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The Age of Chivalry
By Thomas Bulfinch & Giovanni Caselli
# 2 in The Illustrated Bulfinch's Mythology
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From ABBA to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopaedia of the Late 20th Century
By David Mansour
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Guinness World Records Extreme
Edited By Lisa L Ryan-Herndon
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Real Gorgeous: The Truth About Body and Beauty
By Kaz Cooke
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Margaret Gee’s Australian Media Guide
By Jayne Mahoney
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Psychology: A New Introduction
By Richard Gross & Rob McIlveen & Hugh Coolican & Alan Clamp & Julia Russell
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USA The Rough Guide
By Samantha Cook & Jamie Jensen
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Rock Bottom
By Pamela Des Barres
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Five Nights at Freddy’s: The Freddy Files
By Scott Cawthon
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Self-Made in America: Plain Talk for Plain People about the Meaning of Success
By John M McCormack
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Titanic’s Last Secrets
By John Chatterton & Richie Kohler & Bradford Matsen
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The Story of Rock ‘N’ Roll: The Year-by-Year Illustrated Chronicle
By Paul Du Noyer
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Beningfield’s English Landscape
By Gordon Beningfield
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The Australian Women’s Weekly Salute to Beautiful Australia
By Jocelyn Burt
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The Beatles: The Fab Four Who Dominated Pop Music for a Decade
Edited By Jeremy Pascall & Robert Burt
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Beloved Australian author Belinda Alexandra shares

Beloved Australian author Belinda Alexandra shares her personal journey of overcoming life's greatest challenges. After losing everything one freezing winter night, Belinda found inspiration in the real-life women who had faced their own insurmountable obstacles and triumphed.
From her mother's survival through wars and revolutions to Virginia Hall's heroic deeds in WWII France, Carmen Amaya's rise from poverty to flamenco stardom, and Edna Walling's creation of celebrated gardens after losing her dream home, these stories show the indomitable spirit of women who refused to give up.
"Emboldened: On finding the fire to keep going when all seems lost" is recently rescued and now available at PLB for $11: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/emboldened-on-finding-the-fire-to-keep-going-when-all-seems-lost/
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Nigel Calder, a prolific author and renowned BBC c

Nigel Calder, a prolific author and renowned BBC commentator, draws on his extensive experience to offer readers a lively and far-reaching look at the latest discoveries in physics, biology, chemistry, medicine, astronomy, and more. Explore fascinating topics such as migrating birds, light sensors in the human eye, black holes, antimatter, and nanotubes. This high-spirited tour through the halls of science is based on interviews with over 200 researchers, from graduate students to Nobel prize-winners.
Discover the wonders of modern science with "Magic Universe: The Oxford Guide to Modern Science" by Nigel Calder, available now for at Preloved Book Shop $15: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/magic-universe-the-oxford-guide-to-modern-science/
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Challenging traditional medical models, "Evolution

Challenging traditional medical models, "Evolutionary Psychiatry: A New Beginning" by Anthony Stevens & John Price offers a revolutionary approach to understanding psychiatric symptoms through the lens of Darwinian theory. Stevens and Price propose that many psychiatric conditions are manifestations of ancient adaptive strategies, providing new insights into affective disorders, borderline states, schizophrenia, and more. Own it today and enhance your understanding of mental health via PLB for $17: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/evolutionary-psychiatry-a-new-beginning/
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Find your next great read among our recently rescu

Find your next great read among our recently rescued secondhand books:The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf - $8 #VirginiaWoolf #LiteraryFiction
Powerless by Elsie Silver - $9 #ElsieSilver #ChestnutSprings #ContemporaryRomance
Mindstar Rising by Peter F. Hamilton - $9 #PeterFHamilton #GregMandel #SciFiBooks
Selling Out by Justina Robson - $9 #JustinaRobson #QuantumGravity #UrbanFantasy
The Third Option by Vince Flynn - $8 #VinceFlynn #MitchRapp #SpyThriller
Te Kaihau / The Windeater by Keri Hulme - $8 #KeriHulme #Poetry
Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke - $12 #AtticaLocke #Highway59 #CrimeFiction
Twisted Hate by Ana Huang - $11 #AnaHuang #Twisted #RomanceBooks
In Hazard by Richard Hughes - $8 #RichardHughes #HistoricalFiction
Doctor at Sea by Richard Gordon - $10 #RichardGordon #DoctorInTheHouseSupport book reuse and discover fantastic stories at prelovedbookshop.com.au
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Ten years ago, renowned garden designer Dan Pearso

Ten years ago, renowned garden designer Dan Pearson discovered a rare, neglected city plot and embarked on a journey to create his own garden haven. Arranged by seasons, this beautifully written book documents his challenges and triumphs in a series of diary-like essays.
Experience the joys and struggles of urban gardening through Dan’s real-time writing and photography in "Home Ground: Sanctuary in the City" by Dan Pearson, available now for $35 at Preloved: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/home-ground-sanctuary-in-the-city/
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Explore codemaking and codebreaking, from ancient

Explore codemaking and codebreaking, from ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs to modern-day encryption in "Codebreaker: The History of Secret Communication" by Stephen Pincock & Mark Frary, now available for $15 at Preloved Book Shop.
This enlightening guide takes you through the evolution of secret communication, offering insights into how codes are created and deciphered. Whether you're a history buff, a math enthusiast, or simply curious about the art of codemaking, "Codebreaker" provides a captivating look at this most secretive craft:
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Marcel Proust’s "A la recherche du temps perdu"

Marcel Proust’s "A la recherche du temps perdu" is one of the most visually rich works in Western literature, frequently referencing specific works of art. Eric Karpeles has meticulously identified and located the many paintings mentioned by Proust, setting them alongside relevant texts from the novel.
This stunning visual companion features around 200 paintings reproduced in full colour, with concise commentaries and texts drawn from the Moncrieff/Kilmartin/Enright translation. Explore the connections between Proust’s characters and the artworks they evoke, from Odette de Crécy’s resemblance to a Botticelli figure to Bloch’s likeness to Mehmet II by Gentile Bellini.
Take "Paintings in Proust: A Visual Companion to In Search of Lost Time" by Eric Karpeles home today from PLB's shelves for $15: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/paintings-in-proust-a-visual-companion-to-in-search-of-lost-time/
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Embark on a journey through diverse genres with th

Embark on a journey through diverse genres with these fantastic secondhand books just rescued and added to the site:The Life of Charlotte Brontë by Elizabeth Gaskell - $10 #ElizabethGaskell #CharlotteBronte
Twisted Lies by Ana Huang - $10 #AnaHuang #Twisted
Eleni by Nicholas Gage - $8 #Memoir
Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson - $8 #BillBryson #LanguageBooks
How to Make It Big As a Consultant by William A. Cohen - $9 #BusinessBooks
Willow: Paintings and Drawings with Somerset Voices by Kathleen Martha Lynch - $20 #ArtBooks
The Waterworks by E.L. Doctorow - $10 #ELDoctorow #HistoricalFiction
Georgiana: A Biography of Georgiana McCrae, Painter, Diarist, Pioneer by Brenda Niall - $14 #Biographies
Country Walks: Book Two, 1973 Edition - $40 #WalkingTrails
Woodrow Wilson and Colonel House: A Personality Study by Alexander L. George - $15 #WarHistoryBooks
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield - $9 #CelestineProphecyGet inspired and informed with these incredible reads, available now at prelovedbookshop.com.au#SecondhandBooks #UsedBooks #PrelovedBooks #BookRescue #BookLovers #ThriftBooks #SustainableReading

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