Brown: 6904 books

Designed as an 'ideal city' and emblem of the nation, Canberra has long been a source of ambivalence for many Australians. In this charming and concise book, Nicholas Brown challenges these ideas and looks beyond the clichés to illuminate the unique, layered and often colourful history of Australia's...

The incredible story of Marco Polo's journey to the ends of the earth has for the last seven hundred years been beset by doubts as to its authenticity. Did this intrepid Venetian really trek across Asia minor as a teenager, explore the length and breadth of China as the ambassador of the ruthless...

Dr. Marie Maynard Daly received her PhD in Chemistry from Columbia University in 1947. Although she was hardly the first of her race and gender to engage in the field, she was the first African American woman to receive a PhD in chemistry in the United States. In this book, Jeannette Brown, an African...

Are you tired of feeling pressured to sell to everyone in the room all the time? Do you cringe when people stand away from you at cocktail parties after they find out you’re in sales?   If that’s you, then like many other sales professionals out there, you may need to overhaul the...

A Place Called Self: A Companion Workbook addresses one of the greatest gifts and biggest challenges for women in recovery: Discovering their real, true self. Stephanie Brown explains how the process of becoming addicted requires women to shut down, turn off, and block out much of their true...

In The Practice of Saying No, beloved author and preacher Barbara Brown Taylor reflects on the meaning of keeping the Sabbath: of saying no to work and doing, but instead celebrating stopping, resting on the porch, and taking the time to recognize our interconnectedness. The Practice of Saying No...

From an aviation legend comes the only personal account of the development of the M.52 and the mystery behind its cancelationIn December 1943, a top-secret contract (E.24/43) was awarded to Miles Aircraft. The contract was to build the world's first supersonic jet capable of 1,000 mph. The only reliable...

**"The next Marley & Me. Even non cat-lovers will be moved." —Good Housekeeping The Beloved #1 International Bestseller** Tenth Anniversary Edition “We’re just going to look.” Helen Brown had no intention of adopting a pet when she brought her young sons to visit a friend’s...

Schoenberg and Redemption presents a new way of understanding Schoenberg's step into atonality in 1908. Reconsidering his threshold and early atonal works, as well as his theoretical writings and a range of previously unexplored archival documents, Julie Brown argues that Schoenberg's revolutionary...

Christmas at Leo's.The fifth instalment in the ‘Memoirs of a Houseboy’ series.Christmas at Leo’s does exactly what it says on the cover, it tells the tale of Christmas at Leo’s.I wasn’t looking forward to spending Christmas as part of a house party at Leo’s place to...

Featuring exclusive interviews with people who worked alongside Tori Amos in the studio — one of her producers sound engineers and backing band members — as well as in–depth research into the singer herself Tori Amos: In the Studio explores this groundbreaking artists career album by album....

'I broke some bones and I copped some head knocks.� But if I had my time again I would not change a thing.' Three premierships, three club best-and-fairests, two All Australian selections and a Coleman Medal: Jonathan Brown knows footy, and he has stories to tell. Browny grew up around country football...

Haven't you ever told a little lie in the name of love? ** ** Vivia Grant couldn’t be happier. She has her dream job and is about to marry her dream man. Does it really matter that she’s led him to believe she’s a virgin? After all, being in love makes every experience feel like the first time...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The perfect holiday gift—a one-of-a-kind Star Wars experience that sheds new light on the original film. On May 25, 1977, the world was introduced to Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, C-3PO, R2-D2, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, and a galaxy full...