Lives Of The Artists (Volume I)

Giorgio Vasari

Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto in the thirteenth century, Vasari traces the development of Italian art across three centuries to the golden epoch of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Great men, and their immortal works, are brought vividly to life, as Vasari depicts the young Giotto scratching his first dra...

The Bush

Don Watson

While most of us live in cities clinging to the coastal fringe, our sense of what an Australian is, or should be, is drawn from the vast and varied inland called the bush. But what do we mean by 'the bush', and how has it shaped us? Starting with his forebears' battle to drive back nature and eke a livi...

Attack On Titan Colossal Edition 2

HAJIME ISAYAMA

In this post-apocalyptic sci-fi story, humanity has been devastated by the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the Titans. Little is known about where they came from or why they are bent on consuming mankind. Seemingly unintelligent, they have roamed the world for years, killing everyone they see. For the...

Think Again: How to Reason & Argue

Walter Sinnott-Armstrong

Our personal and political worlds are rife with arguments and disagreements, some of them petty and vitriolic. The inability to compromise and understand the other side is widespread today. What can we do to change this? In Think Again philosopherWalter Sinnott-Armstrong draws on a long tradition of log...

Revolting Rhymes

Roald Dahl

Brand-new book of wickedly clever rhymes by the world's number-one storytellerThis book is filled with revolting rhymes.(Be warned- It's no ordinary Once upon a time).There's poor Cindy whose heart was torn to shreds, because her Prince, he chops off heads!Snow White's dwarfs although awfully nice, are ...