Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
$32.95 AUD
Category: General | Reading Level: good
Television has conditioned us to tolerate visually entertaining material measured out in spoonfuls of time, to the detriment of rational public discourse and reasoned public affairs. In this eloquent, persuasive book, Neil Postman alerts us to the real and present dangers of this state of affairs, and o ...Show more
Twenty Poems from William Wordsworth by Wordsworth William
$12.95 AUD
Category: Poetry | Series: Methuen Shilling S.
The Methuen Shilling series present the works of the finest poets in an accessible and popular format. Based on an original series from early in the last century, the shillings reproduce the attractive Edwardian format of those books, reflecting a prestigious publishing history and making some of the gr ...Show more
How to Play Winning Chess by JOHN SAUNDERS
$48.95 AUD
Category: General
Chess was said to have been developed by an Indian philosopher in the sixth century. Originally called Chaturanga, the game spread throughout the Far East and then across Europe by the 11th century. Like most popular games it developed from being a pastime into a competitive sport with the world’s first ...Show more
The Goldfinches of Baghdad by Robert Adamson
$28.95 AUD
Category: New Releases
Poetry. Robert Adamson has long been recognized as one of Australia's major poets, from his early writing as a poet maudit in Sydney through twenty books of verse and prose. In THE GOLDFINCHES OF BAGHDAD, he explores the landscape of the Hawkesbury River, sounding its waters and wildlife for psychologic ...Show more
Dimwit's Dictionary, 2nd ed. by Robert Hartwell Fiske
$37.95 AUD
Category: New Releases
This compilation of thousands of overused words and phrases, and alternatives to them, is the ultimate tool for the writer who seeks to weed out common, tired, language and replace it with crisp, concise writing. Humorous examples of bad language make for great browsing, while readers can also look up s ...Show more