Popular Authors
Discover books by popular authors and explore the most popular books right now! From romance to fantasy, mystery, and young adult, find the best books to read at our online bookstore.
-
True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter MatthiessenThe first biography of Peter Matthiessen, the novelist, naturalist, and Zen roshi, whose trailblazing work championed Native American rights and helped usher in the modern environmental movement, by award-winning writer Lance Richardson. "A stunning, formidable achievement by a brilliant biographer. Lance Richardson takes his...
- $59.77 AUD
- $59.77 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Story of Stan Lee: An Inspiring Biography for Young ReadersDiscover the life of Stan Lee--a story about creating your own adventures for kids ages 6 to 9Stan Lee was a famous comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher for Marvel Comics. Before he helped create heroes like the Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, the X-Men,...
- $10.44 AUD
- $10.44 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Maine Woods"What a wilderness walk for a man to take alone!...Here was traveling of the old heroic kind over the unaltered face of nature." -Henry David Thoreau Over a period of three years, Thoreau made three trips to the largely unexplored woods of Maine. He...
- $25.40 AUD
- $25.40 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861Henry David Thoreau's Journal was his life's work: the daily practice of writing that accompanied his daily walks, the workshop where he developed his books and essays, and a project in its own right--one of the most intensive explorations ever made of the everyday...
- $44.75 AUD
- $44.75 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The House by the SeaHere she found the peace and aloneness she sought--and partly feared. The journal records the renewing of her life and work in this place.Author: May SartonPublisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyPublished: 01/01/1996Pages: 290Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80dISBN: 9780393313901Review Citation(s): New...
- $36.58 AUD
- $36.58 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Drowned and the SavedIn his final book before his death, Primo Levi returns once more to his time at Auschwitz in a moving meditation on memory, resiliency, and the struggle to comprehend unimaginable tragedy. Drawing on history, philosophy, and his own personal experiences, Levi asks if we...
- $25.40 AUD
- $25.40 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
SixAn Instant New York Times Bestseller "Riveting. The Six captures all the wayward magnetism and levity that have enchanted countless writers without neglecting the tragic darkness of many of the sisters' life choices and the savage sociopolitical currents that fueled them." --Tina Brown, The...
- $29.88 AUD
- $29.88 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
SexusHenry Miller's monumental venture in self-revelation was begun with his Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, which on their American publication were hailed as "miraculous," "superb," "ribald," "brilliant," and "shamelessly shocking." Sexus is the first volume of a series called The Rosy Crucifixion,...
- $29.88 AUD
- $29.88 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Roughing ItA marvelously vivid, many-sided portrait of America's frontier days. Mark Twain's rambling took him all over the American West during teh 1860's. He prospected for gold and silver, speculated on timber and mining stocks, sailed to Hawaii, and worked for a succession of small...
- $25.40 AUD
- $25.40 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Philip Roth: Stung by LifeA landmark biography of one of our most prominent chroniclers of American life In this groundbreaking literary biography, Steven J. Zipperstein captures the complex life and astonishing work of Philip Roth (1933-2018), one of America's most celebrated writers. Born in Newark, New Jersey--where his...
- $41.84 AUD
- $41.84 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Little FailureNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MICHIKO KAKUTANI, THE NEW YORK TIMES - NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME NAMED ONE...
- $36.65 AUD
- $36.65 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Letters to FeliceMore than two decades of letters from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century--the author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial--to the people in his life, from his years as a student in Prague in the early 1900s to his final months...
- $29.81 AUD
- $29.81 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Letters to a Young Poet: With the Letters to Rilke from the ''Young Poet''For nearly a century, eager writers and young poets, as well as those simply looking for a purpose in life, have embraced the wisdom of Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, first published in 1929. Most readers and scholars have long assumed...
- $26.82 AUD
- $26.82 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Letters to a Young PoetRilke's powerfully touching letters to an aspiring young poet, now available in a beautiful hardcover Penguin editionAt the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering, and...
- $26.90 AUD
- $26.90 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
J. R. R. TolkienIn this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of J. R. R. Tolkien, author and forefather of the fantasy genre. Little John experienced lots of change in his life from a young age. Moving from South...
- $23.89 AUD
- $23.89 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
John Ronald's Dragons: The Story of J. R. R. TolkienA captivating picture book biography of a boy who imagined a world full of dragons and grew up to be beloved author J. R. R. Tolkien. John Ronald loved dragons. He liked to imagine dragons when he was alone, and with his friends, and...
- $34.35 AUD
- $34.35 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
I'll Scream LaterCritically acclaimed and award-winning actress Marlee Matlin reveals the illuminating, moving, and often surprising story of how she defied all expectations to become one of the most prolific and beloved actresses of our time in this powerful celebrity memoir. Marlee Matlin entered our lives...
- $28.38 AUD
- $28.38 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Flight to ArrasA recollection of the shattering days during World War II when, though the fall of France was imminent, a handful of French pilots continued to fight on against the Germans. Translated by Lewis Galantière.Author: Antoine de Saint-ExupéryPublisher: Mariner Books ClassicsPublished: 10/22/1969Pages: 168Binding Type: PaperbackWeight:...
- $20.65 AUD
- $20.65 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
FerdydurkeIn this bitterly funny novel by the renowned Polish author Witold Gombrowicz, a writer finds himself tossed into a chaotic world of schoolboys by a diabolical professor who wishes to reduce him to childishness. Originally published in Poland in 1937, Ferdydurke became an instant...
- $31.65 AUD
- $31.65 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
China Men: National Book Award WinnerNATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER - The bestselling author of The Woman Warrior chronicles the lives of several generations of Chinese men in America, woven from memory, myth and fact. "A history at once savage and beautiful, a combination of bone-grinding reality and luminous fantasy."--The...
- $26.90 AUD
- $26.90 AUD
- Unit price
- per
