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The Spectacle of Skill: Selected Writings of Robert Hughes by Robert Hughes; Adam Gopnik (Introduction by)
$95.00 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
"I am completely an elitist, in the cultural but emphatically not the social sense. I prefer the good to the bad, the articulate to the mumbling, the aesthetically developed to the merely primitive, and full to partial consciousness. I love the spectacle of skill, whether it's an expert gardener at work ...Show more
The Thought Fox: Collected Animal Poems Vol 4 by Ted Hughes
$19.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
All the richness of the wild is seen through the poet's eye. Here are poems from Hawk in the Rain, Wodwo, Wolfwatching, Lupercal and River as well as from Adam and the Sacred Nine, their juxtaposition highlighting the variety of the natural world and of Hughes's poetry about it.
The Tigerboy by Ted Hughes
$14.99 AUD
Category: Children's & YA | Series: Faber Children's Classics
A very ordinary boy. Nobody noticed him, he was just like everyone else. But Fred knew he was different. He just didn't know quite how different. And when he did...Well, what then?
The Ways of White Folks (Vintage Deco) by Langston Hughes
$22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
A collection of vibrant and incisive short stories depicting the sometimes humorous, but more often tragic interactions between Black people and white people in America in the 1920s and '30s.A collection of vibrant and incisive short stories depicting the sometimes humorous, but more often tragic intera ...Show more
The Wild Laughter by Caoilinn Hughes
$29.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
It's 2008, and the Celtic Tiger has left devastation in its wake. For Hart and Cormac Doharty life continues as normal - at least at first. But when their father falls ill, the boys face a devastating choice. Their family, and their community, are in crisis, and there's nothing more dangerous than two m ...Show more
The Wild Laughter by Caoilinn Hughes
$19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
AN IRISH TIMES, IRISH SUNDAY TIMES, IRISH INDEPENDENT & SUNDAY INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2020NOMINATED FOR NOVEL AT THE YEAR AT THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS, 2020'Extraordinary... A book of wicked intelligence and tender heart.' - Max Porter, author of LannyIt's 2008, and the Celtic Tiger has left deva ...Show more
Things I Didn't Know by Robert Hughes
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
The opening lengthy chapter is a brutal and briliant description of the terrible WA car accident several years ago that nearly took his life and left him physically and mentally shattered. In this beautifully written and searingly honest opening, that could be a small book in itself, Hughes makes you un ...Show more
Things I Didn't Know: A Memoir by Robert Hughes
$55.00 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks | Reading Level: very good
Robert Hughes has trained his critical eye on many major subjects, from the city of Barcelona to the history of his native Australia. Now he turns that eye inward, onto himself and the world that formed him. Hughes analyzes his experiences the way he might examine a Van Gogh or a Picasso. From his relat ...Show more
This Is Not Miami by Fernanda Melchor (translated by Sophie Hughes)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Anthologies, Essays & Journals
Fernanda Melchor blends reportage with her distinctive narrative style in this collection of stories. Set in and around the city of Veracruz in Mexico, This Is Not Miami delivers twelve devastating stories that spiral from real events. These cronicas-a genre unique to Latin American writing, blending r ...Show more
Lonely Planet Tokyo by Winnie Tan, Ray Bartlett, Rob Goss, Kimberly Hughes, Phillip Tang
$32.99 AUD
Category: Travel | Series: Travel Guide Ser.
Lonely Planet's Tokyo is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the city has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Enjoy local beers at an izakaya, catch the cherry blossoms in bloom and climb to the top of Mount Fuji; all with your trusted trave ...Show more
Tom Brown's Schooldays (Oxford World's Classics) by Thomas Hughes
$16.95 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Oxford World's Classics
A semi-autobiographical novel about the titular Tom's time at Rugby School in England. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of Thomas Hughes, theme discussions and study ...Show more
Tracks: Walking the Ancient Landscapes of Britain by Philip Hughes
$49.95 AUD
Category: Display & Gift
In over 140 superbly reproduced artworks, the distinguished artist Philip Hughes records eleven iconic walks across the length and breadth of Britain, from Allt Coire Pheiginn in Scotland to Zennor Head in Cornwall. Inspired and informed by maps, aerial photographs and the latest electronic survey techn ...Show more