Alex Palmer: 10 books
by Alex Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Exciting new crime from Alex Palmer, winner of the 2008 Canberra Critics Circle Award Paul Harrigan is a top cop who has survived the corruption and political manoeuvrings of the NSW Police. So far ...His partner Grace Riordan has left the Service and now works in the shadowy world of undercover intelligence...
by Alex Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2010
Exciting new crime from Alex Palmer, winner of the 2008 Canberra Critics Circle Award two years have passed since top cop Paul Harrigan walked away from the New South Wales Police Force to be his own man. Since then his life has been a gift, and his home with his partner Agent Grace Riordan and their...
Alternative Facts
200 Incredible, Absolutely True(-ish) Stories
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2017
Did you hear that Pope Francis endorsed Trump? Or that you have to pay to perform “Happy Birthday to You” in public? How about that the Soviet Union once banned microwaves out of fear that they were spreading diseases? These are all totally true things!* Everyone is saying so.
There’s...
The Santa Claus Man
The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Age Con Man and the Invention of Christmas in New York
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
The true story of John Duval Gluck, Jr., who in 1913 founded the Santa Claus Association, which had the sole authority to answer Santa's mail in New York City. He ran the organization for 15 years, gaining fame for making the myth of Santa a reality to poor children by arranging for donors to deliver...
Literary Miscellany
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Literature
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2010
Wouldn’t it be great to be a fly on the wall as the great writers took pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard)? While reading this work, you’ll be just that. Here are behind-the-book stories and facts about authors, publishing and everything literary that will entertain both casual and serious readers....
Weird-o-pedia
The Ultimate Book of Surprising Strange and Incredibly Bizarre Facts About (Supposedly) Ordinary Things
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2012
Check out the weird and wonderful facts in this massive encyclopedia of alphabetized oddities:
HUMANS ARE THE ONLY ANIMALS THAT ENJOY SPICY FOOD (there’s a reason no one sells Tabasco-flavored cat food).
NAPPING CAN SAVE YOU FROM A HEART ATTACK (assuming you are not operating heavy...
Happiness Hacks
100% Scientific! Curiously Effective!
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Highly Effective Hacks From Totally True Facts!
Could you be happier at work . . . in love . . . in life? You may not need a total overhaul—just a few good Happiness Hacks! Here are hundreds of shortcuts to brighten your day and boost your mood—and the science behind how they work. Discover...
by Alex Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010
Award-winning new crime fiction: '[An] intelligent and compelling thriller that turns the notion of evil inside out' - Canberra times. Matthew Liu sees his parents gunned down on a lonely Sydney backstreet. A young woman, the killer, stares him in the face before fleeing the scene. When the police...
Tales of Ever After
Fellowship of Fantasy
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2018
Rescue a princess, meet a mermaid, win your reward.
The authors of the Fellowship of Fantasy tackle fairy tales from once upon a time to happily ever after. Explore twists on old tales and brand new magical stories. Meet feisty mermaids, friendly lampposts, and heroes who just might be monsters...
Thinking in the Dark
Cinema, Theory, Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Today’s film scholars draw from a dizzying range of theoretical perspectives—they’re just as likely to cite philosopher Gilles Deleuze as they are to quote classic film theorist André Bazin. To students first encountering them, these theoretical lenses for viewing film can seem exhilarating,...