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The book adopts a materials science approach to timber, and comprehensively examines the relationship between the performance of timber and its structure.... More

An uninspired college teacher\'s affair with a student is discovered, and he seeks solace on his daughter\'s farm in South Africa. A violent attack launched by three black men alters how he perceives many things including his daughter and the rights of South Africa\'s aggrieved majority.... More

Elizabeth Costello is a humane, moral, and uncompromising creation. The subject of J.M. Coetzee' s latest work of fiction is an Australian writer of international renown -- fe ted, studied and honoured. Famous principally for an early novel that established her reputation and from which, it seems, s... More

A collection of essays on literature by one of the world's finest writers. Following on from Stranger Shores, which contained J.M. Coetzee's essays from 1986 to 1999, Inner Workings gathers together his literary essays from 2000 to 2005. Of the writers discussed in the first half of the book, severa... More

Thinker's Library captures the works of great minds on a multitude of subjects. It puts together the works of prominent thinkers, belonging to varied fields of study and experience.... More

Malcolm Gladwell is the master of playful yet profound insight. His ability to see underneath the surface of the seemingly mundane taps into a fundamental human impulse: curiosity. From criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Gladwell takes everyday subjects and shows us surprising n... More