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All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia by Simon Garfield
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
The encyclopaedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, a good set conveyed a sense of absolute wisdom on its reader. Contributions from Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Orville Wright, Alfred Hitchcock, Marie Curie and Indira Gan ...Show more
In Miniature - How Small Things Illuminate the World by Simon Garfield
$29.99 AUD
Category: Humour and Gift
Bestselling, award-winning writer Simon Garfield returns with an enthralling investigation of humans' peculiar fascination with small things-and what small things tell us about our larger world. Simon Garfield writes books that shine a light on aspects of the everyday world in order to reveal the charm ...Show more
Timekeepers: How the World Became Obsessed with Time by Simon Garfield
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
Not so long ago we timed our lives by the movement of the sun. These days our time arrives atomically and insistently, and our lives are propelled by the notion that we will never have enough of the one thing we crave the most. How have we come to be dominated by something so arbitrary? The compelling s ...Show more
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