Kay Nielsen. East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Step into a world of star-crossed lovers, magical winds, mis...
Rereading East Germany: The Literature and Film of the ...
Rereading East Germany: The Literature and Film of the GDR -...
Native Plants of the Sydney Region - From Newcastle to ...
In a handy portable format, Native Plants of the Sydney Regi...
Empire of the Summer Moon - Quanah Parker and the Rise ...
In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Gwynn...
Wicked - The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the ...
When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in ...
Gardening and Planting by the Moon 2018
You wont have to get up in the middle of the night to sow ...
Warriors - Omen of the Stars #4: Sign of the Moon
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The Lizard Eaters - The Journey and Discovery of the Pi...
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Kay Nielsen. East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon
Preserving Our Proud Heritage - The Customs and Traditions of the Australian Army
The Australian Armys customs and traditions represent the symbols and substance of much of our national character, adopted from Armys forebears and developed since 1901 to where we are today. In the form of the `Rising Sun, these traditions shape Armys institutional values and to an extent its collective personality, which provides along with serving members both past and present ...
Under the Southern Cross - The Heroics and Heartbreak of the Ashes in Australia
The enigmatic trophy that bears Test crickets historic soul is also one of international sports most emblematic. Over 140 years, the tiny terracotta Ashes urn has witnessed the rise of champions and heroes, villains and the vilified. Beyond the lush surrounds of Lords, Edgbaston, Old Trafford and The Oval lies a continent apart, where history is replaced by yarns, and polite silence...
River Dreams - The people and landscape of the Cooks River
In the beginning, therewas the river before the beach, before the drain, before the dredging, beforethe dams, before numerous other actions that altered the stream. River Dreams reveals the complexhistory of the Cooks River in south-eastern Sydney a river renowned as Australias most altered and polluted. Whilenineteenth century developers called it `improvement, the sugar mill, tanneries...
The Monk and the Riddle - The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Life
What would you be willing to do for the rest of your life
? Its a question most of us consider only hypothetically-opting instead to do what we have to do to earn a living. But in the critically acclaimed bestseller The Monk and the Riddle, entrepreneurial sage Randy Komisar asks us to answer it for real. The books timeless advice-to make work pay not just in cash, but in experience, sa...
The Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid - Travels Through my Childhood
Bill Brysons first travel book opened with the immortal line, I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to. In this deeply funny and personal memoir, he travels back in time to explore the ordinary kid he once was, in the curious world of 1950s Middle America. It was a happy time, when almost everything was good for you, including DDT, cigarettes and nuclear fallout. This is a book about one boys...
The Net and the Butterfly - The Art and Practice of Breakthrough Thinking
The creative mode in your brain is like a butterfly. Its beautiful and erratic, hard to catch and highly valued as a result. If you want to capture it, you need a net. Enter the executive mode, the task-oriented network in your brain that help you tie your shoes, run a meeting, or pitch a client. To succeed, you need both modes to work togetheryour inner butterfly to be active and free, but yo...
Gardening and Planting by the Moon 2018
You wont have to get up in the middle of the night to sow your carrots! Country folk and repeat buyers of this book, which has been published annually for over thirty years know that planning their work in harmony with the rhythms of the moon produces better crops. Its that easy. They get higher yields and better flavour in vegetables. Flowers produce stronger displays and heightened co...
Dynasty - The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
Rome was first ruled by kings, then became a republic. But in the end, after conquering the world, the Republic collapsed. Rome was drowned in blood. So terrible were the civil wars that the Roman people finally came to welcome the rule of an autocrat who could give them peace. Augustus, their new master called himself: The Divinely Favoured One. The lurid glamour of the dynasty founded b...
The Yoga of Jesus - Understanding the Hidden Teachings of the Gospels
In The Yoga of Jesus a selection of material from his highly praised two volume work, The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of the Christ Within You, this concise book confirms that Jesus, like the ancient sages and masters of the East, not only knew the principles of yoga but taught this universal science of God-realisation to his disciples. Yogananda, who is widely recognised as ...
