Drifting by

Said Gordon Campbell in Metro:

"every home in the country should own a copy of this impeccably researched, spectacularly illustrated history"

Get yours in as new condition for $50

Where oh where

A delightful illustrated hardback adventure story from 1897. Graces any shelf. $40

Micro history

Israeli history (and many other things) as revealed from life in a small town. $15

Ouch

Part travelogue, part biography, part philosophy. Christopher Ross travels Japan trying to understand the untimely death of Yukio Mishima. $15 

That's living

Book of the day: Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice. The movie (1967, James Bond == Sean Connery) was written by Roald Dahl of all people, but is basically totally different from the book. Spot the difference. $9