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This anthology brings together a remarkable collection of thinkers whose work over five decades has helped shape the intellectual life of The Centre for Independent Studies and, through it, the broader policy debate in Australia and beyond.From Nobel Laureates and public intellectuals to pioneering...

Rarely does a work arise that has the power to shift the axis of what we collectively understand about origins, cosmology, and the great narratives which bind them. Beyond the Biblical is such a work, embodying a fierce commitment to reimagining the stories we've...

In 2009, Vivian Exeter composed a novel that would transform the American literary underground. Circulated online after Exeter's death at the age of 18, The Unwritten Room was hailed as a groundbreaking experiment in Gothic literature and quickly attracted a cult following. This first-ever...

A Wreath of Lilies: Miss Gascoigne mysteries book 2: a traditional romantic cosy mystery set in the swinging 60s Reviewers of A Meeting With Murder: Miss Gascoigne mysteries book 1 said: 'Every character becomes someone you know, someone you grow to like or dislike...

Sloane Reed's not looking for love. But after a few years of guest starring in other people's fantasies, being a 'unicorn' no longer feels like enough.Freddie Lane is drawn to Sloane the moment he clocks her at the bar at Salt. He's just got...

The hidden laws of chance that decide who wins in football - and how one man learned to exploit them.Football is a game of skill and chance. Skill belongs to the individual, but chance controls the outcome - because football, at its core, is...

Looking for a fun and easy way for kids to learn to draw?How to Draw Super Cute Stuff is a step-by-step kawaii drawing book designed especially for kids ages 6-12. Whether your child is just starting out or already loves doodling, this book makes...

A Creative Drawing Book Designed Especially for Girls Ages 6-8How to Draw for 6-8 Year Old Girls invites young artists to explore a world of imagination through simple, engaging drawing activities. Created as part of the How to Draw series, this book features more...

Unleash your child's creativity with the ultimate drawing adventure!How to Draw Dinosaurs, Dragons & Monsters is the perfect step-by-step drawing book for kids ages 8-12 who love epic creatures, roaring reptiles, magical beasts, and spooky monsters. Designed especially for independent young artists, this fun...

A shocking event. And an uncertain future.Large Print Edition.Veronica Vale prides herself on being logical and adaptable. But when sometime friend and often thorn in her side, Inspector Jacob Templeton, is grievously injured, she discovers unresolved feelings that refuse to leave her alone. Pesky...

Blood makes you family, but it can also make you a target...Eve Anderson has survived betrayal, loss and the brutal realities of the underworld - but nothing has prepared her for the fight ahead.With her son facing trial and pressure building from every direction,...

It all starts at a funeral in the rain. A funeral with no body...A group of travel journalists board a plane for the trip of a lifetime to South America. For a while, it's bliss: sunshine, sightseeing and curated perfection. But even the most...

Grief never loosens its grip. But for some, it becomes an obsession that refuses to stay hidden.Teddy was once a loving husband and devoted brother. He's now locked inside a psychiatric facility, haunted by his memories and accused of multiple murders. To Dr Flack,...

The gods are dead. The stars have vanished. And the Order controls all magic.Angharad Morgan has served them for as long as she can remember. She raises the recently dead to steal their secrets, a skill that has earned her a coveted place within...

Set in the future, Samantha (Sam) becomes Prime Minister of England and discovers something that will change the world. The future has women in power and men are subservient; women dominate education, health, the judiciary and politics. In a series of events, men begin...

Love, sex, and death. The universal obsessions of our kind. These things that dance the enchanting often questioned lines of our meaning, purpose, and existence. That connect us to ourselves in a society so strangely disconnected, to our true, authentic selves. Songs of Sawdust...

One scandalous dance. One unforgivable betrayal. One chance to rewrite their fates.Miss Daphne Harland is out of options. Her father insists she marry a man three times her age, and society won't save a woman trapped by debt and desperation. When a chance encounter...

