Tales From Acorn Wood - Three lift-the-flap stories
Join the fun in Acorn Wood! This large-format gift book cont...
How the Birds Got Their Colours: Tales from the Austral...
A wonderful collection of creation stories from Australia, t...
Fairy Tales from Around the World (Barnes & Noble Omnib...
Fairy Tales from Around the World is a treasure trove of the...
Teachers' Strangest Tales - Extraordinary but true tale...
A fascinating collection of bizarre tales from classrooms th...
Tales From The Darkside: Scripts By Joe Hill
The storied history of TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE winds ever da...
Tales From Acorn Wood - Colours
Tales From Outer Suburbia
Do you remember the water buffalo at the end of our street, or the deep-sea diver we found near the underpass? Do you know why dogs bark in the middle of the night?A new picture book from the international award-winning illustrator Shaun Tan, Tales from Outer Suburbia is a unique and inspiring collection of original stories and illustrations.Shaun Tan, creator of The Arrival, The Lost Th...
The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm - The Complete First Edition
When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Childrens and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, and Cinderella would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would...
Murphy's Lore - Tales From The West
Bob Murphy footballer, music fan, dog walker, coffee drinker, hand shaker, train traveller and tree lover has been a favourite of footy followers for many a year. Now captain of his beloved Western Bulldogs, hes showing the young pups at the Kennel how to play the great game the right way. Collected here for the first time are the best of Bobs much-loved weekly ne...
Lonely Planet Better than Fiction - True Travel Tales from Great Fiction Writers
a brilliant collection of travel stories
threaded with great warmth, as readers are invited to travel in the company of these famous authors and experience their passions and revelations. BOOKSELLER + PUBLISHER We asked some of the worlds most acclaimed fiction authors, including Isabel Allende, Peter Matthiessen, Alexander McCall Smith, Joyce Carol Oates, Tea Obreht and DBC Pierre, to ...
Tales from a Bondi Vet - An international hit TV series
As the son of a country vet, animals have been a part of Dr Chris Browns life for as long as he can remember so its not surprising that he has followed in his fathers veterinary footsteps. But Chriss life has one twist his dad never had to deal with
a TV camera crew following him around to capture the day-to-day life of an urban vet. Tales from a Bondi Vet is based on the hit Australia...
Business Adventures - Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street: The New York Times bestseller Bill Gates calls...
The best business book Ive ever read. Bill Gates, Wall Street Journal The Michael Lewis of his day. New York Times What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular ...
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
A selection of well-loved tales from Chaucers literary masterpiece retold in humorous comic-strip style. Travel back to Medieval England and join Chaucer and his band of Canterbury pilgrims in this wonderful introduction to one of Britains greatest literary legacies. These nine well-loved tales, from a host of colourful characters the Knight, the Miller, the Reeve, the Wife of Bath, the Su...
Last Man Standing - Tales from Tinseltown
In a career that spans over seven decades, Roger Moore has been at the very heart of the show business scene. Of course, hes an actor and has starred in films that have made him famous the world over; but hes also a tremendous prankster, joker and raconteur in fact, hes well known as one of the nicest guys in the business, and someone who has always been up for some fun. In this fabulous ...
Plain Tales From The Raj - Images of British India in the 20th Century
The Raj was, for 200 years, the jewel in the British imperial crown. Although founded on military expansionism and undoubted exploitation, it developed over the centuries into what has been called benign autocracy the government of many by few, with the active collaboration of most Indians in recognition of a desire for the advancement of their country. Charles Allens classic oral history...
The Essential Wood Fired Pizza Cookbook - Recipes and Techniques from My Wood Fired Oven
I have always had a passion for fire and wood ovens. Anthonys own love for cooking with fire is contagious and his knowledge about wood-fired pizza is all encompassing. This is an inspiring and well-written book from a teacher you can really trust!Alice Waters, author of The Art of Simple Food and Owner of Chez Panisse RestaurantFrom Anthony Tassinello, chef at Berkeleys famed Chez Panisse, ...
