The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
$14.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
The original self-help book- bestselling The Prophet takes the reader on an unparalleled spiritual and philosophical journeyThe time has come for the revered Prophet to leave Orphalese. Before he departs, people gather around him and ask him to speak his wisdom. Divided into twenty-eight chapters coveri ...Show more
While Mortals Sleep by Kurt Vonnegut
$19.99 AUD
Category: Classics
A collection of sixteen previously unpublished stories by the twentieth century master. In While Mortals Sleep men and machines, art and artifice, fortune and fame become curiously twisted. A travelling salesman falls in love a robot, Jenny, a refrigerator with personality. A man plays with his model t ...Show more
Animal Farm by George Orwell
$17.95 AUD
Category: Penguin Spinner Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Renowned urban artist Shepard Fairey's new look cover for Orwell's timeless satire. 'All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.' Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs ...Show more
Emma by Jane Austen
$29.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Puffin in Bloom Ser.
The real evils, indeed, of Emma's situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself.Emma is young, rich and independent. She has decided not to get married and instead spends her time organizing her acquaintances' love affairs. Her pl ...Show more
The Republic by Plato
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Category: Penguin Black Classics | Reading Level: good-very good
Plato's Republic is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions ar ...Show more
Romulus, My Father: Text Classics by Raimond Gaita
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Category: Biography & Memoir
Romulus Gaita fled Yugoslavia aged thirteen, and came to Australia with his wife and their son soon after World War II. Tragic events were to overtake the boy's life, but Raimond Gaita has an extraordinary and moving tale to tell of growing up with his father in country Victoria. Romulus, My Father is t ...Show more
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome
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Category: Classics | Series: Vintage Classics
Jerome's delightful novel has kept readers smiling for years and his prose has found a perfect partner in Vic Reeves's witty illustrations, exclusive to Vintage Classics. What could be more relaxing than a refreshing holiday on the river with your two best friends and faithful canine companion, Montmore ...Show more
The Water-Babies (Macmillan Collector's Library) by Charles Kingsley
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Category: Classics | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Babyis a children's novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley. Written in 1862-1863 as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine, it was first published in its entirety in 1863. The book was extremely popular during its day, and was a mainstay of children's literature thro ...Show more
The Odyssey (Barnes & Noble Flexibound Editions) by Homer
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Category: Classics | Series: Barnes and Noble Flexibound Editions Ser.
The Odyssey is a classic poem written by Homer that consists of 12.110 verses. It is unique already in that it has reached our days in its original form. This poem is a genuine revelation of the poetic thought of ancient Hellas....After the Trojan War, most of the survived Greek leaders returned by sea ...Show more
Sula by Toni Morrison
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Category: Classics | Reading Level: Adult
"As girls, Nel and Sula shared each other's discoveries and dreams in the poor black mid-West of their childhood. Then Sula ran away to live her dreams and Nel got married. Ten years later Sula returns and no one, least of all Nel, trusts her. SULA is the story of the fear that makes people accept self- ...Show more
Sleeping Dog by Dick Lochte
$22.99 AUD
Category: Crime Classics
A darkly comic thriller following a cynical LA gumshoe who makes the catastrophic mistake of helping a 14-year-old find her dog . . .Serendipity Dahlquist is a headstrong roller-blading 14-year-old living in LA who has lost her dog. She asks private investigator Leo Bloodworth to help her find the missi ...Show more