Emperor Of The Seas: Kublai Khan And The Making Of China
$34.99
Genghis Khan built a formidable land empire, but he never crossed the sea. Yet by the time his grandson Khublai Khan had defeated the last vestiges of the Song empire and established the Yuan dynasty in 1279, the Mongols controlled the most powerful navy in the world. How did a nomad come to conquer China and master the sea? Based on ten years of research and a lifetime of immersion in Mongol culture and tradition, Emperor of the Seas brings this little-known story vibrantly to life. Khublai Khan is one of history s most fascinating characters. He brought Islamic mathematicians to his court, where they invented modern cartography and celestial measurement. He transformed the world s largest land mass into a unified, diverse and economically progressive empire, introducing paper money. And, after bitter early setbacks, he transformed China into an outward looking sea-faring empire. By the end of his reign, the Chinese were building and supplying remarkable ships to transport men, grain, and weapons over vast distances, of a size and dexterity that would be inconceivable in Europe for hundreds of years. Khan had come to a brilliant realization- control the sea, and you control everything. A master storyteller with an unparalleled grasp of Mongol sources, Jack Weatherford shows how Chinese naval hegemony changed the world forever - revolutionizing world commerce and transforming tastes as far away as England and France.
Emporium Extra Large Lulu Glass Plate Green Flower
$39.99
Emporium offers a fun collection that’s exciting, modern and colourful – express your individuality through a fashionable range that incorporates personality! Decorative serving plates are a fantastic way to enrich any dining experience.This Extra Large Lulu Glass Plate Flower is both stylish and practical.Made from soda-lime glass in a large round shape, it features a white floral pattern against a green backdrop for a summery look.This gorgeous plate is ideal for entertaining both outdoor and indoor and can double as a unique piece of kitchen decor.It’s the perfect size for holding all kinds of small meals and finger food.Makes a great gift for friends or loved ones! Uplift your space with this charming Extra Large Lulu Glass Plate Flower from Emporium.
Emporium Large Lulu Glass Plate Green Stripe
$29.99
Emporium offers a fun collection that’s exciting, modern and colourful – express your individuality through a fashionable range that incorporates personality! Decorative serving plates are a fantastic way to enrich any dining experience.This Large Lulu Glass Plate Stripe is both stylish and practical.Made from soda-lime glass in a round shape, it features a green and white striped pattern for a summery look.This gorgeous plate is ideal for entertaining both outdoor and indoor and can double as a unique piece of kitchen decor.It’s the perfect size for holding all kinds of small meals and finger food.Makes a great gift for friends or loved ones! Uplift your space with this charming Large Lulu Glass Plate Stripe from Emporium.
Emporium Lila Stripe Planter Light Green
$39.99
Emporium offers a fun collection that’s exciting, modern and colourful – express your individuality through a fashionable range that incorporates personality! Decorative vessels are a simple but effective way to enhance any space.This Lila Stripe Planter is crafted from cement in a striped green and white finish, with a mounted base and petal rim.The quirky and modern silhouette makes it a true statement piece on a tabletop, shelf or window display.It’s perfect to display both fresh and faux flowers in any corner of the home.Available in regular and large sizes.Uplift your space with this charming Lila Stripe Planter from Emporium.
Emporium Medium Lulu Glass Plate Pink Stripe
$19.99
Emporium offers a fun collection that’s exciting, modern and colourful – express your individuality through a fashionable range that incorporates personality! Decorative serving plates are a fantastic way to enrich any dining experience.This Medium Lulu Glass Plate Stripe is both stylish and practical.Made from soda-lime glass in a round shape, it features a taupe and white striped pattern for a summery look.This gorgeous plate is ideal for entertaining both outdoor and indoor and can double as a unique piece of kitchen decor.It’s the perfect size for holding all kinds of small meals and finger food.Makes a great gift for friends or loved ones! Uplift your space with this charming Medium Lulu Glass Plate Stripe from Emporium.
Emporium Tilly Glass Vessel Pink & Green
$29.99
Emporium offers a fun collection that’s exciting, modern and colourful – express your individuality through a fashionable range that incorporates personality! Decorative vessels are a simple but effective way to enhance any space.This Tilly Glass Vessel is crafted from glass in a stunning pink and green ombre finish.The wavy round silhouette makes it a true statement piece on a tabletop, shelf or window display.It’s perfect to display both fresh and faux flowers in any corner of the home.Makes a great gift for friends or loved ones! Uplift your space with this charming Tilly Glass Vessel from Emporiu
Enchanted Woods 500 Piece Puzzle
$24.99
Shirley Barber’s stunning illustrations from her best loved books VISIT TO FAIRYLAND andTHE ENCHANTED WOODS have been been adapted to magical 500-piece boxed picture puzzles.The complete image is shown on the base of the box, for easy guidance.Each of these delightful puzzles build an exquisite picture that is a delight to complete. And,part of the magic of Shirley Barber’s artwork is its appeal across different generations, fromyoung children right through to seniors who adore the detail and beauty of Shirley’s work andthe enjoyment gained from completing puzzles. It is also a cross-generational activity, withadults having fun with children to complete these detailed puzzles. They are detailed and engaging,but with 500 pieces, they are also not too challenging!Size: puzzle: 610 x 457mm; box: 268x 205 x 55mm, full colour with embossed gold stamp.500 pieces per jigsaw.
