Margaret MacMillan

Preloved, Secondhand Books, written by Margaret MacMillan

The Uses and Abuses of History
By Margaret MacMillan
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At Preloved Book Shop we rescue second-hand books, ready to re-home via our online book store with a new forever family...

Discover the magic of tales cherished by previous

Discover the magic of tales cherished by previous owners, as each dog-eared page holds a piece of their journey. #SecondhandBooks #BookLovers #LiteraryTreasures #PrelovedBooks

Morning! Here's a selection of today's rescued sec

Morning! Here's a selection of today's rescued secondhand books, just added to Preloved:📖 Me and Mr Jones by Lucy Diamond - $14
📖 Rebecca's Tale by Sally Beauman - $13
📖 The Promise by Damon Galgut - $9
📖 Invader by CJ Cherryh - $9
📖 Po Po Principle: Survival Guide to Office Politics by Christopher Andersen - $6
📖 Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta - $9
📖 Tis: A Memoir by Frank McCourt - $14
📖 A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge - $9
📖 City of Sorcery by Marion Zimmer Bradley - $9
📖 Excession by Iain M Banks - $9If you're keen on any of these, or feel like having a browse from the comfort of your couch, head to prelovedbookshop.com.au today!
#LucyDiamond #SallyBeauman #DamonGalgut #CJCherryh #ChristopherAndersen #MelinaMarchetta #FrankMcCourt #VernorVinge #MarionZimmerBradley #IainMBanks #Fiction #ChickLit #Romance #Contemporary #HistoricalFiction #DetectiveMystery #LiteraryFiction #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #RealisticFiction

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

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