Cultural studies
Unconventional Wisdom
Tom Standage
Format: Paperback
Another bestselling collection of astonishing explainers from The Economist.
The Mood Book
Andrea Harrn, illustrated by Stacey Siddons
Format: Paperback
Featuring 100 moods, emotions, feelings, states of mind and quirks of personality, as well as some mood disorders, this book offers an accessible way to help you understand yourself, and also challenges your thinking so you can move forward in a positive way.
Heroines of Olympus
Ellie Mackin Roberts
Format: Hard Cover
Heroines of Olympus retells the tales of 50 classic characters, plucking the threads of their lives from the myriad narratives in which they have appeared and weaving them together to create the full stories of these legendary women. Each story is accompanied by a captivating illustration and followed by a critical analysis of their role in the tradition of Greek storytelling, and in ancient society.
You Goddess!
Elizabeth Foley, Beth Coates
Format: Hard Cover
The much-loved authors of What Would Boudicca Do? channel the feminist power of mythical goddesses in this witty, inspirational gift.
YouTube World Records
Adrian Besley
Format: Hard Cover
This interactive collection contains 250 action-packed QR-codes that send you direct to the fun on your tablet or smartphone.
A Dictionary of Omens and Superstitions
Philippa Waring
Format: Paperback
A beautifully-packaged, fun A to Z of good omens, inauspicious signs, their origins and meanings.
People of the River
Grace Karskens
Format: Paperback
A landmark history of Australia's first successful settler farming area, which was on the Hawkesbury-Nepean River. Award-winning historian Grace Karskens uncovers the everyday lives of ordinary people in the early colony, both Aboriginal and British.
Indecent Advances
James Polchin
Format: Paperback
Fifty years after Stonewall, critic James Polchin reveals the hidden history of violence against gay men in America.
