Keeping Your Own Free-Range Pigs: A Beginner's Guide to Raising Porkers, Baconers & Backfatters by OWENS JEN

$24.95 AUD

Category: Animals

Pigs are intelligent, challenging and fascinating creatures. They also taste great. This book guides you in feeding and housing your pigs in a caring and cost-effective way, in an environment that supports your pigs' natural instincts.

Urban Wild by Australian Geographic (Editor)

$59.95 AUD

Category: Animals

Australia is the most urbanised nation on earth and yet we share our built environment with a cavalcade of amazing native creatures. This book examines some of the issues around our complex relationship with nature. In Australia, we are fortunate that so many wild species can be seen without us hav ing to leave our own homes. It might not occur to us just how special it is to look through the window and spot a squadron of jewel-coloured rainbow lorikeets spearing through the air to join their mates in a nearby tree, or to witness the amusing antics of your neighbourhood flock of shrieking, cheeky sulphur-crested cockatoos. We are in danger of taking the animals that live around us for granted, or worse still, of finding them a nuisance and looking for ways to deter them. At Australian Geographic we have long championed the value of the natural world, no matter how far or near that world may be. In this book we revisit many of the stories of the species that we encounter in our daily city lives. Australia is the most urbanised nation on earth and yet we share our built environment with a cavalcade of amazing, fascinating native creatures. We examine some of the issues around our complex relationship with nature, we discover more about those familiar backyard species, and we offer advice on how to encourage wild things into your garden for their benefit, and yours. ...Show more

The Heart of a Horse: Life Lessons from Horses and Other Animals by Candida Baker

$29.99 AUD

Category: Animals

Learning to 'listen' with all our senses and the magic that happens when we keep an open mind about the idea of communication from the animal world  

Essential Bushfire Safety Tips by Joan Webster

$29.95 AUD

Category: Reference

By the author of the acclaimed The Complete Bushfire Safety Book, this new edition of Joan Webster OAM's Essential Bushfire Safety Tips deals with people's fears and concerns following Victoria's 2009 Black Saturday bushfires and a maze of new official safety policies. Its concise and straightforward st yle clears a path of understanding through the tangle of conflicting opinions and misconceptions. It identifies the shortcomings and likely adverse repercussions of some of these policies, defines the actions necessary for people to stay safe during a bushfire - and their homes to remain intact - and sets out safe procedures. Included are new chapters on township protection; shelters, refuges and bunkers; as well as new information on choices of safe home bushfire strategies; protective house design, furnishings and gardens; protection of animals; and first aid. ...Show more

Walking in the Wild by Ken Duncan

$60.00 AUD

Category: Animals

Walking in the Wild, Ken Duncan’s latest title, is devoted exclusively to wildlife photos. Ken claims he is just a landscape photographer, who also enjoys photographing wildlife. This visual feast also features a foreword by legendary journalist, Ray Martin. Walking in the Wild, by Ken Duncan, fea turing spectacular wildlife photos from every continent, and a foreword by Ray Martin. This new title will be a timeless classic in large, coffee-table format. Premium quality printing plus spot varnish on all images guarantees another highly desirable book from Australia’s favourite photographer.  Images of exotic animals presented in a variety of formats, including panoramas, with spot varnish on all photos, set Ken’s new book apart from other animal books. Throughout the 168 pages, Ken Duncan shows some of the rarest and fiercest animals on our planet, and he shares the stories behind some of his photos – at times inspiring and heart-warming, and often hilarious. Ken also valuable lessons on how to photograph wildlife. Ken’s artistic approach to photography and his understanding of light produce images glowing with light & colour.  Long awaited by Ken Duncan fans, this new title is sure to become a must-have collector’s item. The book features many of Ken’s best-loved, spectacular Limited Edition images which are owned by royalty and national leaders; by Sheiks, movie stars, film makers and music industry icons; by major business leaders, investors, collectors and private individuals all over the world. We anticipate a huge response to this long-awaited new publication ...Show more

Card Games - Fun, Family, Friends and Keeping You Sharp by Flame Tree Studio (Created by); Paul Chaser; Edward Copisarow (Foreword by); David Parlett

$24.99 AUD

Category: General | Series: Puzzle Power Ser.

