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Nick Cave

Nick Cave


by Nick Cave

Critic Roberta Smith has written about Chicago-based artist Nick Cave, Whether Nick Cave's efforts qualify as ...
Neverland Lost

Neverland Lost


by Henry Leutwyler

With an exacting eye for celebrities and their possessions, the Swiss-born, New York-based photographer Henry ...
The Form Book

The Form Book


by Borries Schwesinger

Filling in a form may be an everyday experience, yet as an aspect of design that affects all our lives, forms ...
Graphic Design in Japan 2009

Graphic Design in Japan 2009


by Edited by Japan Graphic Designers Association Inc

A compendium of works by the Japan Graphic Designers Association's members. ...
Custom Lettering of the 60s and 70s

Custom Lettering of the 60s and 70s


by Rian Hughes

Deals with the beautiful and stylistically diverse hand-drawn lettering that was a unique feature of headline ...
Kings Way

Kings Way


by Duro Cubrilo, Karl Stamer & Martin Harvey

A quarter of a century ago, the New York City hip hop phenomenon left its mark on Australian walls - graffiti- ...
Street Art New York

Street Art New York


by Jamie Rojo & Steven P. Harrington

The authors of the successful Brooklyn Street Art book expand their scope and take readers on a fast-paced run ...
Matchprints

Matchprints


by Timothy White & Jim Marshall

Jim Marshall was one of the foremost photographers of the rock music scene in the 1960s and 1970s; Timothy Whi ...
The Nature of Photographs

The Nature of Photographs


by Stephen Shore

The Nature of Photographs is an essential primer of how to look at and understand photographs, by one of the w ...
Starburst

Starburst


by James Crump

Edited and text by Kevin Moore. Essays by James Crump, Leo Rubinfien. ...
Perfect Paper

Perfect Paper


by 

In the hands of todays most progressive artists, paper has undergone a renaissance. Embodying the intimacy of ...
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson


by Peter Galassi

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) is one of the most influential and beloved figures in the history of photogr ...
101 Things I Learned (TM) in Fashion School

101 Things I Learned (TM) in Fashion School


by Alfredo Cabrera & Matthew Frederick

The world of the fashionista is brought to vivid life with 101 introductory lessons on such topics as how a de ...
Vera

Vera


by Jennifer Renzi

Legendary designer and artist Vera Neumann (1907-1993) believed in art's ability to inspire and enrich lives. ...
Chuck Close: Life

Chuck Close: Life


by Christopher Finch

The first book to tell the inspiring story of one of the most important contemporary artists. ...
Beat Memories

Beat Memories


by 

This intimate 'family album' is a revealing photographic look at the Beat Generation as chronicled by the move ...
The Small Stakes

The Small Stakes


by Jason Munn

Collected here for the first time are more than 150 music posters created by graphic artist Jason Munn of "The ...
Cult Streetwear

Cult Streetwear


by Josh Sims

From its origins in American workwear, via west coast subcultures, extreme sports and subsequent commercialism ...
Gerhard Richter

Gerhard Richter


by Dr Dietmar Elger & Dietmar Elger

Gerhard Richter is one of the most important and popular artists of the postwar era. For decades he has sought ...
Supreme

Supreme


by Aaron Bondaroff

The first monograph on the iconic independent New York street fashion label Supreme.
In April 1994, Suprem ...
An Inner Silence: The Portraits of Henri Cartier-Bresson

An Inner Silence: The Portraits of Henri Cartier-Bresson


by Agnes Sire & Jean-Luc Nancy

"These masterful photos blend the spontaneity of a great snapshot with the highly organized composition of a c ...
Vincent Van Duysen Complete Works

Vincent Van Duysen Complete Works


by Alberto Piovano, Ilse Crawford & Marc Dubois

Belgian architect Vincent van Duysen has created a body of work that is at once sublime and rich, minimal yet ...
Information is Beautiful

Information is Beautiful


by David McCandless

A visual guide to the way the world really works ...
Jones Beach

Jones Beach


by Joseph Szabo

Isolates rare moments of introspection and unashamed exuberance. This collection of photographs which include ...
David Choe

