Helen Humphreys

Preloved, Secondhand Books, written by Helen Humphreys

And A Dog called Fig: Solitude, Connection, the Writing Life
By Helen Humphreys
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May the 4th Be With You!Return to the timeless s

May the 4th Be With You!Return to the timeless saga of Jedi knights, Sith lords, valiant rebels, and sinister empire in the style of the immortal Bard of Avon. This retelling of George Lucas's iconic Star Wars captivates with iambic pentameter, offering a fresh perspective on the classic tale.Grab your lightsaber and join the epic adventure in a galaxy far, far away with "William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope" by Ian Doescher, available now for $11: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/william-shakespeares-star-wars-verily-a-new-hope/
#StarWars #Shakespeare #MayThe4th #SciFi #ClassicLiterature

Here's a peek at the stack of books recently rescu

Here's a peek at the stack of books recently rescued and added to Preloved today:📖 Scheherazade: A Tale by Anthony O'Neill - $14
📖 Koala Lou by Mem Fox, illustrated by Pamela Lofts - $12
📖 The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick - $9
📖 The City and the Stars by Arthur C Clarke - $6
📖 The Puffin Book of Stories for Five-Year-Olds edited by Wendy Cooling - $6
📖 Elidor by Alan Garner - $5
📖 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume - $6
📖 A Certain Justice by PD James - $9
📖 The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen R Donaldson - $9
📖 The Secret River by Kate Grenville - $9Make sure you head over to prelovedbookshop.com.au before these are taken home by another forever-reader!
#AnthonyONeill #MemFox #PhilipKDick #ArthurCClarke #WendyCooling #AlanGarner #JudyBlume #PDJames #StephenRDonaldson #KateGrenville #AdamDalgliesh #ThornhillFamily #HistoricalFiction #Fantasy #SciFiBooks #ScienceFiction #CrimeFiction #ChildrensBooks #SecondhandBooks

Morning folks! Here's a selection of today's book

Morning folks! Here's a selection of today's book haul added to Preloved:📖 The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul by Douglas Adams - $8
📖 Circle of Light by Martin Middleton - $9
📖 Brokedown Palace by Steven Brust - $8
📖 Worlds: A Novel Of The Near Future by Joe Haldeman - $6
📖 The Godwhale by TJ Bass - $7
📖 Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card - $9
📖 All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward - $8
📖 Lateral Thinking For Management: A Handbook by Edward de Bono - $8
📖 Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius by Marc J Seifer - $14
📖 South by South East by Anthony Horowitz - $8To browse through these and thousands more from the comfort of your couch, head to prelovedbookshop.com.au!#SecondhandBooks #DirkGently #ChroniclesOfTheCustodians #Dragaera #TheHive #TheShadow #DiamondBrothers #SuspenseThriller #SciFi #Fantasy #DouglasAdams #MartinMiddleton #StevenBrust #JoeHaldeman #TJBass #OrsonScottCard #CarlBernstein #BobWoodward #EdwarddeBono #MarcJSeifer #AnthonyHorowitz

Another stack of wonderful rescued books just adde

Another stack of wonderful rescued books just added to Preloved, including the following:📖 The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, illustrated by Georgina Hargreaves - $16
📖 Wonder by RJ Palacio - $9
📖 Misspent Youth by Peter F Hamilton - $14
📖 The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov, Volume Four by Isaac Asimov, edited by Martin H Greenberg - $8
📖 Robin Hood by Henry Gilbert - $9
📖 And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer - $9
📖 How to Fall in Love Again: Kitty's Story by Amanda Prowse - $12
📖 The Albigensian Crusade by Jonathan Sumption - $9
📖 Imaginization: The Art of Creative Management by Gareth Morgan - $20
📖 The Great Betrayal: Britain, Australia & the onset of the Pacific War, 1939-42 by David Day - $15Head to prelovedbookshop.com.au to check out these titles and thousands more, and give a rescued book a new forever-home today!
#EnidBlyton #RJPalacio #PeterFHamilton #IsaacAsimov #HenryGilbert #EoinColfer #AmandaProwse #JonathanSumption #GarethMorgan #DavidDay #Fantasy #ActionAdventure #Classics #YoungAdult #RealisticFiction #Contemporary #CommonwealthUniverse #SciFi #Space #ShortStories #HistoricalFiction #Humour #ChickLit #Romance #History #Business #Australia #ChildrensBooks #SecondhandBooks