Encyclopedia Of Birds
$29.99
Encyclopedia of BirdsCalling all budding birdwatchers - this first reference book is the perfect gateway to the world of feathered friends. It's the perfect companion for kids eager to explore the wonders of birdwatching in the great outdoors.Packed with over 300 species of bird, this beautiful encyclopedia will take you on an incredible journey through the world of birds, helping you find out about the amazing feathered creatures that share our planet. From tropical parrots and toucans to sea birds and eagles, find out all about birds with this informative first guide and reference book.Handsome enough to treasure in a beloved home library and thorough and rigorous enough to be returned to in the classroom or school library again and again, this encyclopedia is a perfect reference book and companion for families to look at after long walks or while spotting things in the garden. This is just the thing to help children decode the skies and hedgerows aflutter with feathered wildlife.
Encyclopedia Of Sharks (miles Kelly)
$39.99
In the Encyclopedia of Sharks, young shark enthusiasts will come face-to-face with everything from the great white to the hammerhead. They’ll learn astonishing facts about sharks’ hunting prowess and come to understand why these creatures need protection. This information-packed non-fiction book provides readers with a wealth of detail in an engaging, easy-to-understand format. Photographs, illustrations, and meticulously created diagrams bring the many facts to life.
Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs
$64.99
From renowned pop-up masters Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart comes an awe-inspiring tribute to the world's most beloved extinct animals and their 180-million-year reign on our planet. Featuring more than 35 stunning pop-ups and fascinating, up-to-the-minute information about popular dinosaurs as well as many lesser-known varieties, this is an awe-inspiring tribute to the world's most celebrated extinct animals and their 180-million-year reign of our planet.
Encyclopedia Prehistorica Sharks And Other Sea Monsters
$64.99
...an extraordinary pop-up book. Both ingenious and creative, you pick a page, open it and a three-dimensional prehistoric animal bursts out, all tooth and claw.
Endgame
$34.99
<p> Vigilante turned cop Lexi Winter is drawn into the investigation of a chain of apparently random murders. As the bodies pile up, Lexi realises she is a pawn in a psychotic - and deadly - game. A breathtakingly fast-paced and compulsively gripping crime thriller from a rising star. </p> <p>Lexi Winter is studying for her detective exams but her nemesis Vaughn is out there somewhere and her concentration is fractured. Just as she's wondering if her hypervigilance is tipping over into madness, Vaughn resurfaces and issues a challenge. Five people will be dead by the end of the month. If Lexi can identify and save the last one before the deadline, he'll turn himself in.</p><p>As Lexi's colleagues scramble to untangle what it all means, Lexi is implicated deeper and deeper into the murders. On top of this, she begins to see a strange figure everywhere she goes. Branded as suffering from PTSD, Lexi's credibility is in tatters with her colleagues, but Lexi knows it isn't her mind that is the problem. A wicked game is afoot, and Lexi is just a chess piece in play - and she suspects that check mate will mean her death. There is only one thing that Lexi can do - play along, wait for the chance to strike back, and bring about the endgame...</p><p>This is the fourth and final book in the outstanding Lexi Winter series.</p><p>'Phenomenal. Lexi Winter is the gritty hero I didn't know I needed ... I'm now desperate for more' - bestselling Australian author Nicola Moriarty</p><p>'A gritty, twisty journey of suspense. Recommended.' Canberra Weekly</p><p>'If you like a read that keeps you on the edge of your seat, this addictive, suspenseful thriller is for you.' Woman's Day</p>
Entropy: A Post-apocalyptic Novel Of The End Of Humanity
$32.99
A post-apocalyptic novel of the end of humanity. Our extinction is inevitable. Not through some random apocalyptic event, but by the natural decline of the human swarm until its eventual demise. So says entropy in the second law of thermodynamics. Bill Bartles is one of the manifold data washers from the Department of Receipt and Organization of New Content, or DRONC as they prefer to be called. His purpose? Locate new information, clean it up, and add it to the Infinity Drive. Or as he often quips: Find all the knowledge ever created by mankind, strip out the crap, and save it to a little black box, no bigger than a shoebox. That's his brief, simple and sweet. Bartles has it all: a captivating companion, an inner-city apartment mid-way up the tall-tower, and an imminent promotion. For him, life is great-except for his obsession with entropy and its promise that nothing lasts forever. When he digs too deep into the forbidden archives of Aleph-1-the avant-garde CPU that controls the Infinity Drive-Bartles' perfect life is shattered, plunging him into an unrecognizable world of blood-red wastelands, empty mega-cities, and receding oceans. A dangerous place inhabited by new apex predators, where the remnants of humanity struggle on the brink of extinction. Now, locked in the fight of our lives against entropy, Bill Bartles must decide if saving the last of humanity is worth losing the Infinity Drive, and with it, all the knowledge of mankind ... In this stunning debut novel, McGinty brings us science-fiction at its best. Set against an ominous backdrop of desolation and decay, ENTROPY asks the question: with every trivial moment of our time here saved to file, can the human condition continue long after we're gone? Themes: hard science fiction, AI, technology, dystopian, apocalyptic, dying Earth, end-of-humanity Rating: 18+ adult concepts, mild language, mild sexual references, moderate violence and gore
