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A Billion Voices by David Moser
Category: History | Series: Penguin Specials Ser.
Jessica Hart has never forgotten Matthew Landley. After all, he was her first love when she was fifteen years old. But he was also her school maths teacher, and their forbidden affair ended in scandal with his arrest and imprisonment. Now, seventeen years later, Matthew returns with a new identity, a lo ...Show more
A Curiosity of Doubts by T. L. Uglow
Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Specials
"While society generally espouses the value of logic and certainty, we grow because we doubt. Humans have not spent millennia traversing oceans and experimenting with explosives because of confidence in their beliefs. Culture and science are rooted in unknowns, and when we accept doubt we are more creat ...Show more
A Journal of Memories and Wishes For My Grandchild
Category: Parenting | Series: Special Memories
A Journey Through Life in Judaism by Laurie Rosenberg; Jane West
Category: Mind, Body & Spirit | Series: Special Times Ser.
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A Story of Grief (Penguin Special) by Michaela McGuire
Category: Australiana | Series: Penguin Specials
When Jill Meagher was murdered on a Brunswick street in September last year, Melbourne and, indeed, all of Australia were horrified. People became desperately interested in the story, with pleas for moderation on social media coming from the police and Meagher's husband, and with news reports hashing ov ...Show more
Abby in Wonderland by Sarah Mlynowski
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Whatever after Special Edition Ser.
The very first Special Edition in the enchanting New York Times bestselling Whatever After series comes to paperback, simultaneous with Book #12. Down the rabbit hole . . . I'm spending the day with my best friends, Frankie and Robin, and -- UGH -- snobby Penny. I'm not expecting anything magical to ...Show more
About Michael Baxandall by Adrian Rifkin
Category: No Category | Series: Art History Special Issues Ser.
A distinguished group of art historians reflect on the work of Michael Baxandall, in terms of its importance for their own formation, its location in the development of a new art history, and its influence on the broader languages and theories of contemporary cultural theory.
Addiction Medicine by John B. Saunders (Editor); Katherine M. Conigrave (Editor); Noeline C. Latt (Editor); David J. Nutt (Editor); E. Jane Marshall (Editor); Walter Ling (Editor); Susumu Higuchi (Editor)
Category: Health | Series: Oxford Specialist Handbooks Ser.
Substance use and related addictive disorders rate amongst the top four risk factors contributing to the global burden of disease and form an increasingly important part of medical and healthcare practice. Substance use disorders can cause, mimic, underlie or complicate a large number of common medical ...Show more
Adolescent Country: A Lowy Institue Paper - Penguin Specials by Peter Hartcher
Category: Politics | Series: Penguin Specials
The great crises that threaten Australia's national prosperity come from abroad. So do the grandest opportunities. But in Australian politics the big matters are commonly crowded out by the small. International policy is used for domestic point-scoring. Leaders are criticised for travelling beyond the w ...Show more
Affordable Housing - Cost-Efficient Models for the Future by Sandra Hofmeister (Editor)
Category: Design | Series: DETAIL Special Ser.
Affordable housing is currently in short supply in many European cities. Persuasive models and outlooks for the future are needed if demand is to be met. Yet how can costs be reduced without restricting the quality of housing? This book documents current outstanding housing developments from all over Eu ...Show more
Aid Climbing with Mike Corbett by Steven Boga; Mike Corbett
Category: No Category | Series: Climbing Specialists Ser.
Aid climbing involves the use of technical equipment to climb rock that is otherwise too smooth or too steep; this book gives detailed information on the sport's techniques, equipment and safety practices.