Shanie's life has always felt out of place, but she never imagined how far from ordinary her reality truly was. After graduating high school, her world unravels when she discovers she's the daughter of Hades, destined to become a powerful vampire tasked with maintaining...

What if your dreams weren't just dreams-but someone else's memories?Blake's ordinary life as a young lab scientist is shattered when she dreams of a romantic anniversary dinner that ends in a deadly explosion. When a ring from her vision turns up at a real-life...

Born into poverty in Nepal, Pemba Sherpa went on to become an accomplished alpinist and successful businessman living in the United States. Today, he works to improve the lives of Sherpas in the Khumbu region of northeast Nepal, overseeing a number of philanthropic projects....

May all beings have ease of mind and comfort of heart. Poetry the Buddha Taught Me is a journey through stillness, struggle, and awakening. In these contemplative verses, Ron Israel explores the nature of self, love, impermanence, and inner peace with clarity and depth....

Rivensoul is a tale of mystery and prophecy, where the balance of power in the Thirteen Realms hangs by a fragile thread. In a world torn by ancient wars and fragile peace, a doltish wanderer holds the key to a greater destiny. As the...

A Nocturnal Crawl leads you deep into the shadows of ordinary lives twisted by the extraordinary. Robert Kostanczuk, a seasoned journalist turned master of dark fiction, delivers a mesmerising collection where rage simmers, spirits whisper, and reality bends. Meet Victrina, a fired doughnut shop...

In the heart of the tumultuous land of Gantair, Lord Everett Harvey of Rennick faces treacherous challenges and unexpected betrayals. As he navigates the intricate web of political intrigue and personal vendettas, he must rely on his wits and the loyalty of his allies...

In the final days of World War I, Sergeant Josef Kempfe, of the Imperial German Army, is retreating with his men before the Allied onslaught. His heart has long ago ceased to be moved by all the horrors of the trenches. Exhausted beyond desolation...

In the shadowy underworld of the Yakuza, Detective Rose goes undercover to hunt a ruthless serial killer whose gruesome murders span continents. When two men are found hanging in a shipping container, their bodies drained of blood and marked with a mysterious tiger lily...

A Comedy of Manners and WerewolvesAfter his mother's abduction, Roland de Grateloup-only son of the High Witch, confirmed bachelor and rake, and werewolf-has fled London for the quiet village of Netherford.The prospect of a whole season among country folk yawning ahead of him, he...

In the cutthroat world of New York publishing, Stephanie Hanning has always trusted her instincts. As CEO, she's pushing her company toward a daring global future-until terror strikes the city that she calls home. Then when a newspaper sketch of the suspected bomber stirs...

Chaos of the Mind is a deeply intimate journey through the turbulence of human emotion and the quiet moments of revelation that shape our lives. In this collection of reflective journal entries, The Author, Jessica Elaine weaves raw vulnerability with poetic insight, exploring love,...

Professor Dareena Ivasnova's visit to London isn't just about meetings and museums-someone wants her stopped, and Jens is the man tasked with keeping her alive.From hotel corridors to crowded Tube stations, every step is a race, every decision matters. With unexpected allies, clever countermeasures,...

Shelves of sequins in a kaleidoscope of colours. Bolts of silk and tulle against the back wall. The sewing room was the last place anyone had seen her daughter alive.Northern Ireland, 1942. Flora Toussaint packs parachutes for the RAF, haunted by the twin daughters...

At twelve years old, Crystal's world shatters in a single moment-a car accident takes her mother's life and leaves her without a leg. When her father loses his job soon after, the family sells their house and sets off across America in a battered...

Anika Morgan is new to her job. She is the president of the United States. Ivan Sadykov is new to his job. He is the president of the Russian Federation. They do not get along.After years of spilt blood and lost lives, a fragile...

Zitima's world is upended when she is unexpectedly taken to the Chief's palace, thrust into a life she never imagined. Shocked, frightened, and determined to protect her future, she finds an unlikely ally in Mama Lyddie, the Chief's first wife, who guides her through...

