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Smoke Encrypted Whispers: First Nations Classics by Samuel Wagan Watson, Tony Birch
$19.99 AUD
Category: Aboriginal & First Nations | Series: First Nations Classics Ser.
Reading this book is, as Tony Birch points out, 'like witnessing Bruce Springsteen meet the Dreamtime'.Smoke Encrypted Whispers showcases Samuel Wagan Watson's imaginative brilliance and exceptional poetic skills. In this book, which also includes work from three previous collections, his poems pulse wi ...Show more
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling
$27.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
The Strange Tales of Pu Songling (1640-1715) are exquisite and amusing miniatures that are regarded as the pinnacle of classical Chinese fiction. With their elegant prose, witty wordplay and subtle charm, the 104 stories in this selection reveal a world in which nothing is as it seems. Here a Taoist mon ...Show more
Taking Up the Runes: A Complete Guide to Using Runes in Spells, Rituals, Divination, and Magic by Diana L. Paxson
$44.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Weiser Classics Ser.
An accessible, in-depth exploration of the runes as a living spiritual tradition. Diana Paxson has distilled her many years of experience working with the runes into this essential source book. Readers will learn the historical meaning of each individual rune and its use and meaning now, in contempor ...Show more
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights (PB) by N. J. Dawood
$22.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Classics Ser.
The tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature. From the epic adventures of "Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp" to the farcical "Young Woman and her Five Lovers" and t ...Show more
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
$17.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Classics Ser.
Traditionally attributed to Lao Tzu, an older contemporary of Confucius (551 - 479 BC), it is now thought that the work was compiled in about the fourth century BC. An anthology of wise sayings, it offers a model by which the individual can live rather than explaining the human place in the universe. Th ...Show more
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Word Cloud Classics) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
$24.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Word Cloud Classics Ser.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a collection of twelve short stories by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle, is considered a milestone in the genre of detective fiction. With Sherlock Holmes's clever disguises and ability to solve even the most elusive mysteries, as well as Holmes's loyal friend and b ...Show more
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
$22.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Classics Ser.
A collection of the most famous cases faced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's peerless creation. This collection of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes includes many of the famous cases - and great strokes of brilliance - that made the legendary detective one of fiction's mos ...Show more
The Art of Rhetoric by Aristotle
$24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Classics Ser.
With the emergence of democracy in the city-state of Athens in the years around 460 BC, public speaking became an essential skill for politicians in the Assemblies and Councils - and even for ordinary citizens in the courts of law. In response, the technique of rhetoric rapidly developed, bringing virtu ...Show more
The Art of War & Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy by Sun Tzu, Lao-Tzu, Confucius, Mencius
$49.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Leather-Bound Classics Ser.
The words of the ancient Chinese sages are as timeless as they are wise. The words of ancient Chinese philosophers have influenced other thinkers across the world for more than 2,000 years, and continue to shape our ideas today. The Art of War & Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy includes tran ...Show more
The Art of War (Word Cloud Classics) by Sun Tzu
$24.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Word Cloud Classics Ser.
The Art of War by Sun Tzu The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly known to be the definitive work on mil ...Show more
The Bacchae And Other Plays by Euripides
$22.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
Through their sheer range, daring innovation, flawed but eloquent characters and intriguing plots, the plays of Euripides have shocked and stimulated audiences since the fifth century BC. "Phoenician Women" portrays the rival sons of King Oedipus and their mother's doomed attempts at reconciliation, whi ...Show more
The Brothers Grimm: 101 Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
$24.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Word Cloud Classics Ser.
No home library is complete without the classics This new collection of stories from Brothers Grimm: 101 Fairy Tales is a keepsake to be read and treasured. They are the stories of characters we've known since childhood: Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella. But the works originally collected by ...Show more