David Choe


by David Choe

This dynamic monograph captures the frenetic raw energy and gorgeous, intense work of gallery and street artis ...
Yves St Laurent

Yves St Laurent


by Farid Chenoune

One of the most distinctive and influential designers of the second half of the twentieth century, Yves Saint ...
Stickerbomb 2

Stickerbomb 2


by Studio Rarekwai

Filled with a collection of more than 280 specially-commissioned stickers by artists, illustrators and graffit ...
Print and Pattern

Print and Pattern


by Bowie Style

Pattern is everywhere. Years of minimalism have been superseded by a riot of color and shape, whether on walls ...
This Is How

This Is How


by M J. Hyland

When his fiancee breaks off their engagement, Patrick Oxtoby leaves home and moves to a boarding house in a se ...
Love and Summer

Love and Summer


by William Trevor

It is summer and a stranger has come to quiet Rathmoye. He is noticed by Ellie, the young convent girl, who is ...
Inheritance

Inheritance


by Nicholas Shakespeare

What would you do if you suddenly inherited GBP17,000,000? An entertaining and poignant story of betrayal and ...
If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This

If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This


by Robin Black

If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This explores life's rich silences in relationships both acknowledged and cov ...
The Sunset Limited

The Sunset Limited


by Cormac McCarthy

A startling encounter on a New York subway platform leads two strangers to a run-down tenement where a life-or ...
Let the Great World Spin

Let the Great World Spin


by Colum McCann

A work that is winner of the National Book Award and a "New York Times" bestseller. ...
Speak To Me

Speak To Me


by Sarah Hopkins

Five years after psychiatrist Michael Byrnes lost his sight during surgery to remove a brain tumour, his famil ...
Smoke in the Room

Smoke in the Room


by Emily Maguire
The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog, and of His Friend Marilyn Monroe

The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog, and of His Friend Marilyn Monroe


by Andrew O'Hagan

In November 1960, Frank Sinatra gave Marilyn Monroe a dog. His name was Maf. He had an instinct for the twenti ...
Kindling

Kindling


by Darren Groth

Told via the dual narrative of father and son, KINDLING is a story about nurturing the spark that resides with ...
Notes from a Turkish Whorehouse

Notes from a Turkish Whorehouse


by Philip O Ceallaigh

Features stories which portray a world of ordinary people grappling with work and idleness, ambition and frust ...
Jasper Jones

Jasper Jones


by Craig Silvey

Charlie Bucktin is startled by an urgent knock on the window of his sleep-out. His visitor is Jasper Jones, an ...
Hotel Iris

Hotel Iris


by Yoko Ogawa

In a crumbling, seaside hotel on the coast of Japan, quiet, seventeen-year-old Mari works the front desk as he ...
The Breaking of Eggs

The Breaking of Eggs


by Jim Powell

Set in 1991, our narrator Feliks Zhukovski, a displaced Polish Communist living in Paris, lies in his sick bed ...
Solar

Solar


by Ian McEwan

Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. Trading on his reputation, he ...
Mr Rosenblum's List

Mr Rosenblum's List


by Natasha Solomons

Jack Rosenblum is five foot three and a half inches of sheer tenacity. Through study and application he intend ...
The Lonely Polygamist

The Lonely Polygamist


by Brady Udall

Golden Richards, husband to four wives, father to twenty-eight children, is having the mother of all mid-life ...
The Old School

The Old School


by P.M. Newton

Deep in the concrete of a Bankstown demolition site are buried two bodies and thirty years of secrets. Sydney, ...
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet


by David Mitchell

Imagine an empire that has shut out the world for a century and a half. No one can leave, foreigners are exclu ...
The Ask

The Ask


by Sam Lipsyte

Milo Burke, a development officer at a third-tier university, has 'not been developing', and finds himself amo ...
Making News

Making News


by Tony Wilson

Luke Dekker is a celebrity offspring. His father, Charlie has recently retired from a stellar football career ...
The Hand That First Held Mine

The Hand That First Held Mine


by Maggie O'Farrell

A gorgeously written story of love and motherhood, this is a tour de force from one of our most acclaimed and ...
Priceless

