Full Service

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Full Service is the ultimate guilty pleasure, revealing for the first time the shadow lives of the people who created popular culture, told by the man who was so central to fulfilling their desires.Sc …

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

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For Rian Malan, the blessing of living in South Africa is that every day presents him with material whose richness astounds those who live in saner places. Twenty years after the publication of his be …

The Exceptional Brain

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The Exceptional Brain and How It Changed the World delves into the lives of famous figures and celebrates the work of ground-breaking doctors who helped us understand the way the brain works.Dr. Kapla …

Long Live Hitch

Three of the most provocative and thought-provoking works of the great Christopher Hitchens, now available in one volume.*EBook Only Offer*

An Edible History of Humanity

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Throughout history, food has done more than simply provide sustenance. It has acted as a tool of social transformation, political organization, geopolitical competition, industrial development, milita …

Darwin's Origin of Species

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No book has changed our understanding of ourselves more than Darwin’s Origin of Species. It caused a sensation on its first day of publication in 1859 and went on to become an international bestseller …

George Smith

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George Smith is one of the greatest players Australian rugby has ever produced, and certainly one of the all-time best, open-side flankers in the world arena.After becoming the fourth Wallaby and the …

Castles, Follies and Four-Leaf Clovers

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Rich in history, castles and larger-than-life characters, St. Declan’s Way is one of Ireland’s best kept secrets.Rosamund’s adventures begin when she is lent a map of the ancient highway and pilgrim r …

Kokoda Wallaby

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Stan Bisset was a real hero, both in battle, on the rugby pitch and in desperate armed combat against the Japanese during the Second World War.As a member of the ill-fated 1939 Wallaby touring team to …

Some Remarks

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In this definitive collection of Stephenson’s writings, journalism and meditations, the great American polymath puts the 20th Century – mathematics, cryptography, philosophy, currency, and the history …

Above the Law

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One of the astonishing revelations in Dead Man Running was the difficulty faced by the Australian police in tackling the burgeoning crime empire that outlaw motorcycle gangs were developing. The news …

Invictus

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This uplifting true story is now a major film, starring Oscar nominees Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon, directed by Clint Eastwood.Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2008As the day …

Tom Wills

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This is the story of Tom Wills – flawed genius, sporting libertine, fearless leader and agitator, and the man most often credited with creating the game we now know as Australian Rules football. Sent …

Risk Intelligence

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There is a special kind of intelligence for dealing with risk and uncertainty. It doesn’t correlate with IQ and most psychologists fail to spot it because it is found in such a disparate, rag-tag grou …

The Honoured Society

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In the early hours of an August morning a gunfight broke out in an Italian restaurant in Duisburg; in less than five minutes over seventy shots were fired into the bodies of six men. Both victims and …

Big Ideas

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A witty and indispensable guide to modern-day buzzwords.Big Ideas explains where concepts like ‘the long tail’, ‘urban tribes’ and ‘soft power’ came from, what they mean, and what their critics say ab …