122 results for 'Gerard'

Those who have concerned themselves for a long time with restoring to humanity the fairy tales that had been somewhat glossed over by modern civilization-people such as the Brothers Grimm, though...

In 1969, Princeton physicist Gerard O'Neill began looking outward to space colonies as the new frontier for humanity's expansion. A decade later, Eric Drexler, an MIT-trained engineer, turned his...

'On First Hearing Careless Whisper' is one of several poems in this brilliant new collection that put time on pause in order to look at life through art: 1980s pop, painting, or a congeries of...

Edmund Campion: A Scholarly Life is the response, at long last, to Evelyn Waugh’s call, in 1935, for a ’scholarly biography’ to replace Richard Simpson's Edmund Campion (1867). Whereas early accounts...

A Psychoanalytic Approach to Sexual Difference analyzes the concepts of sex and gender, showing how sexual difference is characterized by ongoing transformations of spatiality and body, and of...

**Selected as a Book of the Year by the Spectator and the Daily Telegraph** 'Fascinating ... carefully researched and beautifully written' DAVID DIMBLEBY 'Utterly riveting' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ...

“Vanessa Vershaw has exposed yet another example of where those who've made it may be failing those who are coming behind them.” - Mark Pownall, Senior Editor - Business News Step into the world of...

Edmund Campion: A Scholarly Life is the response, at long last, to Evelyn Waugh’s call, in 1935, for a ’scholarly biography’ to replace Richard Simpson's Edmund Campion (1867). Whereas early accounts...

In recent years, defenses of the humanities have tended to argue along predictable lines: the humanities foster empathy, the humanities encourage critical thinking, the humanities offer a...

A new nailbiter from the bestselling author of Two Wolves, The Fall and Detention.If your mum was a cop and your dad was a crim who needed your help to commit a crime, would you do it to save him? At...

The definitive biography of Ange Postecoglou, Australia's first Premier League manager and instigator of the 'Angeball' phenomenon that has taken the football world by storm.With unparalleled access...

More hilarious tales of mishaps and mayhem in Tom Weekly's world.I'm Tom Weekly. If you want to know what went wrong, read this and laugh.You'll learn the secret of my strangest body part. You'll...

In recent years, defenses of the humanities have tended to argue along predictable lines: the humanities foster empathy, the humanities encourage critical thinking, the humanities offer a...

A relatable and funny look at the challenges of growing up and making mistakes.I'm Tom Weekly. You think you've made mistakes? I've made more.Every single word in this book is true. I do know someone...

Another wild ride with Tom Weekly as he faces off against killer muffins and more.I'm Tom Weekly and eating is my favourite sport.My mum's raspberry muffins are weapons of minor destruction. I've...

A quirky and entertaining collection of stories that will keep readers laughing.I'm Tom Weekly. If my life is an exploding chicken, this book is my attempt to glue it back together.I have a few...

Australia's favourite kid, Tom Weekly, is back with a new book of all disastrous, all preposterous, and definitely all hilarious adventures! Discover what happens when you mix one kid with nine...

More than 120 all-new, soul-satisfying recipes with a focus on feeling good from the New York Times bestselling author of Half Baked Harvest Super Simple. ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED COOKBOOKS OF...

From the author of Half Baked Harvest comes her second cookbook with 125 show-stopping recipes made simple- fewer ingredients, fool-proof meal-prepping, easy entertaining, and everything in between...

They are the greatest Australian and New Zealand racehorses of all time, the giants who transcend the sport, who broke records and captured hearts. But which are the best of the best? Is it Carbine...

A laugh-out-loud collection of stories about a boy who can't help but stretch the truth.I'm Tom Weekly. This is a nail-biting - make that toe-biting - thrill ride through my life.This is where I pour...

A stunning tour de force and a remarkable achievement.- Alison WeirThis is Our Island Story for the modern age. - Charles Spencer'Not just a brilliant compendium of biographies, but the biography of...

We live in a world where the ordinary, ho-hum, average leadership we have to tolerate every day is no longer cutting it. Our teams, organisations and communities need a more remarkable version of...

Fly alongside Hiccup and Toothless to the Isle of Berk in this captivating deep dive into the creation of Universal Pictures’ How to Train Your Dragon. Packed with never-before-seen concept art,...

The purpose of this illustrated volume of first-hand recollections is to increase appreciation in the world for Rudolf Steiner's artistic contributions to modern culture. The authors represented in...

Exceptional short stories featuring young millennial women, blending dark fantasy and quasi-horror with humour and intellectual dashAnnouncing the arrival of a major talent, I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY is...