Gossip from the Forest: A Search for the Hidden Roots of Our Fairytales by Sara Maitland
$35.00 AUD
Category: Literature/Quotations
Fairytales are one of our earliest and most vital cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient and primal landscapes. Both evoke a similar sensation in us - we find them beautiful and magical, but also spooky, sometimes horrifying. In this fascinating book, Maitland argues that the two forms are ...Show more
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
$24.99 AUD
Category: Literature/Quotations | Reading Level: very good
In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Truss dares to say, in her delightfully urbane, witty, and very English way, that it is time to look at our commas and semicolons and see them as the wonderful and necessary things they are. This is a book for people who love punctuation and get upset when it ...Show more
Whitaker's Almanack Pocket Reference : 2012 by Various
$19.99 AUD
Category: Literature/Quotations | Series: Whitaker'S
For quizzes, crosswords and general knowledge, Whitaker's Almanack Pocket Reference contains an assortment of fascinating facts and figures in a handy-sized format. From sport to science, politics to places and music to mathematics, this edition is an invaluable source of information providing access to ...Show more
The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature by Stella Lees
$89.99 AUD
Category: Literature/Quotations
From nursery rhymes to epic fantasy, from picture books to challenging novels for adolescents, reading is a crucial activity in the cultural and psychological formation of children. In The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature, Stella Lees and Pamela Macintyre examine the legacy and conte ...Show more
So You Think You Can Spell?: Killer Quizzes for the Incurably Competitive and Overly Confident by David L. Grambs
$22.99 AUD
Category: Literature/Quotations
When was the last time you took a spelling test or competed in a spelling bee? For those who need to brush up their spelling skills or expand their vocabulary, this book is the chance to confront over 1,500 commonly confused words in more than 200 quizzes to test spelling and vocabulary skills. For thos ...Show more
Whitaker's Concise Almanack 2010 by WHITAKER
$49.99 AUD
Category: Literature/Quotations | Series: Whitaker'S
Whitaker's Concise Almanack 2010 is the definitive reference guide to the UK. A softback, shorter version of its big sister, Whitaker's Almanack, the Concise edition is a UK-centric goldmine of information with enormous breadth of coverage. The main difference between this and the standard edition is th ...Show more
Brewer's Famous Quotations by Nigel Rees
$55.00 AUD
Category: Literature/Quotations
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations' -- Winston Churchill Quotations can offer us a glimpse into the past in a few brief words, giving us a feeling for the people and events that have shaped our world; from Oppenheimer's 'I am become death, destroyer of worlds' at the ex ...Show more
More Interesting Than Your Teacher by Stuart Wright
$19.99 AUD
Category: Literature/Quotations
"More Interesting Than Your Teacher" is an innovative take on familiarizing oneself with fascinating subjects that were hard to follow at school, including science, geography, languages, social history, wildlife, and naming.
The Pocketbook of Aussie Patriotism by Brendan Gullifer
$14.99 AUD
Category: Literature/Quotations
Here in one handy reference, are the dates and deeds, the heroes and villains, the icons and important words that have shaped our country and our place in the world. Full of famous and not-so-famous facts and a healthy does of irreverence, this book lists the things that anyone interested in Australia w ...Show more
Australian Miscellany by MORGAN David
$29.99 AUD
Category: Literature/Quotations
Did you know there are just four degrees of separation between the Queen and Aussie bushranger Ned Kelly? (And between Adolf Hitler and Paul Keating, too.) Which Test cricketer's wife missed the biggest moment of his career when she dropped her knitting? You might have heard of the wine region Mar ...Show more
Faulks on Fiction by FAULKS SEBASTIAN
$24.99 AUD
Category: Literature/Quotations
Ever since "Robinson Crusoe" in 1719, the novel has introduced British readers to truly unforgettable characters - people in whom we can find deeper understanding of our own lives. In this engaging and personal book, Sebastian Faulks examines and celebrates the most famous and best-loved of these dazzli ...Show more