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John Lesley
Australia's Constitution is the unique document that resulted in the formation of modern Australia and continues to shape how the government can operate. Find out what is in the Constitution…
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The systems of government of Australia are based on traditions that are centuries old and on a Constitution that only came into being in 1901. Every day all across Australia…
What does a Governor-General do? You may have seen images of Australia's Governor-General handing out awards such as the Order of Australia but the Governor-General also has a very important…
The cassowary has a reputation for being the most dangerous bird in the world. Find out why and whether this reputation is deserved or not. Related to the emu and…
John Protevi
A wide-ranging examination of the roots-and possible future-of violence in human societies
Is aggression inevitable among humans? In Regimes of Violence, John Protevi explores how human violence originates and exists…
John Eldredge
New York Times bestselling author John Eldredge helps group members regain the courage that God wants them to have so they can step boldly and fearlessly into the plans he…
John Eldredge is the bestselling author of Wild at Heart and numerous other books. This updated edition is based on the one-million copy bestselling The Sacred Romance.
John Goodman
Any organization can win more customers and increase sales if they would only learn to be more strategic with their customer service. This book draws on over 30 years of…
John Tolan
A concise new narrative history of Islam that draws on the transformative insights of recent research to emphasize the diversity and dynamism of the tradition
Today's Muslim world is in…
Heretic and impostor or reformer and statesman? The contradictory Western visions of MuhammadIn European culture, Muhammad has been vilified as a heretic, an impostor, and a pagan idol. But these…
John Parker
An in-depth look at how mortuary cultures and issues of death and the dead in Africa have developed over four centuries.
In My Time of Dying is the first detailed…
John Milnor
Important lectures on differential topology by acclaimed mathematician John Milnor
These are notes from lectures that John Milnor delivered as a seminar on differential topology in 1963 at Princeton University…
John Tottenham
A darkly comic novel set on the lower slopes of the Los Angeles literary world.
I stepped out to behold a crimson-streaked sky that would soon be adorning ten thousand…
The Akashic Noir Series' exploration of California continues with this spellbinding collection of stories curated by Sacramento native John Freeman.
John Billingsley
In Pursuit of a Vision, by visionary business leader John Billingsley, offers readers a master class in entrepreneurship!
John Billingsley has launched more than seventy businesses, achieving international success and…
John Daniel
Ancestral Mindset by thought leader and human relations expert John Daniel offers deep insight into what motivates us and drives our actions and how we can use that information to…
John Boden
Ken Allenwood is a man being devoured, from the inside out, one memory at a time. A once famed horror writer who now spends his days in an elder care…
John Ferling
From acclaimed historian John Ferling, a major, global reappraisal of the Revolutionary War on its 250th Anniversary.
John Lechner
The shocking inside story of how the Wagner Group rose to make private military companies inextricable from Russia's anti-Western foreign strategy.
John DeGarmo
A new paperback format filled with 365 days worth of daily tips, inspirational quotes, and motivational short stories from a foster care expert Dr. John DeGarmo
Foster parenting is both…
John A. Lent
A comprehensive exploration of the vibrant world of Korean comics, cartoons, comic strips, graphic novels, webcomics, and animation. This meticulously researched work delves deep into the intricate history, cultural significance…
John Solomos
While there has been a wealth of research and conversation about the role of racism in shaping our social, political and economic structures, antiracism - its highly publicized counterpart -…
John Scalzi
Inheriting a family business is never easy - and this one includes a hidden volcano lair, minions, talking cats and supervillains. Starter Villain is a Hugo Award-nominated, page-turning adventure from…
John Grisham
The mesmerising new thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author John Grisham.
John Connolly
A mother's worst fear realised; a court case that reveals the darkest of secrets - The Instruments of Darkness thrills from the very first page.
The ghosts of Charlie Parker's past watch over him as danger moves ever closer, in this spellbinding new novel in the number one bestselling series.
John Long
The definitive history of sharks, as told by a foremost world expert.
John Wiswell
Beauty and the Beast meets The Shape of Water by the Nebula-award winning author of 'Open House on Haunted Hill'
John Jervis
A straightforward guide to the most significant design concepts throughout history, in 50 accessible, bite-sized essays.
John Layman
The Throne of Hell now belongs to Nyx, who has banished Spawn and The Scorched team to Earth, leaving Jessica Priest and her team without their powers. Things take an…
John Bachman
THE UNTOLD STORY OF REAGAN, THATCHER, THE INVASION OF GRENADA AND THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE COLD WAR
How Reagan reignited the foreign policy principles that made America…
John Ellis
A Short History of Relations Between Peoplestraces how the cultural attitudes that different peoples and nations had toward each other have undergone a profound and positive change during the last…
John Shewey
A fun, accessible, and stunningly-photographed guidebook to owls, examined through the lens of their complex relationship with mankind and enhanced by enlightening descriptions of owl species, behaviors, and habitats in…
John Tarrant
For readers of mythology, an original and introspective journey through the life of the Buddha accompanied by 26 beautiful color illustrations and 8 meditations.
For readers of mythology, an original…
john a. powell
A research-backed guide for building bridges across difference in any area of our lives, from esteemed civil rights scholar john a. powell.
John O'Farrell
A hilarious political satire for voters of any hue, author John O'Farrell explores a divided household in a divided country that has to learn to live together.
'The funniest book…
John Zubrzycki
The dramatic true story of the betrayal of hundreds of Indian princely states by both the departing British and the new Congress government. In July 1947, India's last Viceroy, Lord…
John Niven
An instant Sunday Times bestseller, O Brother is by turns heart-breaking and hilarious - evoking a working-class childhood of the 1970-80s and trying to answer the questions that often haunt…
John Scanlan
An exploration of both the reality and the spectre of waste throughout history.
Martin Johnes
A radical reinterpretation of the effect of excluding Welsh from schools on the fortunes of the language.
Most people in Wales know that some children in the nineteenth century were…
John Kinsella
Aporia is a collectionsearching for logic where logic is hard to find or maybe can't be found. Fromthe death of the poet's father, to considering the complex, troubled, and oftendistressing…
Leading poet and activist John Kinsella brings together amajor international collection of contemporary and historical poetry that speaksto the rights and welfare of animals.
The Uncollected Animals is a unique…
John Sutherland
A vibrant guide to the world of literature, from dramatic plays to engrossing novels
Literature has inspired every civilisation, from Greek myth to today's graphic novels. John Sutherland, who has…
John Carey
A vital guide to poetry from ancient times to the present
"[A] fizzing, exhilarating book."-Sebastian Faulks, Sunday Times, London
"Delightful.'"-New York Times Book Review
Poetry is language made special, so…
John Gwynne
The Fury of the Gods is the hugely-anticipated final book in John Gwynne's bestselling Norse-inspired epic fantasy series, packed with myth, magic and bloody vengeance
John Lorinc
A stolen sign, 'No Jews Live Here,' kept John Lorinc's Hungarian Jewish family alive during the Holocaust.
From pre-war Budapest to post-war Toronto, journalist John Lorinc unspools four generations of…
