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Bali Bike Bell
$8.95 (Unknown / )
The sound of paradise! Shaped like a miniature Hindu stupa, finished in gold and black, the Bali Bike Bell gives off a sonorous and distinctive sound that gently yet firmly alerts pedestrians and traffic alike to your pr... More »
Readings and Writings: Forty Years in Books
$24.95 (Paperback book / )
Since opening in 1969, Readings has grown to become one of the most renowned and beloved bookshops in Melbourne and a landmark on the local literary scene. From the first small shop on Lygon Street to its current six loc... More »
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Enigma and Enigma 2 (Special Offer)
$49.95 (Hardcover book / Quercus )
Enigma and Enigma 2 together for the special price of $49.95. Only at Readings.
Enigma
Enigma is a stimulating collection of over 170 brain-teasers, games of logic, puzzles, conundrums, riddles and paradoxes to be solved... More »
Why Steve Was Late: 101 Exceptional Excuses For Terrible Timekeeping
$16.95 (Hardcover book / Atlantic Books )
Comedian Dave Skinner and cartoonist/standup comedian Henry Parker have joined forces to create this pocket-sized book of cartoons about the habitually late Steve and his 101 exceptional excuses for terrible timekeeping.... More »
Postcards From Penguin: 100 Book Jackets In One Box
$39.95 (Boxed set / Penguin Group Uk )
A collection of 100 postcards, each featuring a different and iconic Penguin book jacket. From classics to crime, here are over seventy years of quintessentially British design in one box.
Ever since then, from their ori... More »
Sense And Sensibility And Sea Monsters
$24.95 (Paperback book / Quirk )
From Quirk Books - publisher of the New York Times Best Seller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - comes a new tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem!
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters expands the original ... More »
Perfumes: The A-Z Guide
$29.99 (Paperback book / Profile )
Over 400 new fragrances have been added to the original 1500 in this updated paperback masterpiece on perfumes.
The must-have perfume guide has been hailed as a masterpiece of criticism and invective. Over 400 new fragra... More »
Tales Of Hi And Bye: Greeting And Parting Rituals Around The World
$29.95 (Hardcover book / Cambridge Univ Pres )
We do it over and over again, day after day, and never seem to get enough of it. Albanians do it. Zulus do it. Movie stars and plumbers do it. All around the world, people say hi and bye in innumerable languages and coun... More »
Visual Aid 2: You Can Never Know Enough Stuff
$24.95 (Paperback book / Black Dog Publishing )
Following on from the successful Visual Aid: Stuff You’ve Forgotten, Things You Never Thought You Knew and Lessons You Didn’t Quite Get Around to Learning, Visual Aid 2 delves deeper into the factual world, looking at th... More »
The Penguin Complete Sherlock Holmes
$39.95 (Paperback book / Penguin Books )
Four novels and fifty-six short stories The complete adventures of the original and best detective – Mr Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes is not only the most famous character in crime fiction, but arguably the most fam... More »
Visual Aid: Stuff You've Forgotten Things You Never Thought You Knew And Lessons You Didn't Get Around To Learning
$24.95 (Paperback book / Black Dog Publishing )
There are times in your life when you find yourself pondering basic general knowledge questions and your gaps in information. So, if you’ve passed through education and still find yourself asking 'Where’s your liver?' or... More »
Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books Now Presented In Twenty Tweets Or Less
$16.95 (Paperback book / Penguin Group Uk )
Perhaps you once asked yourself, 'What exactly is Hamlet trying to tell me? Why must he mince his words, muse in lyricism and, in short, whack about the shrub?' No doubt such troubling questions would have been swiftly r... More »
This Is Not A Book
$16.95 (Paperback book / Penguin Group Usa )
THIS IS NOT A BOOK will engage readers in having them define all the different things a book can be: an experience, a diversion, an illusion, a private space, a public space, a game, a puzzle, and so on. Keri asks reader... More »
The Art Of Literary Conversation
$19.95 (Pack / Rajmahal )
Following the success of their original games, creators Louise Howland and Keith Lamb have adapted the concept to offer new angles and avenues to think, and talk, about books.
● TAOC® comes with 300 starter questions plu... More »
The Art Of Travel Conversation
$19.95 (Pack / Rajmahal )
Travelers' tales have always been popular - people have been sharing their experiences of different places and faces for about as long as we've been communicating! This new TAOC® title turns our passion for travel - and ... More »
Parlour Games For Modern Families
$35.00 (Paperback book / Scribe Publications )
Parlour Games for Modern Families sets out to revive the tradition of indoor family games. Its authors want you to push aside the consoles, turn off the telly, and bring some mental stimulation, silliness and laughter, j... More »
Wooden Book Rest
$55.00 (Unknown / )
Made from Canadian Alder,the Wooden Book Rest is adjustable to hold all size books,folds flat for easy storage and transportation.It is ideal for holding cook books and can sit on your bookshelf as a display unit. More »