Tales From Watership Down
Tales From Watership Down is the enchanting sequel to Richard Adamss bestselling Watership Down, the enduring classic of contemporary literature that introduced millions of readers to a vivid and distinctive world. Here, he returns to the delightful characters we know and love including Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion, and the legendary rabbit hero El-ahrairah and presents new heroes as th...
Great Convict Stories - Dramatic and moving tales from Australia's brutal early years
Graham Seal has the knack of the storytellerWarren Fahey AM Graham Seal takes us back to Australias ignominious beginnings, when a hungry child could be transported to the other side of the globe for the theft of a handkerchief. It was a time when men were flogged till they bled for a minor misdemeanour, or forced to walk the treadmill for hours. Teams in iron chains carved roads through ...
Good Losers Die Broke - A Lifetime of Tales from the Track
Melbourne Mick Bartley wasnt big noting when he described $6000 in 1976 as toilet paper. To call him a punter wasnt sufficient. Nobody played horses better in roles as a commission agent, SP bookmaker and master architect of betting coups. But the punt giveth and the punt taketh away
From copy boy at the Sydney Sun to his current weekly column for Fairfax, Max Presnell has lived, breathed a...
Tales from the Hood (The Sisters Grimm #6) - 10th Anniversary Edition
More in the New York Times bestselling series! More than 500,000 copies of the series in print! The Grimms defend Mr. Canis in Ferryport Landings trial of the century! This book sees Mr. Canis, dear friend and protector of the Grimm family, put on trial for past crimes. Considering that hes really the Big Bad Wolf, he has a lot to answer for. Is there any truth to the story told by Little Red ...
Teachers' Strangest Tales - Extraordinary but true tales from over five centuries of teaching
A fascinating collection of bizarre tales from classrooms throughout history. A hilarious assortment of the weirdest and wackiest tales ever to come out of the classroom and theyre all true. Featuring the flamboyant swimming teacher who spent his spare time fighting bears, the story of how a fight with his teacher paved the way for Al Capones infamous crime empire, and the bizarre tale o...
The Disappearing Spoon...and other true tales from the Periodic Table
Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? Why did the Japanese kill Godzilla with missiles made of cadmium (Cd, 48)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curies reputuation? And why did tellurium (Te, 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history? The periodic table is one of our crowning scientific achievements, but its also a treasure trove of passion, adventure, betrayal and obsession. T...
An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales
Slithering stoorworms, mischievious brownies, fierce kelpies and magical selkies these are the creatures of Scottish folklore. Award-winning childrens author Theresa Breslin has collected the best-loved tales from all over Scotland. Retelling each in its own individual style, she presents funny tales, moving tales and enchanting fairy tales. Soar with the goshawk, dive with selkies and battle...
Tales From a Tall Forest
Once upon a time being, forever and ever ago, there lived a forest tall of tales
â When an innocent princess wanders into the forest, she finds herself trapped between a wolf with a ravenous appetite and a sweet little house with a secret. Meanwhile, a desperate fisherman enters into a very bad bargain with a power-hungry monkey. And meanerwhile still, a tiny tricksy tailor promises a promis...
Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
Ten illustrated stories following the adventures of Simon Lewis, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Mortal Instruments, as he trains to become a Shadowhunter. Simon has been a human and a vampire, but after the events of City of Heavenly Fire left him stripped of his memories, he isnt sure who he is any more. When the Shadowhunter Academy reopens, Simon throws himself into this...
Lonely Boy - Tales from a Sex Pistol
Foreword by Chrissie Hynde Without the Sex Pistols there would be no Punk. And without Steve Jones there would be no Sex Pistols. It was Steve who formed Kutie Jones and his Sex Pistols, the band that eventually went on to become the Sex Pistols, with his schoolmate Paul Cook and who was its original leader. As the world celebrates the 40th anniversary of Punk the influence and cultural signif...
Star Wars: Tales From a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens - Star Wars: Tales From a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens
The worlds of Star Wars are full of countless alien species, each stranger and more fascinating than the last. Here youll find six stories for kids about some of the amazing aliens who appear in the smash-hit movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Featuring a dashing tale of piracy and double crosses, the story of a wise Jakku constable and an unfortunate droid, and a mystery that can be solved onl...