Since the first tour to South Africa in 1910, to play for the British Lions remains the ultimate accolade for any Home Union rugby player. After an introduction by Willie John McBride, probably the greatest of all Lion's captains, Bill McLaren remembers the highlights of the great tours in recent years. Read More...


Extra/Ordinary Objects 1 Carlos Mustienes, Editor AUD25.00

A clipped stone, or paleolith, tells us a lot about the needs of the early humans - to dig roots, skin animals and scrape furs. In time, more pieces were chipped off the stone to make it sharper. Then the stone was modified again and again to serve other needs. And as each new tool was developed, humans discovered new ways to use it. New tools create new needs that in turn create new objects. Read More...


Cities and Civilisations Christopher Hibbert AUD50.00

The showpieces of human civilisation are its great cities and here are 19 of the world's greatest. Read More...


The Cathedral of Chartres is, for almost every visitor, the greatest human artifact of the western world. It fills some of us with wonder and delight, others with awe and reverence. Read More...


The Fundamentals of Creative Design Gavin Ambrose, Paul Harris AUD47.00

A comprehensive introduction to typography, layout, image and colour usage and other creative design principles presented through detailed explanations illustrated with exemplars from contemporary design. Read More...


Henry Root stands slightly outside the tradition of the English Man of Letters. He has made it his business to correspond with important people in all walks of life on the vital issues of our time...A cross-section of these letters is provided within this book. Read More...


The Louis Vuitton and Moet-Hennessy affair. A compelling story featuring a cast of characters straight out of a soap opera. It takes us inside the world of haute couture and luxury brands, and puts the spotlight on the ruthless - but often highly successful - business methods that came to dominate the 1980s. Read More...


Among the Elephants Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Oria Douglas-Hamilton AUD20.00

In 1965 Iain Douglas-Hamilton eagerly accepted the challenge to solve the problem of four hundred and fifty African elephants confined in the small Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania. Day by day he taught himself to recognize the individual elephants and made the first systematic study of their behaviour in the wild. Read More...


Minus Millionaires Jeffrey Robinson AUD15.00

Meet William Stern, the property magnate who became the world's largest personal bankrupt; the once super-successful Jim Slater who coined the phrase 'minus millionaire'; Spain's richest man who had his fortune taken away from him; France's most disagreeable businessman who once bragged 'I will never make a serious financial mistake', and did; the most eccentric Schlumpf brothers whose GBP60M collection of antique automobiles, including 123 vintage Buggatis, became the object of a government plot; and Eli Pinkas, the ever aloof Swiss businessman who defrauded 18 banks out of $300-$800M - all of it vanished since his apparent suicide. Read More...


How to Play Bridge Jeremy Flint AUD12.00

Despite being one of the most popular games in the world, bridge is often thought to be a difficult game to learn. This is not true if it is learned from first principles, with an expert as the guide. Read More...


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