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Great Ideas: Writings From the Zen masters | Author: Various

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Great Ideas: The horrors and absurdities of religion | Author: Arthur Schopenhauer

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Great Ideas: On friendship | Author: Michel de Montaigne

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Great Ideas: Meditations | Author: Marcus Aurelius

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Great Ideas: Books V. Cigarettes | Author: George Orwell

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Great Ideas: Of the abuse of words | Author: John Locke

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Great Ideas: Why I Write | Author: George Orwell

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Great Ideas: Civilization and its discontents | Author: Sigmund Freud

Great Ideas: Civilization and its discontents | Author: Sigmund Freud

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Great Ideas: On Solitude | Author: Michel de Montaigne

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Great Ideas: Confessions of a sinner | Author: Saint Augustine

Great Ideas: Confessions of a sinner | Author: Saint Augustine

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Prompt cards | Kindness | The School of Life

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Great Ideas: The future of an illusion | Author: Sigmund Freud

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Great ideas: A Vindication Of The Rights Of Woman | Author: Mary Wollstonecraft

Great ideas: A Vindication Of The Rights Of Woman | Author: Mary Wollstonecraft

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How to care about animals: An ancient guide to creatures great and small | Author: Porphyry

How to care about animals: An ancient guide to creatures great and small | Author: Porphyry

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The Relationship is the Project: A guide to working with communities | Edited by: Jade Lillie

The Relationship is the Project: A guide to working with communities | Edited by: Jade Lillie

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The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop | Author: Felicia Rose Chavez

The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop | Author: Felicia Rose Chavez

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For the Best Grandparent Ever | Author: Summersdale Publishers

For the Best Grandparent Ever | Author: Summersdale Publishers

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Few Minutes of Design : 52 activities to spark your creativity | Author: Emily Campbell

Few Minutes of Design : 52 activities to spark your creativity | Author: Emily Campbell

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Plantasia: A Vegetarian Cookbook Through Asia | Author: Pamelia Chia

Plantasia: A Vegetarian Cookbook Through Asia | Author: Pamelia Chia

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Vitality and Change in Warlpiri Songs | Edited by Georgia Curran

Vitality and Change in Warlpiri Songs | Edited by Georgia Curran

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1000 Words | Author: Jami Attenberg

1000 Words | Author: Jami Attenberg

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How To Be Healthy | Author: Katherine D. Van Schaik

How To Be Healthy | Author: Katherine D. Van Schaik

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Steal Like An Artist | Author: Austin Kleon

Steal Like An Artist | Author: Austin Kleon

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Sheer: Yves Saint Laurent | Author: Emilie Hammen

Sheer: Yves Saint Laurent | Author: Emilie Hammen

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Women Artists in Midcentury America A History in Ten Exhibitions: A History in Ten Exhibitions: | Author: Daniel Belasco

Women Artists in Midcentury America A History in Ten Exhibitions: A History in Ten Exhibitions: | Author: Daniel Belasco

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Kindling Stories | Author: Kathleen Jennings

Kindling Stories | Author: Kathleen Jennings

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How to be content: An ancient poet's guide for an age of excess | Author: Horace

How to be content: An ancient poet's guide for an age of excess | Author: Horace

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Nick Brandt Vol. 3: The Day May Break | Author: Zoe Lescaze

Nick Brandt Vol. 3: The Day May Break | Author: Zoe Lescaze

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Janina Green - Reproduction | Author: Janina Green

Janina Green - Reproduction | Author: Janina Green

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Julie Rrap: Body Double | Author: Victoria Lynn

Julie Rrap: Body Double | Author: Victoria Lynn

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The Art of Fashion | Author: Michal Goldschmidt

The Art of Fashion | Author: Michal Goldschmidt

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Queer History A to Z: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism | Author: Robin Stevenson

Queer History A to Z: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism | Author: Robin Stevenson

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The Art of Love | Author: Kate Bryan

The Art of Love | Author: Kate Bryan

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Tarot cards | Tarot of the Unexplained

Tarot cards | Tarot of the Unexplained

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Grillo's presents Pickled: 100 pickle-centric recipes to change your life | Author: Raphael Jacob Khutorsky

Grillo's presents Pickled: 100 pickle-centric recipes to change your life | Author: Raphael Jacob Khutorsky

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Contemplations of a Collector: Irini Pari in Conversation with Dimitris Daskalopoulos | Author: Irini Pari

Contemplations of a Collector: Irini Pari in Conversation with Dimitris Daskalopoulos | Author: Irini Pari

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Yayoi Kusama: Infinite Present | Edited by: Stefano Raimondi

Yayoi Kusama: Infinite Present | Edited by: Stefano Raimondi

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On Photography | Author: Susan Sontag

On Photography | Author: Susan Sontag

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Camera Lucida Reflections on Photography | Author: Roland Barthes

Camera Lucida Reflections on Photography | Author: Roland Barthes

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New Australian Fiction 2024 | Editor: Suzy Garcia

New Australian Fiction 2024 | Editor: Suzy Garcia

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Songs of Innocence | Author: William Blake

Songs of Innocence | Author: William Blake

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Lucy R. Lippard on Pop Art | Author: Lucy Lippard

Lucy R. Lippard on Pop Art | Author: Lucy Lippard

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About Face: Contemporary portrait painting in Australia & New Zealand | Author: Amber Creswell

About Face: Contemporary portrait painting in Australia & New Zealand | Author: Amber Creswell

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Tzannes Adaptive Urban Architecture and Design | Authors: Paola Favaro & Robert Freestone

Tzannes Adaptive Urban Architecture and Design | Authors: Paola Favaro & Robert Freestone

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Sightlines: Patterns + Palettes of Australian Landscapes | Author: Lisa Michele Burns

Sightlines: Patterns + Palettes of Australian Landscapes | Author: Lisa Michele Burns

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The Artist's Palette | Author: Alexandra Loske

The Artist's Palette | Author: Alexandra Loske

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