Mythology: Who's Who in Greek and Roman Mythology by E.M. Berens
$27.99 AUD
Category: Classics
Explore classic stories of the great Greek and Roman heroes, gods, and monsters along with breathtaking images of classic artwork and fascinating ancient artifacts. Mythology: Who's Who in Classical Mythology is an indispensable guide to all the Greek and Roman mythological characters, from major deitie ...Show more
My Brother Jack by George Johnston
$16.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Australian Classics
'The thing I am trying to get at is what made Jack different from me. Different all through our lives, I mean, and in a special sense, not just older or nobler or braver or less clever.' David and Jack Meredith grow up in a patriotic suburban Melbourne household during the First World War, and go on to ...Show more
Meanjin Vol 79 No 1 by Jonathan Green
$24.99 AUD
Category: Classics
In this edition's cover essay, Gomeroi poet, essayist and scholar Alison Whittakertakes on the idea of white fragility and asks 'Has white people becoming more aware of their fragilities and biases really done anything for us--aside from finding a new way to say 'one of the good ones' or worse, asking u ...Show more
Mouth Full of Blood: Essays, Speeches, Meditations by Toni Morrison
$22.99 AUD
Category: Classics
A vital new non-fiction collection from one of the most celebrated and revered writers of our time. 'We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.' - The Nobel Lecture in Literature, 1993 The power of language, discussed beautifully in Toni Morrison's ...Show more
Meanjin Vol 79 No 2 by Jonathan Green
$24.99 AUD
Category: Classics
Intimacy Author and essayist Lucia Osborne-Crowley examines the cost of intimacy for women in a world where men demand exclusive access to the closeness of their female partners, often without returning the emotional labour involved. Other essays include- Academic and author Toby Miller looks at the st ...Show more
Little Victories: Autism Through a Father's Eyes by Yvon Roy
$34.99 AUD
Category: Classics
THE AWARD WINNING GRAPHIC NOVEL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FATHER, AND THE CHALLENGES HE FACES RAISING HIS AUTISTIC SON. A beautiful visual exploration of the highs and lows experienced by a parent learning how to adapt to his son's autism. Faced with a challenging road ahead, the author uses creative flair ...Show more
The Little Prince: Popular Penguins by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
$12.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: very good
Moral allegory and spiritual autobiography, The Little Prince is the most translated book in the French language. With a timeless charm it tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to travel the universe, learning the vagaries of adult behaviour through a series of ext ...Show more
The Critical Companion to Kim Scott - Readers, Language, Interpretation by Ruby Lowe (Editor); Phillip Morrissey (Editor); Marion Campbell (Editor)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Classics
This original collection of essays by emerging and established Aboriginal and Settler scholars provides interpretative and theoretical perspectives on Kim Scott's work. Twelve essays deal with all of Scott's novels to date, along with his collaborative non-fiction and his work in the Wirlomin Noongar St ...Show more
I'd Die for You: and Other Lost Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald; Anne Margaret Daniel (Editor)
$22.99 AUD
Category: Classics
**THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER** 'This belated collection shows us the depths of Fitzgerald's vision and talent. Only now are we beginning to appreciate what was lost' The Pool I'd Die for You is a collection of the last remaining unpublished short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, iconic author o ...Show more
Heart of Darkness: Popular Penguins by Joseph Conrad
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Category: Classics | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: very good
Heart of Darknessby Joseph ConradIn Conrad's haunting tale, Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the enigmatic Kurtz. Travelling to the heart of the African continent, he discovers how Kurtz has gained his position of power and influence over the lo ...Show more
Griffith Review 67: Matters of Trust by Ashley Hay
$22.00 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Griffith Review Ser.
From our first experiences to our last, institutions structure our world - through education and medicine to politics, justice, civics and religion. But in recent years even the most entrenched of institutions are seemingly on the edge of implosion. Either through deliberate political attacks or as an e ...Show more
Griffith Review 68: Getting On by Ashley Hay
$27.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Griffith Review Ser.
In a world where seventy is the new fifty, old age isn't what it used to be.By 2060, the ratio of Australians aged over sixty-five will have passed one in four. This unprecedented demographic transformation marks a quiet revolution with far-reaching consequences for both individuals and wider society.As ...Show more