In Elyra, a world devastated by decades of mistrust and simmering unease, Wolves and Humans coexist under a fragile truce.Kenai-a young wolf bound by tradition-and Kiera-a human girl yearning for freedom-forge an unlikely and forbidden bond. But their fragile friendship stirs long-buried tensions, setting...

Brigitte, once called Victoria, had a happy childhood surrounded by family and love until everything changed. Her mother died suddenly, and life as she knew it was gone. Brigitte and her sister Rachel were separated from their little brother and shuffled between relatives and...

With its paradoxical title "From Happiness to Tears", this novel presents the tragedy surrounding the birth of a child in a way that translates science into fiction, raising public awareness on the determinants of this tragedy. These lie not only upstream but also downstream,...

San Francisco Echoes is a powerful memoir of survival and self-discovery. Lost in the streets of San Francisco, Tamryn battles homelessness, memory loss, and bipolar disorder while searching for identity and hope. Through hardship and compassion, she transforms into Rion-stronger, freer, and determined to...

Starting somewhere new can be scary-especially when you're the only one of your kind.When Cappy the capybara moves to the town of Harmony, he quickly realizes he's different from everyone else. Surrounded by lions, elephants, giraffes, and more, Cappy feels out of place and...

Raindrops in the Desert Between Us is a striking collection of thirty visionary poems that explore the tensions between love and loss, war and peace, divinity and despair. With surreal imagery, political undercurrents, and spiritual longing, the poet takes us through deserts of grief,...

Jerry Lovelady delivers a reflective and intriguing collection of poems that includes an assortment of thoughtful and elaborative themes ranging from the richness of the world and poverty of humanity to sacred musings about God. The many voices that mourn the degeneration of the...

What if the world you thought you knew... was only half the story?Seventeen-year-old Arthur Pendry never expected a school trip to Scotland to change his life. But when a mysterious portal pulls him into a hidden realm known as Nevermore-a world where magic still...

Get hold of the second adventure in this gripping Jacobean mystery series from John Pilkington! Perfect for fans of S. J. Parris England, 1617. Susanna Cobbett, teenage daughter of a powerful Worcester landowner, is found dead in a gloomy woodland pond which has an...

Mia thought the worst of her adventures at sea were behind her. But when violent dreams of whirlpools and lightning wake her in a cold sweat, she knows peace is only an illusion.By day, she plays the dutiful daughter of West Florida's governor, enduring...

When Maria Althea Eugenia Garcia-Wimbley sets sail to rescue her kidnapped father, she expects treachery from the sea-not from the dangerously charming pirate captain who intercepts her journey. Driven by revenge against his own father and shrouded in secrets, the captain is as sharp...

Discover the first in this breathtaking, unputdownable series from bestselling author Tom Bale. If you're a fan of Reacher - you will LOVE Clayton! Suddenly Joe was back in the job and doing what he did best... becoming someone else. Mixing with the bad...

The BRAND NEW spellbinding, historical read from Victoria Scott, bestselling author of The Storyteller's Daughter. 1842: London is preparing for Christmas, but Isabelle Burdett wants nothing to do with the world. Grieving her husband, she has withdrawn from work, family, and even her daughter....

Discover the magical world of Sticker Dolly Dressing!Meet the mermaids and join in the fun as they write invitations, decorate their underwater cave, choose pretty party clothes, dive on a deep-sea treasure hunt and swim home clutching their shell party bags.- The number 1...

Build a steadier mind, one day at a time. Life tests your patience, focus, discipline, confidence, and peace of mind every single day. Stoicism 365 Daily Lessons gives you a practical path for meeting those tests with clarity, strength, and self-control. Drawing from the...

A brilliantly funny, relatable read from BESTSELLER Clodagh Murphy Two former almost-somethings. One very messy reunion. Could this finally be their time? As teenagers, Ella and Roly were an unlikely duo with big dreams and even bigger plans for the future. Ten years later?...