Priceless


by William Poundstone

Prada stores carry a few obscenely expensive items in order to boost sales for everything else (which look lik ...
Hellhound on His Trail

Hellhound on His Trail


by Hampton Sides
My Dirty Shiny Life

My Dirty Shiny Life


by Lily Bragge

Comedian and writer Lily Bragge knows what it is to be a user and a taker, a liar, cheat and thief. It wasn't ...
War at the Wall Street Journal

War at the Wall Street Journal


by Sarah Ellison

This is a behind-the-scenes portrait of the most powerful person in media pouncing on the chance to add to his ...
The Icarus Syndrome

The Icarus Syndrome


by Peter Beinart

Describes Washington on the eve of three wars - World War I, Vietnam and Iraq - three moments when American le ...
The Family File

The Family File


by Mark Aarons

Mark Aarons comes from Australia's leading activist family: his father, uncle, grandmother and grandfather wer ...
The Well at the World's End

The Well at the World's End


by A. J. Mackinnon

When A.J. Mackinnon quits his job in Australia, he knows only that he longs to travel to the Well at the World ...
All Hopped Up and Ready to Go

All Hopped Up and Ready to Go


by Tony Fletcher

Presents the history of New York's seminal music scenes, encompassing the ways in which the city's indigenous ...
Lowside of the Road

Lowside of the Road


by Barney Hoskyns

Like Bob Dylan and Neil Young, Tom Waits is a chameleonic survivor who's achieved long-term success while reta ...
The Frock-Coated Communist

The Frock-Coated Communist


by 

Friedrich Engels is one of the most attractive and contradictory figures of the nineteenth century. Born to a ...
Justice

Justice


by Michael Sandel

Considering the role of justice in our society and our lives, this title reveals how an understanding of philo ...
Medium Raw

Medium Raw


by Anthony Bourdain

A lot has changed since "Kitchen Confidential" - for the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant bus ...
Mandela

Mandela


by 

Features the most complete collection of pictures on Mandela's life ever assembled, and sixty specially commis ...
Shitstorm

Shitstorm


by David Uren & Lenore Taylor

From respected journalists Lenore Taylor and David Uren comes the inside story of the Rudd government's first ...
The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh

The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh


by Evelyn Waugh

The diaries of one of our finest novelists - a unique literary document, reissued in Phoenix paperback. ...
Madam Lash

Madam Lash


by Sam Everingham

Gretel Pinniger - dominatrix, fetishist, artist, and courtesan to the rich and famous - has been shocking and ...
At Home

At Home


by Bill Bryson

In "At Home", Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and master ...
The Clash

The Clash


by Joe Strummer, Mick Jones & Paul Simonon

The Clash: trendsetters, icons, revolutionaries. They were the pioneers of British punk rock and their story i ...
Strange Days Indeed

Strange Days Indeed


by Francis Wheen

'If the 1960s were a wild weekend and the 1980s a hectic day at the office, the 1970s were a long Sunday eveni ...
The Genius in All of Us

The Genius in All of Us


by David Shenk

Offers a look at the science of genetics and the frontiers of human potential. Integrating research from a wid ...
Burton on Burton

Burton on Burton


by Mark Salisbury

Tim Burton is one of the great modern-day visionaries of cinema, a director who has fabricated his own delicio ...
Footprints in Paris

Footprints in Paris


by Gillian Tindall

Shows how Paris has drawn into its magnetic field people who have variously found there education or enlighten ...
The Big Short

The Big Short


by Michael Lewis

Tells a story of spectacular, epic folly. This book takes us around the globe and back decades to trace the or ...
Keith Haring Journals

Keith Haring Journals


by Keith Haring

Keith Haring is synonymous with the downtown New York art scene of the 1980's. His artwork - with its simple, ...
The Beats

The Beats


by Harvey Pekar & Paul Buhle

In "The Beats: A Graphic History," those who were mad to live have come back to life through artwork as vibran ...
The Failure of Free-Market Economics

The Failure of Free-Market Economics


by Feil Martin

The basic concept behind free-market economics was simple and seductive: the government should not attempt to ...
Drive

