The Pedant's Return : Why the Things That You Think Are Right Are Wrong by Andrea Barham

$8.50 AUD

Category: Reference

Hot on the heels of the 2005 hit The Pedant's Revolt comes The Pedant's Return, the latest in Andrea Barham's popular pedantry series. How many times have you encountered an extraordinary 'fact' in your everyday life that's led you to think, 'That can't possibly be true!'? Or you've heard somethin g highly improbable and completely dismissed the chances of it being in the least bit authentic? In The Pedant's Return, a great many doubts will be dispelled as a range of surprising statements that sound as though they couldn't possibly be genuine, are, through careful and committed research, revealed to be 100 per cent correct. Covering every conceivable subject matter, from art and literature to food and drink, the animal kingdom, figures from history, science and medical matters, words and sayings, the human body and buildings, The Pedant's Return will clear up those niggling points of fact endlessly disputed at social gatherings and among friends, in an accessible, informative and highly entertaining manner. First published 2006. ...Show more

Among the Gently Mad - Strategies and Perspectives for the Book Hunter in the 21st... by Nicholas A. Basbanes

$13.00 AUD

Category: Reference

From the author of A Gentle Madness, the book that delighted bibliophiles everywhere, comes a twenty-first-century guide to book collecting that deals with both the traditional methods of acquisition and the electronic tools now available on the Internet. Sharing the superb insight he has gathered from booksellers over the years, Nicholas A. Basbanes offers a refresher course on the fundamentals that endure, while questioning certain practices of doubtful validity. Topics include how to determine if a book is a first edition, how to spot book club editions, the significance of dust jackets, scouting the flea markets, how to work the book fairs, and the importance of handling the goods, as well as discussing less tangible issues like spotting trends and shaping a focus. Then he takes a careful look at Internet buying, pro and con, illuminating how you can use these electronic tools to your advantage, and making this the book no modern collector will want to be without. ...Show more

Collins Thesaurus A-Z by Collins

$7.50 AUD

Category: Reference | Series: Collins GEM

"Collins Gem English Thesaurus" is one of Collins' most consistent best-sellers. With thousands of alternative words, subject lists and a handy Word Power supplement, this new color edition is ideal for everyday use in home, school and office. Developed as part of the "Collins Dictionaries' Life Skills" stream, this new colour edition of the "Gem English Thesaurus" gives you practical, applied knowledge in your pocket. Have confidence - most useful words are highlighted. Get it right with a wide selection of alternative words and opposites. Get there fast - it has an easily accessible clear, colour layout. ...Show more

Mathemagic - Magic, Puzzles and Games with Numbers by Royal V. Heath

$7.50 AUD

Category: Reference | Series: Dover Recreational Math Ser.

More than 60 new puzzles and stunts based on the properties of numbers. Easy techniques for multiplying large numbers mentally, identifying unknown numbers, determining the date of any day in any year, such entertainments as The Lost Digit, and Psychic Bridge. Over 30 pages of magic squares, triangles, cubes, more. 76 illustrations. ...Show more

The Macquarie Dictionary of People & Places

$65.00 AUD

Category: Reference

Children's World Atlas with CD-ROM

$13.00 AUD

Category: World Atlas | Series: Children's...

Send your child on a voyage of discovery with the new edition of this unbeatable world atlas. DK's ground-breaking "Children's World Atlas" has been revised and refreshed with beautiful, bright, new maps, a topical introductory section with amazing 3D artwork and an interactive CD. Each stunning map is surrounded by human stories and views that give your child an immediate sense of place not accessible in other atlases. From Bolivia's bustling markets to carnival time in Venice, they'll explore the societies, cultures, histories, climates and landscapes of every corner of the globe. Vivid photographs and state-of-the-art maps capture the unique personality of each region and will give your child a flavour of what it's really like to live in each country. ...Show more

Jacaranda Atlas by Jacaranda Staff

$12.00 AUD

Category: World Atlas

Jacaranda will be publishing a 9th edition of the Jacaranda Atlas, coming in 2017 for use in 2018. The updated Atlas will be available as a hardcover atlas with eBookPLUS. Please visit the Jacaranda Atlas page for more information. With the Jacaranda Atlas 8th Edition and myWorld Atlas, Jacaranda maint ains its position as the leading publisher of school Atlases. It has been completely updated and revised to address the requirements of the Australian Curriculum: Geography. With the inclusion of Jacaranda's award-winning digital atlas, myWorld Atlas, this package combines print and digital. KEY FEATURES * Includes hyrdological and landscape hazards maps for each continent -- Australian landscapes and landforms * Provides a comprehensive explanation of the seven concepts that underpin Geography Jacaranda's updated myWorld Atlas includes: * New Australian Curriculum topics and data categories * New case studies for each year level at different scales - local, national, regional and global. * Updated interactive GIS style maps * Stunning video footage from National Geographic & the ABC * Over 1000 interactive, video, multiple-choice and short-answer questions * Student progress tracker Jacaranda Atlas for the Australian Curriculum 8th Edition and myWorld Atlas is a hard-copy student text, accompanied by the digital-only product, myWorldAtlas. ...Show more

Discrete Mathematics with Applications by Susanna S. Epp

$29.00 AUD

Category: Reference | Series: Mathematics Ser.

DISCRETE MATHEMATICS WITH APPLICATIONS, 5th Edition, explains complex, abstract concepts with clarity and precision and provides a strong foundation for computer science and upper-level mathematics courses of the computer age. Author Susanna Epp presents not only the major themes of discrete mathematics , but also the reasoning that underlies mathematical thought. Students develop the ability to think abstractly as they study the ideas of logic and proof. While learning about such concepts as logic circuits and computer addition, algorithm analysis, recursive thinking, computability, automata, cryptography and combinatorics, students discover that the ideas of discrete mathematics underlie and are essential to today's science and technology. ...Show more

A Blake Dictionary - The Ideas and Symbols of William Blake by Samuel Foster Damon

$13.00 AUD

Category: Reference

(Book 52) Britannica Great Books: Dostoevsky

$12.00 AUD

Category: Encyclopaedia Britannica

(Book 50) Britannica Great Books: Marx, Engels

$12.00 AUD

Category: Encyclopaedia Britannica

(Book 46) Britannica Great Books: Hegel

$12.00 AUD

Category: Encyclopaedia Britannica