One of the interesting things about being part of

One of the interesting things about being part of a secondhand bookshop is noticing which books tend to not hang out on our shelves for long. Anything by Isaac Asimov is usually snapped up a day or so after rescue. Know anyone who is after these? You might want to let them know before someone else takes them home!📖 "Foundation's Edge" - the fourth instalment in the Foundation series - $9
https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/foundations-edge/
#FoundationSeries📖 "The Early Asimov: Volume 2" - early works of Asimov - $6
https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/the-early-asimov-volume-2/
#IsaacAsimov📖 "Isaac Asimov's Caliban" - first book in the Caliban trilogy - $15
https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/isaac-asimovs-caliban/
#CalibanTrilogy📖 "Before the Golden Age 3" - Edited by Asimov an anthology of timeless stories - $8
https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/before-the-golden-age-3/
#GoldenAgeSciFiHead to our Isaac Asimov page to take home any of these titles, or be notified whenever we get anything by him in: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/authors/isaac-asimov/#SecondhandBooks #SciFiClassics #LiteraryTreasures

Perfect for language enthusiasts, scholars, and an

Perfect for language enthusiasts, scholars, and anyone curious about the evolution of language, "Borrowed Words: A History of Loanwords in English" by Philip Durkin offers insights into the intricate web of linguistic influences that shape English today. Explore the rich tapestry of languages that have contributed to the English lexicon, from Latin and Greek to languages like Maori, Malay, Chinese, and more. Discover the origins, adoption, and evolution of loanwords throughout history, from the Middle Ages to the colonial era and beyond.
Own this brilliant secondhand book today for $35 via PLB: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/borrowed-words-a-history-of-loanwords-in-english/
#EnglishLanguage #Etymology #Linguistics #Loanwords #LanguageHistory #PhilipDurkin

More spec-fic with a smattering of lit-fic added t

More spec-fic with a smattering of lit-fic added to Preloved this afternoon - take a peek!📖 Neptune Crossing by Jeffrey A Carver - $8
📖 Robopocalypse by Daniel H Wilson - $10
📖 No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai - $9
📖 All Flesh is Grass by Clifford D Simak - $8
📖 The Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven - $9
📖 The Language Of Stones by Robert Carter - $9
📖 Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams - $8
📖 Colony by Ben Bova - $8
📖 Star Rigger's Way by Jeffrey A Carver - $8
📖 Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami - $11Browse these and thousands more secondhand books from the comfort of your couch at prelovedbookshop.com.au
#JeffreyACarver #ChaosChronicles #DanielHWilson #Robopocalypse #OsamuDazai #CliffordDSimak #LarryNiven #Ringworld #RobertCarter #LanguageOfStonesTrilogy #DouglasAdams #HitchhikersGuidetotheGalaxy #BenBova #MiekoKawakami #SecondhandBooks #ScienceFiction #Fantasy

Happy Monday, book lovers! Here's a peek at the bo

Happy Monday, book lovers! Here's a peek at the books added to Preloved this morning:📖 Rama II by Arthur C Clarke & Gentry Lee - $9
📖 Legends II edited by Robert Silverberg - $17
📖 The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F Hamilton - $12
📖 Crowds and Power by Elias Canneti - $8
📖 A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik - $9
📖 How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter by Sherwin B Nuland - $18
📖 Job: A Comedy Of Justice by Robert A Heinlein - $6
📖 99%: How to Create Abundance and Reverse the Rising Tide of Impoverishment by Mark E Thomas - $12
📖 Hard Times by Charles Dickens - $8
📖 We, the Oppressors by Jack Davy - $13
📖 Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee - $9We have these and thousands more hanging out on our shelves at prelovedbookshop.com.au#ArthurCClarke #GentryLee #RobertSilverberg #Editor #PeterFHamilton #EliasCanneti #NaomiNovik #SherwinBNuland #RobertAHeinlein #MarkEThomas #CharlesDickens #JackDavy #HarperLee #Rama #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Space #ShortStories

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