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Religion for Atheists: A Non-believer’s Guide to the Uses of Religion
By Alain de Botton
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And Another Thing
By Jeremy Clarkson
# 2 in The World According to Clarkson
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Don’t Stop Me Now
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Writing Home
By Alan Bennett
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By John McPhee
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Last Chance to See
By Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine
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How to Live: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
By Sarah Bakewell
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30-Second Philosophies
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Australia Day
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Everything I Know About Love
By Dolly Alderton
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Collecting for the Public: Works that Made a Difference
Edited By Bart Cornelis
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Where I’m Reading From: The Changing World of Books
By Tim Parks
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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...

🍂 Autumn Leaves & Reads Sale is here!As the l

🍂 Autumn Leaves & Reads Sale is here!As the leaves fall and the nights grow cooler, it's the perfect time to cozy up with a good book - especially one with a story beyond the pages.
For one week only, we're giving you 10% off your order when you spend $40 or more on our lovingly chosen secondhand books! 🍁📅 Don't miss it – sale ends 15th May!
🎟 Use code LEAF10 in the cart.
📦 Pre-loved pages, fresh new adventures.#AutumnReads #SecondhandBooks #BookSale #CozyReads #SustainableReading #BookLoversAustralia #Bookstagram

From cult classics to cutting-edge non-fiction, he

From cult classics to cutting-edge non-fiction, here's today's newly rescued reads:📚 Speaking of Dinosaurs by Philip E High – $7
📚 The Big Nowhere by James Ellroy – $9
📚 Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe – $8
📚 The Moral Imperative of School Leadership edited by Michael Fullan – $9
📚 The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell – $10
📚 The Gypsy Madonna by Santa Montefiore – $9
📚 The Cult of We: Wework and the Great Start-Up Delusion by Eliot Brown – $15
📚 Starwolf: The Classic Space Adventure Trilogy by Edmond Hamilton – $9
📚 Women in the Background by Barry Humphries – $8
📚 The Waiter by Matias Faldbakken – $15PrelovedBookShop.com.au: Read again. Loved again.
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We're now offering local pickup from Abbotsford (M

We're now offering local pickup from Abbotsford (Melbourne)! 🙌We've heard your requests, and we're excited to trial this option so you can skip the postage and grab your preloved reads in person. 💛Here's how it works:
📍 Pickup in Abbotsford (Melbourne)
🕙 Weekdays between 10am–6pm
💬 Just let us know the date & time when placing your order
💵 $5 handling fee (to help cover coordination - it's a small but mighty team here!)Thanks for supporting small, sustainable book shopping! 💫#MelbourneBooks #PrelovedBooks #BookPickup #SecondhandBooks #SustainableReading #BookwormLife #Bookstagram

What if progress isn't always forward? Ancient Fut

What if progress isn't always forward?
Ancient Futures by Helena Norberg-Hodge is part memoir, part manifesto - an urgent and beautiful reflection on her time in Ladakh (Little Tibet), where centuries of harmony were upended by the pressures of globalisation.From joyful self-reliance to culture shock and consumerism, Norberg-Hodge witnessed a people's deep connection to place replaced by modern disconnection. But this book isn't just a lament - it's a hopeful call to re-localise, reconnect, and reimagine.Take it home today for $9 at PLB: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/ancient-futures/#AncientFutures #HelenaNorbergHodge #Ladakh #Degrowth #Localisation #Sustainability #GlobalisationCritique #EnvironmentalJustice #EcologicalEconomics #ClimateBooks #SecondhandBooks

Bizarre Vintage Find of the Week! Milo's Wonderful

Bizarre Vintage Find of the Week! Milo's Wonderful Journey (1951) is not your average comic - it's a full-on Nestlé-produced adventure, wrapped in the warm cocoa hug of nostalgia.Released at a time when Milo promised everything from strong bones to peaceful sleep (yes, really), this Australian oddity features charming 1950s art, retro taglines like "One of Nestlé's good things", and a magical journey powered by malted goodness.If you love weird marketing history, mid-century ads, or just a cozy cocoa-fuelled blast from the past, this one's for you - old condition and well read, listed at $20 at PLB: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/milos-wonderful-journey/#VintageComics #Nestle #Milo #ComicCollector #RetroReads #AustralianComics #GraphicNovelHistory #BizarreMarketing #1950sAdvertising #SecondhandBooks

The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book

The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green - $10
Northern Territory, 1978. Five women, vast distances, and one little idea: a book club.
Sophie Green's bestselling novel brings together friendship, resilience, and love under the big Australian sky. Perfect for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and Big Little Lies, this heartwarming story proves that books can bring us together - even in the most remote places. Take this rescued read home today: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/the-inaugural-meeting-of-the-fairvale-ladies-book-club/#SophieGreen #FairvaleLadies #AustralianFiction #BookClubReads #WomensFiction #HistoricalRomance #OutbackLife #SecondhandBooks

Chaucer by G.K. Chesterton - $30 A brilliant and l

Chaucer by G.K. Chesterton - $30
A brilliant and lyrical literary biography from one great English writer to another. Chesterton paints Geoffrey Chaucer not just as the Father of English Poetry, but as a beacon of joy and balance in a changing world. Discover how Chaucer's characters still speak to us today, centuries later.
Take this vintage hard cover home today from PLB: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/chaucer/#GKChesterton #GeoffreyChaucer #LiteraryBiography #EnglishPoetry #ClassicReads #BookLovers #SecondhandBooks

China Seas by John Harris - $8 Willie Sarth has su

China Seas by John Harris - $8
Willie Sarth has survived it all - pirates, typhus, war, betrayal. But the sea always has one more trial in store.
Set against the sweeping backdrop of the East and South China Seas, this gripping historical adventure follows one man through the chaos of war, revolution, and survival. A vivid, exotic epic from master storyteller John Harris.
Perfect for fans of seafaring tales, wartime thrillers, and classic adventure fiction, you can own it today here: https://prelovedbookshop.com.au/book/china-seas/#JohnHarris #HistoricalFiction #SeaAdventure #ChinaSeas #WarStories #ClassicFiction #SurvivalTales #SecondhandBooks

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