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$19.99 AUD

Category: Humour, Novelty and Gifts

Together by Luke Adam Hawker

$35.00 AUD

Category: Humour, Novelty and Gifts

A beautiful book to connect us after such a challenging time.'Dark clouds were looming in the distance. We watched them gather, and we wondered... When will it come? How long will it last?' A monumental storm brings huge and sudden change. We follow a man and his dog through the uncertainty that it brin gs to their lives. Through their eyes, we see the difficulties of being apart, the rollercoaster of emotions that we can all relate to, and the realisation that by pulling together we can move through difficult times with new perspective, hope and an appreciation of what matters most in life. ...Show more

Dear Mum by Samuel Johnson

$22.99 AUD

Category: Humour, Novelty and Gifts

If you could tell your mum anything, what would it be? Samuel Johnson, Amanda Keller, Vika & Linda Bull, Guy Pearce, Elizabeth Tan, Rebecca Gibney, Peter Helliar, Clare Wright, Hilde Hinton, Gillian O'Shaughnessy, Adam Spencer, Brooke Davis, Lawrence Mooney, Patti Newton, Shane Jacobson, Julie Koh, Susie Youssef, Lehmo, Favel Parrett, Matilda Brown and many more ... A heartfelt, honest and very human book of letters that will make you smile and make you cry. It is the perfect gift for the mum in your life. And a reminder to tell them how you feel before it is too late.   ...Show more

Il Punto la Linea Il Gatto by Dario Moretti

$38.50 AUD

Category: Humour, Novelty and Gifts

A starry night and a dancing cat emerge from a mere point in this quirky children's book that is part visual poem, part meditation on making graphic objects, inspired by Dario Moretti's Teatro all'Improvviso.

Les Extravagants by ALCAIS AURELIA

$38.50 AUD

Category: Humour, Novelty and Gifts

The Little Book of Wonder Woman by Paul Levitz

$19.99 AUD

Category: Humour, Novelty and Gifts

Debuting in All Star Comics No. 8 in December 1941, the warrior Amazon Princess is a feminist icon whose strength is equaled by her empathy and compassion. Appearing in comic books, newspaper strips, and TV shows for almost 75 years, Wonder Woman stands as a towering figure in pop culture, and a role mo del in her fight for justice, love, peace, and gender equality. Her creator, William Moulton Marston, said she was as beautiful as Aphrodite, as wise as Athena, as fast as Mercury, and as strong as Hercules�'but she's all that and more! With 192 pages of the greatest Wonder Woman images and text by Paul Levitz, author of the Eisner Award�'winning 75 Years of DC Comics, The Little Book of Wonder Woman is your definitive guide to the most popular female comic book Super Hero of all time. ...Show more

People Who Love to Eat Are Always the Best People - And Other Wisdom by Julia Child

$34.99 AUD

Category: Humour, Novelty and Gifts

A charming, giftable collection of the beloved, best-selling author's inimitable quotes--her words of wisdom on love, life, and, of course, food. "If you're afraid of butter, use cream." So decrees Julia Child, the legendary culinary authority and cookbook author who taught America how to cook--and how to eat. This delightful volume of quotations compiles some of Julia's most memorable lines on eating--"The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook"--on drinking, on life--"I think every woman should have a blowtorch"--on love, travel, France, and much more. Perfect for Julia fans, home cooks, and anyone who simply loves to eat and drink. ...Show more

The Bookshop at Queenscliff Tote Bag

$15.00 AUD

Category: Humour, Novelty and Gifts

Our very own tote! With printing on both sides - our logo on one side and 'curiouser and curiouser' on the other - these fair-trade, ethically-produced organic cotton tote bags are crafted by a seed-to-shop enterprise supporting and sustaining women and farmers in rural india.   

Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops by Shaun Bythell

$14.99 AUD

Category: Humour, Novelty and Gifts

A wickedly witty field guide to bookstore customers from the Person Who Doesn't Know What They Want (But Thinks It Might Have a Blue Cover) to the harried Parents Secretly After Free Childcare. It does take all kinds. If you visit bookshops more often than the grocery store, you'll recognize the types. There's the Expert (with subspecies from the Bore to the Helpful Person), the Young Family (ranging from the Exhausted to the Aspirational), Occultists (from Conspiracy Theorist to Craft Woman). Then there's the Loiterer (including the Erotica Browser and the Self-Published Author), the Bearded Pensioner (including the Lyrca Clad), the The Not-So-Silent Traveller (the Whistler, Sniffer, Hummer, Farter, and Tutter), and the Family Historian (generally Americans who come to Shaun's shop in Wigtown, Scotland). Two bonus sections include Staff and, finally, Perfect Customer -- all from Shaun Bythell (author of Confessions of a Bookseller), the funniest sell-and-tell observer in the house of books. This is the perfect read for anyone who ever felt a bookstore was home. You've been spotted! Or have you?   ...Show more

Dot by Kieran E. Scott

$19.99 AUD

Category: Humour, Novelty and Gifts

Are you feeling a little bit (or a lottle bit) anxious?Meet DOT, who's here to help. In this beautiful little hand-drawn book, DOT offers a practical way to comfort and calm anyone anxious, stressed or overwhelmed. For anyone (big or small) who wants to take a moment and some nice, deep breaths.

Behind the Lines: the Year's Best Political Cartoons 2020 by Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House (Produced by)

$19.95 AUD

Category: Humour

A companion to the Museum of Australian Democracy's Behind the Lines exhibition.

The Little Book of Zingers - History's Finest One-Liners, Comebacks, Jests, and Mic-Droppers by Pauline Bickford-Duane

$16.99 AUD

Category: Humour

You know Mark Twain, creator of the long-beloved characters Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, but have you heard what he said about Jane Austen? The Little Book of Zingers will feature the greatest comebacks and one-liners of all time, uttered by the iconic men and women we know and love (or love to hate) Every generation sees its fair share of geniuses: men and women who possess boundless intellect and are capable of incredible insight. S ren Kierkegaard was such a man. Widely considered the father of existential philosophy, Kierkegaard uttered such profundities as: "If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe." But on one truly momentous occasion, Kierkegaard made one confident and succinct statement that shook the earth: "My opponent is a glob of snot." Kierkegaard spoke of Hans Martensen, an academic with whom he'd had a fair share of disagreements. The two often went toe-to-toe in scholarly debate, but with this dynamite zinger, Kierkegaard ended all further discussion. After all, who expects to be called a glob of snot? There's no coming back from that. The Little Book of Zingers will explore the rich depths of crushingly hilarious salt-in-the-wound one-liners you've never heard that'll make you gasp at their audacity. From the Age of Enlightenment to the Roaring Twenties to the boogie-down seventies, The Little Book of Zingers will take readers on a journey through some of history's greatest burns, spoken by the men and women who shaped the world. ...Show more