Cultural studies
Heroines of Olympus
Ellie Mackin Roberts
Format: Hard Cover
Heroines of Olympus retells the tales of 50 classic characters, plucking the threads of their lives from the myriad narratives in which they have appeared and weaving them together to create the full stories of these legendary women. Each story is accompanied by a captivating illustration and followed by a critical analysis of their role in the tradition of Greek storytelling, and in ancient society.
You Goddess!
Elizabeth Foley, Beth Coates
Format: Hard Cover
The much-loved authors of What Would Boudicca Do? channel the feminist power of mythical goddesses in this witty, inspirational gift.
YouTube World Records
Adrian Besley
Format: Hard Cover
This interactive collection contains 250 action-packed QR-codes that send you direct to the fun on your tablet or smartphone.
A Dictionary of Omens and Superstitions
Philippa Waring
Format: Paperback
A beautifully-packaged, fun A to Z of good omens, inauspicious signs, their origins and meanings.
People of the River
Grace Karskens
Format: Paperback
A landmark history of Australia's first successful settler farming area, which was on the Hawkesbury-Nepean River. Award-winning historian Grace Karskens uncovers the everyday lives of ordinary people in the early colony, both Aboriginal and British.
Indecent Advances
James Polchin
Format: Paperback
Fifty years after Stonewall, critic James Polchin reveals the hidden history of violence against gay men in America.
On Happiness
Wellcome Collection
Format: Hard Cover
The Wellcome Collection guide to happiness
The Little Book of Pride (Quotes to live by)
Orange Hippo!
Format: Hard Cover
The Little Book of Pride is a collection of quotes that captures the voices of those who have played a key part in the long journey to a place of Pride - from the very first pioneers, to those who took the fight into the streets of the Stonewall riots, and right up to today's movers and shakers.
