The Beauty of Everyday Things by Soetsu Yanagi
$23.00 AUD
Category: Something Special! | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be natural and ...Show more
A Cat, A Man, And Two Women by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki
$26.00 AUD
Category: Something Special!
Shinako has been ousted from her marriage by her husband Shozo and his younger lover Fukuko. She's lost her home, status and respectability, but the only thing she longs for is Lily, the elegant tortoiseshell cat she shared with her husband. As Shinako pleads for Lily's return, Shozo's reluctance to par ...Show more
Forever Wandering by Emilie Ristevski
$33.00 AUD
Category: Something Special!
Forever Wandering showcases Instagram sensation Hello Emilie's beautiful images of the natural world, including many never-before-seen snaps. Hello Emilie (aka Emilie Ristevski) is an advocate for responsible travel. With a social media following in the millions, Emilie's whimsical photography shows re ...Show more
You Had Better Make Some Noise : Words to Change the World by Phaidon Editors
$14.95 AUD
Category: Something Special!
A timeless collection of quotations by visionaries who have been catalysts for change - through the ages and across the globe You Had Better Make Some Noise brings together the words of social activists, revolutionaries, artists, writers, musicians, philosophers, politicians, and more - galvanizing us ...Show more
The Lost Spells by Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris
$35.00 AUD
Category: Something Special!
The unmissable sequel to the bestselling, award-winning, multi-adaptation hit The Lost Words Kindred in spirit to The Lost Words but new in form, The Lost Spells is a pocket-sized treasure, a new collection of 'spells' - acrostic poetry and artwork - by beloved creative duo Robert Macfarlane and Jackie ...Show more
Nutshell Library by Maurice Sendak
$34.95 AUD
Category: Something Special! | Series: Caldecott Collection
This 4-volume boxed set contains an alphabet book, a book of rhymes about each month, a counting book, and a cautionary tale all written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Includes the titles "Alligators All Around, Chicken Soup with Rice, One Was Johnny, " and "Pierre."(Titles available separately in l ...Show more
Own It: the Secret of Life (Signed Edition) by Diane Von Furstenberg
$19.95 AUD
Category: Something Special!
The entrepreneur and philanthropist's A-Z guide and manifesto for personal growth and for turning problems into assets In the newest entry in Phaidon's popular advice series, the internationally renowned fashion designer and philanthropist Diane von Furstenberg shares her accessible, empowering manifes ...Show more
The Carousel of Animals by Gérard Lo Monaco
$34.95 AUD
Category: Something Special!
Featuring a lion riding a cat, monkeys boxing a kangaroo, and a fox riding a fire engine, this 3-D pop-up book is expertly crafted for an interactive storytelling experience that can be enjoyed time and time again. Full color.
Dinner with Matisse: A 1000-Piece Dinner Date Jigsaw Puzzle by Iratxe López de Munáin
$33.00 AUD
Category: Puzzles | Series: Dinner Date Jigsaw Puzzle Ser.
If you could have dinner with any artist, who would it be?Bonjour and welcome to Henri Matisse's studio at the Hôtel Régina. An intimate dinner party or collage of chaos? Grab your scissors and join Pablo Picasso, André Derain and the Cone sisters, along with three very special brioche-eating cats, for ...Show more
The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide
$23.00 AUD
Category: Something Special!
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. A couple in their thirties live in a small rented cottage in a quiet part of Tokyo. They work at home as freelance writers. They no longer have very much to say to one another. One day a cat invites itself into their small kitchen. She is a beautiful creat ...Show more
Cats in Spring Rain: A Celebration of Feline Charm in Japanese Art and Haiku by Aya Kusch
$27.00 AUD
Category: Something Special!
No one captures the graces and idiosyncrasies of cats quite like the painters, printmakers, and haiku masters of Japan. From the Edo to the Showa period, many artists turned their gaze toward an unlikely subject: their small feline companions. Closely observed portraits in words and ink elevate the ever ...Show more
The Glorious Lie / the Glory of the Lie - A Card Game Inspired by Stéphane Mallarmé's the Book by Stéphane Mallarmé
$105.00 AUD
Category: Something Special!
Mallarmé's magnum opus rendered as an open-ended Tarot-esque card gameUpon his death, Stéphane Mallarmé (1842-98) left hundreds of notes on an unrealized great work he called The Book. Housed in a clear Plexiglas box, this card-deck conception of his project draws from that material, and from other writ ...Show more