your Guide by Tristan Gooley
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Before GPS, before the compass, and even before cartography, humankind was navigating. Now this singular guide helps us rediscover what our ancestors long understood that a windswept tree, the depth of a puddle, or a trill of birdsong can help us find our way, if we know what to look and listen for. Adv ...Show more
The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature by M.C. Howatson
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Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
The third edition of The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature is the complete and authoritative reference guide to the classical world and its literary heritage. It not only presents the reader with all the essential facts about the authors, tales, and characters from ancient myths and literature, b ...Show more
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable by E. Cobham Brewer
$45.00 AUD
Category: Reference
In this book: Much loved for its wit and wisdom since 1870, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable takes you on a captivating adventure through its trademark blend of language, culture, myth and legend. Edited by Susie Dent, this new edition contains an intriguing supplement of Brewer's Gems - facts, f ...Show more
Peas & Queues - The Minefield of Modern Manners by Sandi Toksvig
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Category: Reference
How do you get rid of unwanted guests? What do you do if there's a racket in the quiet carriage? How should you eat peas, and behave in queues? How to behave, like how to punctuate, is an aspect of life that many are no longer taught - and getting it wrong is the stuff of comedy at best and humiliation ...Show more
Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations by Gyles Brandreth
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Category: Reference
Writer, broadcaster, and wit Gyles Brandreth has completely revised Ned Sherrin's classic collection of wisecracks, one-liners, and anecdotes. With over 1,000 new quotations from all media, it's easy to find hilarious quotes on subjects ranging from Argument to Diets, from Computers to The Weather. Add ...Show more
Music: The Definitive Visual History by DORLING KINDERSLEY
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Category: Reference
The story of music from prehistory to the present day Classical or rock, everyone has their favourite musical style, but how did your top choice come about? Why did jazz go Latin, or blues influence rock? Find out in Music, a visual history of the most unifying art form in the world. Every musical revol ...Show more
How to Read Literature by Terry Eagleton
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Category: Reference
What makes a work of literature good or bad? How freely can the reader interpret it? Could a nursery rhyme like Baa Baa Black Sheep be full of concealed loathing, resentment, and aggression? In this accessible, delightfully entertaining book, Terry Eagleton addresses these intriguing questions and a hos ...Show more
Little Oxford Gift Box: Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations; Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs by Elizabeth Knowles
$28.95 AUD
Category: Reference
From Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde to Fidel Castro and Dolly Parton, the Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations features 4,000 of the best quotations of past and present. Packed with quotable quotes on over 300 themes from 'Parties' to 'Punctuality', and from 'Apology' to 'Toasts', this is the ideal tool ...Show more