The Light of Asia: A History of Western Fascination with the East by Christopher Harding
$65.00 AUD
Category: Asian
From the time of the ancient Greeks onwards the West's relationship with Asia consisted for the most part of outrageous tales of strange beasts and monsters, of silk and spices shipped over vast distances and an uneasy sense of unknowable empires fantastically far away. By the twentieth century much of ...Show more
The Story of Art by E. H. Gombrich; Leonie Gombrich (Contribution by)
$100.00 AUD
Category: Art
Exquisite cloth-bound edition of the classic art-history text - the ideal gift for every art connoisseur and student For more than 70 years Sir Ernst Gombrich's The Story of Art has been a global bestseller - with more than 8 million copies sold - the perfect introduction to art history, from the earli ...Show more
Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez
$33.00 AUD
Category: Fiction
'Rollicking, melodic, tender and true. And oh so very wise' Robert Jones, Jr., author of The Prophets Who gets to leave a legacy? 1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn't. By 1998 Anita's name has be ...Show more
A Perfect Day to be Alone by Nanae Aoyama
$23.00 AUD
Category: Fiction
It was raining when I arrived at the house. The walls of my room were lined with cat photos, set in fancy frames just below the ceiling. When her mother emigrates to China for work, twenty-year-old Chizu moves in with 71-year-old Ginko, an eccentric distant relative, taking a room in her ramshackle Tok ...Show more
Sheer - Yves Saint Laurent by Emilie Hammen; Shazia Alcauskas
$70.00 AUD
Category: Fashion & Jewellery
Published to celebrate a major exhibition at the Museum of Lace and Fashion, Calais, and Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris, this book will highlight Yves Saint Laurent's pioneering work in lace and other sheer fabrics, revealing how the couturier was able to overturn codes of unveiling the female body.Thro ...Show more
Country Life: 125 Years of Countryside Living in Great Britain from the Archives of Country Li fe by John Goodall, Kate Green
$170.00 AUD
Category: Interiors
Live the romance of the British countryside through this lavish tour of the seasons, landscapes, gardens, and great houses that epitomize British country life, as seen through the eyes of Country Life magazine. For 125 years Country Life has presented its readers with the finest insider’s tour of everyt ...Show more
Snow Fall (Wisting 8) by Jørn Lier Horst
$33.00 AUD
Category: Crime
PRE-ORDER THE GRIPPING NEW MYSTERY FEATURING DETECTIVE WILLIAM WISTING When the body of an Australian backpacker is found in Spain, an online group of amateur true crime sleuths springs up around the world, attempting to solve the mystery of her death. Foremost on the message boards is Astri, a young No ...Show more
Secret Stays: Pioneering Hosts of The New Chic
$225.00 AUD
Category: Travel
In the transformative landscape of modern travel, a profound shift occurred in the noughties as individuals began renting out their homes to strangers, fostering an intimate connection between travelers and unique living spaces worldwide. This cultural evolution stems from a revived belief in genuine ...Show more
The Men Who Killed the News by Eric Beecher
$37.00 AUD
Category: Australian
Crikey owner and ex-News Corp and Fairfax editor lifts the lid on the abuse of power by media moguls - from William Randolph Hearst to Elon Musk - and on his own unique experience of working for (and being sued by) the Murdochs. What's gone wrong with our media? Eric Beecher's answer is: its owners, man ...Show more
The Sleepwalkers by Scarlett Thomas
$35.00 AUD
Category: Fiction
The scintillating new novel from the author of The End of Mr Y Patricia Highsmith meets White Lotus in this compulsive and brilliant gothic thriller 'Like a darker, funnier The White Lotus, The Sleepwalkers is horrifying in the best possible way. I loved every moment of it.' James Smythe 'The Sleepw ...Show more
One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware
$33.00 AUD
Category: Crime
Pre-order the new edge-of-your-seat thriller from the bestselling author of The It Girl, the R&J pick.AND THEN THERE WERE NONE meets THE TRAITORSFive beautiful couples.One deadly game.Who will escape alive?Lyla Santiago has spent months working on a research project that could be the key to getting ...Show more
Dirrayawadha: Rise Up by Anita Heiss
$33.00 AUD
Category: Fiction
From the bestselling author of Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray (River of Dreams) comes another groundbreaking historical novel about resistance, resilience and love during the frontier wars. Miinaa was a young girl when the white ghosts first arrived. She remembers the day they raised a piece of cloth and r ...Show more