Collection: Reference

Ambitious and wide-ranging, this is the first single volume to tell the story of the library as a distinct building type, all around the world and from the beginnings of writing to the present day. In its highest form the library is a total work of art, combining painting, sculpture, furniture an...

This book traces the career of this unusual and remarkably gifted man, discussing both the sources of his inspiration and the scope of his achievement.

This book contains contributions of 50 individuals from across Greater Sydney and Blue Mountains which were written in the last quarter of 2021 (including a poem and the stories of three young adults which align with the theme of the book).

Contains profiles of three hundred notable literary works written from ancient times through the end of the twentieth century, relating them to the historical context in which they were written and in which they are set.