In his new book of rock lyrics, Paul Muldoon goes back to the essential meaning of the term "lyric" - a short poem sung to the accompaniment of a musical instrument. These words are written for music most assuredly, with half an ear to Yeats' ballad-singing porter drinkers and half to Cole Porter - [...]
One night, one rash act, one crime changed James Daunton's life for ever. Robbed of everything he once had, and trapped in a merciless vendetta, James must now take on Nathaniel Caine and his gang to survive. Alone, he cannot hope to win, but to find allies he needs to learn to trust in a world of b[...]
"Situated in the hip foodie enclave of Sydney's Surry Hills is the original Bourke Street Bakery, a cosy nook selling artisanal baked goods of the highest order. The bakery's long queue of customers waiting for their daily fix is testament to the popularity of their utterly delicious wares - from ru[...]
"Book Street Magic" is a how-to magic book that teaches the real secrets of close-up, under-your-nose, in-your-face magic as seen on television. Magic is one of the longest surviving forms of entertainment and is as popular today as ever, having undergone a huge renaissance recently. This book conta[...]
Magic is one of the longest surviving forms of entertainment. This work teaches the secrets of closeup, under-your-nose, in-your-face magic as seen on television. It contains tricks, as popularised by magicians. It is illustrated in colour with photography.[...]
"I am not sure there is any other pair of monosyllabic words in the English language that evokes as powerful a sense of place as Wall Street, except, of course, New York itself." So writes famed architectural critic Paul Goldberger in his introduction to one of the most important photographic books [...]
Orphaned after her parents were killed by Lynxes, Monoko is the only tanuki (raccoon dog) in her village without a family, until she finds a human baby in a river. In Animal Land, a world inhabited solely by animals, this human child is a mystery. This baby is Monoko's only chance at having a family[...]