Search Tips
Our search has the following Google-type functionality:
+ (addition symbol)
If you use '+' at the start of a word, that word will be present in the search results.
eg. Harry +Potter
Search results will contain 'Potter'.
- (minus symbol)
If you use '-' at the start of a word, that word will be absent in the search results.
eg. Harry -Potter
Search results will not contain 'Potter'.
AND
If you use 'AND' between 2 words, then both those words will be present in the search results.
eg. Harry AND Potter
Search results will contain both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
NOTE: AND will only work with single words not phrases.
OR
If you use 'OR' between 2 single words, then either or both of those words will be present in the search results.
eg. 'Harry OR Potter'
Search results will contain just 'Harry', or just 'Potter', or both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
NOTE: OR will only work with single words not phrases.
NOT
If you use 'NOT' before a word, that word will be absent in the search results. (This is the same as using the minus symbol).
eg. 'Harry NOT Potter'
Search results will not contain 'Potter'.
NOTE: NOT will only work with single words not phrases.
" " (double quotation marks)
If you use double quotation marks around words, those words will be present in that order.
eg. "Harry Potter"
Search results will contain 'Harry Potter', but not 'Potter Harry'.
NOTE: "" cannot be combined with AND, OR & NOT searches.
* (asterisk)
If you use '*' in a word, it performs a wildcard search, as it signifies any number of characters. (Searches cannot start with a wildcard).
eg. 'Pot*er'
Search results will contain words starting with 'Pot' and ending in 'er', such as 'Potter'.
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Australian Book Industry Awards 2018…
NSW PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARDS 2018…
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50 this year! Abbey's at 131 York Street (next to QVB) is an Aladdin's cave for readers and Sydney's much-loved indie bookshop since 1968 ~ Where ideas grow.
OUR MIGHTY SALE IS ON!
50TH CELEBRATION SPECIAL
SCIENCE is one of Abbey's specialisations - you'll know if you've ever seen our Great Wall of Science at 131 York Street. So we're thrilled to be able to offer you the new title from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics as he takes us on an exhilarating journey to discover the meaning of time. TIME... to visit Abbey's.
TIME TO BUYWELCOME TO COUNTRY
ABBEY’S BOOKSELLER PICK — This book is essential for anyone travelling around Australia who wants to learn more about the culture that has thrived here for over 50,000 years. It also offers the chance to enjoy tourism opportunities that will show you a different side of this fascinating country - one that remains dynamic, and is filled with openness and diversity.
SIGNED COPIES
MILES FRANKLIN 2018
THE READING TRAIL
This month we hit the reading trail with Craig:
"I read historian Peter Cochrane’s new novel set in the colonial settlement on the Hawkesbury River. It’s no place for the genteel or indolent. Violence, wrought by Nature or by man, visits just about everyone in his gothic tale. Great for lovers of the ‘western’ genre. The uneasy interactions with the indigenous men and women, warring and truces, feature strongly in the novel. And with some serendipity, Stephen Gapps has released his book that explores this conflict in the Sydney region."
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