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The Prince
Niccolo Machiavelli - Peter Constantine (Translator)
" It is far safer to be feared than loved Machiavelli made his name notorious for centuries with The Prince, his clever and cynical work about power relationships.The key themes of this influential, and ever timely, writer are that adaptability is the key to success and that effective leadership is some...
Childhood, Boyhood, Youth
Leo Tolstoy began his trilogy, "Childhood, Boyhood, Youth", in his early twenties. Although he would in his old age famously dismiss it as an 'awkward mixture of fact and fiction', generations of readers have not agreed, finding the novel to be a charming and insightful portrait of inner growth against ...
Animal People(Prize winner People's Choice 2013 NSW Premier's Literary Awards)
Why I can't review Animal People. 'I read Charlotte Wood's novel Animal People twice. I think it's one of the best contemporary novels I have read. But I cannot review it. I tried a number of times and failed each time. I only recently realised why this is. I don't want to review Animal People. I want t...
The Sandpit
A sophisticated thriller about a missing nuclear scientist - perfect for fans of Robert Harris, William Boyd and Charles Cumming'A remarkable contemporary thriller... A triumph' WILLIAM BOYDA journalist becomes embroiled in a world of secrets and paranoia when a nuclear scientist goes missing.When John ...
Between Two Kingdoms: What almost dying taught me about living
At just twenty-two, Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with leukemia and given a 35 per cent chance of survival. For five years her world comprised four white walls, a hospital bed, fluorescent lights, tubes and wires. She became patient 5624. At twenty-seven, and celebrating her first year of remission, Sule...
The Twilight World
An extraordinary and captivating story told in exquisite prose; this is the unmade documentary from the pioneer and legendary filmmaker who brought us the mutli-award-winning Grizzly Man The great filmmaker Werner Herzog, in his first novel, tells the incredible story of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier...
How Everything Works: From the Human Brain to the Solar System
Have you ever wondered how an email gets to someone on the other side of the world in just a few seconds or why it's a bad idea to stand under a tree during a thunderstorm?Each page of this mind-blowingly detailed and ambitious encyclopedia will guide you through the natural world and the technology tha...
The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List (#3)
The Christmasaurus returns in a magical adventure from Tom Fletcher! The Christmasaurus is back! Get ready for the magical festive adventure from bestselling author, Tom Fletcher! You know about the Naughty List, right? Well, this year, the Christmasaurus is on a mission to track down children who have ...
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