Art of War

Sun-tzu; Thomas Cleary (Translator, Preface by); Sun Zi

"Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of Waris still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world. As a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict, The Art of War applies to competition and conflict in general, on eve...

Mr Clumsy (Mr Men & Little Miss)

Roger Hargreaves

Mr Clumsy, as you might have guessed, was a rather clumsy fellow. Find out what happens when he calls in at the farm to buy some eggs. The Mr Men and Little Miss have been delighting children for generations with their charming and funny antics. Bold illustrations and funny stories make Mr Men and Littl...

The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts

David McMillan; Frederic Morin; Meredith Erickson; David Chang (Foreword by)

"Located in a working-class neighborhood of Montreal, Joe Beef is at the center of Montreal s growing reputation as a culinary destination. Often referred to as the Paris of North America, Montreal is the second-largest French-speaking city in the world, and like France, food is at the heart of its iden...

A Story of Grief (Penguin Special)

Michaela McGuire

When Jill Meagher was murdered on a Brunswick street in September last year, Melbourne and, indeed, all of Australia were horrified. People became desperately interested in the story, with pleas for moderation on social media coming from the police and Meagher's husband, and with news reports hashing ov...

Collection of Sand

Italo Calvino

Italo Calvino in Collection of Sand claimed that 'the brain begins in the eye'. The essays collected here display his fascination with the visual universe, in which the things we see tell a truth about the world. With encyclopedic knowledge and engaging curiosity, Calvino writes about such diverse subje...

Night + Market - Delicious Thai Food to Facilitate Drinking and Fun-Having Amongst Friends

Kris Yenbamroong

Growing up in his family's groundbreaking LA restaurant Talesai, Kris Yenbamroong has Thai cooking in his blood. Since then, though, he's come back around on "inauthentic" cooking, realizing that who he is as a chef is wedded to who he is as a person- a postmodern American. In his debut book, Kris share...

Coriolanus (The Pelican Shakespeare)

Jonathan (EDT) William; Crewe Shakespeare

A highly political play, Coriolanus concerns a military hero of ancient Rome who attempts to shift from his career as a general to become a candidate for public office -- a disastrous move that leads to his collaborating with the enemy and heading an attack on Rome. Despite his battlefield confidence an...