Drive


by Daniel H. Pink

A new, important ideas book about motivation from an influential and bestselling author. ...
Bombs, Boobs and Burgers

Bombs, Boobs and Burgers


by Peter Nowak

War, porn and fast food quite rightly deserve their bad reputation. But according to Peter Nowak, if it wasn't ...
Crobots

Crobots


by Nelly Pailloux
Plenty

Plenty


by Yotam Ottolenghi

With his fabulous restaurants and bestselling Ottolenghi Cookbook, Yotam Ottolenghi has established himself as ...
A Day at ElBulli

A Day at ElBulli


by Albert Adria, Ferran Adria & Juli Soler

A Day at elBulli: An Insight into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adrià is an exclusive look behin ...
It Tastes Better

It Tastes Better


by Kylie Kwong

Kylie Kwong has created over 100 recipes inspired by fresh, seasonal and sustainably produced food, including ...
The Dukan Diet

The Dukan Diet


by Pierre Dukan

The Dukan Diet is a unique 4-step programme, combining two steps to lose your unwanted weight and two steps to ...
Heston's Fantastical Feasts

Heston's Fantastical Feasts


by Heston Blumenthal

A tie-in to the series of Heston's Channel 4 TV programme. ...
Simple Softies for the Whole Family

Simple Softies for the Whole Family


by Anon

Making your own softie is child's play! Simple Softies includes 15 quick and easy patterns for quirky, cute an ...
So French

So French


by Dany Chouet & Trish Hobbs

Acclaimed restaurateur Dany Chouet helped shape French cuisine in Australia throughout the 70s and 80s through ...
Snowflakes and Schnapps

Snowflakes and Schnapps


by Jane Lawson

Presents the best of cold climate cuisine - warming, comforting, sustaining dishes from regions of the globe t ...
Dream Rooms

Dream Rooms


by Andreas von Einsiedel & Joanna Thornycroft
The Gentle Art of Quiltmaking

The Gentle Art of Quiltmaking


by Jane Brocket

A charming and practical collection of 15 quilts. There's a Russian shawl quilt, a floral frocks quilt inspire ...
Interiors Now!: v. 1

Interiors Now!: v. 1


by Angelika Taschen

Focuses on some of the breathtaking interiors and decor from around the world. This title features some of the ...
Home Love

Home Love


by Megan Morton

How is it that certain rooms just come together while others seem destined never to find their purpose or focu ...
One Block of Wood

One Block of Wood


by Nina Tolstrup

Whether you're new to woodwork, an old hat with a bit of wood you'd like to use up or just curious to discover ...
Fine Family Cooking

Fine Family Cooking


by Tony Bilson

The kitchen companion from Australia's original master chef to the master chefs of the future. It provides hom ...
Prints Charming

Prints Charming


by Cath Derksema & Kirsten Junor

Offers simple, contemporary and covetable sewing projects that require little skill, ranging from children's t ...
One Piece of Fabric

One Piece of Fabric


by Lena Santana

Whether you're a beginner sewer and want to test the crafty waters, an old hat with an odd bit of fabric you'd ...
Star Boy and Friends

Star Boy and Friends


by Vasanti Unka

Step by step instructions and a few basic sewing techniques make all these projects easy to complete. Great fo ...
Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire

Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire


by Robert Risko

Since 1993, Vanity Fair magazine has featured the Proust Questionnaire, in which a different noteworthy person ...
The Sneaker Colouring Book

The Sneaker Colouring Book


by Daniel Jarosch & Henrik Klingel

Offers a collection of 100 black and white line drawings of sneaker designs. This title features models that a ...
Other People's Rejection Letters

Other People's Rejection Letters


by Bill Shapiro

Shapiro presents a colorful panoply of rejection letters--many from famous people including A-Rod, Jimi Hendri ...
Luck

Luck


by Deborah Aaronson & Kevin Kwan

Offers information you need to live a luckier life. ...
Kindling

Kindling


by James Jean & Jean James

Sergei Eisenstein is arguably the most important single figure in the history of movies. He was certainly the ...
Cassette from My Ex

Cassette from My Ex


by Jason Bitner

An art form combining the skills of a DJ with the intimacy of a letter, a good mixtape was the ultimate aud ...

