Guinness World Records 2012 by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS

$12.00 AUD

Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Guinness Book of Records Ser.

Discover 1000s of new and classic records in GWR 2012. Get on your marks for the London Olympics and marvel at the International Space Station. See over 900 new eye-popping photos, watch 30 Records come alive with Augmented Reality technology, discover hundreds of bite-sized facts and a stunning 3D jack et design in one amazing ...Show more

Guinness World Records: 2007 by Guinness World Records

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Category: Non-Fiction

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Into the Wadi by Michele Drouart

$6.50 AUD

Category: Non-Fiction

Whatever happens to me here, my understanding of it will be incomplete. Jokes, stories, events, decisions - like so many things in this part of the world - remain open-ended, intertwined like the encircled and encircling chambers of the thousand and one tales ...... Into the Wadiis the compelling and in tensely personal story of an Australian woman and the Jordanian family into which she marries. In a deeply engaging style - sensuous, accessible and thoughtful - Michèle Drouart writes about marriage, female friendship, and the preciousness of culture and community. ...Show more

ENOUGH ROPE 3 by DENTON ANDREW

$9.95 AUD

Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Enough Rope Ser.

When he first started Enough Rope, Andrew Denton expressed the fear that he would wake up and see 'the yawning gap where his career used to be'. Now into its third year, Enough Rope is a highly acclaimed, award-winning program that is still as intelligent and provocative as ever. Andrew Denton's amicabl e spotlight has honed in on an eclectic array of celebrities, personalities, politicians, activists, artists, musicians and 'unsung' ordinary people, all with their own compelling stories to tell. Enough Rope 3 contains highlights from the 2005 season. It presents 25 noteworthy interviews including Peter Cundall, Jack Thompson, Cate Blanchett, Geraldine Brooks, Stephen Page, Bob Geldof, Natalie Imbruglia, Michael Stipe, the three shearers and many more. Also included are the compelling show and tell segments along with contributions from members of the viewing public. Don't miss the behind the scenes information - some of the interviews and bloopers that didn't make it to the TV screens. ...Show more

Guinness World Records 2015 by Guinness World Records

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Category: Non-Fiction

The world's best-selling annual is back and crammed with thousands of amazing new records, cool facts and awesome pictures! Ever wondered how far a dog can ride a scooter or who's swallowed the most swords underwater? Want to know about the latest sporting achievements, extreme bodies and cutting-edge t ech? Find the answers to these and many more mind-boggling feats in the all-new Guinness World Records 2015. Read all about what's happened to your favourite records, plus discover never-before-seen record-breaking facts like who took the first "selfie" in space, how fast the world's smartest computer can do the sums and even how many people "twerking" you'd need to beat the current record (it currently stands at 358 if you're interested). 60th anniversary celebration What's more, 2015 marks 60 years since the release of the very first GWR annual; it's our diamond anniversary! To celebrate this achievement, you'll find a special feature just on diamond records, as well as milestones of our classic records and how they've changed - or not changed - over time. In the 1955 edition the most expensive bottle of wine would have set you back GBP8; but the current record-holding bottle of plonk sold for a staggering GBP75,000. However, not everything's changed in the past six decades - did you know that Robert Wadlow, who towered 2.72 m (8 ft 11.1 in) in 1940, still holds the record for tallest man? At least for now - GWR in another dimension! As if the book weren't exciting enough, our "See It 3D" augmented reality app is back with new features that bring the book to life! Use your smart device to unlock interactive elements that literally jump off the page. See how you size up to Wadlow, meet deep-sea creatures up close, play our Splat-the-Maggot game and much more. ...Show more

Stupid White Men ... and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! by Michael Moore

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Category: Non-Fiction

Michael Moore is America's favourite thorn in the side, a social commentator with a vicious bite. In "Stupid White Men", Moore provides a much-needed alternative to the steady let's-line-up-behind-the-president drumbeat of today's commentators.

Guinness World Records: 2006 by various

$12.00 AUD

Category: Non-Fiction

Crammed with hundreds of exclusive new photographs. Over 1500 new and fully updated records.

The Promise by Lisa Clifford

$9.95 AUD

Category: Non-Fiction

'I know this is my final leaving because it

Last Tango in Toulouse by Mary Moody

$9.95 AUD

Category: Non-Fiction

The year of her fiftieth birthday, gardening writer Mary Moody ran away from home, family and work for six months to live in a remote French village. Her book about these experiences, Au Revoir, struck a chord with tens of thousands of readers across Australia. Yet those experiences were to mark a begin ning rather than an end. They were six months that turned the rest of her life upside down, as she bought a house in the village, persuaded her husband to sell the family home of twenty-five years and take up goose farming in central NSW and abandoned her television career in favour of writing about her travelling experiences.Yet even these dramatic events were merely the outward signs of far deeper changes that challenged the stability of thirty years of monogamy and motherhood. To her surprise, Mary found herself grappling with the intense emotion of an affair, and its consequences for her marriage and family. Her account of this fraught subject is frank, honest and painful, just as her and her husband's response to it is moving and inspirational. Amid this turmoil, Mary also rediscovered a sister not seen by the family for nearly fifty years. Last Tango in Toulouse is Mary’s compelling account of these tumultuous upheavals in her life, and an affirmation of the power of family in overcoming the greatest challenges. Written with humour, warmth and passion, and an often searing honesty, Last Tango in Toulouse shows that life really can begin again at 50. ...Show more

Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron

$9.95 AUD

Category: Non-Fiction

The heartwarming and inspiring #1 New York Times bestseller that has sold over 1.2 million copies! Dewey's story starts in the worst possible way. Only a few weeks old, on the coldest night of the year, he was stuffed into the returned book slot at the Spencer Public Library. He was found the next morni ng by library director Vicki Myron, a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm, a breast cancer scare, and an alcoholic husband. Dewey won her heart, and the hearts of the staff, by pulling himself up and hobbling on frostbitten feet to nudge each of them in a gesture of thanks and love. For the next nineteen years, he never stopped charming the people of Spencer with his enthusiasm, warmth, humility (for a cat), and, above all, his sixth sense about who needed him most. As his fame grew from town to town, then state to state, and finally, amazingly, worldwide, Dewey became more than just a friend; he became a source of pride for an extraordinary Heartland farming town pulling its way slowly back from the greatest crisis in its long history. ...Show more

Guinness World Records 2000 Millennium Edition by Guinness

$12.00 AUD

Category: Non-Fiction

Guinness World Records 2008 by various

$12.00 AUD

Category: Non-Fiction

An institution in itself this favourite Christmas stocking filler is packed with amazing facts and achievements to inspire boys as well as the whole family. This year features a revolutionary new 3D 'vortex' cover design, 100 per cent new photographs and over 1,500 new and fully updated records. For the first time ever watch our grossest records come to life on our giant glow-in-the-dark gatefold pages! ...Show more