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2024 Australasian Sky Guide by Nick Lomb
$24.99 AUD
Category: Pop Science | Series: Australasian Sky Guide Ser.
This popular guide by astronomer and author Dr Nick Lomb provides stargazers with everything they need to know about the southern night sky. It contains the latest information on the solar system, historical features, monthly sky maps, details of the year’s exciting celestial events, and viewing tips fo ...Show more
A Better Death: Conversations About the Art of Living and Dying Well by Ranjana Srivastava
$34.99 AUD
Category: Mind, Body, Spirit | Series: Australian Psychology
A powerful, timely exploration of the art of living and dying on our own terms by one of Australia's most respected voices Of all the experiences we share, two universal events bookend our lives: we were all born and we will all die. We don't have a choice in how we enter the world but we can have a say ...Show more
A Diamond in the Dust by Frauke Bolten-Boshammer
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Aust | Reading Level: 3 Biography
The powerful true story of how one woman turned outback dust into a diamond empireWithin minutes of landing in Kununurra, Frauke Bolten had made up her mind to get on a plane back home to Germany. It was 1981 and the dusty frontier town was no place for a woman. However, Frauke stayed, determined to hel ...Show more
A Fortunate Life: Australian Children's Classics by A. B. Facey; John Rose (Afterword by)
$19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Australian Children's Classics
Bert Facey saw himself as an ordinary man, but his remarkable story reveals an extraordinary life lived to the full.Bert Facey was a battler, ever optimistic and hopeful despite the hardships of his lfe. A true classic of Australian literature, his simply written autobiography is an inspiration.This edi ...Show more
A Handful of Sand: The Gurindji Struggle, After the Walk-Off by Charlie Ward
$29.95 AUD
Category: Indigenous | Series: Australian History Ser.
Fifty years ago, a group of striking Aboriginal stockmen in the remote Northern Territory of Australia heralded a revolution in the cattle industry and a massive shift in Aboriginal affairs. Now, after many years of research, A Handful of Sand tells the story behind the Gurindji people's famous Wave Hil ...Show more
A Lot With A Little by Tim Costello
$45.00 AUD
Category: Memoir | Series: Australian
In this evocative memoir, Tim Costello explores the people and experiences that have shaped him into a socially active fighter for the world's most challenging issues. Tracing each defining stage of his life with stark insight and honesty, Tim untangles his ongoing struggle to align his self-perception ...Show more
A Month of Sundays by Liz Byrski
$19.99 AUD
Category: Australian Fiction | Series: AUSTRALIAN
"[A Month of Sundays] demonstrates the capacity of a book to act as a mirror to the soul and an eloquent guide to a more contented future." WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN I wonder if we'll ever have the chance to actually be in the same room together,' Judy had ventured. For over ten years, Ros, Adele, Judy and Sim ...Show more
A Naturalist's Guide to Dangerous Creatures of Australia: Australia by Peter Rowland, Scott Eipper
$24.99 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC
Photographic identification guide to the 280 species of dangerous creature most commonly seen in Australia which is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High quality photographs from Australia's top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, si ...Show more
A New Australian: Kerenza by Rosanne Hawke
$15.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: New Australian
Kerenza isnt sure about leaving her village in Cornwall and taking a ship to Australia, but she can be brave for her das sake. Where he sees a farm, she and her mam see endless bush and flies millions of them and hard work from dawn to dusk. Its almost too much to bear, but the Mallee has its own beauty ...Show more
A Painted Landscape: Across Australia from Bush to Coast by Amber Creswell Bell
$59.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Across Australia from Bush to Coast
I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror The wide brown land for me! Dorothea Mackellar's words have a knack for swelling the metaphorical chest of many Austr ...Show more
A Portrait of Australia: Bush Life by Australian Geographic
$19.95 AUD
Category: Australian Reference | Series: A\Portrait of Australia Ser.
Poets and painters have been celebrating Australia's bush life since the first days of European settlement. And, since early in the 20th century, photographers like the legendary Jeff Carter have been capturing it on film in the faces of rural Australia. Although it's often in a place with plenty of mul ...Show more
A Portrait of Australia: Coastal by Australian Geographic
$19.95 AUD
Category: Australian Reference | Series: A\Portrait of Australia Ser.
Join Australian Geographic on a journey to Australia's coast. With three-quarters of us living within cooee of the coast, it's not surprising that saltwater courses through the nation's lifeblood. The coast is where we head for summer holidays and the source of our sun-bronzed surfer image. The rest of ...Show more