On 8th October 1919, six men met for lunch at Scott's Hotel in Melbourne. Their purpose was to discuss the possibility of forming a Scottish Society in Melbourne, the function…

Embarking on a mission to ignite a passion for reading among his Year 11 English class, a seasoned teacher returns to his alma mater. Disheartened by the lack of enthusiasm…

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…

First published in 1868, this classic guide to flower gardening by David Thomson provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and practice of horticulture, with a particular focus on flowers…

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…

Taking us around the globe, through time and across multiple media, this book tracks the ways in which we were initially enchanted by this mesmerizing imitation of life and let…

Published in 1984: This is a working text and guide to the context of treatises which have so far not played their full part in the study of the late…

Details the different aspects of the Alien films - the different directors, the making of the films, the themes, the actors, and the tensions on the set.