Grace Kelly Style

Grace Kelly Style


by Jenny Lister, Kristina Haugland & Samantha Erin Safer

Hollywood star, royal bride, beloved princess - Grace Kelly lived all three roles with a style all of her own. ...
This is Not a Book

This is Not a Book


by Keri Smith

A curious, engaging, and creative rethinking of what a book can be, from the creator of "Wreck this Journal." ...
Moomin and the Birthday Button

Moomin and the Birthday Button


by 

Moomintroll wakes up full of excitement. It's his birthday! But when it appears that his friends have forgotte ...
Lego Minifigure Ultimate Sticker Collection

Lego Minifigure Ultimate Sticker Collection


by DK Publishing

Thirty years of minifigures are represented in this one-of-a-kind sticker collection for LEGO Minifigure fans. ...
Up in the Tree

Up in the Tree


by Margaret Atwood

An absolute gem. Margaret Atwood's first picture book, written, illustrated, and hand-lettered by her, and nev ...
Simple Origami Airplanes Kit

Simple Origami Airplanes Kit


by Andrew Dewar

"Simple Origami Airplanes" presents a new collection of realistic origami airplanes from well-known paper airp ...
Queen Victoria's Underpants

Queen Victoria's Underpants


by Jackie French

A new, irreverent look at the origins of underwear! Meet Lizzie, whose family are in the clothing industry. Ve ...
The Mysterious Howling

The Mysterious Howling


by Maryrose Wood

Found running wild in the forest of Ashton Place, the Incorrigibles are no ordinary children. Luckily, Miss Pe ...
My Circus

My Circus


by Xavier Deneux

Bold and beautiful. A board book that will be a pleasure for adult and child alike ...
Yumi

Yumi


by Annelore Parot
Dog Loves Books

Dog Loves Books


by Louise Yates

Dog loves books! Dog loves books about dinosaurs and Dog loves books about aliens: in fact Dog loves all books ...
I Like Fruit

I Like Fruit


by Lorena Siminovich

In the Petitcollage series, we see the world through Lorena Siminovich's magical collage illustrations. I like ...
I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend

I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend


by Cora Harrison

When shy Jenny Cooper goes to stay with her cousin Jane Austen she knows nothing of the world of beautiful dre ...
Alphabeasts

Alphabeasts


by Sharon Werner & Sarah Nelson

Blocky or small. Thick or tall. Roundish, slope-y, fancy or dopey. Letters look different in all different pla ...
Instructions

Instructions


by Neil Gaiman

This advice for travelling through a fairytale landscape might just save you from being eaten by wolves or bei ...
Magpie

Magpie


by Luke Davies

Luke Davies' poem 'Childhood Terror' describes in nine lines the fear of a magpie attack and a boy's reaction ...
This Little Puffin

This Little Puffin


by Elizabeth M. Matterson

Features songs, rhymes and games for different occasions. Collected from all over Britain, this title includes ...
Eric

Eric


by Shaun Tan

Eric is eternally curious and effortlessly charming - a house guest whose approach to the world will capture y ...
My Favorite Things Flash Cards

My Favorite Things Flash Cards


by Lorena Siminovich

Includes flash cards that help to explore the alphabet. From castles and horses to kites and swings, this colo ...
Touch and Feel Town

Touch and Feel Town


by DwellStudio

Using images, this title takes babies on a trip through town, touching a stylish taxi, traffic light, sidewalk ...
The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary

The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary


by Jeff Kinney

Discovering how Greg Heffley and everyone else from the series Diary of a Wimpy Kid got turned into a live-act ...
The Heart and the Bottle

The Heart and the Bottle


by Oliver Jeffers

Award-winning picture book star Oliver Jeffers explores themes of love and loss in this life-affirming, uplift ...
Send Simon Savage

Send Simon Savage


by Stephen Measday

Simon's father has drowned under mysterious circumstances and Simon wants to know why. When two secretive men ...
The Zoo I Drew

The Zoo I Drew


by Todd H Doodler

"The cutest, cleverest animal alphabet book in years!
"Filled with graphically bold and laugh-out-loud ani ...