Cribbage, Knockout Whist, Rummy and Klondike are among the multitude of games and variations packed into this simple companion to essential entertainment. With scoring systems and tips and tricks to amaze your friends and keep you sharp you'll find this new book an invaluable part of your leisure time, a sociable break from mobiles and TV screens. ...Show more

Hollywood Cats: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation by Gareth Abbott, Simon Crocker

$26.99 AUD

Category: Animals

"There is a saying that you never really own a cat, rather the cat owns you. If that really is the case then we should be grateful that they allowed themselves to be photographed at all, for they are just as much the stars of the show as their human counterparts" from the introduction There were an impr essive number of animal stars during the golden age of film; not just cats, but also dogs, lions, monkeys, elephants and any number of other species that could find a part to play. With studio contracts and the potential to earn sums equal to that of their human co-stars was it any wonder that animals (and their trainers) were ever present. Cats, however, had something of a unique place within this menagerie of animals. Some, like the young cat that sits on Marlon Brando's knee in a scene from The Godfather found themselves a place in cinema history, but most simply lived out their lives within the confines of the lots untroubled by dreams of stardom. Hollywood Cats showcases an incredible selection of photographs, taken during the golden age of Hollywood, of stars with their cats, celebrating and documenting this special relationship. Both Carole Lombard and Greer Garson manage to look even more sultry draped alongside their feline friends; photographs of madcap duo Laurel and Hardy playing with a kitten are both comical and endearing. Perhaps the most famous - and arguably the most important of all Hollywood cats is the MGM lion, Leo, who appeared (and still appears) on every MGM movie. ...Show more

Rebel Without a Clause by Susan Butler

$24.99 AUD

Category: Reference

The English language is changing constantly. We invent new words and phrases, we mash up idioms, we mispronounce, misuse, misappropriate. Sue Butler has heard it all and is ready to defend and disagree with common usage. Veering from tolerance to outrage, she examines how the word sheila took a nose-div e after World War II, considers whether we should hunker or bunker down, and bemoans the emptiness of rhetoric. She shouts 'down with closure' as it leaps from the psychoanalyst's couch, explains why we've lost the plot on deceptively, untangles the manuka honey stoush, fathoms why the treatment of famous is infamous, and ponders whether you would, could or should ...Rebel without a Clause is a fascinatingly idiosyncratic romp through the world of words by lexicographer and former Macquarie Dictionary Editor, Sue Butler. ...Show more

Macquarie Compact Dictionary Eighth Edition by Macquarie Dictionary

$19.99 AUD

Category: Dictionaries

The Macquarie Compact Dictionary is based on the complete Macquarie Dictionary Eighth Edition. It is an up-to-date record of the core of Australian English, in a convenient format.The Macquarie Compact Dictionary features:- more than 50,000 words and phrases- up-to-date entries such as cancel culture, d eepfake, eco-anxiety, hygge, influencer, Me Too, ngangkari, single-use, social distancing- pronunciations in the International Phonetic Alphabet- idiomatic phrases- illustrative phrases showing how a word is used in context- free six-month subscription to Macquarie Dictionary Online ...Show more

The Love Lives of Birds - Courting and Mating Rituals by Laura Erickson

$29.99 AUD

Category: Animals

From the lifelong devotion of the American crow to the dalliances of the eastern bluebird, from the bald eagle's dazzling aerial display to the male ruby-throated hummingbird's reputation as a "deadbeat dad" -- courtship, mating, and parenting differ dramatically among birds. Ornithologist and author La ura Erickson takes readers on a romance-fueled romp through the love lives of 35 species, exploring the diversity of avian approaches to pairing up. Each species spotlight pairs Erickson's remarkable depth of scientific knowledge with her talent for drawing humorous and insightful parallels between human and bird. The result is a riveting read for bird-watchers and nature lovers alike. ...Show more

Where to Camp Guide

$64.95 AUD

Category: Atlas

Catlady by Leah Goren; Emma Straub (Contribution by); Aidy Bryant (Contribution by); Jen Gotch (Contribution by)

$39.99 AUD

Category: Animals

The connection between women and cats is timeless--explore how this truth endures in the 21st century through Leah Goren's enchanting artwork, along with contributions by more than 25 women.   There's no question that cats rule the world--ask any cat owner and they'll tell you how these balls of fur insert themselves into our lives and establish dominion over the household. In this book, Leah Goren brings together smart, funny essays by ban.do founder Jen Gotch, writer Mara Altman, novelist Emma Straub, and designer Justina Blakeney, among others. She also conducts illuminating interviews with women who have built their lives or careers around cats, such as Lisa Kyt saho, the head of a cheetah rehabilitation and conservation organization in South Africa, and Hannah Shaw, a humane educator and rescuer of neonatal kittens. Throughout the book, Goren's appealing illustrations bring the joys of cat friendship to life, while her observations about the roles that cats have played in history, fashion, mythology, and art help us understand why the human-cat connection is so powerful. Sophisticated yet accessible, and featuring the work of a hugely popular illustrator, this book's wisdom and artwork reveal deeper truths about what makes cats so appealing as companions. Catlady will speak to the millions of cat lovers who know just how strongly we identify with our feline friends. ...Show more