The Fender Telecaster - The Life and Times of the Electric Guitar That Changed the World
An in-depth history and celebration of over six decades of the Tele, now available in paperback.The Fender Telecaster is a working-class hero and the ultimate blue-collar guitar. It wasnt meant to be elegant, pretty, or sophisticated. Designed to be a utilitarian musical instrument, it has lived up to that destiny. In the hands of players from Muddy Waters to James Burton, Bruce Springsteen to J...
Gin - The Art and Craft of the Artisan Revival
New Gins are hitting the market seemingly every day. This book will help the reader make sense of this rapid expansion, and contextualize them within gins illustrious history from the Renaissance apothecaries of Europe, to the streets of London, to the small local distilleries and cocktail bars of the United States, Canada, England, Spain, Australia and beyond. Features distilleries and gins fr...
Brainstorm - the power and purpose of the teenage brain
In this groundbreaking book, the bestselling author of Parenting from the Inside Out and The Whole-Brain Child shows parents how to turn one of the most challenging developmental periods in their childrens lives into one of the most rewarding. Between the ages of 12 and 24, the brain changes in important and often maddening ways. Its no wonder that many parents approach their childs adolesc...
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE Paul Kennedys international bestseller is a sweeping account of five hundred years of fluctuating economic muscle and military might. Kennedys masterwork begins in the year 1500, at a time of various great centres of power including Minh China, the Ottomans, the rising Mughal state, the nations of Europe. But it was the latter which, through competition,...
Brainstorm - The Power And Purpose Of The Teenage Brain
In this groundbreaking book, the bestselling author of Parenting from the Inside Out and The Whole-Brain Child shows parents how to turn one of the most challenging developmental periods in their childrens lives into one of the most rewarding. Between the ages of 12 and 24, the brain changes in important and oftentimes maddening ways. Its no wonder that many parents approach thei...
The Wrath and the Dawn - The Wrath and the Dawn Book 1
A #1 New York Times bestseller and a sumptuous, epic tale inspired by A Thousand and One Nights.A riveting Game of Thrones meets Arabian Nights love story US WeeklyEvery dawn brings horror to a different family in a land ruled by a killer. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, takes a new bride each night only to have her executed at sunrise. So it is a terrible surprise when si...
Madame de Villeneuve's the Story of the Beauty and the Beast - The Original Classic French Fairytale
Think you know the story of Beauty and the Beast? Think again! This book contains the original tale by Madame de Villeneuve, first published in 1740, and although the classic elements of Beauty giving up her freedom to live with the Beast, during which time she begins to see beyond his grotesque appearance, are present, there is a wealth of rich back story to how the Prince became cursed and r...
The Life and Love of the Sea
Combining images from worlds leading marine and nature photographers and the latest in underwater photography techniques, The Life & Love of the Sea is a breathtaking visual tour of the oceans many facets. Readers will experience the land meeting the sea with images of dramatic coastlines, barrier reefs and island chains, and the breathtaking power of the ocean through a stunning collection of...
Basketball Now! - The Stars and Stories of the NBA
Riding the best-selling success of the first edition, Basketball NOW! second edition presents the best players in the NBA today complete with a fresh crop of young stars whose swagger and game has seen them launch to league-wide stardom. From hyped rookies to bona fide superstars, this second edition is packed with 50 profiles and more than 130 action images. From Curry and Lebron to Klay T...
Year of Yes - How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person
In this poignant, hilarious and deeply intimate call to arms, Hollywoods most powerful woman, the mega-talented creator of Greys Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away with Murder and Catch, reveals how saying YES changed her life and how it can change yours too. With three hit shows on television and three children at home, Shonda Rhimes had lots of good reasons to ...
Brainstorm - The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
Between the ages of 12 and 24, the brain changes in important and oftentimes maddening, ways. Its no wonder that many parents approach their childs adolescence with fear and trepidation. According to renowned neuropsychiatrist, Daniel Siegel, however, if parents and teens can work together to form a deeper understanding of the brain science behind all the tumult, they will be able to turn conf...
The ego and his own - The case of the individual against authority
The Ego and His Own, the seminal defence of individualism, coloured the thinking of Friedrich Nietzsche, Max Emst, Henrik Ibsen and Victor Serge, among many others, some of whom would vigorously deny any such influence in later years. Less reticent was Marcel Duchamp, who described Max Stimer as the philosopher most important to his work. Challenging the religious, philosophical and political ...