| Author: | William von Hippel |
| Category: |
Essays and Opinion |
Leading researcher into social intelligence and evolutionary psychology William von Hippel argues that the main advantage early primates had against other animals was their ability to live, and thrive, in social groups. Furthermore, this ability wa... read more
| Author: | Salvador Dali |
| Category: |
Biography |
Slightly altered reprint of the Viking Press edition of 1942. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
| Author: | Justin Halpern |
| Category: |
Essays and Opinion |
'Growing up, every time I saw a men's magazine cover that had a headline about "73 Ways to Please Your Girlfriend", all I could think was "I'm good with one; just tell me one way to please her. Also, I don't have a girlfriend. Is there an article about that?"' Soon after Sh*... read more
| Author: | Diane Cook; Len Jenshel; Verlyn Klinkenborg (Introduction by) |
| Category: |
Natural World |
Leading landscape photographers Diane Cook and Len Jenshel present Wise Trees--a stunning photography book containing more than 50 historical trees with remarkable stories from around the world. Supported by grants from the Expedition Council of the National Geographic Society, Cook a... read more
Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes.
Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. See Atalanta - who... read more
| Author: | Hans Rosling; Ola Rosling |
| Category: |
Essays and Opinion |
'A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases'. BARACK OBAMA
*the #1 Sunday Times bestseller * instant New York Times bestseller * an Observer 'best brainy book of the decade' * #1 Wall Street Journal bests... read more
| Author: | Danielle Steel |
| Category: |
Biography |
"This is the story of an extraordinary boy with a brilliant mind, a heart of gold and a tortured soul.' From the day he was born, Nick Traina was his mother's joy. By nineteen, he was dead. This is Danielle Steel's powerful story of the son she lost and the lessons she learned du... read more
| Author: | Arnold Schwarzenegger; Bill Dobbins (As told to) |
| Category: |
Sporting |
From elite bodybuilding competitors to gymnasts, from golfers to fitness gurus, anyone who works out with weights must own this book--a book that only Arnold Schwarzenegger could write, a book that has earned its reputation as "the bible of bodybuilding." <... read more
| Author: | Roald Dahl |
| Category: |
Biography |
During the Second World War Roald Dahl served in the RAF and suffered horrific injuries in an air crash in the Libyan desert. Drawing on his own experience as a fighter pilot, Dahl crafted these ten spine-tingling stories: of air battles in the sky; of... read more
| Author: | Anne Fitzpatrick |
| Category: |
Biography |
After backpacking around Asia, Anne Fitzpatrick spent three months volunteering in rural India. Inspired by the program, she returned to Australia determined to raise funds for the education of young people in Kodaikanal, by cycling around Australia - despite having no experience o... read more
| Author: | Adam Spencer |
| Category: |
Science |
| Reading Level: | 4 Science |
Australia's funniest mathematician returns in 2018 with more rollicking romps through the world of science, technology, numbers and all things nerdy. This terrific new fully illustrated title follows on from Adam's bestselling Big Book of Numbers (2014); World of Numbers (20... read more
| Author: | Charlotte & Peter Fiell |
| Category: |
Architecture & Design |
The rise of individuality and ecological awareness domus coverage of design and architecture in the 1970s Founded in 1928 as a living diary by the great Milanese architect and designer Gio Ponti, domus has been hailed as the world s most influential architecture and design ... read more
